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Netanyahu’s Government Laws: Pure Fascism
It seems that the current Israeli government is obsessed to pass as much laws as possible until everything is controlled and no act is allowed to protest against the Israeli right projects. The Knesset passed a new law called “The Boycott Law” that punishes anyone or organization that calls for a boycott on Israel or the settlements.
Israel Prime Minister declared today without any hesitation that he supported the law and wanted it to pass. According to him, Netanyahu sees in the new law as a line that is drawn between what is acceptable and what is not. Netanyahu’s prejudice made him say that if he didn’t approve the law it would
A New Israeli Law for Denying Citizenship
Yesterday the Knesset approved a new law that allows the state to deny basic rights of anyone who is accused of terror offenses and activity with enemy [singlepic id=509 w=320 h=240 float=right]forces. The Arab Knesset members considered it a step towards turning Israel into another model of the former racist regime of South Africa. Barakeh said: Israel is heading towards fascism.
Even though the Israeli law punishes anyone who is convicted of spying, terror or work with the enemy with high sentences, “Israel our House” extreme Israeli party pushed towards approving the amendments to the Citizenship Act that targets the Arab citizens of Israel.
Palestinian Refugees…those who must stay in our minds and hearts
Many politicians find it easy to say that the Palestinian refugees case can be easily solved; compensation or a partial return to the West Bank would be [singlepic id=285 w=320 h=240 float=right] enough. Most of those politicians whether Palestinian or other did not pay a visit to one of the Palestinian refugees camps to see the real situation of these people.
The Palestinian refugees were forced to leave their homes and lands at the time the Israeli state was established in 1948 and later when Israel occupied the
Israel offers to “ease” the blockade on Gaza
After three years of blockade on more than one million and seven hundred Palestinians who live in the Gaza strip,[singlepic id=247 w=280 h=200 float=right] Israel is considering an easement on the entrance to the strip but refuses to end the blockade. The Israeli decision to consider an easement on the entrances to Gaza was made after the worldwide criticism that was made about the Israeli policy regarding the Gaza strip and the late freedom flotilla incident that Israel killed in it nine peace activists while preventing it from reaching Gaza.
Radicalism within those who claim Democracy
Since the September 11 attacks on the United States of America, a claim spread around the world about radicalism in Islam and the Arab world. Universities [singlepic id=244 w=320 h=240 float=right] around the world tried to study the phenomenon of radicalism in Islam. Many scholars tried to support the claim that Islamist communities hold violence and extreme thoughts because of the origins of Islam and the nature life in Arab countries. A few disagreed with the idea that Islam has nothing to do with the terrorist organizations such Al Qaeda that executed violence attacks against both Western and Arab populations while many tried to use the September 11 attacks in order to launch wide attacks against anything which have Arab or Islamic origins.
Read it.. ONLY if you want to know what is the story of the Palestinians
So what’s the story between the Arabs and Israel? Why the Palestinians have been fighting since more than sixty years? And why do they say that the Israeli [singlepic id=242 w=320 h=240 float=right] Arab conflict is the key to peace or war in the Middle East? What is this story about?
Some Israelis say that the Palestinians have enough Arab countries that they can go and live in. Other Israelis say that Jordan is the land which the Palestinians should have their state one. Others say that the Palestinians are simply terrorists and their revolution is only another terrorist action that must
The Freedom Flotilla incident and Israel’s war plans for the future
While observing Israel’s latest action in attacking the freedom flotilla, one can reach a conclusion that Israel’s policy in using force will lead the area to war [singlepic id=237 w=300 h=210 float=right]soon. The current Israel government has been working since several months to prepare for the next confrontation in the Middle East.
The Israeli army made several exercises and training to evaluate its capability in both launching a war and defending a possible attack in any moment. Not only this but the security forces have trained itself very well to know how to deal with the Israeli population while in war. The diplomatic effort to gain an international support for a possible Israeli attack is in its high levels.
