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Scenes of Palestine: Bike Palestine-Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Scenes of Palestine from our recent trip with Bike Palestine through The Siraj Center.


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Bike Palestine through olive groves and a rest stop with soccer

The thing is Cenk has been right quite a few times now: How Ivanka Could End The Trump Presidency

Does Ivanka really expect anyone to take her seriously after her recent ridiculous performance in Jerusalem.

She claims to care so much about children but it would be nice if she could just be a little more informed about the issues of the Palestinians.

On a recent trip to Ramallah with Bike Palestine one is convinced the world does not really have an accurate view of the people and places of Palestine.

On the news we just see fighting--we do not see the lovely, historic cities, the food, the hospitality of the people, the religious sites, and the struggle the moms face in just trying to get enough water to bathe their children.

We do not see the settlements, the wall, the disturbing checkpoints.

We do not see the beautiful resorts.

We do not taste the hummus and the amazing falafel.

The candy and the nut and dried fruit shops in Ramallah--that alone is worth the trip.

Just asking--could Ivanka possibly take some time to be a little more informed about the situation.

We are happy for her she is real rich and beautiful--let her use her position to gain knowledge about others in our world that are less fortunate.

Let her not be so one-sided in her information base--it would be refreshing.

Ivanka Trump and her blatant lack of compassion for Palestine--Right, Remember Ivanka cares about children.

As it happened: At least 58 Palestinians killed and thousands injured by Israeli forces amid protests at US embassy in Jerusalem

Samuel Osborne, Bethan McKernan, Clark Mindock, Jeremy B White

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The Independent•May 14, 2018

At least 58 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,000 people wounded in protests at the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, according to Palestinian officials, on the same day the US fulfiled its controversial promise to move its embassy to the contested city of Jerusalem.

Thousands of demonstrators set fire to tyres on Monday, sending thick plumes of smoke into the air to deter Israeli snipers. The Israeli military said the protests were being used as cover for attacks on soldiers.

It marked the deadliest single day of protests in a weeks-long campaign from Hamas in the run up to the US embassy move and the Nakba, or ‘Catastrophe’, on Tuesday - celebrated in Israel as the country’s 70th birthday.

The order given to Israeli soldiers was to prevent Palestinians from crossing into Israel at any price, including direct live fire. Israel has also warned Hamas that any mass breakthrough will result in airstrikes on the group’s infrastructure inside the Strip - with a number of targets hit by Israeli forces by the afternoon.

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Hamas, the militant group that rules the Strip, had urged supporters to break through the 11-year-old Israel blockade, which has left Gaza "uninhabitable".

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the actions of the Israeli forces as a "genocide" and Israel as a "terrorist state".

"No matter from what side, whether from the United States or Israel, I curse this humanitarian plight, this genocide," he said.

Kuwait has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council amid international outcry over the clashes.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's top aides and supporters on Monday celebrated the opening of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem as a campaign promised fulfilled.

Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner, along with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, led the US delegation with a single message: Only Trump had the courage to act on what America has wanted for a long time.

“While presidents before him have backed down from their pledge to move the American Embassy once they were in office, this president delivered. Because when President Trump makes a promise, he keeps it,” Mr Kushner said in his speech.

In a recorded message played at the ceremony, Mr Trump said the embassy move was a "long time coming" but he remained committed to peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

“Our greatest hope is for peace,” said Trump, whose recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and relocation of the embassy to the holy city from Tel Aviv, has outraged Palestinians and drawn international concern.

“The United States remains fully committed to facilitating a lasting peace agreement,” Mr Trump said. “The United States will always be a great friend of Israel and a partner in the cause of freedom and peace.”

The relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv has infuriated the Palestinians, who seek east Jerusalem as a future capital.

copied from Yahoo News.......

from cl:

Seriously, what is wrong with Ivanka?

Yes, we are really happy for her that she is very rich but it would be nice if just once in a while she could look at the issue from both sides.  

Is she blinded by her wealth and position.

Recently enjoying the markets and the delicious food in Ramallah on an extended tour from my favorite trip, Bike Palestine.

While we were enjoying coffee an older gentleman asked me what was wrong with donald trump--he has no respect for the Arab countries.  Moving the embassy to Jerusalem without giving a thought to the issues of the Palestians.

Does Ivanka know these very lovely folks have an issue just getting enough water on a daily basis to bathe their children.

Why is Palestine occupied.

The insult of these very kind Muslim ladies subjected in endless inquisition and giant guns just to ride the bus.

A suggestion from the Ronnie Re: 

Let Ivanka ride the bus from Ramallah to Jerusalem--let Ivanka show her passport to the tune of giant guns and soldiers floating 3inches from her ear.

Just wondering......

Would Ivanka have any compassion for this situation--is Ivanka capable of imagining herself in this situation--does Ivanka worry abouy getting enough water to shower or bathe her kids.

Just wondering......

What do you think?

The Baby Eagles: Mom and Dad and the kids eat breakfast

   here is a link to the page:

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the kids have grown up very fast.......

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The Bald Eagles from The Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Island

Sauces Bald Eagles



Cannot resist sharing everyone in the house all at once.

from cl and the ronnie re.......

Just wanted to tell everyone about two of my Palestinian heroes working to help the animals of this area.

If anyone has any suggestions for promotion or how to help these very hard working individuals please jump in with your ideas.......

here is a link to my story:

http://theronnierepublic.blogspot.com/2018/05/palestinian-heroes-dogs-helping-dogs-in.html

All of these dogs need homes and they are very lovely dogs, too.

Please spread the word and thank you for reading.

Thank you,

cl

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The Tragedy of the Occupation: Israel bombs Gaza tunnel, closes key crossing after attack

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Israel bombs Gaza tunnel, closes key crossing after attack

 ARON HELLER and FARES AKRAM,Associated Press 20 hours ago 

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Relatives of 40 year-old Palestinian Jaber Abu Mustafa mourn over his body at the family house during his funeral in town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 12, 2018. Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas Friday across a border fence into Gaza where Palestinian protesters threw stones, burned tires and flew kites with burning rags attached. One protester was killed and 49 were wounded by Israeli fire, Gaza health officials said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Saturday it was shutting down its main cargo crossing into Gaza after Palestinian protesters caused extensive damage to it, and that it had also destroyed an attack tunnel militants dug near its main pedestrian crossing.

The twin developments come ahead of a potentially charged week along the Israel-Gaza border as weekly protests being staged there are expected to culminate with a potential breach of the border and a surge in casualties.

Once again, thousands of Palestinians protested Friday in various locations along the frontier. Later, a group of Palestinians burned a fuel complex and conveyor belt on their side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, causing more than $9 million in damages and disrupting the import of diesel fuel and building materials, the military said. It said the attack rendered the main fuel and gas lines unusable and caused further damage to electrical infrastructure and other vital equipment.

The military said the Kerem Shalom crossing will be closed until further notice and not before the damage is repaired.

A lengthy closing of the crossing would deliver further devastation to Gaza's already dire humanitarian crisis. The fuel installation is the only way to bring diesel fuel into Gaza for operating generators for hospitals and other key facilities. The military distributed a video showing Palestinians cheering as a fire was set. It was the second such attack on the facility in a week, it said. "Hamas continues to lead the residents of Gaza to destroy the only assistance they receive," the army said.

Late Saturday, the military carried out several airstrikes in the northern Gaza strip, near the Erez border crossing, to destroy a Hamas tunnel that was being built there. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said the tunnel was being tracked for weeks and had been destroyed just a few meters (feet) inside Gaza. It's the sixth such Hamas tunnel Israel has destroyed in as many months thanks to the military's new technological means to detect and destroy them.

Hamas called the airstrikes a "failed attempt" to prevent it protests.

"Our people's response will come on Monday by marching" to the fence, it said in a statement.

Conricus said both incidents proved Israel's long-standing claim that Hamas, and other militant groups, were merely using the popular mass protests as cover for attacks against Israel. He said the military was doubling its troops along the border in advance of this week's protests and that Israel would not allow the area to become an active combat zone.

"This really shows the cynicism of the Hamas terror organization toward the citizens they are supposed to care for," Conricus told reporters. "Hamas is killing Gaza with its terrorist activities against civilian facilities."

An extended closing of the cargo crossing could be particularly painful. Cooking gas and fuel, which are delivered to Gaza through Kerem Shalom on a daily basis, are the first and most essential items likely to be affected. A fear of shortage had already engulfed Gaza late Saturday, as more cars were lining up at gas station to stock on diesel and gasoline.

The Hamas-run petrol authority in Gaza ordered that cooking gas not be provided to people with canisters on Sunday. "This is to measure how much we have and to see how much this can serve the citizens," said Khalil Shaqfa of the petrol authority.

Palestinians in Gaza have been staging weekly protests at the border fence against a decade-old blockade of the territory. The demonstrations have been organized by Gaza's Hamas rulers, but are fueled by despair among the territory's 2 million residents. The vast majority are barred from travel and trade, while the blockade has gutted the economy.

A Palestinian was killed and 175 were wounded by Israeli army fire on Friday. The Palestinian health ministry said a teenage boy died Saturday after he was shot in the head by Israeli fire on the Gaza-Israel border.

The death raises to 42 the number of Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces since weekly protests began on March 30. More than 1,800 have been wounded. The coming week could see a further uptick in violence, as Palestinians are planning much larger protests to coincide with the United States relocating its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem on Monday and the 70th anniversary of their "nakba," or catastrophe — referring to their mass uprooting during the Mideast war over Israel's 1948 creation — on Tuesday.

Israel says it has a right to defend its border and has accused Hamas of using the protests as a cover for attacking the border. Rights groups say the use of potentially lethal force against unarmed protesters is unlawful.

Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008. During the most recent conflict in 2014, Israel destroyed 32 tunnels and it has placed a high priority on halting the tunnel threat since Hamas infiltrated Israel during the war. Although they did not manage to reach civilian areas, the infiltrations caught Israel off guard, with one attack killing five soldiers, and terrified the local population.

Israel is building a subterranean barrier to detect and prevent attack tunnels. Israel says the barrier, as well as new technological innovations, have rendered the Hamas tunnel project futile.

____

Akram reported from Gaza City.

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On a recent trip to Ramallah:


One kept having to apologize for donald trump.

Yes, it was embarrassing........very embarrassing.




At the coffee bar:

A very lovely older gentleman asked me, "Where are you from?"


Finding my location of residence to be the United States they asked my opinion of our president with passion.


Explaining endlessly:  "He is not my president, I do not agree with him.  I do not like his policies."



Repeatedly explaining to these very friendly and welcoming individuals, "I do not like what he has done."

"He does not have respect for the Arab countries," was the common complaint.

Why is he moving the embassy to Jerusalem?


It is an embarrassment for an American to travel in the Middle East and constantly have to apologize for donald trump--our very misinformed and ignorant president.

What does the United States stand for if not respecting all citizens of the world.

The same thing happened again:


Have you seen the candy shops in Ramallah?

Seriously, the food alone is worth the trip.

All the vendors are friendly and willing to chat.

I love the nougat candy.

Just wanting to purchase one piece of candy the shop keeper insisted I take one for free and enjoy a delicious cup of Arabic coffee.

The same question is asked again--Do I agree with donald trump--he has no respect for us.

The folks in the shops were so nice--so willing to chat--well dressed and well spoken--so eager to welcome me into their shop.

Fellow Americans, this very, very ignorant and insulting individual who poses as our president is a huge embarrassment when one constantly has to apologize for his insults and lack of respect.

Let's see if we can't eliminate him in our next election so we can hold our heads up as we visit Palestine and the Holy Land

My gosh, what has this world come to?

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