Hero Activist David Halpin talks to RT

British anti-war activist Dr. David Halpin in an interview with RT said he hopes that British, American and Israeli politicians responsible for war crimes will be held accountable in his lifetime. Dr. Halpin became prominent when he joined a group of doctors who questioned the official position on the death of the British Defense Ministry weapons scientist David Kelly. Kelly told a journalist he doubted Iraq had any biological weapons of mass destruction and was later found with his wrists slit.

Flotilla update: Silvia Cattori interviews Dimitri Plionis (Greek Boat)

Under pressure from Israel and the United States, the Greek government has prohibited the Freedom Flotilla from sailing to Gaza from its ports. But to its organizers, the fight has just begun and Israel will remain under pressure from the civil society who will continue to denounce the illegality of the blockade, and to fight to go to Gaza. Dimitri Plionis, one of the Greek spokesmen for the flotilla, responds here to the questions of Silvia Cattori.

 The Canadian boat, called ’Tahrir’ with 22 Canadians on board, as well as contingents from Australia, Belgium, Denmark and Turkey, was boarded by local port police in Agios Nicolaos, Crete.

Silvia Cattori: The flotilla is not free to sail. Is the reason for that situation the fact that Greece is now in a terrible financial turmoil and totally dependent?

Dimitri Plionis [1]: We knew that our project would confront obstacles but having almost all major governments against us, as also the UN and the Quartet? No, we did not expect our project to have such a honour, we must have stepped on a really big toe. Of course we realize that it is a bad coincidence that we are in this situation; but still we believe that the project of the Freedom flotilla exercises a pressure. Listen: we are not strong; we are not States; we are not governments. But of course, we have now, with Greece, three governments against us. And, among them, two of the strongest governments in the world: the United States and Israel. And what are we? We are activists, civil society people. We are not even parties; we are not even political organizations, you know. And we have achieved such a big thing. We have put Gaza at the forefront. We have already achieved that. You know that Israel, a few days ago, has increased the amount of humanitarian help, and also of materials that they allow to go to Gaza. This is thanks to our pressure.

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Jeff Gates: The Real Inside Job

A popular documentary, Inside Job, captured kudos at the 2010 Academy Awards. Its hard-hitting analysis marked a milestone among filmmakers for shining light in the dark corners of Wall Street. Writer, producer and director Charles Ferguson provided a public service by exposing key perpetrators.

Laudable yet incomplete, Ferguson’s popular film left unaddressed the all-important “how.” The storyline left moviegoers with the impression that the film’s featured insiders operated virtually alone in perpetrating history’s greatest heist. In truth, the real “inside job” is far more sinister and remains ongoing.

 

The latest Wall Street mega-fraud required that “the mark” (the public) first be induced to embrace a mindset that grants financial signals not just deference but outright dominance. The pre-staging of that perspective required education to internalize a shared consensus that then worked its way into policymaking and law.

To suggest that those portrayed could commit a crime of such enormity without broad-based acquiescence leaves a defrauded public looking for culprits in the wrong places. While those Ferguson featured should be indicted and prosecuted, their conviction alone would leave untouched the internalization of a consensus mindset fully capable of enabling the next fraud.

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Gilad Atzmon: Killing Goyim and Beyond

Israeli Police is now arresting leading Rabbis for endorsing and supporting 'Torat Hamelech' (The King's Torah), the Jewish religious book that justifies the killing of Gentiles.

Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, son of Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, was questioned Sunday morning on suspicion of incitement to racism and violence following his endorsement of the religious tract which preaches Goy hatred.

Kiryat Harav's Chief Rabbi Dov Lior was also detained a few days ago for his endorsement of the same racist text.

The arrest of the Rabbis  sparked violent protest across Israel. It also raised harsh criticism against the police and state prosecution by right-wing elements.

I guess that one may be puzzled by the whole saga and wonder how come the Jewish State, a state that legally discriminates people on racial grounds, a state that institutionally abuses its non-Jewish population, an entity that terrorises and starves the indigenous people of the land and often enough kills them en masse, is so concerned with a few Rabbis who endorse the Halacha interpretations that actually justify such lethal barbarian policies and practices.

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Flotilla Update: 'Israel afraid of the truth'

Press TV's  Interview with Dr. Paul Larudee, Co-Founder of Free Palestine Movement in Greece

Press TV: What's the latest from the flotilla itself?

Larudee: Well, the news changes every day in terms of what is possible and how we have to adjust to our plans here. The situation is that Greece is strongly blocking, until now, our efforts to leave port.

They have told several of the boats that they have no permission to leave, and that, in some cases, refueling of the ships has been denied, and this sort of thing.

Press TV: Israel has threatened to take military action against the humanitarian aid flotilla, what is Tel Aviv afraid of in your opinion?

http://youtu.be/3bRZ8GeGJuE

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PRESS RELEASE: Mr. Raed Salah's Appeal Lodged

Introduction by Gilad Atzmon: 

It seems as if Islamophobia has become an official government policy in the UK. Sheikh Raed Salah, the admired Palestinian leader of the largest civil society body in Israel has been arrested in the UK two days ago. This shouldn’t take us by a big surprise considering the relentless activity of Jewish lobbies in the UK. At the end of the day, the Israelis and their supporters realised long time ago that it is much cheaper to by a Western politician than buying a tank.

“The double standards operating here are chilling,” wrote Dr Hanan Chehata in the New Statesman today.  “While the government is doing its utmost to change the British laws on Universal Jurisdiction to make it easier for suspected Israeli war criminals to visit the UK without the fear of arrest warrants being issued against them, at the same time they are happy to arrest Palestinian leaders who have committed no crime but are here to expose Israeli war crimes and discuss peaceful methods of resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” 

The British Government better wake up immediately. It must release Sheikh Raed Salah and apologize to him and the Muslim world.



PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release 
Saturday 2 July 2011 

Mr. Raed Salah's Appeal Lodged 

On Friday 1st July Mr. Raed Salah was transferred from an Immigration Detention Centre to a formal prison. No good reason for this transfer has been given. 

The transfer to prison will significantly interfere with the preparation of Mr Salah's appeal against the Deportation Order. The deadline for Mr Salah to Appeal is the  6th July 2011 . The prison have informed Mr. Salah's lawyer that his legal team will not be able to visit him  until the 11th  July, 5 days after the deadline is due to pass. 

Mr Salah's solicitor, Tayab Ali of ITN Solicitors, said  'Mr Salah remains resolute and determined to challenge the Deportation Order. Despite the difficulties his transfer to prison poses for us, a formal Notice of Appeal against the Deportation Order was lodged on Friday.  We are confident that the Order will be overturned.
 
'The Home Secretary has grossly misjudged my client. In stark contrast to the false picture that has been painted,  he is a man of peace, a widely respected leader who campaigns tirelessly for his people. By attempting to silence him in the United Kingdom, the Government is turning its back on the Palestinian people'. 


'The merits of the Home Secretary's Order are now a matter for the Courts'. 

Amazing Job: London Rhymes with Palestine for OneWorld

PROCEEDS FROM SINGLE GO TO UK CHARITY WAR ON WANT TO SUPPORT PROJECTS IN PALESTINE.
Our facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Rhymes-with-Palestine/153910014676522
Follow us on twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/londonrhymes

With many thanks to all who contributed in the making of this video and the solidarity received.

In support of the OneWorld single 'Freedom for Palestine', London Rhymes with Palestine hit the streets of London to raise awareness and encourage the public to download this single.

To get this single into the UK charts it needs to be downloaded between now and 9th July 2011 from HMVdigital or Itunes. The single costs 79p and takes two minutes to download.

There are many positive aspects of the single which include sending a clear message to the UK Government; that the UK Civil Society calls for an end to Israeli occupation and Freedom for Palestine. This single also challenges the current regime of media censorship and frigidity/partiality not to mention the injustice in Palestine.

Helpful links:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/freedom-for-palestine/id439588627
http://www.hmvdigital.com/artist/oneworld/freedom-for-palestine
http://www.youtube.com/alexetchart
http://www.pheme.org/
http://www.inminds.com/
http://londonbds.org/
http://www.palestinecampaign.org/
http://www.freedomoneworld.com/

Gilad Atzmon: Gaza Flotilla vs. Diaspora Jewry

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The Israelis are preparing themselves for another massacre on the high seas.

This should not take us by surprise: after all, people who are detached from a true notion of history, and driven by a continuous fantasy of destruction, would be the last to draw a lesson from their past.

Earlier today I learned that The Israeli Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Ministry held a simulation practice, ahead of the Gaza flotilla: in the course of the exercise, Minister Yuly Edelstein formed a ‘special situation room’ that is designated to disseminate ‘public diplomacy’ on the internet ,via messages, 
photos, video clips and additional materials, with emphasis on Diaspora 
communities, Jewish organisations, and friends of Israel around 
the world.

Just in case you weren’t sure what the expected role of Diaspora Jews is, I guess that by now Minister Edelstein has provided the answer.

However, the most interesting part of the story is the detailed description of the flotilla simulation itself: the imaginary scenarios depicted by Minister Edelstein and the IDF provide a glimpse into Israeli collective psychosis.

“The exercise was based on a scenario in which approximately 500 activists on 
approximately ten ships reached Israel's territorial waters at 10:00,” says the Israeli document. 
”Despite having been warned by the IDF, the ships continued on their way. At 
10:30, the Israel Navy began approaching the ships. Stun grenades were 
thrown at the IDF soldiers, as well as one live grenade that caused a number 
of casualties to our forces.”

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