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liamh2 uploaded a new video
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On Nov. 5, 2009, at the Palestine Center in Washington, D.C., an award-winning journalist, Mohammed Omer, presented a video that he had taken in Ja...
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On Nov. 5, 2009, at the Palestine Center in Washington, D.C., an award-winning journalist, Mohammed Omer, presented a video that he had taken in January, 2005, at Rafah, Gaza Strip, near the Egyptian border. Mr. Omer, now 25 years of age, was born and raised in the Rafah refugee camp. See: http://www.webgaza.net/background/Ref... His video dealt with some Palestian children attempting to post Palestinian flags on a huge Separation Wall, controlled by a security tower, operated by Israeli soldiers. A number of the children were killed by Israeli gunfire coming from the tower. During a Q&A session, Mr. Omer described what happened to the victims as a "war crime." He also commented on, topics like: press freedom, self-censorship and an unpleasant experience that he had with CNN.
For more about the Palestine Center, go to "The Jerusalem Fund," at: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ Mr. Omer is a correspondent for the "Washington Report on the Middle East Affairs" magazine. Check out: http://www.washington-report.org/ For the latest on the Human Rights crisis in Gaza, see the UN Report of Judge Richard Goldstone, at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/... and http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/11/03... and
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-up... and http://www.rafahtoday.org/news/todaym...
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liamh2 uploaded a new video
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On Nov. 5, 2009, at the Palestine Center, in Washington, D.C., an award-winning journalist, Mohammed Omer, discussed the desperate human rights sit...
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On Nov. 5, 2009, at the Palestine Center, in Washington, D.C., an award-winning journalist, Mohammed Omer, discussed the desperate human rights situation in Gaza--the result of Israel/s recent siege and military offensive. His presentation included his personal observations, interviews with the people of Gaza, his photographs and a video. Mr. Omer, now 25 years of age, was born and raised in the Rafah refugee camp. He spoke for over an hour, including the Q&A session. For more about the Palestine Center, go to "The Jerusalem Fund," at: http://www.thejerusalemfund.org/ Mr. Omer is a correspondent for the "Washington Report on the Middle East Affairs" magazine. Check out: http://www.washington-report.org/ For the latest on the Human Rights crisis in Gaza, see the UN Report of Judge Richard Goldstone, at: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/... and http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/11/03... and
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-up...
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liamh2 uploaded a new video
(1 week ago)
On Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill, activists from the "Coalition for Free Gaza March," personally confronted Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA,) ju...
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On Nov. 3, 2009, on Capitol Hill, activists from the "Coalition for Free Gaza March," personally confronted Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA,) just outside his office over the Goldstone Report. The Congressman then quickly rushed towards his private elevator. Afterwards, six activists strolled into Room 2221, Rep. Bermans office, in the Rayburn Building, around 10 AM. There, they began reading the 575-paged UN Report of Judge Richard Goldstone. The Goldstone-authored document is highly critical of Israel's recent military conduct in Gaza, labeling some of its action as "War Crimes." Rep. Berman, who is Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, has introduced HR 867 in the House. Its purpose is to reject the report of the distinguished jurist, without giving Judge Goldstone a chance to personally testify before the Congress on his findings. HR 867 is due for a vote in the House later today. See, http://codepinkalert.org/article.php?... and
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/V... and
http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?Doc... and http://www.juancole.com/2009/09/golds... and http://www.boomantribune.com/?op=disp... and
http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/nod...
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liamh2 uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
On the evening of October 29, 2009, in Baltimore, MD, Richard Becker, an author, political commentator and activist, discussed his new book, "
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On the evening of October 29, 2009, in Baltimore, MD, Richard Becker, an author, political commentator and activist, discussed his new book, "Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire." He is on a national speaking tour. See for background: http://www.pslweb.org/site/PageServer...
Mr. Becker is also the Western Regional Coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition. Check out: http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageSe... The venue for the book talk was at Sweet Tooth Dessert Shop, located near the historic Hollins Street Market. Ms. Ashley Sauers served as the moderator for the event. Mr. Becker spoke for about one hour and a half, followed by a lively Q&A session, which lasted another 30 minutes.
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liamh2 uploaded a new video
(2 weeks ago)
Activist/nurse Sharon Black, who is with the "Bail Out the People Movement," shared her views on the need for a Single Payer health care ...
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Activist/nurse Sharon Black, who is with the "Bail Out the People Movement," shared her views on the need for a Single Payer health care system. She said "health care is a human right," and shouldn't be for profit and that the country is going through "a desperate period." Ms. Black added: "The money is there. The war budget is bloated. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." Ms. Black was one of the protesters who were picketing the office of CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield, an insurance giant, at a Hi-Rise in Baltimore, MD, on Oct. 29, 2009. For background, see: http://bailoutpeople.org/ and
http://mobilizeforhealthcare.org/
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