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First they threatened to burn his house down. Then they pinned leaflets to his front door, denouncing him as a Jewish traitor. But Eli Tzavieli, an 89-year-old Holocaust survivor, is defiant. His only “crime” is to rent out his rooms to three Arab students attending the college in Safed, a religious city in northern Israel that was until recently more famous for Jewish mysticism and Madonna.

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04/8/13

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I’m growing increasingly tired of the Zionist deflection to Muslim women, and to their rights. They act like we need saving, because we are being “oppressed by our own people” and “have no rights”. They pretend to care, while actively condemning our religious or spiritual beliefs as the reason our own “mistreatment”, as if we are brainwashed and cannot make our own decisions. They have this delusional fantasy that they have the right to speak on behalf of me and my sisters. Instead of acknowledging the extreme oppression, institutional discrimination and violation of human rights displayed by the very entity they support, they default and deflect to surrounding “Muslim” countries, whose policies and laws are completely separate and irrelevant from what is being discussed. And somehow we, Muslim women, despite our diverse ethnicities and beliefs, are thrown right into the mix. Let me tell you something. If you want to know how Muslim women feel, don’t ask Jerusalem Post, CIJA, CJPAC, Fox News, Michael Oren, Pamela Geller or Bibi Netanyahu. Shed your colonialist, racist, patriarchal, condescending orientalist views and you ask a MUSLIM WOMAN. I’m reclaiming my narrative. And I refuse to be your deflection.

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03/29/13

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03/21/13

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03/4/13

kolkhara:

We Produce, Fight, and Continue Our March with Determination - Abdel Rahman Al Muzain

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03/4/13

personofcolour:

Jewish-only buses in the West Bank, occupied Palestine. Can we call it apartheid yet?

03/4/13

lionized:

Israel redefines ceasefire

02/27/13

Oscar-nominated Palestinian director detained at LAX

Palestinian director of Oscar-nominated “5 Broken Cameras” Emad Burnat was detained at Los Angeles airport and threatened with deportation Wednesday, the filmmaker told Al-Akhbar in an interview.

Burnat traveled to Los Angeles, from Palestine via Turkey, to attend Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, where his film has been nominated for the “Best Documentary” category.

He was interrogated, detained for six hours, and had his fingerprints taken twice. Airport officers googled his name to confirm that he had indeed been nominated for an Oscar.

LAX officials at first told Burnat they intended to deny him entry to the United States. “I told them I don’t care if you send me back to Palestine, just don’t detain me for any longer,” Burnat said.

His wife and eight-year-old son, who is the documentary’s main character, were also held at the airport.

During his layover in Turkey’s Istanbul, Burnat was also questioned by airport security officials.

Asked whether he thought he was sought out because of his film, Burnat said: “I don’t know, but this is the first time this happens. I’ve been to the States six times in the last year.”

“5 Broken Cameras” documents non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a Palestinian village surrounded by Israeli settlements and Palestine’s Apartheid Wall. [++]

02/21/13

readyokaygo:

eretzyisrael:

More photos revealing the horrific apartheid nature of the State of Israel during the elections yesterday.

What we see is self-denial;

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that no Arab has ever served in a governing coalition.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that Israeli politicians actively attempt to make Arab political parties illegal.

In which eretzyisrael completely ignores the fact that 4 million Palestinians are under Israeli authority and not allowed to vote.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that there are hundreds of thousands of Palestinians that are internal refugees in Israel that are not allowed to return to homes they built or have lived in for decades.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that 90% of the land of Israel is for Jews only.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that it is de facto illegal for a Jew to sell an apartment to an Arab.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that Israel seeks to force a loyalty oath on all Israeli citizens infringing upon their right to criticize the state.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that Arabs are twice as likely to be unemployed as Jews.

In which eretzyisrael ignores the fact that two-thirds of Arab children live in poverty.

Pull your heads out of your asses and look up the definition of apartheid under international law.

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01/27/13

israelfacts:

In historic decision, South Africa’s ANC makes support for Israel boycott its official policy

For the first time ever, the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party in South Africa, today made the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions on Israel part of its official policy.

Mbuyiseni Ndlozi of BDS South Africa said the decision “by the ANC’s National Conference, its highest decision making body, is by far the most authoritative endorsement of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel campaign.”

In a press release sent out by email, BDS South Africa explained:

In October 2012, the ANC’s International Solidarity Conference (ISC) declared its full support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel campaign.

Today, Lindiwe Zulu (member of the ANC’s International Relations Sub-Committee and special advisor to President Jacob Zuma) announced at the ANC’s 53rd National Conference plenary session, the ANC’s official endorsement, as captured in Resolution 39 (b), of the ANC’s October International Solidarity Conference (ISC) and all its resolutions, which includes a resolution on BDS. Giving muscle to resolution 39 (b), the ANC has committed to set up a steering committee to implement these ISC resolutions.

In addition, the ANC adopted resolution 35 (g) that specifically called for “all South Africans to support the programmes and campaigns of the Palestinian civil society which seek to put pressure on Israel to engage with the Palestinian people to reach a just solution.”

Solidarity with Africans mistreated by Israel

BDS South Africa also applauded the ANC National Conference for passing a resolution that “abhors the recent Israeli state-sponsored xenophobic attacks and deportation of Africans” and to “request that this matter should be escalated to the African Union.”

Growing solidarity in South Africa

Recently high-level South African church leaders, shocked at what they saw then they visited Palestine, also expressed support for the boycott.

In August, South Africa’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim advised his country’s citizens not to travel to Israel “because of the treatment and policies of Israel towards the Palestinian people.”

Prior to October’s decision at the ANC’s International Solidarity Conference – that set the stage for today’s vote at the National Conference – more than 150 former anti-Apartheid activists from around the world signed a statement calling on the ANC to support the boycott.

Today, those voices and those of solidarity groups in South Africa, proved to be more effective than the appeals of the once mighty anti-Palestinian groups.

The Electronic Intifada

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12/21/12

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