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1 May 2002
Last night on MSNBC’s popular program Hardball, House Republican Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX) recommended the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land and endorsed Israel’s illegal conquests of the occupied territories. Read more about Republican Party leader calls for ethnic cleansing of Palestinians on prime time talk show
24 June 2002
Bowing to strong Israeli pressure, CNN is to broadcast a special series profiling Israeli victims of terror. Astonishingly, neither the website nor the planned series profile any of the more than 1,000 unarmed Palestinian civilians—one quarter of them children—killed or any of the 19,452 Palestinians injured in the past 21 months by Israeli occupation forces. Read more about CNN negates Palestinian victims and international law
24 August 2002
Stones and rocks from adjacent hills were laid in courses on top of one another and concrete was poured between the stones and behind them to bind everything together. It was an ideal construction method for unskilled labor. Read more about At Work - Global Campaign To Rebuild Palestinian Homes
28 February 2001
The New York Times’ editorial praises the Israeli Labor party’s decision to join a “national unity” government on the grounds that it could exert a “moderating influence” on the new government’s approach “on issues like military tactics against Palestinian unrest.” EI notes that if the outgoing Labor government has been “moderate” in its response, Palestinians could well be forgiven for wondering what a harsh response would look like. Read more about New York Times editorial praises "moderate" Israeli Labour party
21 August 2002
Under difficult conditions, which have inhibited national preparations and frustrated momentum, Palestinians coming from Palestine are still pushing matters forward in hopes that the massive crimes of the past two years, and beyond, are not forgotten within this large-scale event. Read more about Palestine NGO Delegation Arrives at the WSSD
21 August 2002
Faculty at UC Berkeley have initiated a petition for divestment from Israel that includes all of the University of California campuses. The campaign for divestment from Israel follows the precedent set by the anti-apartheid campaign of the 1980’s, when students, professors, and employees called for an end to university investment in South Africa. Read more about UC Berkeley faculty launch divestment petition
20 August 2002
About 25 queer settlers descended on a downtown Berkeley Starbucks on Saturday, August 17, claiming Berkeley as “a city without people for people without a city.” The group, organized by Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), posted a banner proclaiming the reclaimed café “Queerkeley – A Prophecy Fulfilled.” Read more about Queer 'Settlers' colonize Berkeley Starbucks