gaza aftermath, day 27

Gaza 2009: Culture of resistance vs. defeat
(Dr. Haider Eid, EI--very interesting piece about the Palestinian activist movement, give a read, and opinions/reactions if you have them...am interested to hear what people involved, or not involved, think..)

Hamas 'close to truce' with Israel
(al Jazeera english)

Hampshire College first in US to divest from Israel
(Friends of Sabeel)

No Peace for Israel
(Ali Abunimah, Guardian)

Two is better than one
(Shimon Peres, Guardian)

Jimmy Carter: Include Hamas in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
(Haaretz)

Go to Durban II
(Claude Kandiyoti, Haaretz)

PHILIP HAS BEEN RELEASED!!
"I was accused of being everything from an Israeli spy to a Hamas militant."
(Haaretz)

gaza aftermath, day 24

Abducted in Egypt
(Ben White on Philip Rizk and others, Guardian)

Gaza's labyrinth lifeline
(photos, Guardian)

Breaking the Palestinian impasse
(Arjan el Fassed, EI)

Israeli closures prevent import of aid, cement into Gaza
(EI)

Hamas is not going away
(Mel Frykberg, EI)

Free Philip Rizk

Philip is a Egyptian-German activist living in Cairo and was kidnapped/detained/taken by Egypt's secret police on Friday. He is the good friend of a dear friend of mine. Please read more at Amnesty International, or contact them if you have any information, or might be able to help in any way. And please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.


The truth is weapon feared by oppressive forces.