Stewart Mills's Blog (17)

Interfaith news - NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change - Los Angeles

Thanks to a friend I came across the following link on some great interfaith activism in Los Angeles

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Added by Stewart Mills on April 21, 2012 at 7:38pm — 6 Comments

Kony 2012 - Generation C getting political to see justice for a war criminal

The following blog is not Middle East related. But it is useful for mepeace to consider broadly in terms of peace, justice, international law and activism.

Some of you may have heard of Kony 2012. If you haven't take a look at the following clip and link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

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Added by Stewart Mills on March 8, 2012 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Great TV series on Palestine and Israel - The Promise

Peter Kosminky's The Promise is a 4 part mini-series that provides an outstanding look at one aspect of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Sadly, a smear campaign is being directed against it. The following is my letter of support to SBS TV Australia for this fine production.

It would be great if you could contact your own TV stations to see if you can get it on air.…

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Added by Stewart Mills on January 15, 2012 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Palestinian Freedom Riders to Challenge Segregation By Riding Settler Buses to Jerusalem

From: Jonathan Pollak [mailto:Jonat...@popularstruggle.org]

Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 11:47 PM

To: Dorothy Naor

Subject: Palestinians to Challenge Segregation By Riding Settler Buses to Jerusalem

Media Advisory

Monday, 7 November 2011

Palestinian Freedom Riders to Challenge…

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Added by Stewart Mills on November 8, 2011 at 11:19am — 5 Comments

Virtual tour of Palestine (Al Haq) - Google Earth - Settler attacks, Attacks on fishermen

To get a perspective of what occupation/effective control in Gaza and the West Bank means see the following:

Gaza

http://alhaq.mits.ps/

http://alhaq.mits.ps/index.php/virtual-field-visits/buffer-zone

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Added by Stewart Mills on October 30, 2011 at 11:18am — No Comments

Palestine: the world's next nation - sign the petition Avaaz

On the 26 July the UN Security Council will meet, and the world has an opportunity to embrace a new proposal that could turn the tide on decades of failed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: UN recognition of the state of Palestine.

Over 120 nations from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America have already endorsed this initiative, but Israel's right-wing government and the US vehemently oppose…

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Added by Stewart Mills on July 26, 2011 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Seeing 1948 through the eyes of British soldiers

Coming to terms with the skeletons of the past is tough for any country. It is especially tough for Israel. Massacres, ethnic cleansing are not what nations like to be remembered for.

The British director Peter Kosminsky has recently been involved in the TV mini-series "The Promise".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promise_(2011_TV_serial)

It is set in 1946-48 British mandate…

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Added by Stewart Mills on June 13, 2011 at 5:39pm — 3 Comments

The Palestinian perspective - Remembering the forgotten 90%

In Australia Europeans justified invasion based on the doctrine of Terra nullius. It is a despicable legal trick that legitimises occupation by denying the existence of a people. Europeans defined people as 'civilised' and claimed Aboriginals were not civilised, therefore they did not fall into the definition of a people.

In the context of Israel and Palestine. The worst proponent of this terra…

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Added by Stewart Mills on January 26, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Understand the history of the conflict from a Palestinian perspective

Ever wanted to understand the history of the conflict from a Palestinian perspective?

The following blog is linked to a google doc which critiques a series of historical…

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Added by Stewart Mills on December 14, 2010 at 12:35pm — No Comments

Jewish Boat to Gaza

Great to see this positive act of solidarity occurring.…

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Added by Stewart Mills on September 27, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

General bibliographical history of Palestine-Israel

The following are a list of books to consider to read in helping understand the

history of the Palestinian-Israeli-Arab conflict; in addition to reading original

source documents and speaking to…

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Added by Stewart Mills on March 5, 2010 at 9:20pm — 2 Comments

Empathising with the Enemy - Thesis

I have finally uploaded my thesis to the net. It is titled:

"Empathising with the Enemy: Transformation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict by overcoming social and psychological obstacles". Click here it is a google…

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Added by Stewart Mills on February 18, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Reports from Gaza - Goldstone and Israel's response

The Goldstone report has generated a lot of controversy. Sadly this is due more to

paranoia, misinformation and disinformation than the actual…

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Added by Stewart Mills on February 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — 4 Comments

Heroes for Peace in Palestine and Israel

The following link identifies a number of heroes for peace.

http://heroesforpeace.blogspot.com/

The list includes footage of the following: Anarchists Against the Wall, the Sheikh Jarrah peace activists, the Free Gaza crews, Adam Shapiro, Yonatan Shapira, Jonathan Benartzi, the Shministim Objectors, Hedy Epstein, Huwaida Arraf.

The second list identifies a number of…

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Added by Stewart Mills on February 11, 2010 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

Standing for Peace in Sheikh Jarrah

Sheik Jarrah Protests

The following blog is a record of various protests at Sheik Jarrah.

1. Some mepeace discussions on Sheik Jarrah and evictions

Basil Keilani, 24 January 2010

http://www.mepeace.org/forum/topics/israeli-leftists-protest-over

Nerine Melikyan, BBC Documentary – Panorama, 18 January 2010…

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Added by Stewart Mills on January 29, 2010 at 9:22pm — No Comments

Thank you Sir Gerald Kaufman - for your compassion on Gaza

House of Commons Debates (UK)

15 January 2008

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090115/debtext/90115-0013.htm

3.5 pm

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab): I was brought up as an orthodox Jew and a Zionist. On a shelf in our kitchen, there was a tin box for the Jewish National Fund, into which we put coins to help the pioneers building a Jewish presence in Palestine.

I first went to Israel in 1961 and I have been there… Continue

Added by Stewart Mills on January 22, 2009 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Demonization of the other

Again can I state my concern at members of the community who demonise the other.

If we are to be a site of peace, we need to see ways that we can acknowledge the humanity of the other.

If we are to be a site of peace we need to be able to speak of the pain of both communities and not just our own.

We will get nowhere if we do not do this.

Please join the following group if you wish to engage in merely antagonistic style… Continue

Added by Stewart Mills on January 17, 2009 at 2:06am — 3 Comments