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Iqbal Tamimi - Israeli soldiers using Palestinian children as human shields

By Iqbal Tamimi • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Children's Corner, Documents, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Quotes, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, War, Zionism

Israeli Soldiers force Palestinians to approach, enter and search buildings where they believe gunmen may be hiding.
The civilians are subjected to different forms of manipulations to use them as human shields during operations to acquire control of the houses, detaining inhabitants in one place (often in one room of the house) and turning the houses [...]



thinking quote of the day

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
Ludwig Börne (Lob Baruch) (1786 – 1837) journalist



Palestine quote of the day

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Falastin, Quotes

Christianity in Palestine has sharply declined under Israel’s brutal occupation. Last time I checked non-Muslim friends of Palestine like Tom Hurndall were being used for target practice by the IDF. Nor was Rachel Corrie bulldozed to death by an Islamist.
DrMaxtor Living Tradition



Falastin quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Falastin, Quotes

The hollow language of peace ran on as our land was being transformed before our eyes.
Raja Shehadeh, a lawyer and writer living in Ramallah



Thinking quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
Frederick Douglass (1819-1895), Speech, Boston, 1860



Falastin quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Falastin, Quotes

The identity of the Palestinian people is continually challenged, with Palestinians identified as Arabs, giving them an “advantage linguistically of dislocating Palestinians from the geographical area” allowing the belief on the Israeli part “That Palestinians should, and eventually will, transition to other states.” The Palestinian identity is further restricted by “dividing [...]



By Mary Rizzo • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.
John Adams (1735-1826), U. S. President, 1765



Thinking quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Quotes, Thinking

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy.
Abraham Lincoln



Falastin quote

By Mary Rizzo • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Falastin, Quotes

The years went by, and even though I missed my family and occasionally my old way of life, the warmth of the Palestinian people and their deep devotion and love of family and country gained my highest respect. I was proud to raise my children in a society that, in spite [...]



Stories of Two Little Girls From Gaza - Must see video

By Haitham Sabbah • Jun 18th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Children's Corner, Features, Grassroots Activism, Israel, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Quotes, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance

We all spend a lifetime trying to figure out what makes someone who they are, and what defines them. Is it their characteristics, appearances, or behaviors? It may be a combination of all…for regular people. But for people who come from where I come from, figuring out who they are is not a choice for them. I come from Gaza City in Palestine, where surviving each day is a huge struggle for all Gazans. Leaving Gaza was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, partly because I miss my old life,