US Rabbis Protest Israel’s Policy Over Gaza
A group of 13 American Rabbis and some of their congregants in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia are fasting on the third Thursday of every month in an effort to shake the conscience of the American Jewish community about what they see as the inhuman blockade by Israel of Palestinians in the […]
Greenpeace’s Message To G20:Danger-Climate Destruction Ahead
Today, the police in Pittsburgh arrested 9 Greenpeace activists. The environmental group started what are expected to be protests at the G20 summit. The 9 activists arrested were suspended from a bridge and unrolling a large banner bearing the message “Danger:Climate Change Ahead” (see photo). The banner hung for 2 hours from the bridge near […]
Obama Scraps Bush’s Missile Plan In Europe
The decision was announced today, following a review earlier this year of plans made by the Bush administration to build a radar station in the Czech Republic and to install 10 interceptor missiles in Poland. Czech prime minister Jan Fischer said he received a direct call from President Obama to inform him that the shield […]
9/11 Is Still Used To Justify Endless Wars 8 Years Later
Today, commemorations for the 8 years anniversary of the 9/11 attacks were held in New-York and Washington DC. The somber day of 9/11/2001 still has a deep impact on all of us, and on America’s collective psyche. President Obama paid tribute to the victims in a speech at the Pentagon. “No turning of the seasons […]
Neo-Nazi’s Remorse: “A Life Based On Hate Is No Life At All”
White supremacist, Buford Furrow, killed a Filipino postal worker and wounded five people in 1999 during a shooting rampage at a Jewish community center near Los Angeles. Kevin Modesti, a reporter with the Los Angeles Daily News, received a letter from Buford Furrow after the reporter’s request for an interview was denied by prison officials. […]
