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Thank Your Senators for Supporting Israel’s Right to Self-Defense

The Senate passed a bipartisan resolution by unanimous consent supporting Israel’s continuing search for peace and right to defend itself against Hamas rocket attacks from Gaza. The resolution also calls for a durable and sustainable diplomatic outcome to the current crisis that will ensure an end to the smuggling of arms into Gaza and an end to Hamas terror attacks on Israel.

http://capwiz.com/aipac/issues…..38;type=co

An ICTI can be established by the UN General Assembly as a ‘subsidiary organ’ under article 22 of the UN Charter. Article 22 of the UN Charter states the UN
General Assembly may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. The purpose of the ICTI would be to investigate and
Prosecute suspected Israeli war criminals for offences against the Palestinian people.

http://www.freegaza.org/en/hom…..war-crimes

In support of the Palestinian Human Rights Community Call for International Action

As if the occupation was not enough, the brutal ongoing repression of the Palestinian population, the construction of settlements and the siege of Gaza – now comes the bombardment of the civilian population: men, women, old folks and children. Hundreds of dead, hundreds of injured, overwhelmed hospitals, and the central medicine depot of Gaza bombed. The ship Dignity of the Free Gaza movement which brought emergency medical supplies and a number of physicians was also attacked. Israel has returned to openly committing war crimes, worse than what we have seen in a long time.

Israeli media do not expose their viewers to the horrors and to the voices of severe criticism of these crimes. The story told is uniform. Israeli dissidents are denounced as traitors. Public opinion including that of the Zionist left supports the Israeli policy uncritically and without reservation.

Israel’s destructive criminal policy will not cease without a massive intervention by the international community. However, except for some rather weak official condemnation, the international community is reluctant to intervene,. The United States openly supports the Israeli violence and Europe, although voicing some condemnation, is unwilling to seriously consider withdrawing the “gift” it handed Israel by upgrading its relations with the European Union.

In the past the world knew how to fight criminal policies. The boycott on South Africa was effective, but Israel is handled with kid gloves: its trade relations are flourishing, academic and cultural cooperation continue and intensify with diplomatic support.

This international backing must stop. That is the only way to stop the insatiable Israeli violence.

We are calling on the world to stop Israeli violence and not allow the continuation of the brutal occupation. We call on the world to Condemn and not become an accomplice in Israel’s crimes.

http://www.freegaza.org/en/hom…..i-citizens

Not quite as bad as when I accidentally did a search link last week! I might live long enough to stop making mistakes. My intentions are good, but my follow through sometimes is not.

~~~ModNote: PDF warning at this link.~~~

https://secure.wikileaks.org/leak/blue-force-comms-emc-warlock-test-results-2-2004.pdf

In Bush’s mind, it was all just business. He does not feel human emotions. He is a dead man walking… emotionally and spiritually.

War is for profit. Soldiers are ‘cannon fodder’ as Kissinger said a few years ago.

I take a dim view of one matter that both Rose and Simon took for granted; that the Palestinians broke the cease-fire agreement. I’ve heard some very learned, objective people clearly state that Israel broke it on 11/04/08 while the U.S. was all caught up in the election. I’ll have to do more research on that.

His opinion was that “history has passed by” a 2 state solution (and peace).. worth a view if you didn’t get to see it.

http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/9900