While a large number of people expressed that the US President Barack Obama did not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, I am among one of those very few people who defended it saying that this was done on a hire-purchase system — “buy now and pay later.” But I am terribly disappointed since the president of the sole superpower has …
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The Tacitus Principle: How Israel and its Apologists Defend the Indefensible
If there is one piece of ancient wisdom that has never lost even a bit of its validity over the centuries, it is Cornelius Tacitus' axiom that, “Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.” Indeed, this appears to be the underlying principle of the US-Israeli PR campaign that has been launched in the wake of the almost …
Read More »Naomi Klein speaks out against attack on Gaza Flotilla
The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid thanks everyone who came out on short notice to the protest at the Israeli consulate in Toronto yesterday May 31. More than a 1000 people were out on the streets to express their outrage against the Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. We will be sending out announcements on more protests shortly. In the …
Read More »Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestine Vehemently Condemns Israeli Barbarity on Aid Flotilla
By killing 19 and wounding 30 unarmed peaceful people on humanitarian mission in the civilian Gaza aid flotilla in the international waters, Israel drew worldwide condemnation and once again demonstrated its barbarity, cruelty, arrogance and lawlessness to the world and The aid flotilla carrying 10,000 tons of medicine, food and other essential items was organized by Turkish Human Rights Agency …
Read More »Does Israel rule the world? – By Linda S. Heard, Special to Gulf News
mage Credit: Guillermo munro/©Gulf News Yesterday, the Israeli military attacked and boarded one of the Turkish aid ships sailing to Gaza as part of a flotilla, killing 19 and injuring many more. As this occurred in international waters, it is not only an act of piracy but could also be construed as an ‘act of war'. This attack on …
Read More »Israel attacks Gaza aid fleet – Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
Israeli forces have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country's siege on Gaza . At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when troops intercepted the convoy of ships dubbed the Freedom Flotilla early on Monday, Israeli radio reported. The flotilla was attacked in international waters, 65km off the Gaza coast. Avital Leibovich, an …
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