Settlers target Israel’s “shared cities”

Al Jazeera English, June 21, 2010 Maan News Agency, July 10, 2010 Jewish settlers storming the garden of an elderly Palestinian woman– it seems like a page from Hebron’s book, not that of cosmopolitan Tel Aviv. But that’s exactly what happened to Zeinab Rachayel, an Arab resident of Tel Aviv’s mixed suburb, Yafo. Rachayel was …

Deserted

Tablet, June 11, 2010 A small country intent on preserving its demographic balance, Israel is a Petri dish for globalization’s conflicts, including those being fought in Arizona. Arizona’s controversial Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act, also referred to as SB1070, takes effect in July. Proposed by Republican State Senator Russell Pearce, a staunch …

Challenger I passengers: Commandos shot first

Maan News Agency, June 8, 2010 (Click here for Arabic) The Huffington Post, June 9, 2010 Alex Harrison, a British activist who participated in the Freedom Flotilla, was on the neighboring Challenger 1 when the Israeli army overtook the Mavi Marmara, leaving nine activists dead and dozens injured. The Israeli army has released edited video …

Israel under fire for doctoring flotilla recordings

Maan News Agency, June 5, 2010 Update of earlier story The Israeli army came under intense public scrutiny Saturday after releasing a new, heavily edited version of a video it had previously released Monday. Bloggers picked up on discrepancies between the two. Maan also investigated, placing a phone call to the army late Saturday afternoon, and …

Israel fakes recording in propaganda war

Maan News Agency (with video), June 5, 2010 On Monday morning, an Israeli army spokesperson released video footage of the Israeli Navy radioing the Mavi Marmara prior to the raid that took place in international waters and left nine activists dead. But on Friday, an Israeli army spokesperson released a new version of the same …

Israeli leftists denounce deadly flotilla raid

Maan News Agency, June 1, 2010 The Huffington Post, June 1, 2010 Some 2,000 demonstrators gathered outside Israel’s Ministry of Defense late Monday to protest the military’s violent raid on an aid flotilla that attempted to break the country’s years-long siege on the Gaza Strip. Approximately 100 Tel Aviv and border police officers were present …