Israeli women’s groups oppose war in Gaza

 Civil society, Israel and Palestine, Militarism  4 Responses »
Jan 112009
 

A Jewish-Arab peace song. Of course, lasting peace needs to be built on justice for all A coalition of women’s groups in Israel has called for an end to the bombing and war in Gaza. The Coalition of Women for Peace “brings together independent women and 10 feminist peace organisations who work relentlessly for peace and justice. Founded in November 2000, after the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the Coalition today is a leading voice in the peace movement” in Israel. Women’s organisations declaration against the war in Gaza 2009-01-01 We women’s peace organizations from a broad spectrum of political views demand an end to the bombing and other tools of death, and call for the immediate start of deliberations to talk peace and not make war. The dance of death and destruction must come to an end. We demand that war no longer be an option, nor violence a [Read more]

Three elected reps among 21 arrested at anti-war vigil

 Civil society, Israel and Palestine, Militarism  13 Responses »
Jan 102009
 

Twenty one people were arrested at an anti-war vigil held in Dataran Merdeka in KL tonight. The event was attended by some 200 people. More were arriving when police made the arrests at 8.45pm. Among them were Klang MP Charles Santiago, Kuala Langat MP Abdullah Sani (PKR), Selangor state assembly member Dr Nasir Hashim and PSM secretary general Arutchelvan. When contacted just before 11.00pm, Charles said he had been released on police bail and he expected the rest to be released one by one. Over in Penang, a similar anti-war vigil, attended by over 100 activists and concerned Malaysians, took place without incident. Police, however, kept a close eye and snapped lots of pictures as usual.

The 4 Nov raid on Gaza

 Israel and Palestine, Media, Militarism  23 Responses »
Jan 102009
 

This is one aspect of the current situation in Gaza, Palestine, that was not adequately covered by much of the mainstream media. It helps explain why the ceasefire, which had held for four and a half months, unravelled. The death toll in Gaza now stands at 771, including 189 children and 58 women. US-MIDEAST: Media Eyeless in Gaza at Key Moment By Jim Lobe and Ali Gharib WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (IPS) – Consumed by coverage of the Nov. 4 presidential election, U.S. mainstream media ignored a key Israeli military attack on a Hamas target that some Palestinians claim marked the effective end of the ceasefire between the two sides and set the stage for the current round of bloodletting. While the major U.S. news wire Associated Press (AP) reported that the attack, in which six members of Hamas’s military wing were killed by Israeli ground forces, threatened the ceasefire, its [Read more]

Anti-war candlelight vigils on Sat night

 Civil society, Israel and Palestine, Militarism  27 Responses »
Jan 092009
 

“Last night I had the strangest dream” Candle light vigils in solidarity with victims of war in the Middle East and elsewhere will be held in major cities on Saturday night, 10 January. It is being organised by the Anti-War Coalition/Gabungan Anti-Perang (GAP) Penang Time: 8.30pm Venue: In front of Dewan Sri Pinang Contact persons: Chon Kai 019-5669518; Kris 016-3337678 Other vigils are expected to be held in JB, Ipoh and KL.

Rocket fire into Israel: Lull until 4 Nov 2008

 Israel and Palestine, Militarism  24 Responses »
Jan 072009
 
Rocket fire into Israel: Lull until 4 Nov 2008

Much has been said about the home-made Qassam rockets fired into Israel in the same way that the United States cited WMD before its illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. This is a chart that was drawn up by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center. It was removed from the website of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the eve of the ground invasion and replaced with an almost illegible graph in which the labels obscure the data, according to Jim Holstun and Joanna Tinker in the Electronic Intifada.

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