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For Israel, a Reckoning

The farce of the climate change summit in Copenhagen affirmed a world war waged by the rich against most of humanity. It also illuminated a resistance growing perhaps as never before: an internationalism linking justice for the planet earth with universal human rights, and criminal justice for those who invade and dispossess with impunity. And the best news comes from Palestine.

Riot Police attack UK humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza

Undercurrents | 05-01-2010 23:10 | Palestine | Sheffield | World

2000 riot cops battle over Gaza aid

Candlelit Vigil for Gaza: Sunday 27th December

Sheffield PSC | 17-12-2009 21:41 | Palestine | Sheffield

'Remember Gaza' -- Candlelit Vigil for Gaza, Sheffield Town Hall - Sunday 27th December 2009

A year since the invasion of Gaza. Vigil on the Town Hall steps from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Please bring candles and holders with you.

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Israel: Off Your Trolley

On Saturday 5th December supporters of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! held a lively demonstration in support of Palestine to mark one year since Israel’s brutal attacks on Gaza. Using the slogan, ‘Israel: off your trolley’, protesters staged a rolling picket of high street companies involved in supporting Israel economically and politically.

22 Days of Waging Peace: Targeting Brimar, Targeting Bloodshed, Remembering Gaza

On 27th December it will be one year since Operation Cast Lead, the brutal 22 day bombing of Gaza by Israeli forces. Target Brimar will be organising 22 days of protest to commemorate not only those killed in Gaza, but those killed by UK/US forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere around the world.

A Comparative Review of Flat Earth News and Newspeak

Jonathan Cook has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from Nazareth, Israel, as a freelance reporter for the past eight years. Before that he was a staff journalist at the Guardian and Observer newspapers. His latest books on the conflict are ‘Israel and the Clash of Civilisations’ (Pluto, 2008) and ‘Disappearing Palestine’ (Zed, 2008). His website is www.jkcook.net

In the two-part Guest Media Alert that follows, Cook attempts the truly Herculean task of dissecting and comparing the key arguments in Nick Davies’s book ‘Flat Earth News’ and our own recently published ‘Newspeak in the 21st Century.’ The results are enthralling but demanding - even hardened media analysts will require a plentiful supply of tea and biscuits throughout.

Please do not underestimate the unique nature of the analysis Cook is offering. While Davies’s book was discussed, reviewed, and applauded, far and wide in both print and broadcast media, our own book (published in September) has so far limped to just two, largely dismissive, reviews in mainstream outlets, in the Guardian and Times Higher Education (THE), totalling exactly 1,000 words. Our previous book, Guardians of Power (2006), has never been mentioned, let alone reviewed, in any mainstream national UK newspaper.

The truth is that dissident media analyses are consistently ignored in this way - it is not just us. And so Cook’s comparison of Davies’s mainstream view of the media with an analysis based on Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s “propaganda model of media control” is a vanishingly rare event. As ever, Cook’s experience as a professional journalist adds a fascinating additional dimension to his analysis.

Cook produced this mega-review - nearly 10,000 words of it - completely free of charge. It is an extraordinary act of generosity from a fine and thoughtful journalist. We would like to express our sincere thanks to him. If you would like to thank him or otherwise comment, you can write to him here:

mail@jkcook.net

Palestinian Child Prisoners - UK Meetings

A national tour to highlight the systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by the Israeli authorities, organised by Action for Palestinian Children and supported by Palestine Solidarity Campaign

Mohammad Abu Eid, from the occupied West Bank, was 14 years old when he was detained by the Israeli forces in February 2008 and accused of throwing stones at the Wall. Mohammad was beaten, interrogated in the absence of a lawyer and family member, deceived into signing a confession, prosecuted in a military court and sentenced to four months imprisonment inside Israel. Whilst in prison, he received no education and no family visits.

Mohammad, in the company of his mother, Somaya, will share their experiences with the audience to foster a better understanding of the situation facing Palestinian children.

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Black-and-Tan methods used by Israeli soldiers in Bil'in

In another of the increasing assaults on the people of Bilin village in Palestine, Israeli soldiers engaged on Tuesday night in yet another middle of the night raid during which villagers were assaulted, property was trashed and children terrorized in their beds.

Hands Off the People of Iran Meeting in Leeds

In the last few months, Iranian society has been gripped by political crisis, sparked by the nakedly fraudulent outcome of its recent elections

We must consider serious questions such as what vehicle can the Iranian people use to positively overcome the theocratic regime which they live and die under. What is our station in any of this and what on earth can we do to prevent questioning of the state in Iran becoming a pretext to greater Imperialist intervention, further than the UN sponsored strangle hold it has on the people of Iran right now

This is an open invitation, please come along

Sachin Sharma
of the Steering Committee of Hands Off the People of Iran, Leeds

An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting dispossession

Professor Jeff Halper is an Israeli Jew and the Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)

http://www.icahd.org/. Jeff was on the first of the Free Gaza boats that broke the siege of Gaza. He was jailed for this when he returned home to Israel and is currently out on bail. He has been awarded Palestinian citizenship and has won various honours including the Kant-World-Citizen-Prize for 2009 and the Rachel Corrie Peace Award and was a 2006 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize

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Public Meeting: Can Obama bring Justice and Peace to the Middle East

Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign | 25-08-2009 22:29 | History | Palestine | Sheffield

Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign Public Meeting

With Professor Jeff Halper, Director (Israeli Committee Against House Demolition)

Friday 4th September 6.30 pm

Library Lecture Theatre, Tudor Square, (Behind the city Library Sheffield S1 1XZ) Sheffield

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map of arms dealers in Sheffield - take action in the run up to DSEi

here's a handy map of arms dealers in Sheffield

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Report of Palestine action inside and outside M&S in Newcastle, 04.06.09

On Thursday 4th June 2009 campaigners targeted Marks and Spencer’s Newcastle store with a series of actions intended to raise awareness of the company’s links to Israel and build pressure for a total boycott, as part of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Pickets continue weekly in Newcastle, Thursdays from 5-7pm on Northumberland St

AMN Action Roundup #1

http://www.antimilitaristnetwork.org.uk/actionroundup

Welcome to the first Action Roundup from for Anti-Militarist Network. To have your events or actions covered either add them to Indymedia UK under the anti-militarism tag, or email us.

Caoimhe Butterly (Quiva) talk on continuing Isreali war crimes in Gaza

Caoimhe Butterly (Quiva) has been the Freegaza movement,

http://www.freegaza.org/, coordinator in Gaza since November 2008. She witnessed the devastating consequences of the Israeli Attacks on the Palestinian people. Quiva will share with us her experience during the horrific time which the Palestinian people suffered.

Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign Film Festival: Cinema Palestino!

cinemaPalestino is a season of films exploring issues that effect us all falling in love, making a home, caring for a family, freedom- but under the shadow of a military occupation that distorts all aspects of daily life for the Palestinian people. cinemaPalestino is a celebration of Palestinian culture through drama and documentary film - despite 60 years of unimaginable oppression, Palestinians have retained a vital, creative and powerful identity. Join us in our celebrations!

* Every Thursday in May and the first Thursday in June

* All Sheffield PSC profits will got to children's projects in Gaza.

Audio: Gaza, Israel and War Crimes

Attached is a recording of a Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign public meeting held on 2nd April 2009 titled "Gaza, Israel and War Crimes", which was addressed by, Dr. Michael Kearney, a specialist in international law.

Support the people of Palestine, stand behind the occupation The images:

http://underclassrising.net/ | 25-03-2009 17:01 | University Occupations for Gaza | Palestine | Sheffield

All images copy left to underclassrising.net

Rally for Gaza: support the people of Palestine, stand behind the occupation

Show Your Solidarity!

Sheffield Occupation - 1 week, 2 buildings!

As the Sheffield University occupation in solidarity with the people of Palestine enters its second week, the University management are still trying to squirm out of negotiating, and the occupiers are now in control of one of the University's flagship buildings.

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Sheffield Palestine Newswire Archive

For Israel, a Reckoning

Riot Police attack UK humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza

Candlelit Vigil for Gaza: Sunday 27th December

Israel: Off Your Trolley

22 Days of Waging Peace: Targeting Brimar, Targeting Bloodshed, Remembering Gaza

A Comparative Review of Flat Earth News and Newspeak

Palestinian Child Prisoners - UK Meetings

Black-and-Tan methods used by Israeli soldiers in Bil'in

Hands Off the People of Iran Meeting in Leeds

An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting dispossession

Public Meeting: Can Obama bring Justice and Peace to the Middle East

map of arms dealers in Sheffield - take action in the run up to DSEi

Report of Palestine action inside and outside M&S in Newcastle, 04.06.09

AMN Action Roundup #1

Caoimhe Butterly (Quiva) talk on continuing Isreali war crimes in Gaza

Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign Film Festival: Cinema Palestino!

Audio: Gaza, Israel and War Crimes

Support the people of Palestine, stand behind the occupation The images:

Rally for Gaza: support the people of Palestine, stand behind the occupation

Sheffield Occupation - 1 week, 2 buildings!

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