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Israeli goods banned on Quds Day in US
American demonstrators marking International Quds Day have announced that they would boycott Israeli products as an indication of their support of the Palestinian nation. Americans staged rallies in the US capital Washington on Friday along with other Muslims across the world to mark International Quds Day, IRIB reported.At the end of the rallies, a statement was issued in which those participating said they would no longer use goods from Israel and the major US companies which ...
Report | Europe and America | Saturday 04 September 2010
British Muslims urged to boycott Israeli dates during Ramadan
New protest at occupation of Palestinian territories, as Israeli ambassador counters with 'two-date solution' pun.[photo: Murad Sezer, AP]British Muslims are being urged to boycott Israeli dates when breaking their fast during Ramadan in protest at the continued occupation of the Palestinian territories.Campaign organisers Friends of Al Aqsa hope the boycott will dwarf previous attempts to hit Israel in the pocket, capitalising on the attention afforded to the plight of Palestinians by ...
Report | Europe and America | Thursday 02 September 2010
UK: JDL and far-right groups planning to disrupt Al-Quds Day rally
Jewish Defence League and far-right groups planning to disrupt Al-Quds Day rally The organizers of the Al-Quds Day Rally in London, on 4 September, 2010, have called for a high turn-out to show solidarity against counter-demonstrations organized by Zionist and Fascist groups. Police have warned the organizers that the English Defence League (EDL), March for England and the Jewish Defense League (JDL) groups are planning to try to disrupt the event, which is organized by ...
News | Europe and America | Thursday 02 September 2010
Germany – Banning of IHH stigmatises all Islamic humanitarian activism!
The announcement on July 12 that the German government has banned the Muslim charity Internationale Humanitaere Hilfsorganisation (IHH) is a blow for Islamic charitable efforts to support needy people all over the world, and in Palestine in particular. It is also a victory for those who seek to stigmatise all Islamic activism as supporting terrorism, and particularly the Zionists who regard it as unacceptable that anyone should support the Palestinian victims of Israeli aggression, ...
News | Europe and America | Thursday 15 July 2010
IHRC condemns French burqa ban
Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has condemned French parliament’s approval of a bill which bans Muslim women from wearing burqa (Islamic veil) in public places. In an interview with IRNA in London on Tuesday, Chairman of the London-based IHRC, Massoud Shadjareh, condemned the bill on Tuesday, saying that the French parliament’s move to clinch the burqa bill will initiate a new wave of Islamophobia and state racism in France. With 336 votes at the 577-seat National Assembly, ...
Report | Europe and America | Wednesday 14 July 2010
Israel's Gaza Blockade 'Not Sustainable': G8
Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip is "not sustainable" in its current form and must be changed to allow more aid through to its Palestinian population, G8 leaders said Saturday. In a statement issued after their summit in Canada, the heads of the world's major industrialized economies also said they "deeply regret the loss of life" that happened last month when Israel stormed an activist boat off Gaza. "We urge all parties to work together to implement UN Security Council ...
News | Europe and America | Sunday 27 June 2010
US Warns Turkey Must Show Commitment to West
The United States warned Turkey that it is alienating US supporters and needs to demonstrate its commitment to partnership with the West. The remarks by Philip Gordon, the Obama administration's top diplomat on European affairs, were a rare admonishment of a crucial NATO ally. "We think Turkey remains committed to NATO, Europe and the United States, but that needs to be demonstrated," Gordon told The Associated Press in an interview. "There are people asking questions about it in a way ...
News | Europe and America | Sunday 27 June 2010
Flotilla Activists: Israeli Soldiers Used Our Credit Cards to Steal Us
Activists who were detained during the raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla blamed Israeli occupation troops on Friday of stealing after confiscated credit cards belonging to them were subsequently used, the British Guardian newspaper reported. According to the report, Israeli soldiers appear to have used confiscated credit cards to buy items such as iPod accessories, while mobile phones seized from activists have been used for calls. The paper noted that Ebrahim Musaji, 23, of Gloucester, ...
News | Europe and America | Sunday 20 June 2010
US Lawmakers Rap Turkey for Its Stance on Israel
US lawmakers warned Turkey on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would suffer if it continued on what they considered an anti-Israel path. "There will be a cost if Turkey stays on its present heading of growing closer to Iran and more antagonistic to the State of Israel," Representative Mike Pence, the No. 3 Republican in the US House of Representatives, said. At a news conference, Republicans and Democrats denounced NATO ally Turkey for supporting an aid convoy of ships that ...
Report | Europe and America | Saturday 19 June 2010
Flotilla attackers to feast in Italy
The leader of the Jewish community in Rome has arranged a recreational trip to Italy for two Israeli forces involved a deadly attack on a Gaza aid convoy. Riccardo Pacifici, chief of Rome's Jewish community, invited the Israeli navy troops to Italy during his visit to Israel, where he praised and lionized them as "heroes," IRNA reported on Monday. Israeli commandos killed at least 20 human rights activists and injured 50 others during a May 31 onslaught on a six-ship fleet carrying ...
News | Europe and America | Tuesday 15 June 2010
EU fails to condemn Israel’s attack on Freedom Flotilla convoy
The European Union (EU) failed to adopt a resolution condemning Israel for its deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla convoy more than two weeks ago and only expressed its deep sorrow at the loss of lives during the military operation.A statement issued by the EU foreign ministers on Monday in Luxembourg denounced the use of violence in general without holding Israel responsible for killing nine Turkish activists and wounding dozens others including European nationals during the attack. ...
News | Europe and America | Tuesday 15 June 2010
UNSC structure should be reviewed
After Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the UN Security Council for acting as 'a tool in the hands of the US,' an international lawyer calls for a review of the UN structure. Speaking in an interview with Press TV on Friday, Franklin Lamb the director of the Sabra Shatila Foundation in Beirut said, "The UN Security Council was not meant to be politicized in this way. That is why five permanent members and ten non-permanent members were arranged." The comment came after ...
News | Europe and America | Sunday 13 June 2010