Date: June 26th 2008

Palestine : Opinion/Editorial:

OCCUPATION BY BUREAUCRACY
By Saree Makdisi, The Electronic Intifada, 26 June 2008

A ceasefire went into effect in Gaza last week, offering
some respite from the violence that has killed hundreds of
Palestinians and five Israelis in recent months. It will
do nothing, however, to address the underlying cause of
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Intermittent spectacular
violence may draw the world's attention to the occupied
Palestinian territories, but our obsession with violence
actually distracts us from the real nature of Israel's
occupation, which is its smothering bureaucratic control
of everyday Palestinian life. Saree Makdisi comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9650.shtml

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Palestine : Art, Music & Culture:

NONIE DARWISH AND THE AL-BUREIJ MASSACRE
By Jim Holstun, The Electronic Intifada, 26 June 2008

StandWithUs is a Zionist advocacy group in Los Angeles. It
concentrates on US colleges and universities, offering
fellowships, book donations, lectures, training and
hands-on activism. EI contributor Jim Holstun analyzes the
problematic writing one of StandWithUs' most energetic
speakers, Nonie Darwish, billed as "a Muslim Shahid's
Daughter."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9646.shtml

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Palestine : Diaries: Live from Palestine:

PALESTINE IS ILLEGAL
By Sumia Ibrahim, Live from Palestine, 26 June 2008

The young, dark-haired woman behind the glass stamped the
American passport in front of her. "Welcome to Israel,"
she said cheerily. The line in front of me receded quickly
as passport after passport was stamped, and traveler after
traveler admitted entry. I made my way to the desk and
slid my passport under the glass. Sumia Ibrahim writes
from Palestine.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9648.shtml

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Lebanon : Human Rights/Development:

UNRWA'S NAHR AL-BARED APPEAL LEAVES OUT PALESTINIAN PARTICIPATION
Report, Electronic Lebanon, 25 June 2008

BEIRUT (IRIN) - As the UN's agency for Palestine refugees
UNRWA appeals for US$445 million for three years of
reconstruction and recovery in and around Lebanon's Nahr
al-Bared refugee camp, a mixed picture of aid agency
coordination has emerged from interviews with key players.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9647.shtml

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Palestine : Human Rights:

ISRAEL, EU AND THE US DISREGARD INTERNATIONAL LAW
By Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 26 June 2008

After the announcement of the Israeli government to put
out new tenders for construction in illegal settlements in
East Jerusalem, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a
statement expressing his deep concern, stating that "the
government of Israel's continued construction in
settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory is
contrary to international law and to its commitments under
the Road Map and the Annapolis process."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9641.shtml

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