War CRIME in the name of 'gaza conflict'

Noam Chomsky’s statement on Israel’s aggression in Gaza:
“The incursion and bombardment of Gaza is not about destroying Hamas. It is not about stopping rocket fire into Israel, it is not about achieving peace.
The Israeli decision to rain death and destruction on Gaza, to use lethal weapons of the modern battlefield on a largely defenseless civilian population, is the final phase in a decades-long campaign to ethnically-cleanse Palestinians.
Israel uses sophisticated attack jets and naval vessels to bomb densely-crowded refugee camps, schools, apartment blocks, mosques, and slums to attack a population that has no air force, no air defense, no navy, no heavy weapons, no artillery units, no mechanized armor, no command in control, no army… and calls it a war. It is not a war, it is murder.
When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing. You can’t defend yourself when you’re militarily occupying someone else’s land. That’s not defense. Call it what you like, it’s not defense.”


Strange how the US can be very vexed by the annexation of Crimea, and what is going on in eastern Ukraine but not about all the territory occupied by the Israelis since 1967.
Their failure to agree with the majority on the UN report speaks volumes.
Since its formation almost seventy years ago, the settler state of Israel has been responsible for countless war crimes against the Palestinians. But still we persist with the pernicious lie that somehow this is a 'conflict' which needs to be 'resolved' , as opposed to a one-sided colonial war waged against a defenceless Palestinian population.
Netanyahu should be in front of the International Criminal Court for what has happened over the past month in Palestine.

How does the world accept these?? 700++ within 17 days!!!

Palestinian children sit in a car boot as they flee their family homes following heavy Israeli shelling during an Israeli ground offensive east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.Picture: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Palestinian girls walk amidst debris following an Israeli military strike in Gaza city. Israel's deadly Gaza offensive entered its 16th day, with airlines blocking flights to Israel after a Gaza rocket struck near airport runways.Picture: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images

A Palestinian medic carries a girl, who doctors say was wounded by Israeli shelling, at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.The charity Save the Children has estimated that one in five people being killed and almost a third of the Palestinians injured are children.Picture: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Shame! Shame!! Shame, the world!!!

Shame! Shame!! Shame, the world!!!

Wont we hate YOU?

The Israeli army continued its bombardment of Palestinian communities in different part of the Gaza Strip, targeting homes and civilian structures, and killed at least six hundred and five more Palestinian, most of them children and general people.

A Palestinian man carries a wounded child to an emergency room in front of the media at Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 20.

 The faces of a few of the Palestinian civilian victims killed by Israeli rockets.

Palestinians carry a child, killed Sunday by an Israeli strike at a house in Gaza City, during a funeral on Monday

Obama with children! Gaza children also want to shake hands! Are you ready Mr. President?

Israel Is Losing Control of the Gaza Media War

How to nip hayfever in the bud
Olivia Goldhill
Hayfever is such a cruel ailment. There should be nothing more joyous than lying in the grass, eating strawberries and sleeping away the afternoon. But for hayfever sufferers, a relaxing day in the sun becomes a tortuous experience, seen through teary eyes and interrupted by a perpetually streaming nose.

Sports presenter John Inverdale claimed he was tortured by hayfever on the day he said Marion Bartoli, the Wimbledon champion, was “never going to be a looker”, and countless social incidents have been marred by less widely-broadcast faux pas.

The Met Office has reported that this summer could be one of the warmest on record, which will be celebrated by all but the sniffly hayfever sufferers, who will be further upset by news that the warm days interspersed with showers will create a longer pollen season.

But if you're forever armed with three packets of tissues and a litre-bottle of water, then these treatments could help calm hayfever.

Take antihistamines – even when you don’t need them

For mild hayfever sufferers, the odd antihistamine pill when you feel sniffly should do the trick. But if you find your eyes streaming and your nostrils red from nose-blowing, then take the tablets before your symptoms appear. A regular dose of antihistamine will make sure the drug remains high in your system to fight off the effects of pollen. And if the pills still don’t work, speak to your GP about a stronger prescription antihistamine.

     

Lakho Konthe Sonar Bangla: Feel yourself

Recreating the spirit of nationalism, 3 lakh people will celebrate the 43rd Independence Day of Bangladesh by singing the national anthem of Bangladesh.

On 26th march, 2014, we all shall gather together on the National Parade Ground. We have one aim that millions of voices shall chorus and let the world hear “Amar Sonar Bangla.” We have one aim that millions of voices shall chorus and let the world hear “Amar Sonar Bangla”
We shall gather at National Parade Ground by 8:00AM. We shall use specified entry point to enter and with the help of the organizers, we shall wait at the specified place with discipline. One goodie pack will be given by the organizers, which we will take from the counter and report to the specified block. With a final dry run at 11:00AM, we shall be ready for the record breaking attempt.

“The main objective of this event is to celebrate our Independence Day in an innovative manner. We believe that a new found apprehension of nationalism will help to create a new world record.”, said Minister of cultural affairs Asaduzzaman Noor.

Attacks remind people of the horror unleashed by Pakistani forces 43 years ago

The January 5, 2014 elections in Bangladesh have again reminded the vulnerable minority community of the brutal treatment it received 43 years ago at the hands of marauding Pakistani forces and their local cohorts.

Here Hindus in particular have become easy targets of anti-election activists who attacked their houses and other properties, thinking that they voted for the ruling Awami League and did not heed their directive to refrain from voting.

The attacks, most of which took place in the post-election period, have forced hundreds of minority members to flee their houses. Systematic attacks were carried out by activists of the Opposition BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami, the party which had violently opposed the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971.

We have to stop this type of violence.

Freedom of religion is a corner stone of the Bangladesh Constitution of 1972. Although the original article was amended in 1988, Article 2A of the Constitution states that “The state religion of the Republic is Islam, but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in the Republic”.

To practise religion in peaceful environment is considered to be one of the fundamental elements of life of human beings. Human beings do not live only for material necessities. There is a strong need for spiritual nourishment for every human being.

Freedom of religion is a core of Islamic faith. It does not believe in coercion to change one’s religion or faith. The extracts from Surah Kafirun ( Surah 109) of the Holy Qu’ran are very relevant to the issue that are as follows:

“I worship not that which you worship,

or will you worship that I which I worship.…

To you be your Way and to me mine.”

It is very clear from this holy verse that Islam guarantees freedom of religion.

The violence against some religion of minorities cannot but have adverse impact on the image of Bangladesh that is perceived as a moderate, tolerant Muslim majority country. Image of a country, like reputation, is an intangible thing and it takes a long time to acquire a good image but can be lost immediately.

Our overwhelming majority of people believe in the freedom of religion, the Constitution proclaims it and the government, irrespective of parties, believes publicly in the freedom of religion. Therefore, there should not be any violence or coercion or compulsion in thwarting freedom of religion in Bangladesh. The government has a solemn responsibility to guarantee freedom of religion to all groups of people in Bangladesh, professing different religions.