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major.tom
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:19 pm    Post subject: Nakba Day Protests Reply with quote



BBC: Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters
CBC: Nakba Day protests turn deadly
CTV: Twelve dead as protesters storm Israeli border
The Guardian:
Al Jazeera:

Also:

AP: Arab protesters descend on Israeli borders
Reuters: Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders
The Independent: Protesters shot dead by Israel as Arab Spring crosses borders

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Looks like the "Arab Spring" has come to Israel...
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PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 11:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2011 12:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


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These people are heroes.
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major.tom
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
From 5/16:

Al Jazeera: Security forces fire on Cairo 'Nakba' rally
CBC: Palestinian leader embraces Israel-border marchers
Reuters: U.S. accuses Syria of inciting Israel border clashes
The Guardian: Palestinians in Lebanon, at the lonely end of the Arab uprisings
The Independent:
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Egyptian army open fire on Nakba protesters in Cairo.

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major.tom
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 2:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Egyptian army open fire on Nakba protesters in Cairo.

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"Have fun in military prison rev[olutionary] youth."

That encapsulates the tension between the entrenched military and the heroes of the Egyptian revolution. One side is clinging desperately to control; the other, for their voices to be heard.

The Egyptian people can't lose; not this time.
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PostPosted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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major.tom
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2011 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Added 5/19:

The Guardian: Nakba day: we waited 63 years for this
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