RESILIENCE ... AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING

MUNICH AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IS BACK ONLINE!!

2009-08-02T17:49:00.001-07:00

When I was just, though reluctantly, about to get used to the idea, that "MUNICH AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING" bit the dust, I am thrown for yet another loop - but this time a HAPPY ONE!

Apparently it JUST returned online and I will, of course, continue blogging there! This blog, "RESILIENCE ... AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING" will remain as back-up ... after all, nowadays one never knows what'll happen next!

I happily invite you ALL back to my "old" one ... let's pick up from where we left off!

LOVE YOU ALL! :-)

Palestinians evicted in Jerusalem

2009-08-02T11:08:00.001-07:00

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Israeli police have evicted nine Palestinian families living in two houses in occupied East Jerusalem.

Jewish settlers moved into the houses almost immediately. The US has urged Israel to abandon plans for a building project in the area.

Israel has occupied East Jerusalem since 1967, a move not recognised by the international community.

The evictions have been condemned by the United Nations, the Palestinians and also the UK government.

The US said the evictions were not in keeping with Israel's obligations under the so-called "road map" to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

'Deplorable'

The operation to evict the 53 Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah district of the city was carried out before dawn on Sunday by police clad in black riot gear.

It followed a ruling by Israel's Supreme Court that the land originally belonged to Jewish families. Israel wants to build a block of 20 apartments in the area.

The evictions were quickly condemned by the United Nations.

"I deplore today's totally unacceptable actions by Israel," the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert H Serry said. "These actions are contrary to the provisions of the Geneva Conventions related to occupied territory.

"These actions heighten tensions and undermine international efforts to create conditions for fruitful negotiations to achieve peace," Mr Perry said.

Palestinian negotiator Saed Erakat said: "Tonight, while these new settlers from abroad will be accommodating themselves and their belongings in these Palestinian houses, 19 newly homeless children will have nowhere to sleep."

Sovereignty 'unquestionable'

Israel considers a united Jerusalem to be the capital of the state of Israel.

"Our sovereignty over it is unquestionable," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month.

"We cannot accept the idea that Jews will not have the right to live and buy [homes] anywhere in Jerusalem."

The BBC's Tim Franks in Jerusalem says the houses are in what is probably the most contested city on earth and the diplomatic ripples from the evictions will spread.

The UK joined in the condemnation of the evictions. "These actions are incompatible with the Israeli professed desire for peace," the British Consulate in East Jerusalem said. "We urge Israel not to allow the extremists to set the agenda."

There are an estimated 250,000 Palestinians living in East Jerusalem and 200,000 Jews.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8180413.stM

This is what Aaron, a Jewish resident from Jerusalem writes as comment to an article in Ha'Aretz:

"If we continue doing that, the day will come soon and we will be evacuated by force from our homes. History repeats itself and we Jews never learn lessons from the past. Most of West Jerusalem is Arab Palestinian homes before 1948 ? maybe we should be removed from these homes !! We keep playing with fire until we will end up burnt. Our arrogance will not save us by then. How stupid and inhuman we are!"
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I FEEL COMPELLED TO ADD A FEW WORDS OF MY OWN:

I received the video (previous post) this morning from a friend and couldn't help the tears welling up in my eyes while watching. It is beyond me how in the world these individuals are capable to do this to their own species!

Step back for a moment - imagine yourself sleeping peacefully in your bed ... and all of a sudden police bursting into your bedroom, yelling at you bloody murder, dragging you out of your bed and brutally kicking you out of the one home you inhabit since 56 years!!!!!!!!!! IMAGINE!! I can't even begin to fathom the horrors, the stages of hell they must be in right now.

I am an ardent believer of "What goes around, comes around" but this time I can't help myself and rephrase the centence to go one step further: I WISH AND PRAY that whatever Israel did/does to others, all those horrendous crimes and atrocities committed against Palestinians, will find the necessary 180 degree turn to boomerang right back to where they originated! It doesn't matter when, tomorrow, next month or coming year - it will happen, there is no doubt in my mind! And then, believe you me - I do NOT want to be in their shoes.

I have never said that before but can't help myself. The unspeakable cruelty of their actions pushes me to say that. It is SO WRONG, left, right and center, and nothing short of barbaric!!!
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EVICTION - ISRAELI STYLE ...

2009-08-02T08:01:00.000-07:00

... THEY DRAGGED THEM OUT OF BED!!!

AlJazeeraEnglishAugust 02, 2009
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Israeli security forces have forcibily evicted two Palestinian families from a contested East Jerusalem neighbourhood. The families have lived in Sheikh Jarrah since 1956 but an Israeli court ruled that the homes belonged to Jewish families.

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
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PLEASE DISSEMINATE WIDELY - PEOPLE NEED TO SEE TO UNDERSTAND !!
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Thanks Razan!

A lifeline to Palestine .. from US to Gaza!

2009-08-01T15:49:00.000-07:00

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Viva Palestina Gaza Convoy July 2009

2009-08-01T15:43:00.000-07:00

I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU LADY ...

... YOU BET HE CAN!!!

MoH: Gaza out of supplies, "medical disaster" at hand

2009-08-01T15:19:00.000-07:00

Published yesterday (updated) 01/08/2009 19:39

Gaza – Ma’an – Ministry of Health warehouses are running out of 80 different kinds of cancer, psychiatric and post-operative medications and 125 different kinds of medical supplies relating to thalassemia and dialysis treatments.

Already limited supplies have meant mediations get reserved for the most severe cases, which is "putting the lives of at least 349 patients at risk," head of the planning department in the Ministry of Health Ashraf Abu Mahadi said.

The general administration of the ministry blamed the siege and Israeli border officials for preventing supplies, most of which are on order or waiting in storage containers outside the Strip, from getting to patients.

Senior official in the ministry Yousef Al-Mudalal warned of a health catastrophe that might claim the lives of hundreds of patients if meds are not brought in to Gaza soon. He urged human rights organizations to immediately intervene and pressure Israel to let medications into Gaza to prevent a "medical disaster."

Earlier this week the World Health Organization released a report saying limited access to medical supplies in Gaza was creating a health crisis. The document focused on unusable medical equipment due to lack of spare parts and the resulting poor quality of care available to patients.

It also estimated that 500 tons of donated medical supplies will go unused because they are not needed or do not meet Health Ministry standards, while hundreds of thousands of dollars in other supplies are overstocked and unnecessary.

"The main issue here about the blockade is that it undermines the supply system as a whole," head of WHO's office in Gaza Mahmoud Daher said.

SOURCE
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"MUNICH AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING" has mircaculously disappeared!

2009-08-01T10:31:00.000-07:00

Routinely, every evening I sit here at my laptop reading and responding to e-mails, flying over headlines of all kind of international papers and of course, checking my blog. No exeption yesterday except - my blog has disappeared! POOF ... just like that, in thin air - no reason why, no warning and out of the blue. Instead, I found that:

Blog has been removed

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Sorry, the blog at 1158munich.blogspot.com has been removed. This address is not available for new blogs.
Did you expect to see your blog here? See: 'I can't find my blog on the Web, where is it?'

Needless to say, it absolutely threw me for a loop! I stared at the screen unable to believe my own eyes, refreshed the screen and even restarted the computer hoping it was only a temporary flap ... but it remained GONE. I searched high and low for what to do, finally found a way to write to GOOGLE and to the FORUM but have slim hope, to say the least, it will reappear. one should never give up hope though, so they say ...

Question is who would be interested to do that to me ... and there is only one category of people which comes to my mind: folks who "don't appreciate" or more clearly, blatantly oppose what I blog. Well - too bad, that's all I have to say. Because of them, whoever this is (I have a more distinct idea which direction to look to though ...) I will CERTAINLY NOT CHANGE the way I think, what I say and which articles or rantings I post! It is MY BLOG and non of their darn business. I DO WHAT I CHOOSE TO, if they appreciate it or not!! NOBODY will shut me up and tell me what to or not to do - live with it!