Ramallah, Occupied Palestine 30 May 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)expresses its profound appreciation for the courageous positions in support of Palestinian rightstaken by the membership of the University and College Union (UCU) at its Congress today inManchester. The UCU has again firmly and decisively established its unwavering [...]
by Sameh Habeeb - The Palestine Telegraph - 31 May 2010 Gaza, May 31, (Pal Telegraph – By Sameh Habeeb) Israeli navy deployed a huge number of commando units in preparation to launch a military attack on the civilian boats of Freedom Flotilla. Eyewitness told the Palestine Telegraph that Israeli naval speed boats loaded with [...]
Israeli navy operating on assumption that activists aboard aid ships will not heed their call to turn around, refrain from breaking Gaza siege. by Anshel Pfeffer, Avi Issacharoff and The Associated Press - Haaretz - 31 May 2010 Israeli warships have made contact with a six-ship aid flotilla headed toward Gaza carrying 10,000 tons of [...]
Aljazeera - 31 May 2010 Israeli navy vessels have flanked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships aiming to break the country’s siege on Gaza. Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall, reporting from the flotilla’s lead vessel, the Mavi Marmara, said the Israeli navy contacted the ship’s captain around 11pm (20:00 GMT) on Sunday, asking him to identify himself [...]
I note your item on page 24 :”Nuke snub”. Israel refuses to sign up to the NPT and it will not attend a conference in 2012 to establish a nuclear free Middle East. Israel rejects plans for a nuclear free Middle east. Unlike Iran. Israel denies having offered apartheid south Africa nuclear weapons. Israel denies [...]