Stories written by PhilipGiraldi
Two months prior to the withdrawal, in July of 2005, Israeli settlers demolished about half of the greenhouses…. By Justin Schweigel –According to the history being written by Clinton and Krauthammer, Ariel Sharon made the decision to pull out of Gaza as a goodwill gesture toward peace and left the greenhouses behind so that Palestinians […]
One of eight Palestinian men detained in December 2014 in East Jerusalem under the same charges…. During his interrogation, it emerged that he was under suspicion because he had written “forgive me” on Facebook. Ma’an — The former secretary-general of Fatah in Jerusalem has been sentenced to nine months in an Israeli prison for activity […]
Approximately 95 per cent of Palestinians imprisoned by the Israelis have been tortured physically and psychologically… MEMO – A human and civil rights specialist with the PLO has revealed that around 95 per cent of Palestinians imprisoned by the Israelis have been tortured physically and psychologically, Quds Press reported on Monday. Hassan Abed-Rabbu, information advisor […]
Critics say provision discouraging boycotts of Israel could legitimize West Bank settlements. Politico – The trade legislation being debated on Capitol Hill is already highly contentious. Amendments added about Israel are raising the rancor even more.The trade bill amendments aim to discourage foreign governments — in particular European ones — from boycotting, divesting from or […]
In 2002, Shillman pulled funding from WBUR, an NPR station in Boston, for what he perceived as anti-Israel sentiment…… His Shillman Foundation has funded a number of conservative and pro-Israeli groups, including the Zionist Organization of America… The Forward/Reuters, May 9, 2015 – By Tim McLaughlin and Mark Hosenball Robert Shillman heads a publicly traded […]
In 2011 Pamela Geller campaigned to block the U.S. government’s licensing of al-Jazeera America, revealing the insincerity of her espousal of free speech when the speech does not conform to her agenda… her ten year track record reveals clearly that she wallows in hate. Her efforts are supported by a number of pro-Israel groups and […]
…Israel can shape its strategic environment by weakening, containing, and even rolling back Syria. This effort can focus on removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq — an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right… The Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies – Jerusalem, Washington – 12/7/2009 Following is a report prepared by […]
Tom Hayden: Michael Berman and his brother were leaning toward an upcoming young prosecutor named Adam Schiff, who later became the congressman from Pasadena. But they calculated that Schiff couldn’t win without name recognition, so they were considering “renting” me the Assembly seat, Berman said. But there was one condition: that I always be a […]
Amnesty refuses to acknowledge the serious nature of Israeli crimes…… there is virtually no reference to relevant history, e.g., the prior attacks on Gaza, who initiated those attacks, the Goldstone report, etc. ….. It also doesn’t recognize the nature of the Palestinian resistance, and their right to self-defense. Nowhere does AI acknowledge that Palestinians are […]
The campaign runs of both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in 2016 will depend on financing from hawkish, pro-Israel donors such as Adelson, Braman and Saban. Jonathan Cook, Al-Araby – With potential candidates for next year’s US presidential elections starting to declare their hand, the chief donors on both sides of the political divide […]
