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Israeli Navy Attacks Gaza Aid Flotilla, at Least 14 Dead |
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by Boston IMC, |
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Early Monday morning, the Israeli navy attacked a flotilla of six ships in international waters attempting to bring food and medicine to the besieged residents of the Gaza Strip. The attack was carried out with tear gas and live ammunition, and Israeli commandos boarded the flotilla and took control of the ships. Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the Israeli trade minister, told an Israeli television station that 14 to 16 people had been killed in the attack. Dozens more were injured. |
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31 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : War and Militarism |
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Protesters Condemn Israeli “Ambassador of Apartheid” Michael Oren + Activists Protest Jerusalem Day Event at BPL |
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by BDS Boston MA, bdsbostonma (nospam) gmail.com |
 Activists Protest Brandeis Commencement, Jerusalem Day Event at Boston Public Library. |
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26 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : War and Militarism |
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Reportback From the Anticapitalathon Games |
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by Anonymous, |
 On the weekend of April 23 - 25, the Anticapitalathon Games were held Washington, DC to protest the International Monetary Fund/World Bank spring meetings. The "Games" were organized by the Self Described Anarchist Collective (http://selfdescribed.org), a regional anti-authoritarian group. While this year's protest was smaller than in years past, tremendous energy and enthusiasm was demonstrated by all who took part. |
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24 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Globalization : Human Rights : Organizing |
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Israeli government wont allow Chomsky to enter West Bank |
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by peace, peace (nospam) peace.org |
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http://palestinenote.com/cs/blogs/news/archive/2010/05/16/israel-bars-noam-chomsky-from-west-bank.aspx |
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17 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights |
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Philippine Democracy: Alive, but is it well? |
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by Walden Bello, |
 Reflections on the 2010 Campaign.
The 2010 campaign has drawn to a close, and it’s time to distill my experiences after registering hundreds of miles by land, sea, and air crisscrossing the country as a party-list candidate. |
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14 May 2010
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Organizing : Politics : Social Welfare |
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