In
today's news letter: events, good news, bad news, good articles and commentary.
Events:
Taybeh Oktoberfest today and tomorrow www.taybehmunicipality.org and
demonstration in Beit Ummar today (Saturday) at 1 PM. Last week, we attended a number of events including a wonderful play called "Handala" at Al-Rowwad in Aida Refugee Camp that is about our current reality http://www.youtube.com/user/aidacamp
A
British High Court determined Friday evening that the arrest of Sheikh Raed
Salah, leader of the Islamic Movement in 1948 Palestine, upon landing in the
United Kingdom two months ago, was illegal, and as such, Salah is eligible to
receive compensation from the state. This ruling comes after the British removed a
law that allowed prosecution of war criminals in British courts. Thus the back and forth between truth/justice
and the Israel lobby influence in England continues. In other lobby news, President Obama and many
politicians in sending greetings to Jews for the new year developed the horrible
habit of linking it to support for Israel as if Judaism and Zionism are the
same, If Apartheid Israel is indeed a
Jewish project and is linked to Judaism, Judaism is in deep trouble. I wrote to
one politician to say "Do you issue statements on Muslim
Holidays referring to unshakable commitments to any Islamic majority country?
On a Buddhist Holiday to unshakable commitment to Japan? On Christmas for
unshakable commitment to Britain? Why the hypocrisy and double standard? And
what about the millions of Jews who do not care about Israel or consider it an
apartheid state, does your message relate to them?". I could have gone further and stated: "would it
have been acceptable on Christmas for an American politician to send greeting
to Christians saying that he has unshakable commitment to Christian Nazi
Germany"? Someday this Greek tragedy will
end and all people will look back and shake their heads in amazement at this
absurdity.
I
shared with you before some excellent articles published in the phenomenal
monthly called “This Week in Palestine". There themes every month are
different and include an ssemblage of articles accompanied by great photography
and a highly efficient and pleasing layout in the print edition. This
month the theme is on celebrations. I was asked to write one of the
articles: Where
commemoration meets celebration. This Week in Palestine, October 2011 http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3524&ed=199&edid=199
Palestinians
voice hope, fear on statehood bid, Daily Star
The ongoing saga of Qosra,
Nablus, West Bank..09-24.09.2011 ...قصرا قضاء نابلس
Australian
activists put Palestine travel ban on trial
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