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Goldstone’s Legacy: Israel 0, Gaza 19, and still counting
Sunday, 10 April 2011, 8:16 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
As Gideon Levy warned only a few days ago (1) , Goldstone’s recant (2) was a green light for Operation Cast Lead 2, an opportunity Israel was quick to grasp. More >>
To International Public Opinion
Monday, 4 April 2011, 10:26 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
We call on all activists and human rights defenders to observe the trial of socialist politicians, journalists and human rights defenders which will begin on 13 April 2011, in Istanbul. More >>
Mayan Women Victims Of Gang Rapes Announce Lawsuit
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 10:56 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Rosa Elbira Coc Ich, and ten other indigenous Mayan Q'eqchi' women, announced today a lawsuit brought against Canadian mining company HMI Nickel, and its corporate owner, HudBay Minerals, relating to rapes suffered by them near the town of El Estor, Guatemala. More >>
"My blood is very cheap for the freedom of Jordan"
Monday, 28 March 2011, 9:42 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Interview with a young woman from 24 March Movement conducted a few hours before the brutal repression of protestors by members of the State Security apparatus. More >>
81 Reasons Why Gaza has the right to Self Defense
Saturday, 26 March 2011, 6:51 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Seventy-nine of them can be found in United Nations Security Council Resolutions “ directly critical of Israel for violations of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.N. Charter, the Geneva Conventions, international terrorism, or other violations ... More >>
Breaking News: Three dead hundreds injured in Jordan protest
Saturday, 26 March 2011, 1:50 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Today I went to Gamal Abdul Nasser Roundabout in Jabal Hussein, Amman, which is outside the Jordanian Interior Ministry, to interview participants in the protest encampment set up there on Thursday, 24 March. More >>
No-Fly Zone Needed Over Israel
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 12:05 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Israel’s targeted attacks on unarmed civilians in Gaza in the last 24 hours, in which several of the victims were women and children, is yet another flagrant abuse of international law, and demands an international response such as that for Libya, ... More >>
Jordan: In their own words
Monday, 21 March 2011, 11:37 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
At last week’s protest I interviewed Ibrahim Alos (IA), who spoke about the weekly picket near the Israeli Embassy (or Zionist Embassy as it is referred to here), amongst other topics. Following is the full transcript of that interview, plus an interview ... More >>
Jordan: Another perspective – or two
Friday, 18 March 2011, 4:08 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The last week in Jordan has been marked with protests in several locations. From Tuesday’s protest outside Parliament calling for the dissolution of the Lower House, to Friday’s rally in Zarka, the weekly Al Husseini protest, and the “National ... More >>
Settler violence escalates as the military occupies and raid
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 3:14 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
International Solidarity Movement activists in Awarta describe a horrific "collective punishment" of the Palestinian village: children taken from school, homes raided, imposition of a 24-hour curfew, constant drone surveillance, and massive imprisonments ... More >>
Jordan: Another perspective – or two
Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 2:57 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
The last week in Jordan has been marked with protests in several locations. From Tuesday’s protest outside Parliament calling for the dissolution of the Lower House, to Friday’s rally in Zarka, the weekly Al Husseini protest, and the “National ... More >>
Jordan: The Muslim Brotherhood Taking The Peaceful Path
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 11:22 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
The protests after midday prayers at Al Husseini Mosque, in downtown Amman, show no signs of diminishing some nine weeks after they began. More >>
Images: Jordanians back on the streets, Friday 4 March 2011
Sunday, 13 March 2011, 11:14 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Ammanians again took to the streets in their thousands after midday prayers at Al Husseini Mosque on Friday, to demand political changes in Jordan. (Pic 1) More >>
A generous dose of democrUSAy – Bahrain bites
Saturday, 19 February 2011, 11:03 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
How different Obama’s response to Bahrain’s brutal massacre, compared to Egypt. Admittedly, he played swings and roundabouts with Egypt for a week or so, one day calling for dialogue, another for reform, with a couple of variations thrown in for ... More >>
Tales of Tyrants: Ben Ali, Mubarak & Suleiman
Friday, 18 February 2011, 2:05 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Many mysteries remain and questions still go unanswered about what just happen in Egypt last week, particularly with regards to Mubarak and Sulieman. Who even knows where they are and what they're doing now? More >>
Photo Essay: Jordan in 24 hours - sympathy to celebration
Monday, 14 February 2011, 3:06 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Photo Essay: Jordan in 24 hours - from sympathy to celebration! Last week it was hundreds in the street, this week it was thousands - Jordan is another country on the move....despite much of the media ignoring what is happening here, it's not just ... More >>
Egypt: “Slaughterman” – Transition Impossible
Friday, 4 February 2011, 3:41 pm | Julie Webb-Pullman
Omar Suleiman - better known as “slaughterman” - the recently appointed Vice Dictator of Egypt, is certainly living up to his new duties – and prior reputation.(1) Since accepting his latest vice mission (after which he should self-destruct) the ... More >>
Egypt: “Slaughterman” – Transition Impossible
Friday, 4 February 2011, 11:36 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Omar Suleiman - better known as “slaughterman” - the recently appointed Vice Dictator of Egypt, is certainly living up to his new duties – and prior reputation.(1) Since accepting his latest vice mission (after which he should self-destruct) the ... More >>
Mubarak: Sands through the hourglass....
Sunday, 30 January 2011, 11:42 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
Which bit of “OUT” does Mubarak not understand? Probably the same bit he fails to grasp in “democracy” as his speech last night designed to appease the population shows. He sacked his cabinet and promised to appoint a new government today. Pardon ... More >>
Gaza: The Rafah Gate Lies Open
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 9:52 am | Julie Webb-Pullman
World attention became focused on the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip following the murderous Israeli attack in May 2010 on aid personnel attempting to deliver desperately-needed supplies by sea to alleviate the Gazan humanitarian crisis. ... More >>