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Something you couldn’t possibly have read here
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From the Catholic, anti-semitic blog ‘Splintered Sunrise‘ : Here’s something you won’t read on Shiraz Socialist July 22, 2010 at 12:11 am (Middle East) Remember when the apartheid entity and the Zionist entity were different enti...
Morning Brief (19-7)
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Ashton calls for opening of Gaza crossing. AFP reports: The European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton called for the further easing of Israel’s four-year blockade of the Gaza Strip during a visit to the impoverished Hamas-run enclave...
FP roundup: ‘Secret’ talks with Israel, that everybody knows, New chapters opened in the EU negotiations etc
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Turkish Foreign Policy continues to surprise many as they are determined to think in old terms. Turkey does not aim to leave its place in “Western” world. She just diversifies and empowers its role. Thus, she can still continue to talk to...
Ashton on East Jerusalem: Settlements and demolitions of homes are illegal under international law
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It is not the first time that the EU’s High Representative has spoken candidly on the subject of Israeli settlement construction in East Jerusalem. Indeed, Ashton remarked in her maiden speech as the EU’s foreign policy chief that “East Jer...
No Apology, No Airspace: Turkey begins to bar Israeli military planes
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Turkey Barring Israeli Military Flights From Its Airspace from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and JACK HEALY The new measures were part of the diplomatic fallout over Israel’s deadly raid last month on a Turkish ship. Israeli plane barred from...
Morning Brief (21-6)
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Israel to ease Gaza blockade. The New York Times reports: Bowing to worldwide pressure and condemnation, Israel on Sunday formally announced an eased blockade of Gaza that could significantly expand the flow of goods overland into the impoverished co...
Diversions and divisions in Israel
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I’ve never received such a shock from reaching into my pocket. Having just emerged from a relaxing float in the Dead Sea, I had snapped a few photos before starting to make my way to my rental car to continue my journey through the desert. But when...
Drone manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries in running for more EU funding
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Article by David Cronin from IPS news, reproduced in full here EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military BRUSSELS, Jun 18, 2010 (IPS) – A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new s...
FP roundup: Turkey to freeze Israeli ties
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Turkey to freeze Israeli ties from Yahoo news ISTANBUL (Turkey) – A TURKISH newspaper reported on Wednesday that Turkey would halt military cooperation with Israel and would not send back an envoy, withdrawn after an Israeli commando operation...
A newly released video: Israeli Attack on the Mavi Marmara, May 31st 2010
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Despite the Israeli government’s thorough efforts to confiscate all footage taken during the attack, Iara Lee was able to retain some of her recordings. Above is 15 minutes of footage from the moments leading up to and during the Israeli command...
Russia may exclude Israel from Blue Stream-2 gas pipeline project
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Israel may be excluded from the Blue Stream-2 gas pipeline project as it has uncovered its own gas deposits. READ MORE...
Israel: in concept and in reality
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As Israel’s raid of a protest ship trying to break the blockade of Gaza unfolded last week, it was interesting to watch how the coverage differed between the United States and Europe. Monday morning I watched as the European headlines scrolled acro...
Istanbul Bilgi U. Faculty’s Statement on the Gaza Flotilla attack (in Turkish)
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BASINA VE KAMUOYUNA DUYURULUR (8 Haziran 2010) İSTANBUL BİLGİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÇALIŞANLARI İSRAİL’E ‘ARTIK YETER!’ DİYOR 31 Mayıs 2010 tarihinde, uzun zamandır İsrail’in ablukası nedeniyle trajik koşullarda yaşayan Gazze...
Preliminary Legal Analysis of the Freedom Flotilla Incident
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Introduction The events on the Freedom Flotilla a few days ago shook the world. A lot was said by all sides involved in the incident. Many of the claims were based on different notions of international law and international humanitarian law in partic...
Flotilla Diplomacy
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Following the Israeli raid on the flotilla of activists carrying aid to the blockaded Gaza strip there has been a massive international backlash, but will the EU be able to forge a common policy? In some ways, it's a more opportune time, given the un...
Zionists, flotilla, false flag, imperial ambitions, Alastair Campbell (Will this do?)
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Can anyone tell me what on earth John Pilger is trying to say here?
Prof. Finkelstein on the Gaza Flotilla attack and more videos
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Gaza activists return to UK.mov Report on return of British members of Gaza aid flotilla attacked in international waters by Israeli commandos on 31 May 2010. Osama Qashoo recounts his experience. ‘Israel is a Lunatic State’ – F...
Israel opposes international probe, Turkey says no normalization then…
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No Israel normalization without international probe, Turkish FM says from Hurriyet Dailynews Normalization of ties with Israel is out of the question if it rejects an international inquiry into the deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships, Turkish Fo...
Karizmanın çizilmesi/ Charisma shattered: Scared Israeli commandos
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Hürriyet releases some photos from the flotilla ambush… Israel has been uploading videos to defend her murder but people began to make fun of first class Israeli commandos beaten by unarmed activists…. More photos here. Daily Hürriyet...
“Radical” art student loses eye “while supporting HAMAS”
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Emily Henochowicz is a promising art student from New York studying abroad when she lost her eye during a protest at a police checkpoint after why was described as deliberate targeting of a tear gas canister by Israeli police. We now know that Furk...
Aid ship Rachel Corrie peacefully taken over- Non-violence is Israel’s new terror
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The last ship was named after Rachel Corrie. Israeli troops take over Gaza aid ship Rachel Corrie finkelstein reports with arraf on the flotilla massacre finkelstein’ s report with huwaida arraf who is one of the organisers of the ship to gaza...
Zionism, Jews and Gaza: two letters to the ‘Morning Star’
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Boycott only way to force home the pressure Friday 04 June 2010 . Bernard Ogley (M Star June 2) is correct in advocating a total boycott of all Israeli goods and services – and not just the current fragmented efforts centring on those from ille...
Prof. Ronen Shamir: An open letter from Israel to friends and colleagues in Turkey
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June 4th 2010 [43 years of occupation] An open letter from Israel to friends and colleagues in Turkey It is with great worry and sadness that I am witnessing the deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel. It is with horror and pain that...
The Gaza flotilla and echoes of The Exodus
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Linda Grant, in today’s Graun, on why the Gaza flotilla should have jogged the memories of Israel’s political leaders and military: “Against the single image of a ship full of Holocaust survivors being beaten by squaddies, the Briti...
The Gaza Flotilla Tragedy was Predictable and Preventable
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ANKARA — The Gaza flotilla tragedy is a major blow to what remained of Turkey-Israel relations–not least because it was both predictable and preventable. Israel’s boarding of a Turkish civilian maritime vessel, which ended with the...
Fethullah Gülen does it again.
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Julie Platner for the Wall Street Journal Politics make strange bed fellows. Kemalists hate Fethullah Gülen. According to them he is behind every Islamic happening in Turkey. He had to leave Turkey and now he lives in US. Now they might actually lik...
The Democratic Deficit Flotilla
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Israel’s capture of the Turkish ship the Mavi Marmara and its accompanying flotilla bound for the beleaguered people of Gaza has generated great debate around the world. Much still remains to be understood what happened and why; much may remain o...
Morning Brief (4-6)
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Spotlight on Gaza. Haim Malka (CSIS) says that Washington will have to make a decision on Gaza: With Gaza in the headlines again, it is difficult to ignore the fact that no viable Israeli-Palestinian agreement can exclude Gaza. Moving forward, the Ob...
Cevdet abi is dead. He was one of the murdered activists…
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I met Cevdet Kılıçlar when I was in college. He was one of the most cordial Muslims I ever met. A positive man, who loved to help people around, altruistic for sure, and liked his job of photo-journalism (some of his photos can be found here).
Israel's reputation in tatters as EU, world powers review relations
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Israel's relations with the EU and other world powers have taken a battering in the wake of the Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla. In spite of this, experts believe Israel will not buckle under growing pressure. READ MORE...
Heroes are back.
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Eight Turks, one US citizen shot dead in Israeli attack to aid ship, report says from Hurriyet Dailynews Eight Turks and a US national of Turkish origin were among the nine dead in an Israeli raid on Gaza-bound aid ships, Anatolia news agency re...
Gaza flotilla: the facts
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Israel has been widely condemned for its assault on a flotilla of humanitarian aid bound for Gaza. This was to be expected, but not some of the extreme statements coming from moderate countries. Even the EU response was biased. The EU condemned...
A funny video: Inside the mind of Mark Regev.
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Mark Regev loses his cool in classic interview with Jon Snow. New mind-reading technology lets us see what he’s thinking… ********** http://weisshaus.com.ar/ found in Juan Weiss Related posts:A video: Human Terrain System &...
IHH answers: Was the flotilla carrying anything other than humanitarian aid cargo?
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IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Official sites: Gaza Flotilla IHH site. Was the flotilla carrying anything other than humanitarian aid cargo? No. The ships are carrying humanitarian aid only. The flotilla wil...
Despite Israel’s black propaganda, Turkish press unites against Israel
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Check out Israel’s black propaganda attempts at social media: Israel Turns to YouTube, Twitter After Flotilla Fiasco | Danger Room | Wired.com Emre translated headlines here. Turkish press unites against Israel from Hurriyet Daily...
Flotilla outrage: The trade union response
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Where trade unionists start their day on the net. The world’s unions have not been silent in the aftermath of the deaths yesterday off the coast of Gaza. And LabourStart has comprehensive coverage of the union reaction around the world. Here...
Massacre Aftermath II- Erdoğan back in town
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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of the parliament from his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara June 1, 2010. Erdogan urged Israel on Tuesday to lift its “inhumane embargo”...
Massacre Aftermath I- Davutoglu’s UN Security Council Speech
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Minister Davutoglu’s UN Security Council Speech from Mavi Boncuk Israeli government? Piratical Swine! from ORGANIZED RAGE by Mick Hall ALİ BULAÇ – On the way to Gaza The flotilla that intended to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza,...
Avnery of Gush Shalom on Israel’s attack
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Israel/Palestine Author: Uri Avnery From the Gush Shalom website. This night a crime was perpetrated in the middle of the sea, by order of the government of Israel and the IDF Command. A warlike attack against aid ships and deadly shooti...
EU statement on Gaza flotilla
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Yesterday, 31 May 2010, the EU high representative Catherine Ashton issued a statement on behalf of the EU on the Israeli military operation against the flotilla heading for Gaza, but seized by the Israeli Defense Forces: The EU deeply regrets the lo...
Morning Brief (1-6)
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Israel’s assault on flotilla. Stratfor’s George Friedman comments: Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon charged that the mission was simply an attempt to provoke the Israelis. That was certainly the case. The mission was designed...
Israel free Dr Fintan Lane and the Irish hostages
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Dr Fintan Lane, PhD on leftAccording to Ireland's foreign minister Israel has kidnapped from the high seas Irish citizens among them eminent historian Fintan Lane. Dr. Lane is being held captive by Israel along with many others including Fiachra O Lu...
Digital Agenda for Europe overshadowed by Israel
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I meant to write about the TTE Council’s conclusions on the Digital Agenda for Europe, but after the bloodbath by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on board the flotilla heading towards Gaza, I don’t feel up to it right now. According to news outl...
The storming of the Gaza Flotilla: Israel’s indefensible action
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Israel’s Kent State By Moshe Yaroni Having worked on the issue of Israel and its myriad conflicts for many years, one gets used to tragedy and even to stunningly abhorrent behavior. And indeed, I have seen more than enough of both from all sides i...
