Via Saed Adel Atshan Although it is difficult to see hope amidst the massacres, destruction, and oppressive apartheid system in Palestine, there is light at the end of the tunnel. A sampling of the latest headlines on my newsfeed from the weekend: * Lawrence Weschler, acclaimed Jewish-American writer, releases a statement likening the Gaza Strip to a “concentration camp.” * Chavka Fulman-Raban, Last of Warsaw Ghetto Survivors, Calls for Rebellion Against Israeli Occupation. * John Kerry slams Israels Gaza incursion: Its a hell of a pinpoint operation (he didnt realize the microphone was one when he said this). * Selena Gomez posts on Instagram: “Pray for Gaza.” * Norwegian MP calls for boycott of Israel over its Gaza offensive * The US National Lawyer’s Guild endorses a boycott of Israel. * The Critical Ethnic Studies Association becomes the fifth US academic professional association to endorse the academic boycott of Israel. * The African Literature Association also endorsed the academic boycott of Israel.. * Desmond Tutu, 6 other Nobel Laureates, and 64 public figures issue a call for military embargo on Israel. * Liz Lochhead, the National Poet of Scotland, endorses the academic and cultural boycott of Israel. * Dublin City Council calls for Israel arms and trade sanctions. * Chile suspends trade talks with Israel over Gaza bombing. * NBC returns award-winning Arab-American journalist Ayman Mohyeldin to Gaza as a result of international outcry after NBC had removed him while covering the atrocities there. * Palestinian solidarity protests mushroom in over 100 cities across the globe. As British journalist and Palestinian solidarity activist Ben White has said: Israel, yes, youve got the corridors of power, but we have the streets - and one day, the latter will force a change in the former. (please feel free to share this but you will have to cut and paste the text due to privacy settings. love and solidarity to all).
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:45:53 +0000
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