Israel: Ethnic cleansing NOT property demolition!

The Israeli Authorities and the Jerusalem Municipality demolished the Shepherd Hotel in Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem.

Despite the UN, and to a far lesser extent the US, condemnation of the destruction of properties in the occupied areas of Palestine, the Israeli government continue their policy of ethnic cleansing.

The world media will report the destruction of the Shepherd Hotel as the ongoing demolition of Palestinian property, if it is reported at all.
But what is being missed or purposely left out is the fact that when a Palestinian home is destroyed or stolen by the Israeli state and given to an Israeli family, the Palestinian resident is no longer in most cases able to live in or close to the area of their original home /birth, in other words they have been ethnically cleansed from that area.

We (not living in Palestine) tend to over simplify these actions, and often vent our rage at the fact that another property has been demolished.
However, there is a very real human tragedy at play here, a Palestinian Father has now no option but to move his Wife and siblings, and in some cases older family members in with other relatives.

In turn the original action by the state of Israel not only destroys a Palestinian home, not only cleanses the area of that Palestinian family, but also in most cases plunges the family evicted and their relatives into severe poverty.

Israeli spokesperson, we regret the death of Amr Qawasme

I fail to understand what is happening to mankind, for one to say they regret something is to play down an incident. For example one might say, I regret leaving my job or selling my car or losing my keys or missing the bus. But to say one regrets taking the life of another human is simply disrespecting /disregarding the value of life.

There is absolutely no comfort for the loved ones of the deceased in such a statement, and only shows the family the worth placed on their loved one by the killer/s. Every human has value and a place of importance to their family and extended family, and this value should always be observed.
Photo: AFP.


Statements like the one above only serve to show the hatred and total lack of value that the Israelis have for Palestinians.

Humans are not ELIMINATED they are killed / murdered, they are not pawns to be trifled with in order to gain political superiority over an enemy government they are civilians, voters, Mothers, Fathers, Children, Brothers and Sisters.

IDF assassination squad get the wrong man!

The Israeli military machine has claimed the life of another Palestinian in the West Bank.

The victim was Amr Qawasme, a 65-year-old Hebron resident, who was killed during what was obviously an IDF sanctioned assassination. However the victim was not their target and it looks like the IDF actually raided the wrong address.
The IDF are claiming that Amr Qawasme was in the home of their target a Hamas official.

IDF assassinations are by no means something new in the West Bank, however they are rarely reported as assassinations, more often termed as arrest attempts that either went wrong or arrest attempts met by resistance.

Below is a link to the HAARETZ report:

http://tinyurl.com/37xprmb

Is the killing of Jawaher Abu Rahmah a war crime?

For almost six years the residents of the town of Bilin have been holding peaceful, non-violent weekly demonstrations against the current illegal separation barrier.

The woman who died on Saturday, Jawaher Abu Rahmah, was a 36-year-old resident of the town of Bilin, and WAS NOT active in the demonstration, but watching with her Mother a distance away.
Her Mother in an interview with the New York Times, explained that the wind blew the gas from the grenades in their direction.

Of course, the Zionist state is coming up with all sorts of excuses and denials, they claimed firstly that she wasn’t even there, then claims from the Israeli government that she may have suffered from asthma!

One has absolutely no doubt that the Israeli immoral machine will try to discredit Jawaher Abu Rahmah at some point as they tried to do with Rachel Corrie and then when all else fails they will simply tell untruths.

The P.A. has claimed the death of Jawaher Abu Rahmah is a war crime, a claim dismissed by Israel. But here are the facts: Israel illegally occupies Palestine, the barrier being constructed is Illegal and by definition the presence of the IDF in the area is also ILLEGAL!

Watch the interview below from Democracy Now

RAMALLAH, names street after Rachel Corrie

RAMALLAH,in the occupied territories of Palestine has honored fallen peace and human rights activist Rachel Corrie, by naming a street in her memory.

Rachel Corrie a 23 year old American peace activist was murdered by the IDF (Israeli Army) on the 16th of March 2003, whilst non-violently trying to protect the home of a Palestinian family, from illegal destruction by the Zionist state. Despite the fact that the IDF were aware that there was an active demonstration by non-Palestinian activists, the order was given to destroy the home.


There is little known about the bulldozer driver who took Rachel’s life, apart from the fact that he is a 38-year-old Russian immigrant who came to Israel in 1995.

During the recent case brought by Rachel’s parents against the State of Israel, the dozer driver was hidden behind a screen, which the Zionist state claimed was necessary to protect him.