Justice depends upon truth
On Wednesday, 21 February this year, Israeli Army bulldozers arrived to destroy the the home of Atta Jaber and lay waste to what was left of the land that had been in his family for 800 years.
Apartheid Israel
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – UTU ISRAELI STYLE
What was going through Mohammed’s mind? Maybe he was afraid soldiers would poke around the part of his head with no skull. Maybe he was afraid that he would locked up so long that he would miss the appointment for further operations. Maybe he was exhausted and just wanted to get back to his parents.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Bridge of Remembrance Christchurch, Rally
Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for coming. My name is Lois Griffiths. Martin , my husband, and I are members of…
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Happy Birthday Ahed Tamimi
Sixteen year old Ahed Tamimi ‘s birthday is on 31 January of this year. She will not be having a party. Instead she will still be alone, in an Israel prison.
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Dear Lorde – here’s why you did the right thing
…when you have to trump up false charges against a teenage girl because she hit an occupying forces soldier who is invading her home, you know that the justification for this ongoing human rights obscenity has reached pretty barrel scrapping levels.
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GUEST BLOG: Sister Barbara Cameron – One Palestinian Family’s Story
In 2011 as a NZ Catholic nun, a Mission Sister, I had volunteered with the International Women’s Peace Service group in Palestine on the West Bank, a group that supports the Palestinians in any non violent resistance to the occupation of their land by Israel, and reports on human rights abuses.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – Palestinian Heroine
What would you do if armed soldiers of an occupying force shot your 14-year old cousin in the face at close range and then tried to force their way into your property?
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Trump scores own goal for Zionism
The Gaza Strip has been closed to Israeli journalists for 11 years but globally, the majority of the mainstream news media have themselves chosen to ignore the crimes against humanity committed by Israel, both in Gaza and in the militarily Occupied West Bank. The news media regularly publicise the human stories of individuals caught up in terror attacks and accidents. Except, that is, when it comes to the victims of Israel’s daily violence and oppression against the Palestinian people, struggling to survive in their homeland
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Dear Lorde – don’t play Apartheid Israel
You are one of the most talented New Zealanders on the planet right now. Your music is incredible, your performance is amazing and your politics have always been an inspiration.
What you do matters to many.
Which is why so many will beg you not to play in Israel in June of next year.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – An Israeli Interpretation of the Battle of Beersheva
How dramatic, how exciting! A carefully researched , authentic re-enactment by the Australian and New Zealand descendents of the Light Horse Brigade whose brave cavalry charge lead to the defeat of the Ottomans at the Battle of Beersheva fought on 31 October 1917. Note the horses, the uniforms, the flags!