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			<title><![CDATA[Never Forget; Out of Sight out of Mind]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=65&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know of a simple to use software that can manage a computer's wallpaper?

My thoughts are that, whilst Israeli aggression is in the media, emotions are high and responsibility to Palestine is present. But when it leaves the media, everyone gets back to life as usual. 

Putting together a large collection of Palestine-related images that can then be rotated by the software would help us to remember what is going on in Palestine and maintain the same level of responsibility that we did during the Gaza holocaust.

Any ideas?]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[IDF troops posing as Hamas men]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=64&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[url]http://www.progressiveindependent.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=222&topic_id=1758[/url]

Be sure to scroll through the whole page and follow the links to substantiate the claims. Unbelievable.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The importance of social bookmarking and how you can make a difference]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=63&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Palestinians are often seen as the aggressors because, in addition to giving Israeli spokespeople the opportunity to openly lie,  mainstream media fails to give the full context of the conflict. 

[color=green]But mainstream media is not the only medium which people use to get news...[/color]

Social bookmarking is one such channel which millions of web-savvy people use as a news source and, unlike conventional media, normal people identify news resources, bookmark them and share them with others. 

The more a resource is bookmarked, the more prominence it receives and, in turn, the more exposure and traffic it receives. [color=green]The traffic provided by social bookmarking sites has often been enough to crash unprepared web servers.[/color]

So, by introducing bookmarking into your day-to-day use of the internet, you can help generate the much needed exposure for those resources which give important insight into the conflict that would otherwise go unnoticed.

[b]Step 1: Register[/b]

At the bottom of this post is a list of social bookmarking sites for you to register with. Each registration takes about 2-5 minutes so do a few each day for a few days, or take an hour to do them all in one go.

[color=green]Note 1: If you can't do them all, at least do a few[/color]

[color=green]Note 2: Don't create multiple accounts to artificially promote a resource. Palestine's help is based on truth and not, like the Israeli counterpart, deception.[/color]

[b]Step 2: Bookmark[/b]

As you browse the net and come across importance resources (like [url=http://www.whobrokethetruce.com]www.whobrokethetruce.com[/url]), just head over to the social bookmarking site(s) and submit the resource's web address. 

Some resource creators make it easy to bookmark their resource by linking to a couple of bookmarking sites or providing a list for you to choose from (often using an AddThis or ShareThis icon). 

Additionally, some bookmarking sites provide toolbars which you can add to your internet browser. They *really* speed things up.

[color=green]Note: Only bookmark truly useful resources, otherwise you will do more harm than good.[/color]

[b]That's It[/b]

Think how many important sites, videos or articles you've come across which help show true light on the conflict and how many more you will come across. So start bookmarking and help them get noticed. 

[quote]
[b]Bookmarking sites[/b]
[url=http://www.blinklist.com/user/signup]www.blinklist.com[/url]
[url=http://buzz.yahoo.com]buzz.yahoo.com[/url]
[url=http://www.care2.com]www.care2.com[/url]
[url=http://www.current.com]www.current.com[/url]
[url=http://www.digg.com]www.digg.com[/url]
[url=http://www.facebook.com]www.facebook.com[/url]
[url=http://www.faves.com]www.faves.com[/url]
[url=http://www.furl.net]www.furl.net[/url]
[url=http://www.kirtsy.com]www.kirtsy.com[/url]
[url=http://www.linkedin.com]www.linkedin.com[/url]
[url=http://ma.gnolia.com]ma.gnolia.com[/url]
[url=http://www.mister-wong.com]www.mister-wong.com[/url]
[url=http://www.mixx.com]www.mixx.com[/url]
[url=http://www.newsvine.com]www.newsvine.com[/url]
[url=http://www.propeller.com]www.propeller.com[/url]
[url=http://www.reddit.com]www.reddit.com[/url]
[url=http://www.simpy.com]www.simpy.com[/url]
[url=http://www.stumbleupon.com]www.stumbleupon.com[/url]
[url=http://www.technorati.com]www.technorati.com[/url]
[url=http://ocio.fresqui.com]ocio.fresqui.com[/url] (Spanish)
[url=http://www.meneame.net]www.meneame.net[/url] (Spanish)
[url=http://oknotizie.alice.it]oknotizie.alice.it[/url] (Italian)
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Arab Collaborators - Why Egypt will not help....]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=60&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[By Dr. ABBAS BAKHTIAR 
(Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar lives in Norway. He is a management consultant and a contributing writer for many online journals. He's a former associate
professor of Nordland University, Norway and can be contacted at: Bakhtiarspace-articles@yahoo.no.)

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks- Arthur Miller


The often asked question, when it comes to the Palestinians, is about the role
of Arab countries in the Palestinian struggle for freedom. The people not
familiar with the political landscape of the area often see the Middle East as
two camps, Arab countries on one side and Israel on the other. The reality is
totally different. Israel has seldom been alone. Beside its usual American,
French, British and other staunch allies, she has had the hidden backing of
several Arab countries.

For close to 30 years now, many Arab countries have been collaborating with
Israel; some like Egypt (gained independence: 1922) and Jordan (gained
independence: 1946) openly, while others like Saudi Arabia (founded: 1932), UAE
(founded: 1972) and Kuwait (founded: 1961) from behind the scenes. The reasons
for this collaboration vary from country to country but they all have one thing
in common: the rulers of these countries are all dictators and need foreign
protection from their own people. Some such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and
UAE were put in power by the British. The founder of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz
bin Saud (the kingdom is name after him) was put in power by the British. The
same goes for the others, except Egypt which experienced a coup by the army
officers in 1952, resulting in the ousting of the monarchy and the accompanying
British influence. But the Western influence returned with Anwar Sadat. All
these countries are dictatorships and
 all are under pressure from their people. What they cannot accept is any
democratically elected form of government in their mist. They fear that if an
Arab government becomes democratic they may have to become one themselves, hence
losing power. One of the things that they love about Mahmoud Abbas, the
Palestinian president, is that he won the election not by popular vote but by
popular method of rigging the election; something that these Arab leaders
understand and respect.

In contrast, Hamas really represented the aspiration of the people. As soon as
Mahmood Abbas’ term as president is over and he had to stand for re-election,
he would surely lose. In contrast, Hamas really won the municipal elections in
2005 and the Parliamentary election in 2006. The elections were supervised by
international observers, many from Europe, and US.

Palestinians were fed-up with the corrupt regime of Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah.
They wanted to clean house. But as soon as Hamas took over, the US and the
Europeans put an embargo on Hamas, calling it a terrorist organisation and not a
peace partner. Israel closed the borders and refused to let anything into Gaza.
Egypt also did the same.

What is not mentioned much in the media is that this was done with the complete
approval of the Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. After all, Egypt could have
opened its border for transfer of food and fuel. The reasons behind this
hostility were and are that Hamas is a truly elected government and worst of
all, Hamas is a branch or an off-shoot of Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.

Muslim Brotherhood has a branch or related organisation in Jordan as well.
Egypt and Jordan are worried that should Hamas survive and show its resistance,
their people may get the idea that they can also resist the tyrannical rule of
these despots. One must not forget that Muslim Brotherhood represents the only
serious challenge to the Mubarak’s rule in Egypt.

Egypt
 The 81 year old Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has been “president” since 1981 (28
years). He has won every election with a comfortable majority. He is much loved
by his secret services. Prior to every election he arrests and imprisons all the
opposition, ensuring a “clean” election. Torture is so widely used and
accepted in Egypt that US outsources torturing of some its prisoners to Egypt.
This alone should tell you volumes about the nature of Mubarak’s rule. He is
now trying hard to crown his playboy son as his successor. But the Americans are
not so sure if the son is capable of keeping the 80 million Egyptians in line
and are therefore looking for alternative candidates. The head of the feared
main secret service is one of the prime candidates along with some of the top
generals. Challenging him is the Muslim Brotherhood organisation, enjoying grass
root support from all sections of the Egyptian society including Lawyers,
doctors, judges and
 student associations. Not surprisingly, US and Israel call Muslim Brotherhood
a terrorist organisation.

By all accounts, the Muslim Brotherhood be it in Jordan, Egypt or the occupied
territories such as Gaza runs a clean operation, running many charity
organisations and providing services to the poor and the needy. As such wherever
they are, they pose a threat to the corrupt regimes, since they provide an
alternative to the people of that area.

Jordan

King Abdullah II of Jordan, born of a British mother, educated in the West,
including the Jesuit Center of Georgetown University, was brought to power by
the CIA. His Uncle was a long time crown price, yet after his father died in a
US hospital, Madeline Albright, Clinton’s Secretary of Estate flew to Jordan
to inform the Jordanians that the King on his death bed had changed his will and
named his son Abdullah as his successor. The new king Abdullah II is married to
the Queen Rania, a Palestinian.

The majority of this Kingdom of 5 million people are Palestinians who are not
very friendly to this King. In 1967 there was a Palestinian uprising (led by the
PLO) against King Hussein (ruled: 1952-1999, the father of the current king),
which resulted in heavy casualties among Palestinians. In addition, the Kingdom
is currently full of Iraqi refugees who resent the King’s help to the
Americans in invasion of their country. On top of all this, we have the Muslim
Brotherhood which tries hard to abolish the monarchy. King Abdullah relies
heavily on the US support and backing for staying in power. King Abdullah also
sees a natural ally in Israel, a country that can come to its aid in case of
another uprising.

Saudi Arabia (House of Saud)

I don’t have to tell you much about Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is run by the
84 year old, ailing Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. His personal wealth is
estimated at $21 billion USD. He rules a clan of 8000 princes who in turn rule
the country. Saudi Arabia is the centre of corruption in the Arab world. The
Saudi rulers corrupt everything with their money. Lacking the necessary mental
power or physical courage, they try to stay in power by subterfuge, lies, and
deception. They fund the real extremists on the one hand while portraying
themselves as the protectors of the Western interest on the other. They preach
intolerance and xenophobia to their people decrying the Western decadence, while
spending a lot of time enjoying the life in the West. They pay the West for
protection against their own people and they pay the extremists to do their
fighting elsewhere. Saudi rulers are indeed the worst of them all.

House of Saud is also the financier of the so called Arab Moderates and the
extremism that they cause. House of Saud financed the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan
to fight the Soviets. They later financed the Taliban. They also paid Saddam
Hussein to fight Iran. Then they paid the Americans and Egyptians to fight
Saddam Hussein. They are the financiers of death and misery. They finance
anything, anywhere, as long as this reduces the threat to their illegitimate
rule. They are currently financing the civil war in Somalia, bandits in
Baluchistan (Pakistan and Iran) and god knows what else. They are detested by
their own people and neighbours yet loved by Bush, Cheney and the oil companies.
As long as they provide the money and oil the US is willing to tolerate them.
And guess what? The Muslim Brotherhood hates the House of Saud too. This makes
them a threat and hence they have to be dealt with.

The Collaboration

As can be seen, each country has a selfish reason to eliminate Hamas, but each
is restrained by its population. Israel has no such a restraint imposed on it.
She not only can wage a terrible war, but she also gets assistance from Arab
countries. Indeed it is the second time (the first was the invasion of Lebanon
in 2006) that Israel is getting open and solid support from these Arab
countries. The invasion of Gaza was discussed in Egypt before its
implementation. Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia are Israel’s active partners.

Egypt is actively involved in stopping all aids from getting to Palestinians in
Gaza save a token few trucks. These few trucks are allowed to go through so they
can be filmed and shown to Egyptian people. All demonstrations are banned, and
all Egyptian volunteers for Gaza are either arrested or sent back.

There are hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the Muslim world that are
willing to go to the aid of the Palestinians, but the Egyptian authorities
don’t allow them passage. Egyptians even stop medical aid from passing through
their territory. This is part of a report from Associated Press:

    RAFAH, Egypt: Frustration is mounting at Egypt’s border with the Gaza
Strip, where many local and foreign doctors are stuck after Egyptian authorities
denied them entry into the coastal area now under an Israeli ground invasion.

    Anesthesiologist Dimitrios Mognie from Greece idles his time at a cafe near
the border, drinking tea and chatting with other doctors, aid workers and
curious Egyptians.

    “This is a shame,” said Mognie, who decided to use his vacation time to
try help Gazans. He thought entering through Egypt, which has a narrow border
with the Hamas-ruled strip, was his best bet.

    “That in 2009 they have people in need of help from a doctor and we can
go to help and they won’t let us. This is crazy,” he added.5

In addition there are many Iranian cargo planes full of food and medicine which
have been sitting on the tarmacs in Egypt for days waiting for permission to
deliver their cargo. Egyptians even denied the medical aid sent by the son of
the Libyan President Qaddafi to land in Egypt.6

One thing is clear: these three countries do not want the Israelis to fail in
their mission of totally destroying Gaza. Hosni Mubarak said so himself. The
daily Haaretz reported that Hosni Mubarak had told European ministers on a peace
mission that Hamas must not be allowed to win the ongoing war in Gaza.

As Egypt physically aids the Israeli military by denying food, fuel and
medicine to the civilians, the House of Saud helps Israel by giving her time and
diplomatic cover. When Israel started its invasion there was an immediate call
for an Arab summit. Saudi Arabia and Jordan (along with Egypt of course) delayed
the summit. The Saudis along with the UAE said that they had another meeting to
attend to and therefore Palestinian issue had to wait. After a few days when the
summit was eventually held, they issued the same old statements. Yet this time
same as the Israel’s invasion of Lebanon in 2006, they blamed the victims. In
a statement, Saudi Arabia blamed Hamas for Israel’s continuing offensive in
the Gaza Strip. Saudi Arabia, after blaming Hamas, declared that it will not
even consider an oil embargo on Israel’s supporters. She then again blamed
Hamas.

By this time, the three Arab countries along with Kuwait and UAE began singing
the old song: international community is not doing anything about the
catastrophe that is taking place in Gaza. It seems that these Arab tyrants have
no shame at all. This reminds me of a quote from Marquis De Sade (1740-1814):
“One is never so dangerous when one has no shame, than when one has grown too
old to blush.”

These Arab leaders (many are indeed too old to blush) are complicit in the
murder of so many civilians, especially young children. According to Agence
France-Presse, quoting the medics on the ground, fully one third of all people
killed have been children.7 How can these Arab leaders justify this to their
people?

The answer is that they cannot. Israel knows this and for the second time can
show the Arab street that their leaders are nothing but a bunch of old
hypocrites. These Arab leaders are now exposed and can do nothing but to
cooperate fully with Israel and US. What stand between them and their people’s
rage is their army and secret services; which in turn are supported by US.

Israel has cleverly exposed these leaders for what they are: collaborators of
the worst kind. These Arab leaders have brought an unimaginable shame to their
people. 
To quote Lucien Bouchard: I have never known a more vulgar expression of
betrayal and deceit. Our hope is now with the people of these countries to clean
this stain from their honour.

   1. ABC News Norway. “Røde Kors sjokkert over Israel,” (Red Cross Shocked by Israel), 8 January 2009.
   2. Aljazeera.net. “UN: No fighters in targeted school,” 8 January 2009.
   3. Aljazeera.net. “Israel fires on UN Gaza convoy,” 8 January 2009.
   4. nytimes.com. “For Israel, 2006 Lessons but Old Pitfalls,” 7 January 2009.
   5. The Associated Press. “Doctors stuck at bottleneck on Egypt-Gaza border,” 6 January 2009.
   6. google.com: hosted news. “Egypt denies Kadhafi’s son permission to land at airport,” 6 January 2009.
   7. Agence France-Presse. “Children make up third of Gaza dead,” 7 January 2009.

Dr. Abbas Bakhtiar lives in Norway. He is a management consultant and a contributing writer for many online journals. He's a former associate
professor of Nordland University, Norway and can be contacted at: Bakhtiarspace-articles@yahoo.no.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boycott hurting Isreali fruit growers]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=56&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote]Fruit growers in Israel have reported delays and reductions in orders from abroad since the military operation in Gaza was launched, due to various boycotts against Israeli produce.

Farmers say much of their produce is being held in warehouses due to canceled orders, and fear a sharp decrease in fruit exports to countries such as Jordan, Britain, and the Scandinavian countries.[/quote]

[url]http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3656454,00.html[/url]]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Not heard elsewhere: IDF reservists refusing to fight in Gaza]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=55&amp;action=new</link>
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An Israel Defense Forces reserves soldier, taking part in Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip which entered its 17th day on Monday, has refused to enter the Hamas-ruled territory along with his unit in protest of the killing of Palestinian civilians.

On Monday it emerged that the soldier has been jailed for 14 days in a military facility. He was the first soldier to be tried for refusing orders since the beginning of the operation.

Attorney Michael Sfard, the legal adviser of Omets (a non profit organization for judicial and social justice) said that since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on December 27, eight reservists have sought his advice upon being drafted in the emergency reserves call-up.

Of the eight reservists, three have refused to enter the Strip so far. Two of them arrived at agreements with their commanders exempting them from fighting with their units. 
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[url]http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054861.html[/url]]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gaza-related petition, currently more than 500,000 signatures]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=54&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[url]http://www.avaaz.org/en/gaza_time_for_peace/[/url]]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Qatar, Mauritania cut Israel ties]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=53&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote]Qatar and Mauritania have severed economic and political ties with Israel in protest against the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera has learned.
[/quote]
[url]http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/2009116151135307776.html[/url]]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The importance of education.]]></title>
			<link>http://discuss.helppalestine.org/viewtopic.php?id=52&amp;action=new</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The most important way of helping Palestine is to educate yourself on what is going on and how things reached to this point. I hope we can help people in this, but in the meanwhile, you need to read books by people like Jonathon Cook and Alan Hart.

If you can recommend any books, please do so here.

In the meanwhile, here is a testimony to the importance of education; a letter of support requesting that Israel must be defeated signed by 260 UK academics (159 doctors & 101 professors) of which only 8 have Muslim or Arabic seeming names:

[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/16/gaza-israel-petitions[/url]
[quote]
The massacres in Gaza are the latest phase of a war that Israel has been waging against the people of Palestine for more than 60 years. The goal of this war has never changed: to use overwhelming military power to eradicate the Palestinians as a political force, one capable of resisting Israel's ongoing appropriation of their land and resources. Israel's war against the Palestinians has turned Gaza and the West Bank into a pair of gigantic political prisons. There is nothing symmetrical about this war in terms of principles, tactics or consequences. Israel is responsible for launching and intensifying it, and for ending the most recent lull in hostilities.

Israel must lose. It is not enough to call for another ceasefire, or more humanitarian assistance. It is not enough to urge the renewal of dialogue and to acknowledge the concerns and suffering of both sides. If we believe in the principle of democratic self-determination, if we affirm the right to resist military aggression and colonial occupation, then we are obliged to take sides... against Israel, and with the people of Gaza and the West Bank.

We must do what we can to stop Israel from winning its war. Israel must accept that its security depends on justice and peaceful coexistence with its neighbours, and not upon the criminal use of force.

We believe Israel should immediately and unconditionally end its assault on Gaza, end the occupation of the West Bank, and abandon all claims to possess or control territory beyond its 1967 borders. We call on the British government and the British people to take all feasible steps to oblige Israel to comply with these demands, starting with a programme of boycott, divestment and sanctions.

[b]
Professor Gilbert Achcar, Development Studies, SOAS
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Politics and International Studies, SOAS
Dr. Nadje Al-Ali, Gender Studies, SOAS
Professor Eric Alliez, Philosophy, Middlesex University
Dr. Jens Andermann, Latin American Studies, Birkbeck
Dr. Jorella Andrews, Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths
Professor Keith Ansell-Pearson, Philosophy, University of Warwick
John Appleby, writer
Dr. Claudia Aradau, Politics, Open University
Dr. Walter Armbrust, Politics, University of Oxford
Dr. Andrew Asibong, French, Birkbeck
Professor Derek Attridge, English, University of York
Burjor Avari, lecturer in Multicultural Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr. Zulkuf Aydin, International Development, University of Leeds
Dr. Claude Baesens, Mathematics, University of Warwick
Dr. Jennifer Bajorek, Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths
Professor Mona Baker, Centre for Translation Studies, University of Manchester
Jon Baldwin, lecturer in Communications, London Metropolitan University
Professor Etienne Balibar, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities
Dr. Trevor Bark, Criminology, WEA Newcastle
Dr. Susan Batchelor, Sociology, Glasgow University
Dr. David Bell, Tavistock Clinic and British Psychoanalytic Society
Dr. Anna Bernard, English, University of York
Professor Henry Bernstein, Development Studies, SOAS
Anindya Bhattacharyya, writer and journalist
Dr. Ian Biddle, Music, Newcastle University
Sana Bilgrami, filmmaker and lecturer, Napier University, Edinburgh
Professor Jon Bird, School of Arts & Education, Middlesex University
Nicholas Blincoe, writer
Dr. Jelke Boesten, Development Studies, University of Leeds
Dr. Julia Borossa, Psychoanalysis, Middlesex University
Dr. Mark Bould, Film Studies, UWE
Dr. Mehdi Boussebaa, Said Business School, University of Oxford
Professor Wissam Boustany, Trinity College of Music, London
Professor Bill Bowring, Law, Birkbeck
Dr. Alia Brahimi, Politics, University of Oxford
Professor Haim Bresheeth, Media Studies, University of East London
Professor John D Brewer, Sociology, Aberdeen
Victoria Brittain, writer and journalist
Professor Celia Britton, French, UCL
Professor Charles Brook, Paediatric Endocrinology, UCL
Dr. Muriel Brown, writer
Professor Ian Buchanan, Critical and Cultural Theory, University of Cardiff
Professor Ray Bush, African Studies and Development Politics, University of Leeds
Professor Alex Callinicos, European Studies, KCL
Dr. Conor Carville, Irish Studies, St. Mary's University College
Professor Noel Castree, Geography, University of Manchester
Matthew Caygill, lecturer in History and Politics, Leeds Metropolitan University
Dr. Rinella Cere, Arts, Design, Communication and Media, Sheffield Hallam University
Dr. John Chalcraft, Government, LSE
Dr. Claire Chambers, English Literature, Leeds Metropolitan University
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			<title><![CDATA[Starbucks, The Telegraph: The Muslim world isn't big on fact-checking]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[url]http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2009/01/14/the_starbucks_conspiracy_theory_how_a_coffee_chain_was_libelled_by_antizionists[/url]

Starbucks is the first name which comes to mind when anyone thinks of the Israel boycott. Can anyone point to conclusive evidence so it can either be confirmed or dropped?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bolivia & Israel cuts off ties with Israel]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Although Venezuela expelled the Israeli Ambassador last week, they are now officially cutting of ties with Israel and are being joined by Bolivia.

[quote]
[url]http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/14/bolivia.israel/[/url]

Venezuela announced Wednesday it is breaking diplomatic relations with Israel over the conflict in Gaza, joining Bolivia, which did the same thing earlier in the day.

Bolivian President Evo Morales announces Wednesday that he is severing diplomatic ties with Israel.

In the announcement issued by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, the government cited "the gravity of the atrocities against the Palestinian people."

The statement accused the Israelis of having "ignored, systematically, calls from the United Nations, violating in a repeated and shameless manner the resolutions approved by the overwhelming majority of their members and placing themselves ever more on the margin of international law."

It described "19 days of continuous bombardment, the assassination of more than 1,000 people and the destruction of the infrastructure of the population of Gaza," calling it "a human catastrophe that is unraveling before the eyes of the entire world."

It further accused Israel of participating in "state terrorism" against "the most weak and innocent human beings: children, women and the aged."

The statement called for Israeli leaders be tried before an international court for crimes against humanity.

The move is a ratcheting up of tensions between the two countries that have simmered since January 6, when Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez expelled the Israeli ambassador from Caracas.
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Venezuela's announcement came hours after Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that Bolivia was breaking diplomatic relations with Israel and urged that Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be declared war criminals.

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 5,000 wounded in the Israeli military operation, which started December 27, Palestinian officials said Wednesday.

Israel said Wednesday that 10 of its soldiers and three civilians have been killed and more than 100 soldiers have been wounded.

Israel, which did not immediately respond to the diplomatic moves, has defended its actions in Gaza as a response to years of shelling into its territory from Hamas.
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			<title><![CDATA[Jewish Friends]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Because of the horrors being perpetrated by the Israelis, some people tend to blame Jews for the problem. this is wrong and it has to be recognized that there are many Jews that are against the atrocities in Gaza.
Pleas look at the website for the Independent Jewish Voices:
[url]http://jewishvoices.squarespace.com/[/url]]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Marks & Spencers Support for Israel]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[quote]The company has been criticised for its support for the State of Israel. Former Chairman of M&S (from 1972 to 1984), Lord Marcus Sieff , wrote that support for the economic development of Israel was one of the fundamental objectives of Marks and Spencer. [15] Anti-Zionist activists have campaigned against the company and some stores have had their signage altered and their goods re-labelled. [16]

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marks_&_Spencer[/url][/quote]


more follows...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[ALDI & LIDL]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I received an email:

"yesterday, LIDL and ALDI supermarkets delared publicly on tv from their HQ's in germany, that they will donate ALL their takings / revenue, to the state of israel during this war on gaza."
I therefore urge you to boycott, and not to spend your money with these companies.
please pass this message on to everyone you can. InshaAllah. JazakumAllahu Khair

I have contacted Lidl and they have categorically denied it. i will speak to them tomorrow and make sure...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Thank the Venezuelans]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[[b]Israeli envoy to Caracas expelled[/b]

[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7814857.stm[/url]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at a hospital in Caracas (06/01/2009)
Mr Chavez has often been critical of Israel and its policies

Venezuela has ordered the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador to Caracas in protest at Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip.

A number of diplomatic staff have been expelled along with Shlomo Cohen.

President Hugo Chavez has strongly condemned Israel for its actions and called on Israelis to stand up against their government.

Venezuela is the first country to take such a diplomatic step in protest at the violence in Gaza.

"The Israeli army is cowardly attacking worn-out, innocent people, while they claim that they are defending their people," Mr Chavez said during a visit to a children's hospital in Caracas.

"I call on the people of Israel to stand up against that government, to demand, to put a hand on their hearts and look at their children, and I call on the world to stop this madness."

Shortly after, the foreign ministry released a statement ordering the expulsion of Mr Cohen and some of his staff, in what they said was a show of solidarity with the Palestinians.

The BBC's Will Grant in Caracas says Mr Chavez often uses strong language to criticise Israel and is a close ally of Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one of Israel's main enemies.

Venezuela also has a large Arab community who have welcomed the government's move, our correspondent adds.]]></description>
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