Leave the children alone
By Joharah Baker (source: miftah.org) Last week, six-year old Mohammed Dirbas was arrested by Israeli occupation forces, held and questioned… Read More »Leave the children alone
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Bombing to make the Gaza prison even more secure for Isarael
Bombing to make the Gaza prison even more secure for Israel
Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 7 January 2009
There are two persistent myths about the aim of Israel’s onslaught on Gaza: the first that it is an entirely defensive move, a way to end the rocket fire of Hamas; and the second that it is designed to restore the army’s credibility after its failure to cow Hizballah in 2006.
No doubt the Israeli army has been itching to repair its battered image, and for sure the rocket attacks from Gaza create domestic pressures that are only too clear to an Israeli government about to face an election.
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Afghanistan signs oil contract with chinese giant
By John Chan (source: Worl Socialist Website) China’s state-owned National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed a $700 million oil exploration contract… Read More »Afghanistan signs oil contract with chinese giant
Mass demonstrations in france
Mass demonstrations in France against the Israeli assault on Gaza
By Senthooran Ravee, Stephane Hugues and Antoine Lerougetel
12 January 2009
At the Place de la BastilleThe revulsion felt worldwide against the indiscriminate massacre of the people of Gaza by Israel was expressed in France by mass demonstrations Saturday in 90 cities and towns. At a conservative police estimate of 123,000 (30,000 in Paris and 93,000 in the rest of France), they far surpassed the already large mobilisations of January 3, when 21,000 demonstrated in Paris.
Organisers claimed over 100,000 in the capital January 10. News agencies spoke of “a human tide.” A force of 3,800 police officers was on duty to prevent a repetition of incidents after the January 3 demonstration.