Netanyahu’s new emphasis on insisting that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a specifically Jewish state is pushing Israel’s opponents against the wall and forcing them to declare themselves with greater clarity. Of course, this does not just apply to Britain. But as a country whose opinion forming classes rank among the most hostile to Israel in the Western world, the move has provoked a particularly Outside, police and pro-government Basiji militiamen fired tear gas and charged thousands of protesters who chanted ‘death to the dictator’ and called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to resign. Dozens were arrested, piled in trucks and taken away, witnesses said. ... Before the sermon,
Tuesday, 21st July 2009
Britain's anti-Israel frenzy deepens
12:20am
...Monday, 20th July 2009
'The regime's overthrow has begun'
7:42pm
Although Iran has dipped below the western media radar, it is important to note that the people’s uprising has not died but is continuing – as is the appalling repression of these brave people. I wrote here that the protests had sparked a power struggle amongst the clergy which was taking the situation onto a new level. Last Friday, tens of thousands of dissidents packed Iran’s main Islamic prayer service shouting ‘freedom, freedom’ and other slogans as opposition leader Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered a sermon criticising the government crackdown. Associated Press reported:
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009
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