Tag Archives: Palestine

[People] The real purpose of Israel’s occupation of Palestine | by Fr. Shay Cullen

It was a shocking and painful “no” vote by the United States to veto a draft declaration at the United Nations (UN) Security Council recognizing Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the U.S. veto and said it was “unfair, unethical, and unjustified.” Twelve members of the Security Council approved the recommendation to

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[From the web] Southern Tagalog electronics unionist’s murder: 3 years without justice | CTUHR

#HumanRights #Workers | Three years have passed, yet justice eludes the memory of Southern Tagalog electronics unionist Pangulong Dandy Miguel. Shot down in his prime, his legacy of labor advocacy lives on. Let’s honor his courage by demanding accountability for his untimely demise and standing firm for workers’ rights. #JusticeForPangulongDandy

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[Statement] A Duterte-Marcos deja vu, Freedom of Expression in the PH under Constant Attack | LILAK

#HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression Freedom of Expression in the Philippines remains to be under attack, a déjà vu of the Marcos and Duterte regimes. The initial findings of UNSR Irene Khan attest that the state of Freedom of Expression is not in any way better than the previous administration. Violence and harassment continue more than a year into the Marcos Jr. regime.

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[Blog] In defense and solidarity to the Palestinian People. By Jose Mario De Vega

The Naked Violence, Barbarism, Terrorism and Nazism of Zionism: In defense and solidarity to the Palestinian People By Jose Mario De Vega The Zionist argument to justify Israel’s present occupation of Arab Palestine has no intelligent or legal basis in history… not even on their religion. — Malcolm X Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England

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