Israel/Palestine
making Gaza Real
by Jeff Hackman The horrific events in Gaza these past three weeks have been hard to ignore, yet easy to ignore. But I came across a story that hit me hard. Suleiman Baraka is a Palestinian astrophysicist. He works here in the US. He had an 11 year old son named Ibrahim. I love astronomy, [...]
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Israeli settlers continue to harass Palestinian citizens in their own villages. Of course, the settlements themselves are illegal. Here is an incident that took place this week: CPTnet 26 July 2008 AT-TUWANI: Armed settlers enter village, threaten Palestinians and internationals; Israeli police refuse to intervene On Friday 25 July at 10:30 a.m., three Israeli settlers, [...]
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