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OCCUPATION 101

For the ignorant and uninitiated.

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FACTS ABOUT ISRAEL

Cool Facts About Israel

And now, the Not So Cool Facts About Israel

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VIDEO ISRAEL DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE

What is shown in this video is a regular occurrence but is almost never shown in the mainstream media. Unfortunately for Israel, in this case, their own media broke the rule and revealed the truth. But it is unlikely you’re going to see this on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, or BBC. Rupert Murdoch’s head would explode if Fox News ever decided to air this.

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AND YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT BUSH…

Senator Hillary Clinton, the U.S Sentator from New York running for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, addressing the American Israeli Public Affair’s Committee:

[My comments are in bold]

” … That is why we stand with Israel because it is a beacon of democracy
in the region [This sentence just guaranteed her at least five million dollars towards her presidential campaign contribution]; that is why we stand with Israel because its very existence is a defiant affront to anti-Semitism [human rights and international rule of law]; that is why we stand with Israel because in defeating terror [it actually does nothing except incite it by the actions of the IDF] because Israel’s cause is our cause [Kaching! That sentence just added 20 million dollars into her presidential campaign kitty]. And that is why we stand with Israel because of our shared values and our shared belief in the dignity of men and women and the right to live without fear or oppression [except for the Palestinians who obviously don't exist for either Hillary or for the Israeli leaders]. And what we must do is to think rationally and strategically about how our values, our beliefs can be translated into effective action. [Bomb the hell out of Iran] It is not enough for us to say the right things; we’ve got to be smart and tough enough to do the right things that will protect American and Israeli interests now and forever. [Correction: Attack Iran, Syria, Lebanon - oh, heck! the whole of the Middle East while we are at it]


Let me now return you to your regularly scheduled programming, while I go vomit violently into a sick bag.

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PEACE, PROPAGANDA & THE PROMISED LAND

Please take the time out to watch this video. It is essential that you do (if you haven’t already).

This documentary is 3 years old, and what is happening in Gaza and Westbank now is far worse. While the world’s attention (recently) has been focused on Israel’s actions in Lebanon, the IDF have been busy attacking Gaza, destroying homes, murdering innocent civilians and arresting people.

The Israeli authorities have taken full advantage of the ignorance, apathy and indifference of the world to the plight of the Palestinians. This is apartheid and ethnic cleansing at its worst.

We become party to it if we remain ignorant, stay silent and dont make the effort of informing others to what is going on.
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Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites–oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others–work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.

Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how–through the use of language, framing and context–the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel’s PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.

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RECIPE FOR DISASTER

Category: Croackpot cooking
Yield: Endless servings of bulls**t
Ingredients: 
4 lbs Palestinian Oppression
2 lbs Palestinian Apartheid and inhumane conditions
2 table spoons(ts) of Hamas extremists (including the
original Mossad funded type)
3 oz Hezbollah retaliation
1 large clove of Media Bias towards Israel
2 large ts of stinging IDF attacks
10 kilos pre-planned Israeli Air assault
5 cups of globalist agenda
1 Large packet of Apathy and Indifference

Method:
Pour the 5 cups of globalist agenda in to a large pot.
Add Palestinian oppression, apartheid and inhumane
conditions and bring to boil. Stir in Mossad funded
Hamas extremism, if regular Hamas extremism does not
achieve desired results. Increase heat and add the
two tea spoons of IDF attacks. Let it simmer 5 minutes.
Now, add half a clove of Media Bias until it all starts
to smell bad.
Stir the pot and slowly add the Hezbollah retaliation. Now
add the disproportionate amount of pre-planned Israeli Air
assault. Add the other half clove of media bias until
the stench becomes unbearable. Increase heat and let the
whole situation cook into an all-out, incontrollable war.
Disregard the resulting human death toll of innocent
civilians (Palestinians and Israelis), put them in
a separate bowl and ignore.
Finally spoon out the contents into a large porcelain
serving dish and sprinkle heavily with finally chopped
Apathy and Indifference. Add Total Ignorance to taste.
Serves millions
Ensure that all leftovers are sealed in a air-tight bag
and placed in the freezer until needed for future attacks
on Syria and Iran and served either as cold 'self defense'
or spicy (hellish) 'war on terror'.
MMMMM……enjoy!

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Note: For those watching CNN and BBC, please make it a point
check this out as well. [Warning: Graphic/Disturbing images]
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CHOICES

In 1948, an estimated 700,000 Palestinian men, women and children had a choice of either being expelled from their home or being killed. The Israeli government chooses not to allow these refugees or their descendents to return home.

Out of 9,599 Palestinians who chose to be involuntarily imprisoned by Israel, 342 happened to be juvenile.

125 Palestinian students chose to be killed by the Israeli forces on the way to school.

There have been at least 65 UN resolutions against Israel thus far. The US has chosen to veto nearly all of them.

Palestinians chose to have 4,170 of their homes demolished by Israeli forces since the launch of the Al-aqsa intifada in September, 2000.

Rachie Corrie chose to be bulldozed to death by an Israeli soldier, while she was attempting to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home.

Israel chose to build 60+ new (Jewish-only) settlements on confiscated Palestinian land between the period of March, 2001 and July, 2003.

Out of the 30,122 Palestinians injured by IDF attacks, 2500+ chose to be permanently disabled.

In 2004, the three major US networks chose to demonstrate their fairness and accuracy in reporting Israeli and Palestinian deaths (in the Evening News):

ABC: Israeli deaths = 157%, Palestinian deaths = 39%
CBS: Isreali deaths = 105%, Palestinian deaths = 28%
NBC: Israelid deaths = 154%, Palestinian deaths = 35%

The Associated Press chose to erase the video of the Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian boy.

Tom Hurndall chose to get shot in the back of his head by an Israeli IDF sniper, while he was trying to protect Palestinian children from Israeli gunfire.

Israel chose to build its so called ‘Security Fence’ (Apartheid Wall) to confiscate 55% of the West Bank for Israel.

IDF soldiers choose to target practice by shooting Palestinian children in the eye. So far they have managed to successfully target 159 Palestinian kids.

The nation that constantly reminds us of the horrific crimes committed by the Nazis, has a government and a military that continues to commit the same type of crimes. The irony is so thick you can cut it with a meat cleaver.

I choose not to continue writing this post any further because I am too bloody pissed off and emotional to carry on.

If you wish to comment on this post, it is your choice.

This is the Source to validate the facts mentioned above.

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