Palestinians ban settlement goods

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/2010426173723356743.html

Be sure to look out for products in the supermarket imported from illegal Israeli settlements.

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Saturday, 08 May 2010
Time:
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Location:
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Expulsion of Palestinians from homes.

apologies for my recent 'hibernation'

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/2010422124915701529.html

Wrong ID, Wrong Place

70,000 Palestinians face further discrimination and expulsion.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/2010413141352264900.html

There needs to be critisicm from the international community. As Ghassan Al-Khatib (seen in the video report embedded in the above article) says, 'this is a continuity of an old Israeli ethnic cleansing towards Palestinians.'

Israeli order raises eviction risk

A few articles on an issue which has just recently surfaced:

"The order's vague language will allow army officers to exploit it arbitrarily to carry out mass expulsions, in accordance with military orders which were issued under unclear circumstances. The first candidates for expulsion will be people whose ID cards bear addresses in the Gaza Strip, including children born in the West Bank and Palestinians living in the West Bank who have lost their residency status for various reasons. "

For the full article: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1162382.html

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/2010411113726639765.html


Look out for a post in the upcoming week highlighting the Goldstone Report and the reaction of the international community to its content.

Palestinians face further expulsion

http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2010/04/20104592655951622.html

"The absence of the international community and the Arabs has allowed the Israelis to escalate the situation,"

A quote from Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman. Sadly it is true. The fact is that simply talking over a 'situation' is not going to solve it. Organisations such as 'The Quartet,' 'The UN,' The Arab league' and 'The EU' amongst others need to impose sanctions and tougher consequences on the State of Israel over its violations of International law.

The IDF is threatening a new Gaza offensive, in respone to rocket attacks from the strip. The 22 day assault on Gaza saw an estimated 1,400 Palestinians killed and 13 Israelis killed, of which 10 were soldiers. Gaza and its residents have yet to fully recover from the siege that took place in 2009. Let us take action and pressure our MP's to lead an international intervention. For information on how to lobby your local MP follow the link below:

http://iparl.com/election-psc/

Articles:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/20104265845904380.html

The Israeli perspective:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1160548.html