If you haven’t seen “Young Lakota,” the documentary that explores the intersection of reproductive justice and indigenous rights through the perspective of then 21-year-old Sunny Clifford and her community at the Pine Ridge Reservation, stop what you’re doing and see where it’s playing near you.
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Settlers attack Palestinians in their home in Hebron | Maan News Agency
A group of Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a Palestinian house on Shuhada street in the center of Hebron and assaulted residents and children in the street.
Locals said that around 25 settlers attacked the house owned by Mufeed al-Sharabati, causing damage to it and assaulting its residents before Israeli forces stopped them.
Locals added that settlers also assaulted children who were playing in the same street.
Hebron is a frequent site of clashes due to the presence of 500 Israeli settlers in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants.
Settlers and Israeli forces regularly target local Palestinans for harassment, and many have been forced from their homes as a result.
via Settlers attack Palestinians in their home in Hebron | Maan News Agency.
▶ His Day is Done – A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Dr. Maya Angelou – YouTube
Cameron tries to calm immigration debate as Blunkett raises riot fears | UK news | The Guardian
Racist is as racist does!
He arrived in the country eager to talk about Britain\’s close trading ties with India that Downing Street sees as crucial to its theme of \”winning the global race\”.But Cameron was met with questions about Britain\’s \”unfriendly\” immigration rules, behind a sharp drop in the number of Indian students in the UK from 61,000 in 2009 to 16,000 last year.
via Cameron tries to calm immigration debate as Blunkett raises riot fears | UK news | The Guardian.
Jewish groups enter Al-Aqsa under armed guard | Maan News Agency
Rightist Israeli Jewish groups entered the Al-Aqsa compound early Thursday escorted by police, surrounding Palestinian worshipers in the southern mosque and setting off fireworks, witnesses told Ma\’an.
Witnesses said that a group of extremists led by Yehuda Glick, an American-born Israeli Jewish Rabbi who chairs the Temple Mount Heritage Fund, entered the mosque compound through the Moroccan Gate.
The Jewish groups, described by witnesses as \”settlers,\” then continued to tour the Al-Aqsa compound.
Additionally, Israeli police imposed restrictions on Palestinian worshipers, checking their identity cards at the gates.
A Palestinian journalist told Ma\’an that Israeli police confiscated his identity card and press card when he attempted to enter the Al-Aqsa compound early Thursday.
via Jewish groups enter Al-Aqsa under armed guard | Maan News Agency.
Gaza Returns to Donkey Days – Inter Press Service
GAZA CITY , Dec 5 2013 (IPS) – The garbage trucks of Gaza city are at a standstill due to an ongoing fuel shortage affecting all aspects of daily life, including garbage collection, sewage and waste disposal and other vital services. But the local donkeys are here to help.
Abu Hesham on his donkey cart won’t be able to clear all the streets of garbage. In Gaza’s Barcelona neighbourhood, trash bins are overflowing – a common sight since fuel for motor vehicles became scarce – and as the 33-year-old donkey cart owner approaches the garbage dump, there is no space left and no option but to throw the trash out on the side of the road.
“What else can I do?” he tells IPS as he carries sacks of waste at 7:00 AM through Gaza’s misty weather.
The smell of rotting garbage is getting worse and worse. The people in Gaza attempt to burn the garbage to reduce the quantity and minimise the risk of infection, so the air is filled with black smoke too. Right now, breathing fresh air is not an option for most people in Gaza, whether children or adults.
Quick hit: Roe v. Wade doesn’t really exist and here’s how we got there
For a while now, most experts have operated under the assumption that anti-choicers never need to get Roe v. Wade overturned by the Supreme Court. Instead, they can just make it nonexistent in the practical sense. Here on this site we’ve covered TRAP laws, ultrasound bills, and other legislation that is making legal abortion impossible. Today, ThinkProgress has a terrific write up about where we are in terms of reproductive rights in states like Texas, as well as historical context as to how we got here.
via Quick hit: Roe v. Wade doesn’t really exist and here’s how we got there.
Gaza’s oldest man dreams of peace – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Rajab Mohammed al-Toum has lived through six different periods of Palestine’s history, beginning with the rule of the Ottoman Empire, to the British Mandate, Egyptian reign, Israeli occupation, the Palestinian Authority and finally Hamas’ control over the Gaza Strip.
via Gaza’s oldest man dreams of peace – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East.
Sweet dreams of peace and justice, mercy, joy, and freedom
Settlers take over building near Hebron mosque | Maan News Agency
Israeli settlers moved chairs and furniture into a building in Hebron\’s Old City on Tuesday in an attempt to take over the property, official news agency Wafa reported Tuesday.
Hijazi Abu Sneineh, an official at the Ibrahimi Mosque, said that settlers brought hundreds of chairs into the building, indicating that they intend to turn the Budairi building into a Jewish prayer area.
The settler presence in the area could cause tension with local Palestinians as the building is located on a road leading to the mosque.
Hebron is a frequent site of clashes due to the presence of 500 Israeli settlers in the Old City, many of whom have illegally occupied Palestinian houses and forcibly removed the original inhabitants. They are protected by thousands of Israeli soldiers.
via Settlers take over building near Hebron mosque | Maan News Agency.
Hundreds of settlers escorted to Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus | Maan News Agency
Part of an ongoing campaign by extremists and the current government to “establish” religious claim to Palestinian territory by Israel – Hundreds of Israeli settlers escorted by Israeli troops arrived at Joseph\’s Tomb near Balata refugee camp east of Nablus early Tuesday morning.
Local sources told a Ma\’an reporter that ten Israeli military vehicles escorted dozens of settlers\’ buses to visit the site at dawn in northern West Bank.
Settlers performed religious rites throughout the early morning hours.
While the settlers visited the site, a number of Palestinian young men gathered in the area hurling stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers.
via Hundreds of settlers escorted to Joseph’s Tomb near Nablus | Maan News Agency.





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