Since 1948, the Palestinians had to live as refugees in refugee camps under terrible conditions. Their children grew without proper schooling knowing only poverty and squalor. One would have thought that the imperialists who had wronged the Palestinian Arabs would at least help them reclaim their rights in the state that is now called Israel. But instead we find Britain and the United States in particular giving military aid to the Israelis even when they openly seize more Palestinian land and set up Jewish settlements on land that is not apportioned to them. There are some who blame the Palestinians for what they term as terrorism. I have no liking for irresponsible acts which result in the killing of people, innocent civilians whether Jews or Muslims. In fact I am against war i.e. the killing of people as a way of solving conflicts. But when the Arabs mounted a conventional war against Israel to regain Palestinian land, what did the British and the Americans, the people responsible for the outbreak of fighting between Jews and Muslims do? They provided Israel with military support so that the Arab states of Jordan, Syria and Egypt were defeated. - Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee and former Malaysia Prime Minister
(Forum for Palestine in Kuala Lumpur MY, February 5th, 2009) read full article
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Israeli forces seize Gaza aid ship
The Israeli navy has captured and diverted a ship from Lebanon carrying more than 60 tonnes of aid to the Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera's correspondent aboard the Al-Ikhwa (The Brotherhood) ship said the navy first opened fire, then five Israeli soldiers boarded the ship, beating and threatening the passengers.
{source: Al-Jazeera - read more}
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A brotherhood is a cluster of grapes:
when you squeeze them they become one juice.
The unripe and the ripe are in opposition,
but when the immature ripens, too,
it becomes a good friend.
Jelaluddin Rumi - Mathnawi [ II, 3717 - 8 ]
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