Moshé Machover, co-founder of the Socialist, anti-Zionist Matzpen…

John Molyneux…
From the standpoint of Marxism and international socialism an illiterate, conservative, superstitious Muslim Palestinian peasant who supports Hamas is more progressive than an educated liberal atheist Israeli who supports Zionism (even critically).
Well said Comrade!

Via General, Your Tank is a Powerful Vehicle…
The Congress of South African Trade Unions pledges its support for the 153 diamond polishers employed by the Lev Leviev Diamond (LLD) Polishing Company in Windhoek, Namibia, who have been on strike since June 19th to protest abusive managers as well as job appraisals and promotions, wages and [...]

I’ll be speaking on July 11th, in an event organized by the IJSN… If you are in London, please stop by…
The International Jewish Solidarity Network
Invites you to its first public event
International Resistance to Zionism
In solidarity with 60-plus years of Palestinian resistance to the founding of Israel
Friday 11 July 7-9.30pm
Trinity United Reformed Church, Buck St, London [...]

From AFP…
Arab singers will boycott a music festival in Jordan next month over claims it is being set up by the same company which organized Israel’s 60th anniversary celebrations in May, a union leader said on Monday.

From AFP…
Hamas said on Friday it had suspended negotiations on the release of a captured Israeli soldier because the Jewish state was not respecting the terms of a truce with the Islamist movement.
“Hamas has suspended indirect negotiations with the enemy over (Corporal Gilad) Shalit because of the non-respect by the enemy of the terms of [...]

Some B&W pix from the anti-Israeli apartheid protest on Sunday in Central London…

As soon as I got out from the tube station in Central London on Sunday, this was among the first things I saw…

Every few mins I would bump into someone wrapped in the flag of the apartheid Israeli state.. I was like: “Leih el-beidan dah 3ala el-sob7 keddah?! Eih el-zebala wel manyaka deeh?! What the [...]

Horrible news about our friend Mohammed Omer…
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information “ANHRI.Net”condemns the detention of Palestinian Journalist Mohammad Omer Mughir by Israeli Occupation Forces. Muhammad was detained, assaulted and interrogated on June 27th upon his return to Gaza after receiving the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. The young journalist returned to Gaza [...]

America’s future Zionist Pimp-In-Chief…

Click on Latuff’s cartoon below to read an article…

Fantastic farewell… I hope he gets one like that in every city he visits…
Confusion has marred French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s farewell to Israel, after a soldier shot himself dead during an airport departure ceremony.
Mr Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, were rushed into their plane after the shot. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was also [...]

From Ynet…
Prime Minister Olmert meets with Egyptian President Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh, receives guarantee Cairo won’t open Rafah border crossing until kidnapped Israeli soldier released.
Click on the poster below to continue reading the report…

I received the following update from the Gaza Solidarity Campaign, regarding their 27 June Rafah protest…
Due to hopeful developments for the people of Gaza, we have decided to wait another week before holding the previously planned demonstration. We hope that the current cease-fire will provide some immediate relief for the besieged people of Gaza, though [...]

From AFP…
Dozens of Egyptian writers on Sunday condemned Culture Minister Faruq Hosni, a candidate to head UNESCO, for saying in an Israeli newspaper interview that he was prepared to visit the Jewish state.
The interview itself angered a group of 26 intellectuals, authors and poets, who consider Israel “the enemy” almost three decades after Egypt signed [...]

I received the following announcement from the Gaza Solidarity Campaign….
On June 19th a ceasefire was called into effect between Gaza and Israel. Demonstrations of solidarity with the people of Gaza and the humanitarian crisis they continue to face are planned for the weekend of June 27th.
On June 27th, demonstrations will be held in Rafah [...]

From AFP…
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will travel to Egypt next week for talks with President Hosni Mubarak, the premier’s office said on Thursday as an Egyptian-mediated Gaza truce went into effect.
“Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will leave next Tuesday for Egypt where he will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,” the statement said.
“The two agreed to [...]