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Palestinian activist sent to prison for ‎riding a bike in his village

An Israeli military court sentenced Abdullah Abu Rahma, a recognized human rights defender, to 110 days in prison for riding a bicycle during a protest against the occupation two years ago.

Abdullah Abu Rahmah being arrested by Border Police in Bil'in, May 13, 2016

Abdullah Abu Rahma being arrested by Border Police in Bil’in, May 13, 2016

An Israeli military court sentenced renowned Palestinian activist Abdullah Abu Rahma to four months in prison on Wednesday, for two charges stemming from a bicycle race to mark Nakba Day in 2016.

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Abu Rahma, one of the most well-known leaders of the popular struggle against the separation wall, was convicted several weeks ago of violating a closed military zone order and obstructing a soldier during a race in May 2016 in Bil’in, where he is from. Hundreds of Palestinian and international cyclists participated in the so-called “return ride,” which kicked off in Ramallah and ended in the West Bank village.

Israeli security forces raided the village before the race even began, however. Abu Rahma was arrested while trying to explain to the soldiers that they were on his land. He was thrown to the ground, arrested, and held in detention for 11 days.

Nearly all forms of protest are illegal for Palestinians living under Israeli military rule in the West Bank.

On Wednesday, Israeli Military Judge Maj. Haim Baliti agreed to let Abu Rahma begin serving his sentence in mid-December, so as to give the defense time to appeal both the sentence and conviction.

Baliti also applied part of a suspended sentence from another, earlier conviction for participating in another protest a year earlier. The suspended sentence was triggered by the current conviction. Abu Rahma will serve a total of 110 days in an Israeli military prison.

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“Abdullah is a human rights defender,” said Gaby Lasky, his attorney following the sentencing. “He nonviolently opposes the occupation — that’s what makes him such an important target. As long as he is in prison, he cannot be out in the field.”

“These punishments for ongoing nonviolent resistance indicates that the military court is not a court of justice; its sole purpose is to maintain the occupation and to prevent any resistance to it,” added Lasky.

Abdullah Abu Rahme seen in Ofer Military Court, November 14, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Abdullah Abu Rahma and his attorney, Gaby Lasky, seen in Ofer Military Court for his sentencing hearing, November 14, 2018. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Abu Rahma, who in 2010 was recognized as a “human rights defender” dedicated to nonviolence, is one of the most prominent leaders in the struggle against the wall, and helped head the popular protests in Bil’in starting in 2005.

He has spent over a year in prison for his role in Bil’in’s protests, and is currently facing another set of charges for allegedly damaging the gate of the separation barrier in his home village.

In 2010, +972 Magazine named Abu Rahma its “person of the year” for his role in Bil’in’s “well-organized, non-violent grassroots opposition movement – one that brings together Palestinians, Israelis and international supporters in a joint struggle.”

“I feel angry and sad about the decision,” Abu Rahma said at the end of the hearing. “This is not a real court — it is a political court. I will pay the price, but this punishment will encourage me to continue supporting the people wherever they may be — that is my duty as a Palestinian, until the occupation is gone and gain independence.”

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Farm Animals May Soon Get New Features Through Gene Editing

The result will be many unanticipated “oops” response by natural system to new species that may well result in numerous ruinous diseases for animals, as well as human.

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Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in a lab. It sounds like science fiction, but Recombinetics sees opportunity for its technology in the livestock industry.
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Larry Racioppo’s Vivid Old Photos Show Real Life In Brooklyn During The 1970s & ’80s

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In his book Brooklyn Before, Larry Racioppo shares his views from the borough as he saw it from 1971 to 1983. Do you have an image in your mind already of what this may look like? Search for photos of NYC during this window of time and you’ll come out with enough apocalyptic images to fill a burnt-out-car-lined East River. As Tom Robbins points out in his excellent introduction to the series of photographs, many of the images that now define this era were shot in the 24 hours after the 1977 blackout—storekeepers outside their shops holding guns, broken glass lining the streets, looting, and so on. [ more › ]

independence under occupation



Independence under occupation is a real state of definition to the Palestinian cause. Today marks the 30 something year since the declaration of independence from Tunisia. I apologize in advance for the absence of accuracy from my dates and places in this sense, because somehow I admit that my brain refuses to register such occasions. After all, it cannot make sense. How can we be independent when we are living under occupation?

What do we tell our children today? We are on this national celebration holiday on the occasion of what independence. Where we as a population that stupid not to get that the meaning of autonomy in the sense of those who declared it was their own independence as a PLO from roaming around the world and thus coming back to what they agreed to be Palestine- Ramallah as the current place for all state affairs, with the group of benfieicieries who grew to extend the required services to their families nad children and whatever helped them utilize this cause to make them rich then richer?

This morning marked an image that represents the situation by all means.

The diffrent social media outlets were sharing photos for the head of the police department in Hebron ,who carries a title of Brigadaire general kneeling on the ground fixing the tire of an israeli jeep while the soldiers are standing around him watching. Assisting him was a nother senior Fatah member who is also the dean of education in hebron university.

The photos really reflect it all….

The reality of independence under occupation .

while in gaza, when an Israeli military jeed=p attempts to enter, well they can’t enter except with invasions, however, when undercover Israeli militants enter Gaza, the result is a confrontation as courageous as the one we witnessed two days ago.

while also wondering what to teach our children about independence under occupation, the dean of education gave the answer…

After all, we live under what Mahmoud abbas calls: the security coordination is holy.

sadly speaking, the police chief was sent to investigation after firing him from his position, in order to save the face of embarrassment… I cannot but say, or think, the man has a lot to defend himself, after all, he did what he was preached to do, paid tribute to the holy security coordination

 

 

Indigenous Organizers Face Political Attack by Flagstaff Police for Anti-Columbus Day Demonstration

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Indigen.ous Organizers Face Political Attack by Flagstaff Police for Anti-Columbus Day Demonstration

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OCCUPIED FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flagstaff police stalked and cited an Indigenous organizer in so-called Flagstaff, Arizona last night for their alleged role in a demonstration that took to the streets the previous month on what is now recognized as “

Grieving Inuit families blame racism of health-care workers for deaths of loved ones

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Inuit testifying at Quebec’s inquiry into how Indigenous people are treated by Quebec’s public servants have told Commissioner Jacques Viens heart-wrenching stories of ignored pleas for help and delayed service. The commission is visiting Nunavik for the first time since hearings began nearly two years ago.

Trump claims people wear disguises to vote illegally in Florida

Like elaborate comb-overs? ROTFLMAO!

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President gives no evidence as he calls for new voter ID laws, saying ‘buying a box of cereal’ is qualification to vote

Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that people wear disguises to vote illegally in Florida as the state hurtles towards a Thursday deadline for completing vital election recounts.

Many of the swing state’s 67 counties have finished running their ballots through tallying machines for a second time to decide US Senate and governor’s races but, more than a week after election day, major Democratic strongholds are still struggling amid partisan recriminations, a barrage of lawsuits and untested allegations of fraud.

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