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“Jews for Palestinian Right of Return” statement backs single state and refugees’ right to go home | The Electronic Intifada The following statement, dated 1 January 2013, is issued by Jews for the Palestinian Right of Return. The initial signers are listed below along with a link for those who wish to sign on. “For Palestinians, the right to return home and the right to live in dignity and equality in their own land are not any less important than the right to live free of military occupation.” – Prof. Saree Makdisi

In shock reversal, Abe Foxman's ADL speaks out against rights for Arab Jews | The Electronic Intifada Reversing a long-standing position, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), one of the most influential Zionist organizations in the United States, has come out against recognition of the rights of Arab Jews . In a 7 January press release , the ADL welcomed the resignation of a close adviser to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi who last week called for Jews of Egyptian descent to return to Egypt and “leave Israel.” The statement also condemned the advisor, Essam el-Erian’s, criticisms of Israel. “This broad-brush negative stereotype of Jews by a senior Egyptian official was inappropriate, unacceptable and raises serious questions about the attitudes of some of Egypt’s leaders towards Jews,” the press release quoted ADL National Director Abraham Foxman as saying.

Watch: Banned Balad election ad has Israel's racist politicians dancing to Arab rhythm | The Electronic Intifada (David Silverman / Getty Images) Watch: Banned Balad election ad has Israel’s racist politicians dancing to Arab rhythm Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 22:13 التجمع | لمين تاركينها؟ Balad , a party representing Palestinian citizens of Israel , has released an election ad that shows some of Israel’s most notoriously racist politicians, including recently resigned foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman , dancing to an Arabic rhythm. The ad was banned from radio and television broadcast by Israel’s election commission.

Arab Slave Traders Supporting Democracy in Syria?: Arab Slave Traders Supporting Democracy in Syria?: Recent legal moves by the governments of Ethiopia, Indonesia and the Philippines to protect their nationals working in the Persian Gulf Arab states point to this harrowing fact: the Arab slave trade in foreign workers is alive and well. By Finian Cunningham January 03, 2013 " Information Clearing House " - Recent legal moves by the governments of Ethiopia, Indonesia and the Philippines to protect their nationals working in the Persian Gulf Arab states point to this harrowing fact: the Arab slave trade in foreign workers is alive and well. Rights groups estimate that there are up to 15 million migrant workers located in the Persian Gulf Arab countries ...

Obama authorizes five more years of warrantless wiretapping — RT Federal detectives won’t need a warrant to eavesdrop on the emails and phone calls of Americans for another five years. President Obama reauthorized an intelligence gathering bill on Sunday that puts national security over constitutional rights. President Barack Obama inked his name over the weekend to an extension of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a George W. Bush-era legislation that has allowed the government expansive spy powers that has been considered by some to be dragnet surveillance. FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, was first signed into law in the 1970s in order to put into place rules regarding domestic spying within the United States. Upon the passing of the FAA in 2008, however, the online and over-the-phone activities of Americans became subject to sweeping, warrantless wiretapping in instances where investigators reasonably suspect US citizens to be engaged in conversatio...

When Fracking Came to Suburban Texas January 01, 2013 "The Guardian" - -The corner of Goldenrod and Western streets, with its grid of modest homes, could be almost any suburb that went up in a hurry – except of course for the giant screeching oil rig tearing up the earth and making the pavement shudder underfoot. Fracking, the technology that opened up America's vast deposits of unconventional oil and gas, has moved beyond remote locations and landed at the front door, with oil operations now planned or under way in suburbs, mid-sized towns and large metropolitan areas. Some cities have moved to limit fracking or ban it outright – even in the heart of oil and gas country. Tulsa, Oklahoma, which once billed itself as the oil capital of the world, banned fracking inside city limits. The ...

Obama authorizes five more years of warrantless wiretapping — RT