bermanpost.com - 1/11/2009
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There was a large anti-Israel protest in Time Square (NYC) today. I went to take some pictures and video of the event. After handing around for a while and doing just that, a cop thought that I was taking pictures in a "provocative manner" and booted me from the event. It is still unclear to me ...
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
The Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab
political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections,...
drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country's Supreme Court. ...
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Israel bans Arab parties from running in ...
online.wsj.com - 1/10/2009
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online.wsj.com —
GEORGE E. BISHARAT Israel's current assault on the
Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense. Rather, it...
involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal ...
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George E. Bisharat: Israel Is Committing War Crimes
juancole.com - 1/12/2009
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juancole.com —
I want to follow up today on my
postings over the weekend on how organizing to defend...
progressive congressional representatives and punish reactionary ones is far superior to street protests as political action on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. ...
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Only an America First PAC Can Stop the Madness
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New Yorkers for Hamas
TigerHawk —
... MORE from Andrew Berman here . I'll post much more scenic photos from our day in New York this evening. 1 Comments: I was at the counterdemonstration for a while. You made a very good point that the anti-Israeli demonstrators were not interested in a two state solutions. A common chant at these events is "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free". > ...
Denver & New York Hold Today's "Jews Are Nazis" Rallies ...Update: Jews Attacked in New York
Gateway Pundit —
Andrew Berman and TigerHawk took photos at the New York City anti-Israel rally today. The Peoples Press Collective has photos from the Denver. 9 protesters were arrested in New York and seven officers were injured. Atlas reported that two Jews were brutally attacked after the pro-Hamas rally.
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