A US-made Apache helicopter shoots a missile over the Gaza Strip.Press TV

The United States exported to Israel a substantial amount of the same types of weapons Israel is using to kill Gazans, a new analysis of US Census Bureau export data reveals.

For example, in 2013, the United States sent Israel at least $196 million in parts for military airplanes and helicopters, a category that includes F-16 fighter jets and Apache helicopters, both of which Israel is currently using to attack Gazan homes, offices and farmland. Between January and May 2014, the United States had already exported $92 million in parts for military airplanes and helicopters.   Continue reading “US provides Israel weapons to kill Palestinians in Gaza”

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(Todd Woody)  Scientists on Thursday released the results of a first-of-its-kind study that finds the seven states of the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin are depleting groundwater reserves at a rapid rate. That threatens the future of a river that supplies water to 40 million people and irrigates 4 million acres of farmland.

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, and NASA analyzed data from a satellite that measures underground water reserves to calculate that the Colorado River Basin has lost 65 cubic kilometers—that’s 17.3 trillion gallons—of water between December 2004 and November 2013. That represents twice the capacity of the United States’ largest reservoir, Lake Mead in Nevada. Most worrying, 75 percent of the loss came from groundwater supplies.   Continue reading “Colorado River Basin Has Lost 17.3 Trillion Gallons Of Water”

Aftermath of an artillery attack by the Ukrainian army on the Artyom district in Slavyansk. (AFP Photo / Andrey Stenin)RT

Ukrainian troops have on many occasions used incendiary weapons and cluster bombs against militia-held cities, acts that are banned under the international law regulating warfare, the Russian military said.

The accusation was voiced on Friday by Major General Viktor Poznikhir, the deputy commander of the chief operations branch of the Russian General Staff. Earlier some media reports claimed that munitions, which are not allowed to be used against civilian targets, were used in eastern Ukraine by the Kiev troops in their assault on armed militias.   Continue reading “Ukraine used phosphorous incendiaries, cluster bombs against cities – Russian military”

IsraelThe Big Picture, April 25, 2011

Before the founding of the Zionist movement, there were about 1,000,000 Jews throughout the Middle East, living among Arabs in relative peace for many centuries. In 1890, there were 500,000 Arabs living in Palestine, 80% of which were Muslim, 8% Jews. Yet, Zionist leaders claimed they were coming to settle “a people without land [mostly European Jews] on a land without people [Palestine].”

By 1947, Jews owned about 6% of the land in Palestine. Yet, the United Nations – perhaps in light of the aftermath of the genocide of Jews in Europe – voted to partition Palestine between Jews and Arabs, giving Jews 54% of the land.   Continue reading “History of Palestine, Part I : The Truth about Zionism”

Member of the investigating committee near a shell crater after shelling from Ukrainian territory hit the small Russian city of DonetskITAR-TASS

MOSCOW, July 24. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia reports nine gunfire attacks on its territory from Ukraine’s side in June and July this year.

Dozens of Ukrainian shells have exploded in Russia, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told Russia 24 television on Thursday.

Aimed fire was opened on a border guard post. Russian citizen Andrei Shulyatyev was killed. He left three underage daughters, Antonov said.   Continue reading “Russian territory shelled from Ukraine 9 times in past months”

eu-maybe-sanctions-russia.siRINF – by Chris Marsden

The European Union has come out unambiguously in support of Israel’s mass murder of defenseless men, women and children in Gaza.

In a statement issued July 22, the EU has destroyed once and for all its pretence of being guided by “humanitarian concerns” in formulating its foreign policy—as exemplified by its pose as a restraining influence over Washington’s pro-Israeli stance regarding the Palestinians.   Continue reading “European Union backs Israel’s Gaza offensive”

Electronic Intifada – by Ali Abunimah

As the death toll from Israel’s savage bombardment of Gaza continues to climb, Israel has once again turned to students to sell the slaughter online.

“Although they haven’t been called up to the army yet, they’ve decided to enlist in a civilian mission that is no less important – Israeli propaganda [hasbara],” Ynet’s Hebrew edition reported about a massive initiative organized by the Israeli student union branch at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC Herzliya), a prestigious private university.   Continue reading “Israel student union sets up “war room” to sell Gaza massacre on Facebook”

ron_finleyCollective Evolution – by Andrew Martin

There are approximately 50 million Americans currently on food stamps or receiving some form of government assistance due to poverty. Ron Finlay is a self proclaimed Guerilla Gardener from South Los Angeles, which he says is a food desert. Ron was disillusioned with the lack of fresh produce in the area so he took action to help rectify the situation, helping educate and empower others to do the same.   Continue reading “Ron Finley: “Growing Your Own Food is Like Printing Your Own Money!””

In the past four months, 2000 Americans have been killed by that which is coming over our southern border, the illegal invasion, and we are told we must accept this situation and spend billions catering to the children being used as a human shield for this invasion.

On the other hand, a few Israelis are killed by bottle rockets coming out of Gaza and we are told that what we see in these pictures is justified as the Israelis have a right to be secure within the borders of their country.   Continue reading “State of Palestine: *VERY GRAPHIC* Scores of civilians killed in fresh attacks on Gaza”

Press TV

Israeli forces have attacked a UN school sheltering displaced Palestinians against the Israeli offensive in the besieged Gaza Strip.

On Tuesday, Israel’s tanks shelled the school belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in al-Maghazi, located in central Gaza, an official said on condition of anonymity.   Continue reading “Israel attacks UN school sheltering Palestinians in Gaza”

The Washington Post – by Sudarsan Raghavan

HEBRON, West Bank — Said Kawasmeh received the order from Israel’s military last week. His two-story house was to be demolished, and his large family had 48 hours to leave.The reason: Kawasmeh’s son is a key suspect in the brutal kidnapping and killing of three Israeli teenagers whose fates helped reignite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading “In West Bank, Israel revives punitive home demolitions in effort to deter Hamas”

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The “most moral army in the world” from “the only democracy in the Middle East” has attacked hospitals, a home for the disabled, a geriatric hospice, demolished five mosques, razed entire neighbourhoods, erased entire families – the youngest – so far – just three days old if you do not count the unborn, as in the case of twenty nine year old Samar Al Hallaq killed with her two sons, aged four and five, other members of her family and carrying her third child. Her husband was critically injured.    Continue reading “International Anger Mounts Against Israel”