Here follow the March 24, 2009 press picks on Occupation Magazine www.kibush.co.il/index.asp . Today TOI-staff posted new articles. OM is updated each day of the week by different editors. For earlier articles use the powerfull search function & view the sections.

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Action alerts:

Land Day in Silwan-East Jerusalem , Saturday 28-3 at 18:00 Demo against Silwan house demolitions NO TO TRANSFER / DEMOLITIONS / SETTLEMENTS contact lana.khaskia@gmail.com mailto:lana.khaskia@gmail.com 24/3/2009 www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32631

33rd Anniversary of Land Day Multaka-Mifgash, Beer Sheva: Land, Citizenship and Identity – an invitation to opening “Land and Border” exhibition of painter Tachrir El-Zbeidi with poetry reading & public discussion 24/3/2009 www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32631

Selected articles:

Netanyahu made an offer Barak couldn`t refuse Mazal Mualem – Haaretz – In light of the achievements made in the social-economic part of the agreement, what is remarkable is the lack of vision and achievement in the diplomatic sphere, the key area traditionally promoted by the Labor party. www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073530.html

American Jews supportive of assertive US peace efforts & open towards a unified Hamas-Fatah PA J Street poll – One in three believe their own connection to Israel will be diminished if Lieberman assumes a senior position in the Israeli cabinet. www.jstreet.org/campaigns/j-street-releases-new-poll-american-jewish -community

Israel bows to U.S. pressure, lifts food restrictions on Gaza Reuters – Haaretz – But Western diplomats not sure whether instructions from the outgoing prime minister would be followed and whether restrictions on deliveries of other harmless items, such as toilet paper, soap and toothpaste, would also be lifted. www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073240.html

From Tehran to Tel Aviv Roger Cohen – New York Times – America’s Israel-can-do-no-wrong policy has been disastrous, not least for Israel’s long-term security. www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32621

Deputy police chief, Meretz MK injured in rightists` march Sharon Roffe-Ofir – Ynet – Some 100 activists, headed by National Union MK Ben-Ari, arrive in northern Arab town of Umm al-Fahm to `demand loyalty`. Residents, left-wing activists greet them with curses, shoes. Some 2,500 police officers deployed in area, using tear gas and shock grenades against protestors www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32617

`IDF troops used 11-year-old boy as human shield in Gaza` AP – Haaretz – Jan. 15, IDF troops ordered the boy to walk in front of soldiers being fired on in the Gaza neighborhood of Tel al-Hawa and enter buildings before them, said the UN secretary-general`s envoy for protecting children in armed conflict. This is but one of the verified human rights atrocities included in the 43-page UN report published Monday. www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073243.html

Time to believe Gaza war crimes allegations Amira Hass – Haaretz – Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi has difficulty believing the soldiers` testimonies that they intentionally harmed Palestinian civilians, because the Israel Defense Forces is a moral army, he said on Sunday. On the other hand, he believes the soldiers because they “have no reason to lie.” Then again, Ashkenazi is convinced that if what they said is true, these are isolated incidents. www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073469.html

US parents visit wounded protester son in Israel Tovah Lazaroff and Yaakov Lappin – Jerusalem Post – Since July 2008, four people have been killed by security forces at anti-barrier demonstrations in Ni`lin: Ahmed Mousa, 10, Yousef Amira, 17, Ghateb Khawaja, 22, and Muhammad Khawaja, 20. www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32618

Think of the future, not the past Ofra Yeshua-Lyth – Ma`ariv – There is one thing which history teaches and which Israel must come to terms with: It is just possible that those considered today`s ticking bombs might be tomorrow`s partners. www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32616

Ir Amim – A Layman`s Guide to Home Demolitions in East Jerusalem www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32611

Recommended articles of earlier days:

Tony Karon: Worried about apartheid? Too late, Mr Olmert, it’s already here www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32610

Akiva Eldar:Enough with the cosmetics www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073112.html

Merav Michaeli, Haaretz:Better to die www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1073110.html

Uri Blau:Dead Palestinian babies and bombed mosques – IDF fashion 2009 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072466.html

Gideon Levy:What shock, what consternation www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1072821.html

Uri Avnery:A judicial document www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32588

Saed Bannoura : ARIJ study: “Settlements increased by 173% in 20 years” www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32583

ETHAN BRONNER: More Allegations Surface in Israeli Accounts of Gaza War www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32579

B`tselem: Israeli Human Rights Organizations Call on the Attorney General: “Stop whitewashing suspected crimes in Gaza` www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=32578

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