11,000 employees with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, for Palestine, went on strike over unfair working conditions.
Employees say management at UNRWA engage in arbitrary firing and denial of workers’ rights. In some cases workers have been fired because of the political party they belong to.
The strike resulted in the closing of 238 schools, and 25 health clinics in Gaza.
Rumors say that President Barak Obama’s speech, on peace between Israel and Palestinians, will be a let down for those seeking statehood.
While Obama is expected to ask Israel to stop new settlements, he’s also expected to ask Palestinians to stop seeking statehood. He will give the speech on Thursday, May 19.
Reporters Without Borders say they have proof that Israeli soldiers intentionally targeted a photographer, who was clearly identified as a journalists.
The incident happened May 17, while Palestinians were protesting in northern Gaza. The photographer was hit several times by Israeli soldiers. He is in the hospital in critical condition.
“We must bow before the courage, the bravery, of those who protested yesterday at Lebanon and Syria’s borders with occupied Palestine, who faced the tyranny of the enemy with bare chests and their heads held high.”-Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah
The leader of the Lebanese organization Hezbollah, said protesters gave Nakba “new meaning”.
Nasrallah also said: “…the fate of this entity (Israel) is demise, and that no initiatives, treaties or borders will protect it.”
“God had put us under three oaths during King Solomon that we are never to rebel against any nation where we are law citizens and residing in, we should not go back in mass to the Holy Land, and we should not make any attempt to end exile. So therefore, the concept of a Jewish sovereignty is forbidden in Judaism.”-Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss
Not only has Weiss used the Tora to show that the creation of the Israeli nation is an abomination to God, but he used legal documents from 1947 that showed Palestinian Jews voted against it. Many people in the West don’t realize that the Israelis didn’t force just Muslims into the refugee camps, but Palestinian Jews and Christians as well.
Israelis “…banished them (Palestinian Jews) from their homes.”
When asked how Israel should be described to Westerners, since he does not believe it to be a “Jewish” state, Weiss replied “It’s the state of Satan.” He pointed out that before the European Zionists arrived in Israel, in the 20th century, the Palestinian Muslims, Jews and Christians live together in peace.
Weiss showed photos of Jews being beaten by Israeli forces, inside Palestine, because they were protesting the Israeli government. He’s outraged that Israel is considered the representative of Jews around the world, and the Western media goes along with it. He called it “…the work of Satan.”
In reference to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s book calling Israel an apartheid system, Weiss said Israel is worse than apartheid.
Weiss said the Zionism that runs Israel was created by European Jews who hated their own religion: “…Zionism and its development into the state of Israel is a transformation of Judaism the religion…into base materialism, a nationalistic goal. It was created a mere hundred odd years ago by people who detested the religion…” Weiss added that Zionism is rooted in blasphemy against Judaism.
A Malaysian ship bringing aid to Gaza was forced to dock in Egypt, after the Israeli Navy shot at it.
The ship is carrying sewage pipes. There are several ships heading to Gaza with aid.
Press TV airing video that shows Israelis, in civilian clothing (wearing mainly tan pants and black hoodies), assisting Israeli soldiers in shooting, and some protesters claim the civilian clothed Israelis kidnapped protesters.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas made a speech praising the Nakba protesters. So far more than 24 protesters have been killed, and at least 200 wounded. Protests took place, and in some cases are still taking place, in West Bank, Gaza, the Israeli/Egypt border, Israeli/Jordanian border, Israeli/Lebanese border and even the Israeli/Syrian border.
“Their blood did not go in vain. Their blood was shed for the sake of the Palestinian people’s freedom and rights.”-Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine
I watched Nakba day (May 15) protests live on the internet, but live coverage wasn’t provided by Western media, which is no surprise. What was surprising was the non existent live coverage by Arab media!
Nakba day started while most people in the United States were asleep, after all when it’s dark here it’s light on the other side of the world. But I would’ve thought I could find live coverage on the internet, from Arab media. No such thing. In fact Arab media are just now updating their text stories about the unwarented violence perpetrated by the Israelis upon protesters (which I watched live).
So who covered the Nakba day? Iran!
Some Israeli media reporting that Israeli military claims they have had “firefights” with protesters crossing from Lebanon and Syria. That is a lie! Also, other Israeli media saying Israeli soldiers fired warning shots only. More lies! Lairs! Live video from Lebanon showed the protesters were armed with ROCKS! Video from Golan Heights shows unarmed men and women being confronted by Israeli soldiers. The video also shows Israeli soldiers shooting into the crowds. Lebanese security officials safe Israelis open fired on protesters.