Smearing BDS Supporters

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The harder the Israelis try to stifle criticism and condemnation of its war crimes. Palestinians and their supporters will not be silenced, by foul lies and accusations thrown at them. The TRUTH is might, not might the truth!

Global Justice in the 21st Century

 

[Prefatory Note: An earlier version of this post was published with the title, “The Palestinian Struggle for Self-Determination: A New Phase?” in Middle East Eye, June 26, 2016. This version stresses the misappropriation of anti-Semitism as a propaganda weapon to smear pro-Palestinian activists, especially those supportive of the BDS Campaign. It also clarifies the issues of representation by explaining the formal differences between the PLO and PA, which do not seem presently consequential in my understanding; I am indebted to Uri Davis for bringing the distinction to my attention although he may not agree with my way of handling it.]

 

End of the Road?

 

There are many reasons to consider the Palestinian struggle for self-determination a lost cause. Israel exerts unchallenged paramilitary control over the Palestinian people, a political reality accentuated periodically by brutal attacks on Gaza causing massive civilian casualties and societal dislocation…

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The expulsion of the Palestinians re-examined -Le Monde diplomatique

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Nakba detailed maps including Refugees statistics. /* Excerpt from a 1997 article putting to rest once and for all the #hasbara MYTH of the Palestinian leaving voluntarily following calls from R…

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PIP – Permanently Irritation Persecution?

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Whilst our mainstream media continue with the media circus about the USA presidential nominations, the referendum on EU membership and the false allegations of anti-Semitism against those who support the Palestinians rights.  Concerns have been raised by landlords, that those on Universal Credit, are in rent arrears?  Which will come as no surprise, to any one with any commosense!

We still have a Government still hounding the least able in society.  Whilst the rich get away with false expenses applications and avoiding tax.  Money is wasted hounding the poorest in society, instead of assisting them and making their lives more worthwhile.  A society which sits-by and allows the persecution and ridicule of the poor and meek, is not worthy of calling itself civilised!

Recent experience leads me to ask the question what does is PIP – Personal Independence Payment OR Permanently Irritation Persecution? In February  I wrote about how following the DWP rules r…

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Request For Evidence – PIP: Mobility Criterion

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David Cameron‘s Government has waged a nasty campaign against those least able in society.  This is not what society as a whole wants, though the UK’s mass-media, help to stir-up hostility towards those less able in society.  We have gone back to the bad old days of Robert Tressell and ‘The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists‘!

Please READ and share this vitally important post from   Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson requests that anyone who can walk less then 50 metres and who has lost their PIP, please get in touch with her:…

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Five killed at anti-China power plant protest in Bangladesh: Rally against Coal-Murders at Dhaka and Chittagong Press Club on Tuesday

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Like the UK Government, the Indian Government says it is ‘green’ whilst doing everything to support climate changing fossil fuels!

By Raaj Manik At least five innocent protesters were killed after police opened fire on a protest of 1500 villagers who were protesting against two China-backed power plants in Chittagong, a locati…

Source: Five killed at anti-China power plant protest in Bangladesh: Rally against Coal-Murders at Dhaka and Chittagong Press Club on Tuesday

Bedroom Tax – the DEFINING moment as UT decision makes it history!!

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Will the Government finally admit, it got it drastically wrong and were punishing the poor, purely for political purposes?  A totally immoral tax, on those least able to pay!

150,000 households have been wrongly and unlawfully charged the bedroom tax and for the past three years … now that the precedent setting Upper Tribunal has finally decided what is a bedroom.…

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Cam pain and compassionate conservatism

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Prime Minister, I have a question on ESA from Rachael from Swindon who has been asking your colleagues the same…                                             Oh sorry the question… …

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Europe is following Obama – washing its hands of Palestine and why

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The USA keeps using North Korea as the bogey man, but the really dangerous bogey man is Israel. The International Community opened Pandora’s Box and now they have put the whole World in danger of a nuclear Armageddon.

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By Alan Hart           ©             (Source / 21.02.2016)

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My headline is a response to recent comments made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a joint press conference in Berlin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the decision of the Cameron government in the UK to make boycotting goods from “Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank” by publicly-funded bodies including local councils and universities a criminal offence.

Much to the delight of Netanyahu who has rejected a French initiative to convene a regional conference to try to get a peace process going, Merkel said,

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Greens unpack IKEA tax dodge scam

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Unfortunately, the British Public is being betrayed by companies like IKEA.  As the taxes they avoid paying, could be going towards the NHS, Education and Social Services.  Also, by avoiding paying taxes, they are able to undercut competition, especially from small UK firms.  It is a depressing state of affairs, especially when the tax-paying poor, are struggling to make ends meet.  And people behind the likes of IKEA, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Starbucks and others, just get richer!

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Expel Apartheid Israel from the United Nations

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It is totally abhorrent that the the fledgling United Nations awarded Zionist terrorist groups a state of their own.  Which the fledgling state then, carried out acts of genocide of the rightful occupants of the land, Palestinians, whether Jewish, Christian and Muslim.  And has continued ignoring all International Laws and ignored United Nation mandates.  Palestine should be restored to the state it was, before the abhorrent actions of the United Nations.  The United Nations, has only been a mouth-piece of the USA.  Any minor nation disagreeing with waht the USA wants, is bullied.  By USA imposed sanctions, currency devaluation and even military take-overs of their Governments.  Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria being recent examples.

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