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Begun by Tunisia than Egypt, the recent revolts and revolution taking place in every country in the Arab World from Algeria to Egypt, Yemen to Djibouti, Jordan to Bahrain, Libya to Iran has shown the world that the demand for freedom, Democracy and accountability of corrupt politicians and leaders is a universal right and need of every human being across the world. No longer afraid of dictators which have rule all the Arab countries for 3 to 4 decades with repression, oppression and iron fists, ordinary citizens (young, old, men, women and children) across the Middle East and North Africa are standing up and protesting against their respective governments calling for reform, ousters of some leaders and demanding universal human rights and Democracy. Inspired by the success of the Egyptian and Tunisian Revolutions, millions in the Arab world are showing they are united against their corrupt and brutal governments supported by U.S. and other Western powers. The continual revolts and protests have caught the Western world by shock and awe. Democracy and revolution is coming to the Middle East and North Africa not by wars or outside pressure but from within led by the people themselves from the bottom up. Ignoring Occupation will continue to cover the protests in the Arab World. While revolts have kept pressure on the governments numerous protesters have been killed in various countries.

Let them Eat Bread: How food subsudisies prevent and provoke revolutions in the Arab countries

Bread and Freedom: The economic price of the Arab Spring

From breadlines to Revolution: The Role of Food in the Arab Uprising

Bread Riots and Revolution

The "Bin Laden" of Marginalisation: Socio-economic marginalization is the real terror in the Arab world

Libya's Forgotten Civilians

Unleash the Uprising: Protest Across Arab World

Flashback of Tunisia's Revolution

Morocco's planned protest for Feb 20, 2011

Blog on Bahrain

Bahraini protesters fired upon by army

Witness in Bahrain: The ground is painted with blood

Thousands attend Bahrain protest funerals

Sitra Funeral Procession in Bahrain

Bahrain Army attack on Peaceful Protests

Thousands gather in Cairo for Victory March, celebrating one week anniversary of mubarak being kicked out of office.

Protesters gather in Alexandria, Egypt calling for Mubarak leave office immediately, Feb. 02, 2011

Egypt's Day of Departure

Mubarak's batijya charges anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square, Feb. 02, 2011

Celebration and Jubilation for Mubarak being forced out of Office.

New Dawn for Tunisia, Overthrow of Ben Ali, Jan 15, 2011

Inside Story: Tunisia's Unemployment Crisis

Tunisia protest continue against Ben Ali, Jan 14, 2011

Tunisia: The Man who set himself on fire and sparked a revolution

The Day Tunisia turned on its leader Ben Ali

Anger in Algeria

Inside Story: North Africa's Anger

Violence erupts in Algeria

Intifada and Riots in Algeria and Tunisia

Sfax, Kasserine and Sidi Bouzid riot in Tunisia

Violent clashes erupt during Yemen protest

Cops shooting protesters in deadly Yemen unrest

Protest in Algeria and Yemen

Political turmoil spreads in Libya

Revolt Fever: Libya joins revolution across the Arab world

Protest in Benghazi, Libya

One State for Peace and Justice?

Rather a Bi-national, Democratic and single secular state for all citizens in Israel and Palestine can and will solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has yet to come to fruition. Given that Historical Palestine was one state for many centuries before Israel's creation, has revived interest in implementing a single state covering all of Palestine-Israel as in the past. Early Zionist thinkers such as Martin Buber believed a Bi National state served Palestinians and Jews equally instead of partitioning the land. The longer the occupation, apartheid system in Israel that favors Jews in legal protection, continual growth of illegal settlements, land confiscation and limited resources, over Palestinians continues to deny justice ie through international law based on UN Resolutions 242 or Right of Return of Refugees, an alternative solution for the conflict will emerge. In past decade, the idea of two state solution for both people is being challenged by the old new idea of a one state for both peoples. Instead of traditional and now nonviable two states in Israel proper and Palestinian territories, both Palestinians and Israelis fed up with the inaction's of their leaders and governments are advocating One state based on equal representation for all citizens Arab and Jews, with full democratic, civil and cultural rights. Many people around the world are beginning to lean towards the possibly if a two state solution is pushed to the side in the name of a Greater Israel on behalf of right wing government of Netanyhu. Even though it is gaining ground, Israelis still fear that such an idea as logical and practical as it can be given the continual spread of illegal settlements, failure of Israeli government to return to the 1967 borders or lack of respect for international law by Israeli government and military, will be a nightmare scenario for Israel insisting it reminds a Democratic and Jewish state. Given the history of South Africa, Belgium, Northern Ireland (its unity government made up of both Catholics and Protestants currently running the territory), Vietnam and Korea (Both countries divided by partition in North & South, Vietnam later unfied itself into a single country at the end of the Vietnam War), one state is not a far fetched idea in Palestine-Israel.

Paralell States Project

Act for a new state

Join the One State Initiative

One State with equal Rights of citizenship for all

Palestinian, Israeli scholars to advance One State in London

One State supporters make a comeback

Threat of one state solution

Current one state reality in Israel & Palestine

One Democratic State

The Association for One Democratic State in Palestine/Israel

The One State Solution

Netanyhu and One state solution

Who's Afraid of the one state solution?

One state, both visionary and sensible

Israel and Palestine: A True One State Solution

One state solution background

Occupied Minds: A Palestinian and Israeli on the Road

Defiant Dreamers of Arab-Jewish Co existance

Joe Sacco is a renowned Maltese-American independent journalist. He is also one of the few reporters in the world with the rare distingtion of graphic novel journalist who has written many books on conflicts around the world particulary the war in Bosnia and Palestine. He was awarded The American Book Award in 1996 for his graphic novel on the Bosnian war entitled, "Safe Area: Gordaze". He gained international fame after the publication of his first and most famous graphic novel book on international conflicts entitled, "Palestine" which was written about the first 1988-1990 Palestinian Intifada in occupied Palestine. After more than 15 year absence, Sacco returns with yet another novel about Gaza called "Footnotes in Gaza" about the unknown and forgotten history of how Israeli military massacred 111 Palestinians in Rafah and Khan Younis in 1948 and 1956. Ignoring Occupation salutes Sacco and hope he will continue his rare journalism work.

Apartheid & Seperation Wall in occupied West Bank and Gaza

Water as a weapon of war

Amnesty International has stated that Israel is purposely denying water to Palestinians in occupied territories in hopes of pushing them off their lands which is against and violates International Law and ignores Palestinian human rights and equal access to water. Water is a scarce resource in the Middle East and as climate change becomes a harsher and bigger challenge, water will become a necessity that could led to war on a regional and global scale. Israeli military actions allows illegal Israeli settlers to not only steal water owned by Palestinian farmers but also to have more land to build illegal settlements. "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." From the Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.

CBS 60 Minutes: Exposing Israeli Aparthied

Part 1. Summary is compliments of Youtube author Calpolyis who posted 60 minutes magnum opus piece. On Sunday, January 25, CBS 60 Minutes aired an amazing segment exposing Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. The piece is by Senior CBS Foreign Correspondent Bob Simon, who is Jewish living outside Tel-Aviv and produced by Robert G, Anderson. Also includes interviews with Palestinian leaders such as Marwan Barghouti on occupation, settlers and Palestinian life. Shows footage of Israeli bulldozers destroying Palestinian homes, olive trees and livehoods to make room for illegal settlements and illegal security/aparthied wall. For this unbelievable and rare criticism of Israeli government policies against Palestinians by mainstream media, 60 Minutes and CBS were slammed by Anti-Defamation League, their crime was critizing Israeli government not the people.

Part 2. Summary is compliments of Youtube author Calpolyis who posted 60 minutes magnum opus piece. Conclusion. On Sunday, January 25, CBS 60 Minutes aired an amazing segment exposing Israel's apartheid against Palestinians. The piece is by Senior CBS Foreign Correspondent Bob Simon, who is Jewish living outside Tel-Aviv and produced by Robert G, Anderson. Arab American and Palestinian American organizations are applauding CBS for exposing the cruelty of Israeli occupation and disruption to Palestinian life in occupied Palestine and inside occupied East Jerusalem.

Conscientous Objectors

Soldiers and reservists in Israeli and American army, military and armed forces are refusing to kill innoncent men, women and children in the name of War on terrorism, national security and defense. For their refusal to continue to serve in the military or refuse redeployment, they have been labeled traitors and unpatriotic. These objectors have spoken out on the consequences of violence and war towards occupied and oppressed people in both Occupied Palestine and Iraq. They see the way to stop terrorism is to stop terrorise peoples and nations with armoured tanks, weapons and use of force. Read below

Israel's New Generation of Conscientious Objectors

Shministim Letter

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