Alicia Keys on wrong side of Apartheid

The Palestinian call for boycott, divest and sanctions

The US Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (USCACBI) has an article at the link about the impact of cultural icon Alicia Keys' Fourth of July performance in Israel, despite the many pleas for her to cancel.

It is believed by many that the BDS campaign is bearing fruitful results, especially in comparison to three years ago.  Not many socially conscious, moral performers will perform in Israel and Miss Keys had a reputation for her work for children....just not Palestinian Children, in my opinion.

The link is very detailed and can tell the story and context more precisely than I can do.

Today's personal pain is wondering what evil, wicked people threatened her with.  Most definitely the mysterious "they" will have warned her that her career can be **quashed and her own person harmed either physically or through the Israeli-firsters' efforts, a la Helen Thomas.

My message today is a plea to our Almighty Creator to strengthen my will to make difficult moral decisions and to guide me on a moral path.

Alhamdulillah!

**dictionary definition

The Caterpillar vs The Olive Tree

Is there anyone out there who hears the word Caterpillar and does not immediately think of Rachel Corrie?  Her life was brief but her impact is still earth-shaking. 

Rachel dedicated her life to humanitarian causes.
Her family could not persuade the elected officials of Congress to investigate her death.  United States elected officials are very reluctant to question anything that Israel does.  It isn't likely that you're unfamiliar with her biography but on the off chance you are; she was crushed to death in Palestine by an Israeli driving a Caterpillar Bulldozer.

The Israeli government put the soldiers that buried Ms. Corrie alive on trial.  The bulldozer driver testified behind a screen, supposedly for his protection.  I'm not sure how that trial ended, you see the main stream media in the USA have a habit of omitting any information that is critical of Israel.

Now why did I bring up  the Olive Tree and say versus the caterpillar? 

The Olive Tree signifies Palestine.  The olive tree can live for centuries.  I don't know how to care for an olive tree, but in my opinion, they require little.  They are sturdy and live in a rugged desert ecosystem.  These trees are the very symbol of peace.  The olive tree can live for centuries and the fruit they bear have many uses.  These are living beings, they are loved and nurtured by the Palestinian families that nurture and love them.

The Caterpillar represents Israel.  A machine for destroying trees, homes, livelihoods and people.
The bulldozer is not a living being.  They are not loved, they are maintained and exploited to cause human suffering.  They do not make the desert bloom, they make the desert barren.

Which will prevail?  Will it be the heartless metal moster that is Zionist or will it be the living, breathing bearer of fruit?

Dual Citizenship Nixed for Submarine Crew

No dual citizens need apply to train for elite Israeli submarine crew.  The article on Ynet is succinct and better written than my feeble attempt.  It is definitely worth reading.

I agree that the special arrangement between the USA and Israel is ridiculous.  However, President Obama had Rahm Emmanuel, a dual citizen, as his chief of staff, before Emmanuel resigned.   That would be the one who's father, commenting on his son's honor at being chosen as Chief of Staff, rudely replied, "What is he, an Arab that should sweep floors?'(sic)
In fact there are many dual citizens in the United States Congress.

Under the Israeli Knesset rules, no dual citizens can be elected to be in government, you must pledge your loyalty to Israel.  I think that is sensible.  What is not sensible is that the United States has allowed our government to become polluted with people with double loyalties.  In my humble opinion it seems that the dual US/Is dual citizens always choose Israel first....though I would be called anti-Semitic for saying so.

The Royal Scam by Steely Dan:

• inspired by an idea originated by Denny and Skunk(band members). They said that Lincoln Administration and Emancipation Proclamation were part of a "royal scam".  The north was as tyrannical as theBritish Monarchy, against whom the War for Independence had been fought. Denny and Skunk equated the Confederacy as a rebellion against this royal scam.  Paraphrased from UTube's commenter:
  

  newfuckingwave 6 days ago-February 9, 2012
• That's Neil Sedaka laying down on the bench (really)
  

Support movie about Gaza by Gazans

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1767087449/where-should-the-birds-fly This is a project I will be supporting with whatever meager funds I can donate. It is so frustrating to read posts & articles describing the horrendous conditions the illegal Israeli seige both land and sea has had on the innocent civilians trapped in what has been described as an open air prison. The Israelis maintain that they have eased the seige that was supposedly imposed in reaction to the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, a dual French/Israeli. Since his release last month nothing has been done to end the blockade. I find it duplicitous that Americans of Jewish heritage can enlist in Israeli occupation forces (IOF) then come back to USA and get into politics like Rahm Emmanuel. Contrast that to the John Walker Lindh trials and tribulations or Austrailia's David Hicks, former Guantanemo 'detainee.' Anyway this is a trailer for a movie that needs funding about two Gazans, a woman and a girl during Israeli's '08-'09 operation Cast Lead that claimed over 1,400 lives in Gaza and 13 Israeli lives. Watch the video and pass it around. Thank you ">

Happy New Year ~ Palestinian Prisoners ~ 2011

The Palestinian prisoners of Israel are suffering in substandard facilities, often unaware of what they're charged with, some are children, some have serious medical conditions that are ignored and some are elected officials of Hamas.

Israeli Occupation Forces have a reputation for sadistic, routine violence. Any person not a Jew is considered an enemy. Jews who dare to criticize the zionist state, such as Atzmon, Finklestein, are double threats to zionist p.r. and as such are fair game for smear & career/economic death.

Over 4,000 Palestinian prisoners on this the first day of January, 2011. That these prisoners are tortured is not even denied. These prisoners are at the whim of guards as to who may get medical attention, food and water, even visits from attorney or family.

On the Mavi Marmara there were references to several persons bleeding to death, that death could have been averted with the medical care personnel, who begged for permission to save their colleagues' lives, were forbidden to stem the flow of blood by Israeli commandos.

My sources were Al Jazeera and
The following video was released on Israeli tv, it was made in 2007.

The smearing of Obama

I read an article from the Palestine Chronical today. It was called US Nakedness: Zero Consequences for Israel. The author, Iqbal Jasset, was writing about Netanyahu's disdain regarding Obama's offer to give billions of dollars for jets, a permanent veto at the UN, any time Israel desires.

We have this other government official initially boasting about telling Netanyahu that Israel had no worries with the freshly elected or reelected, in fact they could count on him (think his name is Senator Berman)and his newly elected Republican colleagues would over-ride an Obama veto for the zionist cause in Palestine.

This is the US stark naked and humiliated in front of the entire world. Remember that old saying, "even a cat can look at the queen." Well here are the folks of our world seeing Obama brushed aside, because Israel has a lock on Congress, the Senate, and AIPAC plus perpetual funding.

And where is Obama's shame, to be sending billions upon billions of dollars directly into the pockets of the Military/Industrial/Media bosses, while American children are hungry and obese.

There is no shame is saying I quit this costly, unproductive, bloody, accursed war. It is over. Shut down those bases, Americans are not welcome anymore. Let's not go into all that today, that requires a book to explain.

Israel goes to far in lording it over the US, if common people become aware they will be screaming for pay back. Israel claims that they go psycho to terrify their opponents haven't seen what USAns morph into when pissed.

If my views offend anyone that is not my intention. What can you do when the truth is anti-semitic?