To the Workers and All Peace Loving People of the World
April 29th, 2008

On this day of international labour solidarity we call on our fellow trade unionists and all those worldwide who have stood against war and occupation to increase support for our struggle for freedom from occupation – both the military and economic. (...)

Five years of invasion, war and occupation have brought nothing but death, destruction, misery and suffering to our people. In the name of our “liberation,” the invaders have destroyed our nation’s infrastructure, bombed our neighbourhoods, broken into our homes, traumatized our children, assaulted and arrested many of our family members and neighbours, permitted the looting of our national treasures, and turned nearly twenty percent of our people into refugees.
Read the statement»»
Shared be US Labor Against War

On March 28, 2008, Naomi Klein gave the keynote address at the event at Canada’s first ever Independent Canadian Jewish Conference, attended by over 100 Jews against the occupation of Palestine from over a dozen organizations in over 20 cities across Canada.

The video of her talk is now online and covers the upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Israel, the boycott/divestment/sanctions movement, and the significance of the growing Jewish anti-occupation movement in Canada. »»»

[ présentation Powerpoint | wikipedia français ]

Rachel Corrie was killed in the Gaza Strip in Palestine on March 16, 2003, trying to prevent the demolition of the home of a Palestinian family (a pharmacist, accountant, their wives, and five young children).

To honor her peaceful courage, here are few active and current web sites:


Who was Rachel Corrie, for the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice web site was established by members of Rachel’s family and community. This web site also has information about the current and ongoing crisis in Gaza and Palestine.

Rachel’s World, has inte

Situation :
• blocus des importations/exportations de Gaza et du droit de se déplacer.
• blockade of Gaza imports/exports and of people’s right to move about.
— population: 1.36 million

Ce mardi 22 janvier, B. Lynn Pascoe, Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires politiques de l’ONU, appelle à la réouverture d’urgence des points de passage. « Mais ces 2,2 millions de litres ne restaureront l’électricité qu’au niveau du début du mois de janvier. Cela signifie des coupures de 8 à 10 heures chaque jour au centre de Gaza et tous les deux jours dans le reste de la Bande de Gaza ». B. Lynn Pascoe a rappelé qu’en décembre, 43,5% des besoins commerciaux de base en matière de nourriture seulement étaient assurés. [...] « plus de 150 roquettes et attaques au mortier ont été lancées contre Israël par des militants, blessant 11 Israélien(ne)s et tuant un Équatorien»... « 42 Palestinien(ne)s ont été tués et 117 blessés par l’armée israélienne, qui a lancé 8 incursions sur le terrain, 15 frappes aériennes et 10 tirs de missiles la semaine dernière. Parmi les morts se trouvent des civils palestiniens », a dit B. Lynn Pascoe. [ soulignement ajouté ]

This Tuesday January 22nd, B. Lynn Pascoe, UN Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs, strongly urged Israel to allow the “regular and unimpeded” delivery of fuel and other basic necessities. “But these 2.2 million liters will only restore electricity to what it was in January. This means there are cuts lasting 8 to 10 hours each day in the center of Gaza and every two days in the rest of Gaza.” B. Lynn Pascoe recalled that, in December, only 43.5% of food needs from commercial goods were insured. [...] “over 150 rockets and attacks from mortars were launched against Israel par militants, wounding 11 Israelis and killing a citizen of Equator”... “42 Palestiniens have been killed and 117 wounded by the Israeli army, who launched 8 ground incursions, 15 aerial strikes and 10 missile attacks last week. Amongst the dead were civilian Palestinians,” stated B. Lynn Pascoe. [ Freely translated; emphasis added ]

Worldwide petition / Pétition mondiale
إنهوا حصار غزة: أوقفوا إطلاق النا
Die Krise um die Blockade des Gazastreifen erreichte ihren Höhepunkt
End the Blockade of Gaza
Paremos el Asedio de Gaza
Contre le siège sur Gaza: Pour un cessez-le-feu
הסירו את העוצר מעזה: הפסקת אש עכשיו

Agence France Presse
dans Le Devoir (Montréal), lundi 21 janvier 2008.

La bande de Gaza, totalement bouclée par Israël en représailles aux tirs de roquettes palestiniennes, était frappée hier par d’importantes coupures d’électricité qui risquaient de s’aggraver avec l’arrêt en soirée, faute de carburant, de l’unique centrale électrique du territoire.

[...] « Priver les gens de choses fondamentales comme l’eau revient à les priver de la dignité humaine. Il est difficile de comprendre la logique qui consiste à faire souffrir des centaines de milliers de personnes pour rien », a critiqué Christopher Gunness, le porte-parole de l’agence de l’ONU pour les réfugiés à Gaza (Unrwa).

:: Lire sur Le Devoir en ligne

www.ledevoir.com/2008/01/21/172636.html

“Bad” Women Raped and Killed (IPS)
By: Ali al-Fadhily, correspondent in Baghdad
Inter Press Service Dec. 18, 2007.

BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (IPS) – Women are being killed by militia groups in southern Iraq for not conforming to strict Islamic ways, the police say. And, increased threats from militia groups is driving many women away from their homes.

www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40510

by Felicity Arbuthnot
Global Research November 28, 2007

Editors have a mantra, do not look back, move on, write what is current. But sometimes looking back is vital. Those who ignore even the recent past are doomed to understand nothing, sink deeper into quagmires – and bleat again : ‘Why do they hate us’ ?

Looking through material for the book that has been far too long in the making, I found a copy of a letter which I sent to a prominent (UK) Member of Parliament. It is dated November 1993 and clarifies for ever why the invaders were never going to be greeted with ‘sweets and flowers’.

Meridian Hotel, Baghdad, 4th November 1993.
As you know, when I was here in April/May 1992, I thought things could get no worse. Yet in July this year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations note in a Report: ”...with deep regret”, all the: “pre-famine indicators being in place”. Further that an appreciable proportion of the population now had less calorific intake than the most famine stricken parts of Africa. That was July. This is apocalypse. This is an internationally sponsored genocide. :: read on >>

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Vous pouvez faire tomber Guantanamo Bay une pixel à la fois!

En signant cette déclaration, vous retirer un pixel et avec 500,000 signatures nous pourrons faire tomber le véritable Guantanamo Bay…

www.tearitdown.org

Ariane Lacoursière, dans La Presse
Le vendredi 09 novembre 2007

Quand on lui demande s’il a tué des gens, Alusine Bah, 27 ans, reste muet et se tord les mains.

Selon Amnistie internationale, quelque 300 000 enfants sont utilisés comme soldats dans le monde. Alusine Bah est l’un d’entre eux. La Presse l’a rencontré.

www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20071109/CPACTUALITES/711090797/

Dans le journal La Presse, lundi 29 octobre 2007.
— Michèle Ouimet, Envoyée spéciale à Kandahar

Le Canada ne torture pas les talibans faits prisonniers par son armée. Mais (...). Voici le premier volet d’une grande enquête menée sur le terrain par notre envoyée spéciale, qui à rencontré plusieurs prisonniers victimes de sévices. :: Lire l’article ici >>