HISTORICAL Event: 50,000 Palestinians gate crash border!

[ktlight]

For the first time in 63 years of being outcast from their home land, some 50,000 Palestinians have flooded the border of Lebanon and Palestine

Press TV speaks with Franklin Lamb, international lawyer participating in the NAKBA commemoration and witnessing the extraordinary scenes at the Lebanese border. Following is a transcription of that interview.

Press TV: On this anniversary of NAKBA, so far we have 65 people injured and at least one person killed; we have reports of a journalist being critically injured in Gaza. We also have reports of 30 Palestinians hurt and four killed in Southern Lebanon. Do you think the Israelis are feeling they can get away with this violence without pressure or consequences from the international community?

Franklin Lamb: I'm at Maruno rock and your report is not accurate. There are 7 killed and maybe 18 wounded. I'm standing in the midst of thousands and thousands of Palestinians pushing their way into Palestine. Thousands more are still arriving here even though the ceremonies have ended because they are arriving late from areas far away.

Literally hundreds of buses have arrived. Hezbollah has arranged for 200 more buses to come from Syria; Palestinians from Syria. They are still arriving and I am amazed at what I am seeing. I've seen so many babies and so many pregnant women on so many buses here that you have to walk the last four or five miles up hills and through fields; there are people on crutches, old people. If there is anybody who thinks Palestine is not going to be liberated let them come to Maruno rock this May 15th.

This is a historic event similar to the freedom marches America used to have in the 1960s civil rights movement -- the spirit is so great. This is a momentous historic event of NAKBA and the need to be liberated because of the Arab and Islamic awakening and this is part of that awakening. It's amazing -- I've been to a lot of demonstrations -- nothing like this. Nothing like this has occurred on the question of Palestine for the past 63 years.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPlLc9uge-0

[Lord Sidious]

The only solution to stop the madness is make the need for two states irrelevant.
Only then can the two groups become one and live instead of exist.

[ktlight]

The only solution to stop the madness is make the need for two states irrelevant.
Only then can the two groups become one and live instead of exist.

How??????!!!

[Lord Sidious]

The only solution to stop the madness is make the need for two states irrelevant.
Only then can the two groups become one and live instead of exist.

How??????!!!

Remove the paradigm that controls the area.
Once the ''normal'' people realise they can all share the area together, they can expand the borders out to the 1948 deal and everyone has a share.
It won't be easy, there are nuggets on both sides that profit one way or another from the madness.
But the numbers of people who are sick of the madness is growing.
This is probably part of the reason that there is so much turmoil there now.

[Steven]

It is a great news. Here a link to presstv: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/180166.html

Namaste, Steven

[Lord Sidious]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QULQpNL26tQ


Hear the words?
Salaam/Shalom = peace
inshallah= if god wills it.
Ofra to the rescue again.
This is how we stop the madness, see that which is common between us and work on that.
The funny thing is, there are no sides here, only people.
There are sides so that nuggets can set up a control paradigm.
Remove that and the people will sit down, like they have in this part of the world before and still do and they will drink tea, eat and talk together.
Attend each others weddings, funerals, all that type of thing.
Then, the madness will stop.

[Jendayi]

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
now that's good news...
:peace:

[Calz]

Hear the words?
Salaam/Shalom = peace
inshallah= if god wills it.
Ofra to the rescue again.
This is how we stop the madness, see that which is common between us and work on that.
The funny thing is, there are no sides here, only people.
There are sides so that nuggets can set up a control paradigm.
Remove that and the people will sit down, like they have in this part of the world before and still do and they will drink tea, eat and talk together.
Attend each others weddings, funerals, all that type of thing.
Then, the madness will stop.

Lots of Israeli/Palestinian marriages over the years despite all the social pressure.

Remove (intentionally vague term here) the "controllers" and let the people live ... and we are one.

:grouphug:

[Rocky_Shorz]

Hear the words?
Salaam/Shalom = peace
inshallah= if god wills it.
Ofra to the rescue again.
This is how we stop the madness, see that which is common between us and work on that.
The funny thing is, there are no sides here, only people.
There are sides so that nuggets can set up a control paradigm.
Remove that and the people will sit down, like they have in this part of the world before and still do and they will drink tea, eat and talk together.
Attend each others weddings, funerals, all that type of thing.
Then, the madness will stop.

Je R U Salaam... ;)

Jew Are You Peace?

since the beginning the final question was known...

[HypnoDoc]

Yet again history is being made right in front of eyes! May God keep all involved safe and whole.

[Rocky_Shorz]

wow...

just saw another aid floatila was attacked by Israel...


The Spirit of Rachel Corrie (officially known as FINCH) carrying a humanitarian cargo to Gaza was attacked by an Israeli naval patrol within the so-called Palestinian Security Zone on May 15, at 10.54pm EDT.

In the course of the last few hours, Global Research has communicated several times with the Rachel Corrie vessel en route to Gaza. What is provided below is a detailed update. An earlier article was posted at 12.30am EDT

The vessel left the Greek Port of Piraeus, on Wednesday, May 11. The humanitarian initiative is sponsored by the Perdana Global Peace Foundation (PGPF), chaired by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad.

Participating in this mission are anti-war activists and journalists, consisting of 7 Malaysians, 2 Irish, 2 Indians and 1 Canadian. The Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) is a partner in this endeavor. Global Research`s Julie Lévesque is on board the Rachel Corrie:

The cargo ship The Spirit of Rachel Corrie (officially known as FINCH) is carrying 7.5 kilometers of UPVC (plastic) sewage pipes to help restore the devastated sewerage system in Gaza. The ship was named after the courageous American activist who was crushed and killed by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 while trying to prevent the demolition of another Palestinian home. She died at 23. ( Perdana's Second Press Release, Nakba and the Spirit of Rachel Corrie: Humanitarian Ship Attacked by Israel now within 1.5 nautical miles of Gazan Waters Global Research, May 16, 2011)

The Spirit of Rachel Corrie entered Gazan waters without being detected.

The Israeli navy with its radar equipment and advanced communications technology was unaware of the Spirit of Rachel Corrie Mission.

They were unprepared. They had received no prior information of the Rachel Corrie Mission, which had been planned for several months, scheduled to arrive off the coast of Gaza on the day of the "Nakba" commemoration... link (http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24789)

why did it take so long for all of us to hear about this?


"Israeli army: This is a warning shot. Turn around.

Captain Jalil Mansor: We are unarmed civilians on a humanitarian mission to Gaza.

Israeli army: This is a closed military zone. It’s a violation. Turn around.

Mansor: We will continue (the mission).

The Israelis then headed to the back of the aid vessel and released a second warning shot into the air.

Graham: This is a violation (of international law). We are on a peaceful mission and unarmed.

Israeli army: Turn around. We will fire again.

Graham: You are firing towards unarmed civilians.

Israeli army: We didn’t fire towards unarmed civilians.

Graham: Looks like firing towards us.

Israeli army: We didn’t fire towards you. That is only a warning shot.

Following that conversation, the Israeli army fired two more shots and threatened: “Next time, we will land on your ship.”

Then the Egyptian navy was heard telling the Israelis on the radio: “Stop firing. They are in Egyptian waters.”

Upon realising the presence of Egyptian naval forces, the Israelis departed." (Free Malaysia Today, http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/05/16/israel-fires-warning-shots-at-msian-ship/ May 16, 2011)

The good news is...


The Egyptian navy ship while communicating with the Israeli Navy was instrumental in escorting the ship to safe haven. The crew of the Egyptian ship was supportive in ensuring the safety of the crew and passengers of the humanitarian vessel.

There was communication between the Israeli and Egyptian ships and the Israeli's "thanked" the Egyptian ship for having intervened.

The Spirit of Rachel Corrie, its crew and passengers are now in Egyptian territorial water, anchored off the Egyptian port of Al Arish, within a short distance of Gaza territorial waters.