A US museum has been pressured into excluding the names of two deceased Palestinian journalists from its memorial ceremony honoring fallen correspondents, Press TV reports.

Pro-Israeli groups were successful in persuading the Newseum museum to drop the names of Hussam Salama and Mahmoud al-Kumi — two al-Aqsa cameramen — from its Journalists Memorial ceremony held in Washington D.C. on Monday. 

The two were excluded from a list of 82 other reporters, correspondents and cameraman who died while delivering news from conflict areas. 

Salama and al-Kumi were killed during an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on November 20. 

“Actually, I think a cameraman looks like a soldier in the war. But, the difference: the soldier supports the government, but the cameraman shows the true point of war,” said Mohammad Salah, an Iraqi photographer.

Free speech advocates criticized the move, which was brought on by Jewish groups and conservatives who said that al-Aqsa is run by Hamas - a terrorist group that threatens the Israeli entity. 

This incident reflected ongoing Zionist manipulation in US domestic and foreign policy, particularly influencing Washington’s vigorous campaign to stop countries from declaring their recognition of an independent Palestinian state.

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israelfacts:

Glenn Greenwald shreds Bill Maher on US intervention in Muslim countries

Glenn Greenwald:

Last night I was on Bill Maher’s HBO show “Real Time”. There have always been numerous views of Maher’s with which I agree. But he has become one of the most vocal and extreme advocates of the view that - while religion generally should be criticized - Islam is a uniquely threatening and destructive force and that Muslims are uniquely oppressive and violent, and that mentality has infected many of his policy views (see here and here for some comprehensive background; just two weeks ago, he had a fairly typical outburst on this topic). When I was scheduled to do the show, I was hoping that the opportunity would arise to debate these views (or that I could create the opportunity), and last night it did.

Click here to watch the debate in full

Physicist pulls out of conference hosted by president Shimon Peres in protest at treatment of Palestinians

ispeakprophecies:

palestinianliberator:

israelfacts:

A Palestinian family cry after their home was demolished by Israeli forces in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina on February 5, 2013. Although East Jerusalem belongs to Palestinians, they have to obtain building permits from Israel — an almost impossible task — as Israel continues its ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in its goal to ‘Judaize’ Jerusalem.

Israeli authorities claim that the building was constructed without proper permits and that its structure was not sound. The 33-member family says it was waiting to receive permits.

Palestinians also struggle to meet the required conditions to apply for a permit. For example, the cost of obtaining permits can be as much as the cost of construction of the actual building.

Not only do they rarely issue permits to Palestinians to build on their own land, Israel continues building settlements on said land. Approximately 192,000 and 330,000 Jewish settlers live illegally in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, Palestine. The Jewish-only settlements in which they live are illegal under international law. Furthermore, the Israeli government assists Israeli settlers in taking over Palestinian homes.

Israel refuses to halt settlement construction as a precondition to resume peace talks.

Photographs: Ammar Awad (Reuters) / Bernat Armangue (AP)

I will never understand how anyone can support this.

ragingegyptian:

Natan Blank, 19, walks into the Tel Ha Shomer army base where he will refuse to serve in the Israeli army, April 2, 2013. Blank has already served 116 days in prison for refusing to serve in the Israeli army due to his opposition to the occupation 

(Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)