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736 Haifa University Professor Ilan Pappe Faces Firing over ideological stand -- rank: 1000

Dear all, This was published on May 12th in IMC-Israel, but we had to get confirmation of its authenticity from Ilan Pappe... He replied that he did write the letter. Below the letter, I put some links to background articles. Best, Bryan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Originally published at: http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/27298.html Dear Friends, I have received today an invitation to stand for a trial in my university, the university of ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Mon May 13 23:47:38 PDT 2002

737 Zionism and Anti-Zionism -- rank: 1000

Sharon didn't speak in support of a Palestinian state. He just didn't want Likud to make it their official stand that no Palestinian state would be allowed. He stated that an official stand as this would increase international pressure against Israel and narrow his manuvering abilities in negotiation on the final status agreement with the Palestinians. He would rather Palestinian statehood be left an open theoretical possibility which is simply never enacted, rather than simplistically putting ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Mon May 13 12:26:11 PDT 2002

738 Thousands attend peace rally; call for exit from territories -- rank: 1000

Last night, Peace Now said that over 100,000 attended, and at one point a speaker said 150,000. I was a bit skeptical of the numbers given, and believe 60-80,000 to be more accurate. That said, it was still by far the largest Israeli anti-occupation protest since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada. The most surprising speaker of the evening was Dudu Topaz. He is one of the most popular Israeli entertainment personalities. He has a show on TV which is along the lines of Jay Leno, but with a ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Sat May 11 23:16:19 PDT 2002

739 Israel calls off its operation in Gaza -- rank: 1000

Israel calls off its operation in Gaza Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer decided Thursday night to cancel - or "defer," in official parlance - a planned Israel Defense Forces operation in the Gaza Strip. The IDF action was originally planned as a response to a lethal terror strike Tuesday night in Rishon Letzion. IDF Chief of Staff Shaul Mofaz had advocated a major military action following the Rishon Letzion attack. While Sharon and Ben-Eliezer deci ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Sat May 11 22:43:40 PDT 2002

740 Bomb in Rishon L'tsion...too close for comfort -- rank: 1000

Doug wrote: "that won't be the conclusion drawn, will it? Won't this be an excuse for another offensive?" Well, I am still awake...so. Yah, Doug, you are correct, this will most likely become an excuse for another offensive. I even started writing that at the end of the last e-mail, but then I wiped it out, because I just didn't want to put it in words, I wanted to leave a little psychological door of opportunity open that we are not going to be so quickly back into another round of l ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Tue May 7 17:03:51 PDT 2002

741 Bomb in Rishon L'tsion...too close for comfort -- rank: 1000

I am sure that you all have heard by now about the suicide bombing this evening in Rishon L'tsion. On a personal note, it was a bit of a shock, as I live on the outskirts of Rishon, a five minute drive from the bomb site. I was sitting on my couch reading when I heard first one ambulance, then two, then fire-engines, then I lost count of how many drove by. So I knew something was going on...in this region, when you hear so many sirens drive by, it usually only can mean one thing. I turned on t ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Tue May 7 16:31:40 PDT 2002

742 Greens killing Greens.. -- rank: 1000

Gunman kills eight in Paris shooting 27 March, 2002 08:09 GMT Reuters Photo By Marco Trujillo NANTERRE, France (Reuters) - A lone gunman opened fire at a town council meeting in northwest Paris today, killing eight people and wounding around 30 in what Prime Minister Lionel Jospin called an act of "raging madness". Police said they had arrested the gunman, who calmly sprayed bullets at some 40 people at a council meeting in the suburb of Nanterre, but that the motive for the attack was ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Wed Mar 27 03:06:02 PST 2002

743 Oscars...Randy Newman -- rank: 1000

"Randy Newman's talent is not trivial..." No offence, but Randy Newman's music and movie scores have always given me the creeps. I sincerely have trouble enjoying a movie when his music is in it. Bryan

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Wed Mar 27 02:06:32 PST 2002

744 There are now over 1000 Israeli Army Refusniks!! -- rank: 1000

Two reserve officers of the Israeli navy have been jailed for refusing service in the occupied territories. Capt. (res.) Shahar Tzur (30), formerly of the missile boat section, was jailed for 28 days. Tzur is married, a resident of Haifa and a student of architecture at the Technion. He is a signatory of the "Courage to Refuse" declaration. Major (res.) Piki Ish-Shalom of Jerusalem, formerly of the submarine unit, was also sentenced to 28 days for refusing service in the territories. B ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Tue Mar 26 09:39:59 PST 2002

745 Israeli Gov.Minister and Right-wing org. present complaint of Incitement to Police against Indymedia Israel -- rank: 1000

First Published in Hebrew on Ynet (the website of Yideot Aharonot) on March 24, 2002 Complaint: Incitement on "Indymedia" Website Summary: The website "Indymedia" published a picture photomontage where one sees the Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, wearing an S.S. uniform and giving a Nazi salute to a flag with a Swastika. By: Gal Mor - Ynet (Yideot Aharonot) The website "Indymedia" published a picture photomontage, where the Prime Minister of Israel, Ariel Sh ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Tue Mar 26 01:30:22 PST 2002

746 Peace Now...Freedom of Speech Later... -- rank: 1000

First in Feburary, Peace Now attempted to cancel a large demonstration organized by a peace coalition of numerous anti-occupation organizations. Peace Now refused to co-sponsor a rally that would have conscientious objectors (refusniks) speaking at it. They sent out a mass e-mail saying the demonstration was off, but when the rest of the organizers said they would still have the protest, Peace Now said they were having their's a week later. Yesterday, Peace Now struck again... During a protes ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Sun Mar 17 10:32:26 PST 2002

747 Synagogues recite prayer praising Jewish terror suspects -- rank: 1000

Synagogues recite prayer praising Jewish terror suspects By Itim Dozens of synagogues throughout Israel have been reciting special prayers in praise of suspected members of a Jewish terror group that allegedly planned a bomb attack against a girls' school in East Jerusalem. Yossi Ben-Baruch, Noam Federman, Ofer Gamliel, Yarden Morag and Shlomi Dvir have been charged over their alleged involvement in the placing of a large explosive device in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur. The special ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Sun Jun 16 07:05:57 PDT 2002

748 Testimony of an Israeli Army bulldozer driver about laying waste to Jenin..."I wanted to erase everything" -- rank: 1000

The following is a portion of an article about the testimony of a Israeli army reservist who drove a bulldozer in Jenin. http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/29399.html Following the summary is a link to the complete translated text of the Jenin bulldozer driver's testimony: Last Friday (May 31), the weekend supplements of the two largest newspapers in Israel devoted their cover interviews to two soldiers who played a key role in the repression of resistance at the Jenin Refugee Camp. ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Thu Jun 13 01:43:37 PDT 2002

749 Shekel Rate, Interest Rate, Stagflation and 'Good' Inflation -- rank: 1000

> The present governor of the Bank is David Klein, right? But wasn't > his predecessor Michael Bruno, also ex of the IMF? That's by way of > saying that the Bank of Israel's connections and thinking are highly > orthodox (in the monetary sense, that is). > > Doug Actually, between Klein and Bruno was Jacob Frenkel, who comes from the University of Chicago

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Wed Jun 12 13:13:24 PDT 2002

750 Shekel Rate, Interest Rate, Stagflation and 'Good' Inflation -- rank: 1000

Hey all, Excuse, perhaps, my economic ignorance, but I have some questions revolving around the Israeli economy, specifically centering on the drastic weakening of the shekel in the past year or so, and the responses of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Israel. people who feel job security are willing to put out more on consumer items. External Factor Inflation: Rising costs for raw materials due to shortage, embaro, natural disaster, etc. Plus relative weakness of a local economy compared ...

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Author:	Bryan Atinsky
Date:	Wed Jun 12 01:23:26 PDT 2002