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		<title>Remembering Bassem Abu Rahma, murdered at demonstration in Bil&#8217;in, Palestine, last week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Barat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Barat remembers the fighter for justice, Bassem Abu Rahma, who was murdered last week by the IDF in the West Bank

<ul><li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-palestinian-village-of-hope-2199/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Palestinian village of hope'>The Palestinian village of hope</a> <small>The West Bank village of Bil'in is leading creative and non-violent resistance to Israeli aggression...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/concerned-citizens-should-join-the-international-solidarity-movement-in-palestine-2251/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Concerned citizens should join the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine'>Concerned citizens should join the International Solidarity Movement in Palestine</a> <small>During the December-January Israeli attack on Gaza the sickness many people felt about the massacre was compounded by a feeling of helplessness. But there is a way to help out...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/gaza-is-a-new-genocide-an-israeli-and-granddaughter-of-holocaust-survivors-explains-how-she-fought-the-lies-1198/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gaza Is A New Genocide: An Israeli, and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, explains how she fought the lies'>Gaza Is A New Genocide: An Israeli, and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, explains how she fought the lies</a> <small>The myths in Israel legitimate the destruction of the Palestinian people, but there will never be peace until the occupation is over. ...</small></li>
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		<title>Launch of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine</title>
		<link>http://www.thecommentfactory.com/launch-of-the-russell-tribunal-on-palestine-2038/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Barat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Frank Barat explains the Russell Tribunal on Palestine.

<ul><li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/israel-palestine-and-the-international-criminal-court-1468/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Israel, Palestine and the International Criminal Court'>Israel, Palestine and the International Criminal Court</a> <small>The alleged crimes that have been committed by Israel and Palestinians should be referred to the International Criminal Court. That is the best option open for finding out the truth...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/unless-palestinian-leaders-change-their-tactics-obama-will-be-more-of-the-same-on-israel-palestine-1496/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Unless Palestinian leaders change their tactics, Obama will be more of the same on Israel-Palestine'>Unless Palestinian leaders change their tactics, Obama will be more of the same on Israel-Palestine</a> <small>The Palestinian leadership in the US have shown little interest in working the US political system, but if Obama is to be a change, it must happen....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/noam-chomsky-is-misguided-on-the-israel-palestine-dispute-1397/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Noam Chomsky is misguided on the Israel-Palestine dispute'>Noam Chomsky is misguided on the Israel-Palestine dispute</a> <small>Omri Preiss takes a look at what Noam Chomsky has been saying about the Israel-Palestine dispute....</small></li>
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		<title>Likud has a Charter which does not recognize the right of Palestine to exist</title>
		<link>http://www.thecommentfactory.com/likud-has-a-charter-which-does-not-recognize-the-right-of-palestine-to-exist-1657/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Barat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hamas's Charter has been used as an excuse to terrorize the people of Gaza, but with a Likud victory looking likely in the new Israeli elections, will a blockade be put on Israel as the right-wing party has a Charter which doesn't accept the right of Palestine to exist.

<ul><li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-semitic-civil-war-why-one-state-is-the-only-answer-for-israel-palestine-2310/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Semitic civil war: Why one-state is the only answer for Israel-Palestine'>The Semitic civil war: Why one-state is the only answer for Israel-Palestine</a> <small>The only lasting option for peace, I feel, is one state for two peoples. Two states for two peoples, the current mantra, won’t work. It puts an impossible burden on...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/noam-chomsky-is-misguided-on-the-israel-palestine-dispute-1397/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Noam Chomsky is misguided on the Israel-Palestine dispute'>Noam Chomsky is misguided on the Israel-Palestine dispute</a> <small>Omri Preiss takes a look at what Noam Chomsky has been saying about the Israel-Palestine dispute....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/hamas-will-not-stop-fighting-until-this-obscene-israeli-blockade-is-lifted-1183/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hamas will not stop fighting until this obscene Israeli blockade is lifted'>Hamas will not stop fighting until this obscene Israeli blockade is lifted</a> <small>Hamas say they will not surrender until the blockade of Gaza is lifted. The Israelis should do this immediately or they have no legitimate defense. ...</small></li>
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		<title>We shouldn&#8217;t care whether our governments call atrocities &#8220;legal&#8221; or &#8220;illegal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.thecommentfactory.com/we-shouldnt-care-whether-our-governments-call-atrocities-legal-or-illegal-1627/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Barat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the debate on the Israeli assault on Gaza has been around whether it was "legal" or not, but it was a blatant atrocity and we shouldn't care whether establishment politicians deem it legal or not.

<ul><li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/dont-call-me-a-traitor-an-israeli-dissident-speaks-1326/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: &#8220;Don&#8217;t call me a traitor&#8221;: An Israeli dissident speaks'>&#8220;Don&#8217;t call me a traitor&#8221;: An Israeli dissident speaks</a> <small>I've been verbally and physically abused in Israel for defending the Palestinian people, but if that's the price for standing up for the helpless and powerless then so be it....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/i-used-to-call-it-a-catastrophe-now-i-have-no-words-gaza-under-assault-1116/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: &#8220;I used to call it a catastrophe, now I have no words&#8221;: Gaza under assault'>&#8220;I used to call it a catastrophe, now I have no words&#8221;: Gaza under assault</a> <small>Hatem Shurrab works for Islamic Relief in Gaza City, Palestine. Here he describes the death and destruction unleashed on his home under Israeli assault, from the hospitals to the schools....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-british-governments-refusal-to-downgrade-ecstacy-is-hypocritcal-electioneering-1980/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The British governments refusal to downgrade ecstasy is hypocritical electioneering'>The British governments refusal to downgrade ecstasy is hypocritical electioneering</a> <small>New Labour's refusal to heed the advice of their drug adviser and downgrade ecstacy from Class A to Class B shows its unwillingness to look at any policies that might...</small></li>
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		<title>The media debate assumes Israel wants peace. It doesn&#8217;t.</title>
		<link>http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-media-debate-assumes-israel-wants-peace-it-doesnt-1168/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Barat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel doesn't want peace and has worked studiously to avoid it coming about. The Western media needs to realize this before it's too late. 

<ul><li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/the-rise-of-lieberman-means-its-time-to-withdraw-aid-and-blockade-israel-2090/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The rise of Lieberman means it&#8217;s time to withdraw aid and blockade Israel'>The rise of Lieberman means it&#8217;s time to withdraw aid and blockade Israel</a> <small>Avigdor Lieberman has positions more extreme than Hamas -- but will the US and EU be consistent and withdraw aid from Israel as he is made foreign minister?...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/what-did-israel-achieve-in-its-assault-on-gaza-1571/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What did Israel achieve in its assault on Gaza?'>What did Israel achieve in its assault on Gaza?</a> <small>Valia Mourtzanou looks at what Israel achieved with their assault on Gaza, and is not optimistic....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.thecommentfactory.com/israel-attacks-gaza-killing-hundreds-of-people-1110/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Israel attacks Gaza, killing hundreds of people'>Israel attacks Gaza, killing hundreds of people</a> <small>Leah Borromeo evaluates what's happening in the Gaza Strip as Israel attacks....</small></li>
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