Israel's righteous fury and its victims in Gaza Ilan Pappe, The Electronic Intifada, 2 January 2009 My visit back home to the Galilee coincided with the genocidal Israeli attack on Gaza. The state, through its media and with the help of its academia, broadcasted one...
The WESPAC Committee for Justice & Peace in the Middle East is a group of concerned people from the Westchester County area formed to educate the general community, promote open discussion and dialogue and advocate for just solutions to the current destructive situations in the Middle East, particularly in Palestine/Israel. WESPAC supports the call by over 200 Palestinian civil society organizations for punitive measures including boycotts, divestment, and sanctions to be maintained until Israel meets its obligation to recognize the Palestinian People’s inalienable right to self-determination and fully complies with the precepts of international law. We call for an end to all occupations in the region. The committee meets regularly and invites participation from the public. Please contact the office at 914.449.6514 or email [email protected] for more information.
On Collaboration and Resistance
On collaboration and resistance of the oppressed Ziyaad Lunat, The Electronic Intifada, 3 January 2009 In 1835, Thomas Macaulay, a British colonial officer in India, decreed that "We must do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions...
How Obama Lost Control of Iraq Policy
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=29519 First Published 2009-01-02 How Obama Lost Control of Iraq Policy There is a continued military insistence on a conditions-based approach to a US withdrawal from Iraq that is part of a broader plan by Bush...
Pity the Neocons
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=29532 First Published 2009-01-03 Pity the Poor Neocons All the neocons have left now is to cheer the Israeli air force as it, in effect, shoots fish in a barrel, i.e. blasting away at selected Palestinian targets...
Depleted Uranium in Gaza
Jan. 4, 2009 Dear all, According to some media reports, GBU-39 with depleted uranium has been used in the Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip. Pasted below is the information we have at the moment. Please let us know if you have more information regarding this...
On Solidarity and Sexual Violence
http://necessarymeansfight.blogspot.com/2013/02/on-solidarity-and-sexual-violence-open.html On Solidarity and Sexual Violence: An open letter to the Palestine Solidarity Movement The explosion of media coverage of sexual assault and community response to gender...
The Gaza Ghetto Uprising
The Gaza Ghetto Uprising Joseph Massad, The Electronic Intifada, 4 January 2009 Nazi troops round up Polish Jews during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in May 1943. (Photographer Unknown) One is often baffled by the ironies of international relations and the alliances they...
Selective Terrorism
I am getting literally dozens of messages every day now on the Israeli action in Gaza. Many are excellent and yet the tv and newspapers in the U.S. continually approach the situation much like they did in the early days of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The...
Cynthia McKinney on Gaza trip
January 1, 2009 - We Lived to Tell the Story: Lebanon Rescued Us Yesterday, we met with the President of Lebanon, the Chief of the Military, and the Interior Minister who all thanked us for responding and risking our lives on a mission of mercy; we profusely...
Online Book on Zionism
http://www.marxists.de/middleast/schoenman/
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Dear Friends and Members of WESPAC,If concrete steps toward a peace deal aren’t taken before the midterm election, we risk the war against Iran spiraling into a permanent, multi-trillion-dollar quagmire.The administration has burned an estimated $2 billion a week on this conflict. These are funds that could build 4,000 new homes every single week or fix our failing roads and hospitals. Instead, our taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a war that a growing number of Americans do not want.We need decisive congressional action before the election.On Tuesday, October 20th, two weeks before the election, join a nationwide coalition to gather at U.S. House and Senate district offices, arriving 30 minutes before doors open to speak directly with lawmakers and their staff as they arrive for the day.Will you join our nationwide call to Congress outside your lawmaker’s office on October 20th to end the war against Iran?WESPAC will be outside of Congressmember George Latimer’s office located at 222 Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains.👉 RSVP and let us know if you’ll be outside your local congressional office.Check out the Action Kit with resources including social media posts, a customizable flyer, and a rally check list to make it easier to organize a rally! Comment endMore information about the nationwide Day of Action can be found here, including a growing list of rallies that are being planned around the country.In solidarity,Nada
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