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NOVANEWS 10/08/2010 There are two transformative Jewish communities in the world When will apartheid greater Israel arrive? Which is it, Dershowitz? Full speed ahead on settlement construction! WP: Dennis Ross is Netanyahu’s man in the White House Jailbreak: Rep Donna Edwards raises money by championing human rights in Gaza The hallowed Israeli kibbutz– No Palestinians accepted Next time I’ll get into Gaza– I’ll find a friend in Congress ‘Forward’: J Street weathers attack, still has access Scientific paper shows that Israeli attacks merely perpetuate violence There are two transformative Jewish communities in the world   Oct 07, 2010 Wondering Jew When will apartheid greater Israel arrive?   Oct 07, 2010 Matthew Taylor   Which is it, Dershowitz? Oct 07, 20...

NOVANEWS 10/07/2010 ‘Death to the Arabs’ is graffiti in Jewish holy site in occupied E. Jerusalem ‘When history speaks’ for Israel in the Times it leaves out the Palestinians Goldberg’s Goldstone smear Mearsheimer: ‘Israel, with the help of the lobby, is effectively committing national suicide’ Obama’s toast. Time for the Europeans to step in The Jews sang ‘We are not afraid’ as 8 Israeli warships surrounded their little boat Bil’in, 7/30/10 Gaza siege kills one-month-old Palestinian infant Mo’taz Hani Abu Nada 2 poems for Gaza Why Obama caved (Israeli ambassador Michael Oren is his Democratic fundraising tool) ‘Death to the Arabs’ is graffiti in Jewish holy site in occupied E. Jerusalem Oct 06, 2010 Philip Weiss  Writes a friend: This is the tomb of Simon t...

NOVANEWS assassinating the resistance: PFLP fighters survive attack Today, the Israeli military attempted a targeted killing of three "militants" (freedom fighters) from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The main target was apparently Ahmad al-Ashkar. The Israeli military hasbara spokeswoman said, "The organization was planning attacks against Israel in the coming days." Does anyone really believe that these three PFLP members were "planning" an incipient attack against "Israel," or that Israel is justified in attempting to assassinate them while its blockade constitutes an ongoing act of mass terror against the population of the Gaza Strip? Will we see condemnation of this attack from any quarter? Just from the PFLP, probably, and perhaps obliquely from Ma'an News. It's t...

NOVANEWS In This Issue... Demonstrating still a crime: Military night raids and arrests resume in Ni’ilin More Recent Articles Search The Only Democracy? Demonstrating still a crime: Military night raids and arrests resume in Ni’ilin from the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Four people, 17 to 45 year-old, were arrested by the army in Ni’ilin tonight, in the first pre-dawn raid operation in months. The renewal of night raids and arrests may signal a return to their use as a scare tactic to quell demonstrations and the village’s struggle against the Wall and theft of their lands. Large military forces closed in on Ni’ilin at around 2 AM tonight, just before dozens of soldiers staged a raid on the village, entering it from four sides in order to arrest resident...

NOVANEWS Dear Friends, Two items tonight.  All that I can say about the disgusting first item is that as much as I love dogs, those trained by humans to bite harder and harder the more the ‘enemy’ struggles need to be imobolized by some not-dangerous-to-animals (4-legged and 2-legged), substance that that will instantly put them to sleep for a few hours, till the boat or flotilla reaches port and the animals can be safely caged.  Are there no limits to what the world will allow Israel to do?  Sick world.  Sick sick Israel!  [My highlighting below] Item 2 is about the new proposed law that demands that anyone wanting Israeli citizenship must pledge loyalty to the Jewish democratic state.  For one thing, Israel is far from democratic.  For a second, this law is aimed mainly at Arabs.  Makes ...

NOVANEWS Speaking In Tongues–The Deadly Dialect of the Zionist Language In Uncategorized  October 6, 2010 by crescentandcross “By way of deception, thou shalt do war…” –motto of Israel’s Mossad We all see them some time in our lives, but certainly with more frequency these days as events become increasingly heady. In virtually every city in America on some street corner there is some self-appointed preacher standing there, oblivious to how he or she appears, hollering like some Old Testament prophet at the top of his or her lungs that “the end” is near and whose message is almost invariably some version of– “Best listen up what I’m sayin’ here sonny n’ missy, lest you find yourself a-swimmin’ for your life in a lake o’ fire”… And then, inevitably (and in short time) they lose it… Like an...

NOVANEWS Light posting while paradise is experienced How Wagner still gets a raise in 2010 My writing thoughts here in Indonesia Light posting while paradise is experienced 07 Oct 2010 Currently snowed under here in Bali for the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival. Blogging will remain light over the next days while the world’s problems are solved.   How Wagner still gets a raise in 2010 07 Oct 2010 How anti-Semitism continues to hover over present-day Israel (in a form that isn’t solely focused on faux paranoia with Palestinians): Nearly 130 years after his death, Richard Wagner still provokes a maelstrom of emotions. Katharina Wagner, the German composer’s great-granddaughter, has pulled out of a trip to Israel where she was to announce that the Israel Chamber Orchestra woul...

NOVANEWS Yet more signs of an insecure Islamic leadership Israel continues settlements and the world smiles with thanks Nothing pretty about Zionist colonists Is a social impact bond more than just a buzz world? 06 Oct 2010 Why does Tehran continue playing into America and Israel’s hands? Repression is a bad look, politically and morally repulsive: Reporters Without Borders is outraged that the Iranian government is reinforcing and extending its online censorship and repression of netizens. Several news and information websites have been blocked in the past few days including those of two influential Grand Ayatollahs, which have been inaccessible in Iran since 3 October. Online women’s rights and student activists are among those who continue to be questioned and threatened. ...

NOVANEWS Saudi Prince killed servant in attack with sexual element, court told The grandson of the King of Saudi Arabia beat his servant to death in an attack which had a sexual element, a jury at the Old Bailey heard yesterday. 6 October 2010 The grandson of the King of Saudi Arabia beat his servant to death in an attack which had a sexual element, a jury at the Old Bailey heard yesterday. Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud, 34, killed Bandar Abdulaziz in a murder of "ferocity" it is claimed. According to The Mirror, Bandar Abdulaziz, 32, was found strangled in a Marylebone hotel suite which he was sharing with the prince, in February. He suffered brain damage, fractured ribs, a split lip and broken teeth. Although al Saud claims their relationship was one of equals, he is alleged to have ...