Comments on: Christmas Week Pickings on an Occupied Christmas http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/ Creating peoples' geographies Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: peoplesgeography http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45138 peoplesgeography Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:15:09 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45138 Thanks for highlighting that crucial point, Curt. Its one of Avnery's most important insights, methinks. George66, appreciate the lyrics and links. The lyrics especially have memetic value in raising awareness. Sung in the 'Bethlehem Now: Nine Alternative Lessons and Carols' event in November in the Wren church of St James in Central London, the hafrada version of the Twelve Days of Christmas: "Twelve assassinations/ Eleven homes demolished/ Ten wells obstructed/ Nine sniper towers/ Eight gunships firing/ Seven checkpoints blocking/ Six tanks a-rolling/ Five settlement rings/ Four falling bombs/ Three trench guns/ Two trampled doves/ And an uprooted olive tree." Thanks for highlighting that crucial point, Curt. Its one of Avnery’s most important insights, methinks.

George66, appreciate the lyrics and links. The lyrics especially have memetic value in raising awareness.

Sung in the ‘Bethlehem Now: Nine Alternative Lessons and Carols’ event in November in the Wren church of St James in Central London, the hafrada version of the Twelve Days of Christmas:

“Twelve assassinations/
Eleven homes demolished/
Ten wells obstructed/
Nine sniper towers/
Eight gunships firing/
Seven checkpoints blocking/
Six tanks a-rolling/
Five settlement rings/
Four falling bombs/
Three trench guns/
Two trampled doves/
And an uprooted olive tree.”

]]> By: Curtis http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45137 Curtis Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:26:02 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45137 Avnery: <i>THE ISRAELI strategic aim in Gaza is not to put an end to the Qassams. It would still be the same if not a single Qassam fell on Israel. The real aim is to break the Palestinians, which means breaking Hamas. The method is simple, even primitive: to tighten the blockade on land, on sea and in the air, until the situation in the Strip becomes absolutely intolerable.</i> Ain't that the truth? Avnery:

THE ISRAELI strategic aim in Gaza is not to put an end to the Qassams. It would still be the same if not a single Qassam fell on Israel.

The real aim is to break the Palestinians, which means breaking Hamas.

The method is simple, even primitive: to tighten the blockade on land, on sea and in the air, until the situation in the Strip becomes absolutely intolerable.

Ain’t that the truth?

]]> By: George66 http://peoplesgeography.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45131 George66 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:41:33 +0000 http://peoplesgeography.wordpress.com/2007/12/27/christmas-week-pickings-on-an-occupied-christmas/#comment-45131 IF American KNEW, then .... http://www.ifamericansknew.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWHUQUx81Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzG-WBP_PkM http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/about/rafah.htm IF American KNEW, then ….

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYWHUQUx81Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzG-WBP_PkM

http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/about/rafah.htm

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