by Ahmed Moor Mondoweiss October 22, 2010 I had a few reactions to the University of Michigan walkout video. First, I was amazed at the numerical superiority of the protesters. I couldn’t help but feel that the Hillelniks or whoever organized the event failed to provide basic moral support to the hasbara fellows at the [...]
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Leading rabbi encourages IDF soldiers to use Palestinian human shields
‘Your life is more important than that of the enemy’, Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira tells students, adding that a soldier should never put himself in danger even for the sake of a civilian. By Haaretz Service Haaretz Thu, October 21, 2010 A leading rabbi in the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar has encouraged Israel Defense Forces [...]
Amira Hass: Gaza teens brave IDF fire to collect salvaged building materials
In three months, soldiers shot and wounded 10 youths collecting building materials in expanded buffer zone. Haaretz Mon, October 11, 2010 In the course of three months this summer Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 10 Palestinian teenagers who collect building materials from demolished structures in the former Israeli settlements and the Erez industrial zone in [...]
Gaza flotilla attack: calls for international criminal court to step in
Turkish victims ask international criminal court to pursue Israeli gunmen over raid on ship Afua Hirsch, legal affairs correspondent guardian.co.uk – 8 October 2010 The international criminal court is being urged to prosecute members of the Israeli defence force for the raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship. Turkish victims have formally requested an investigation, the [...]
YouTube: Israel soldier dances round woman prisoner
Israeli soldier’s YouTube clip shows ‘culture of humiliation’ against Palestinians under occupation. Middle East Online First Published 2010-10-05 The YouTube video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxFlmXbzY3I JERUSALEM – A grainy video of a male Israeli soldier bellydancing around a bound and blindfolded female prisoner which went viral overnight, on Tuesday provoked a furious response from [...]
Army publication: Settlers heavily overrepresented among IDF commanders
20 percent of company commanders in the Golani brigades live over the Green Line. By Amos Harel Haaretz Wed, September 29, 2010 Thirteen percent of all combat company commanders on active service in the IDF come from settlements, army weekly Bamahane reported Tuesday, a five-fold over-representation based on their proportion in the general population of [...]
‘I would gladly kill Arabs – even slaughter them’
In new bid to defend publishing controversial images, former IDF soldier Eden Abergil writes on Facebook ‘In war there are no rules.’ By Haaretz Service Haaretz Fri, August 20, 2010 Eden Abergil, the former Israel Defense Forces soldier who has been criticized for publishing controversial images on Facebook, allegedly wrote on her Facebook page on [...]
No place in university dorms for Arabs who didn’t serve in IDF
After influx of students from abroad, Tel Aviv university changed points system to grant more weight to military service records, Arab students say. By Jack Khoury Haaretz - August 12, 2010 Dozens of Arab students at Tel Aviv University were denied spots in college dormitories for the coming academic year, due to preference given to students [...]
Amira Hass: IDF destroys West Bank village after declaring it military zone
Since 1967, Israel has prevented the growth of Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley by cutting off their water supply or declaring large areas as live fire zones. Haaretz - July 21, 2010 The IDF’s Civil Administration destroyed a Palestinian village Monday morning that had earlier been cleared out when its water supply was cut off. [...]
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