Archives for May 2015

Media Blame Lone Gaza Rocket While Ignoring Israel’s History Of Breaking Ceasefires

Bombing Gaza in retaliation for a lone rocket attack is just the latest in hundreds of provocations by Israel which inevitably lead to further conflict and horror.

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MINNEAPOLIS --- Israel launched new airstrikes against Gaza on Tuesday, claiming the action was in retaliation for a lone rocket fired earlier that day. The media views each such exchange in isolation, yet the Israeli government engages in deliberate provocations and ceasefire violations on a nearly daily basis against Gaza. Israel’s brutal

Israel’s Antisemitism Ad Hominem To Silence Dissent Under Fire

“The anti-Semitism allegation against BDS is clear evidence that Israel and its allies have lost the battle to defend Israeli state policies. Name-calling and smearing opponents is all that is left. This strategy has failed miserably everywhere and will fail here,” a BDS organizer warns.

A Northeastern University student choosing not to give his name carries a Palestinian flag during a protest in support of Palestine after a Northeastern University student organization, Students for Justice in Palestine

NEW YORK --- Supporters of Palestine and sympathetic attorneys are fighting back against a slew of accusations of anti-Semitism that they say aim to obstruct their work and obscure Israel’s violations of Palestinian rights through inflammatory rhetoric. “False accusations of anti-Semitism and support for terrorism are one of a range of

Wake Up In ‘Merica: MintPress Founder Mnar Muhawesh On Media Manipulation

MintPress founder Mnar Muhawesh talks with radio personalities Isa Hodge and Common Cal about her experience being attacked by the main stream media.

Tonight on “A Muslim & A Catholic Wake Up in ‘Merica” Isa and Common Cal will be discussing/debating Israel, Obama, Presidential hopefuls, isn’t that an oxymoron? Amongst other topics. Joining them tonight as special Guests will be Mnar Muhawesh talking about her experiences of being attacked by Fox news and Jasser. Our second guest will be

Israeli Air Force Carries Out Airstrikes On Besieged Gaza Strip

The Israeli army said the shelling was in retaliation for at least one shell, allegedly fired from Gaza into open areas in the Lachish Regional Council of Settlements.

Smoke, dust and derbies rise after an Israeli strike in Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. The Israeli Air Force carried out, on Wednesday at dawn, a series of air strikes targeting different areas of the besieged Gaza Strip. Media sources said Israeli F-16 fighter jets fired missiles into several areas in Rafah

Texas SWAT Attacks 81-Year-Old Man, Breaks His Hip, Denies Him Medical Assistance

“Things like this don’t happen in a vacuum. There’s nothing that we’ve been able to get that identifies the officers, that identifies the action that occurred…”

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An 82-year-old man was shocked to find a Texas SWAT team storming his home. Before Herman Crisp could even ask any questions the uniformed officers, clad in military gear, knocked him down, broke his hip and denied him medical assistance. Herman Crisp explained in an interview with local KTBC news that the Georgetown SWAT deputies threw

Chicago Police Don’t Want You To See This Picture Of Officers ‘Hunting’ Suspect

Try as they might, the Chicago Police Department was unable to keep a Cook County judge from hiding their secret image.

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It’s the picture the Chicago Police Department doesn’t want the public to see. The image is of two Chicago Police officers posing with rifles over an unidentified suspect as though he was hunted. Nearly all who have seen the image have noted the obvious racial tone of the image. Few, even within the department, have tried to deny that the image of