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NOVANEWS DR. STEVEN R. FELDMAN: A JEWISH AMERICAN’S EVOLVING VIEW OF ISRAEL July 6, 2010 by Gordon Duff   A Jewish American’s Evolving View of Israel By Steven R. Feldman with introduction by Jim W. Dean STAFF WRITER/Editor (Republished from Issues, The American Council for Judaism)   “…there were far more Israeli acts of massacre than I had previously thought. To my surprise, there were also many cases of rape. In the months of April-May 1948, units of the Haganah [the pre-state defense force that was the precursor of the IDF] were given operational orders that stated explicitly that they were to uproot the villagers, expel them and destroy the villages themselves.”…Benny Morris…Israel author   Introduction:   Dear Friends, It is a pleasure to introduce you today to Dr. Steve Feldman, ...

NOVANEWS July 6, 2010by Michael Leon   Falcon F-16 By Raja Mujtaba The 1971 Indo-Pak War was over and the Pakistan Air Force did not perform as well as in the 1965 war with India. The American technology which our brave pilots and engineers had absorbed and put to its maximum performance in the previous war let us down in the 71 War. The Korean vintage F-86 Sabers, F104 Star Fighters and B-57 Bombers along with their Missiles and Avionics Suites had out-stretched their operational lives and were now lingering along in our inventories to be counted in numbers. All the smart alecks on the payroll of the PAF in the mid 1970s were collected in the Operations Research Directorate at Air Headquarters to identify the needs of the PAF for the next 20 years. Some of us who were fairly impressed by...

NOVANEWS July 6, 2010 by Dr. Ashraf Ezzat I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in the White House political thinking General Petraeus was last week appointed to lead foreign forces in Afghanistan. He replaces General Stanley McChrystal who was dismissed for insulting remarks about the US administration to a magazine. One of the good things that came out of McChrystal`s dismissal is that the Afghanistan war – or rather the forgotten war -began to grab everybodys attention once again. And the change of command comes when the insurgents are at their strongest since the Taliban-Islamist regime was ousted in late 2001 But as John Kampfner, writing in the Guardian, put it  ‘How can a war that has taken the lives of more UK and US service personnel than any ot...

NOVANEWS Young Australian Jews taken to Hebron and asked to smell freedom Refugees are sent back to an uncertain fate Insulated Jews turn away from actions down the road Israel needs a new salesman and damn fast Voices Beyond Walls inside Gaza BDS would only empower Israel’s nationalist right How to report on a descent into African hell Young Australian Jews taken to Hebron and asked to smell freedom 05 Jul 2010 While Jewish settlers bleat about human rights – not of Palestinians, of course, but themselves – we learn that a Birthright trip has visited the illegal settlement of Hebron. Australians, no less, talking about how much they love being there and the connection to the Jewish people. Nothing about Palestinians: Refugees are sent back to an uncertain fate 05 Jul 20...

NOVANEWS July 5, 2010 by Michael Leon     President Obama: Progress for Whom? “You can’t live half-humanistic, half-fascist.” Perhaps the most perceptive comment I have heard on world politics, in this case a disgusted commenter stating his feelings on Israel a few years back. Robert Kuttner is more or less throwing down the gauntlet on President Obama–expressing the same disgruntlement with Obama’s tendency to maintain the worst of the Bush-Cheney regime, ignoring the advice of wiser heads, and cutting destructive, anti-human policies down the middle. From the Huffington Post: By Robert Kuttner We in the progressive community have projected our own visions onto Barack Obama ever since we first noticed him as a remarkable political novice. It was clear from the 2008 campaign that he was ...

NOVANEWS The ALP and Israel is like a disease that no medicine can cure India helped kill Tamil resistance Australians rally around the Hebron Festival of Friendship Gillard reassures America and Israel of her backing Asylum seekers deserve respect and a home What I found in my letterbox yesterday New York Times readers start to see the darkness in Gaza Better find another country to visit, Hebron oppressor Blumenthal on “fear” in America, used and abused by Murdoch Petraeus dying to be seen as pro-Israel The ALP and Israel is like a disease that no medicine can cure 04 Jul 2010 Australian unionist Paul Howes loves Israel. He supports its criminality, murder of opponents, defends it from everybody and would ideally like to make love to the Jewish state. He’s also one of ...

" Capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. But imprisnment turns the state into a gay dangeon-master." * See: www.thinkexist.com/quotes/jesse_jackson/3.htm1

NOVANEWS Today we celebrate the 234th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of a great experiment, American democracy. In every corner of our country, we recall the valor and vision of patriots from Thirteen Colonies who declared independence from a powerful empire and gave birthto a new Nation. We gather in town centers and wave flags in parades not only to recall this history we share, but also to honor the vibrant and enduring spirit of America establishedon this day. For those gallant first Americans, such a Nation as ours may have seemed like an unattainable dream. Their concept was revolutionary: a government of, by, and for the people. Yet, our Founders’ tenacity, resolve, and courage in the face of seemingly impossible odds became the bedro...

NOVANEWS Following the lead of Elvis Costello against Israel Fundamentalist Jews run riot in Jerusalem Who wants to see Gillard as pro-Israel and anti-Islam? Making Palestinians central to journalism is still a while off British looks back into history and misses the good old days Gillard is like Rudd and that’s just fine Following the lead of Elvis Costello against Israel  03 Jul 2010 Canadian film-maker and activist John Greyson recently made a short film to urge Elton John to cancel his show in Israel (he refused). Now Greyson is back with another clever video that combines the World Cup with the necessary cultural boycott of the Jewish state:  Vuvuzela from John Greyson on Vimeo.   Fundamentalist Jews run riot in Jerusalem  02 Jul 2010 Tensions in Silwan in Jerusale...

NOVANEWS BY: MICHAEL LEON This is the only democracy in the region knownas the Middle-East? Militaristic, racist and deep into the occult, Israel resembles the worst of Twentieth-century madness. The America whose independence we celebrate this weekend ought not entangle itself with such madness. From CounterPunch: By Jonathan Cook Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s far-right foreign minister, set out last week what he called a “blueprint for a resolution to the conflict” with the Palestinians that demands most of the country’s large Palestinian minority be stripped of citizenship and relocated outside Israel’s future borders. Warning Israel faced growing diplomatic pressure for a full withdrawal to the Green Line, the pre-1967 border, Mr Lieberman said that, if such a partition were implemented...