Algeria MPS, journalists launch signature campaign to support Swedish journalist

Algerian members of Parliament and journalists launched a signature campaign Wednesday in support of the Swedish journalist Donald Bostrom who wrote a story accusing the Israeli army of stealing human organs from Palestinian men after killing them.

• According to the signatures letter, a number of MPs will ask for opening an investigation into the story and providing protection for him from Israeli threats.
• Tens of journalists including the publisher of Algeria's Echorouk Al Yaoumi newspaper Ali Fodil joined the campaign during an Iftar dinner in Algeria.
• The National Federation of Algerian Journalists paid tribute to Donald Bostrom and offered him the journalism award.
• Secretary General of the Federation Abdenour Boukhemkhem said the signature campaign is a step for a real move and not condemnation only.
• Donald Bostrom urged all the global and Arab press federations to follow in the Algerian federation's footsteps.
• Palestinian ambassador to Algeria qualified Bostrom's action as exceptional as he supported a cause of a country which has nothing to do with him

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a second article accusing the Israeli occupation army of harvesting Palestinian organs

24/08/2009 Despite Israel's harsh protests, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published a second article accusing the Israeli occupation army of harvesting Palestinian organs.

In the article, published Sunday, Oisín Cantwell and Urban Andersson report from the northern West Bank village of Imatin, where 19-year-old Bilal Ahmad Ghanem was killed during a clash with Israeli occupation soldiers in 1992.

Ghanem's family says that his body was returned several days later, wrapped in hospital bandages. Aftonbladet published what is said was a photo of the body, which had a scar running from the neck down to the abdomen.

The second article, titled "Mother never stopped suffering; she never stopped wondering," quoted Bilal's brother as saying that the killed teen was "hunted by Israel for protecting his people."

The brother, who was 15-years-old at the time, recounted the shooting incident. "A number of (Israeli occupation) soldiers ambushed (the Palestinians) and opened fire. The fist shot hit (Bilal) in the chest, the second in the leg. We believe that he was still alive after sustaining the two bullet wounds."

The mother, Sadija, told Aftonbladet "they could have arrested him, but instead they decided to kill him.

According to the family, the Israeli occupation army demanded NIS 5,000 (about $1,300) to return the body. "It was the middle of the night. The soldiers caused an electrical power outage in the entire village. Bilal was returned in a black bag; he had no teeth. The body was stitched from the neck all the way down to the abdomen," the Swedish newspaper quoted the mother as saying.

According to the article, when asked what happened to the body, the occupation soldiers said it had undergone an autopsy in Tel Aviv. The family, however, says Bilal's organs had been stolen.

ISRAELI MINISTERS FUME ABOUT SWEDISH STORY
Contacts between Tel Aviv and Stockholm were continuing behind the scenes to prevent irreparable damage to Israeli-Swedish ties. A rupture in relations now would be particularly disruptive - both for Stockholm and for Tel Aviv - since Sweden holds the rotating presidency of the EU.

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, in his first public pronouncement on the article, made clear that Israel was not looking for an apology from the Swedish government. "The Swedish government crossed a red line when it did not condemn the article," he said. "The request is not for an apology, but for a condemnation."

On Thursday Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the Swedish Foreign Ministry for saying that Swedish Ambassador to Israel Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier's condemnation of the report does not represent the Swedish government's stance. "It's a shame that the Swedish Foreign Ministry fails to intervene in a case of blood libels against Jews. This is reminiscent of Sweden's stand during World War II, when had failed to intervene as well," Lieberman said.

He denounced the Swedes for hypocrisy. Lieberman said that while the Swedish government said it could not impinge on press freedom and condemn the article, it did exactly that during the 2005 upheaval over caricatures of the prophet Muhammad in the Danish press.

At that time, he said, Sweden shut down an Internet site in the country that posted the caricatures, and the Swedish foreign minister wrote a letter of apology to the president of Yemen.

Meanwhile, ministers at the weekly cabinet meeting expressed outrage at the Swedish government's stance, with Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz saying those who refused to condemn such libel "may not be welcome in the State of Israel."

Joining in the chorus, Interior Minister Eli Yishai said that he would act to prevent Aftonbladet reporters from receiving work permits in Israel, and Welfare and Social Services Minister Isaac Herzog said that Israel should take legal steps against the paper to combat the organ-snatching allegations.

Meanwhile, Aftonbladet on Sunday published a follow-up article, defending the report written by freelance journalist Donald Bostrom.

Sunday's article maintained that the organ-harvesting matter "should be investigated, either to stop the relentless Palestinian rumors, or, if the rumors prove to be true, stop the trade in body parts."

Aftonbladet's article on Sunday also called Swedish Ambassador in Israel Elisabet Borsiin Bonnier's condemnation of the article a "disgrace."

Åsa Linder Borg, author of Sunday's article, headlined "Dare to examine Israel," opines that no one is "sympathetic to the idea that Israel should be able to steer American public discourse," and that "not many deeply sympathize with Binyamin Netanyahu's policies."

Meanwhile, grassroots-level anger at the Swedes began to surface in Israel, with one online petition calling for a boycott of IKEA, a global home furnishing giant that was founded in Sweden and has a branch outside Netanya.

Representatives of the Jewish community in Sweden expressed concern Sunday about a diplomatic situation that they feel has gotten out of control.

The editor of the Swedish tabloid said Monday, "I'm not a Nazi. I'm not anti-Semitic."

In an Aftonbladet editorial, Jan Helin responded to claims by Israel that his paper had spread a blood libel about the Jewish people. "I'm a responsible editor who gave the green light to an article because it raises a few questions," Helin wrote.

Meanwhile, Israeli electronic site Ynet considered Monday the Israeli reactions over these reports as childish behavior saying that Israel is now engaged in a very childish "battle" with the Swedes.

The site added that "the correct response to a tabloid article on the harvesting of organs from Palestinians by our soldiers should have been, at most, a derisive remark from a Foreign Ministry official."

The report concluded, "The most Israel can do now is to collectively drop the matter and issue a statement recognizing the Swedish government as friendly and devoid of anti-Semitism. Yes, Israel will be admitting to a mistake, which is ultimately the adult thing to do

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Israeli trade in Palestinian body parts

 - The IDF: Israel's Organ Grinder

August 20th, 2009 2:50 AM  

Gilad Atzmon

There is an old Jewish joke that tells the story of a dying Jewish merchant who calls his son to his sickbed just before he perishes. He tells him, "Listen to me Moisha'le, life is not just about money… you can also do gold and diamonds."

Monitoring Israeli and Jewish news reveals a devastating fact, it is not 'just' about money. It may also be about human organs. A few weeks ago we learned about a ring of American Rabbis who had been arrested in New Jersey upon suspicion of human organs trafficking (amongst many other crimes). Rabbi Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, we read, enticed "vulnerable people to give up a kidney for $10,000 which he would turn around and sell for $160,000." Not too bad, I thought to myself then. We are living in hard times, financial melt down, credit crunch, Wall Street is licking its wounds, the car industry is evaporating. Seemingly, kidney trafficking is still booming.

In fact, the ring of the Rabbi in New Jersey didn't take me by complete surprise. For years we have been hearing about Palestinians claiming that Israel is "deep into organ trafficking." We also learned that the family of Alastair Sinclair, a Scottish tourist who hanged himself in an Israeli jail, "was forced to bring suit for his return with missing body parts."
In 2002 the Tehran Times reported: "The Zionist state has tacitly admitted that doctors at the Israeli forensic institute at Abu Kabir had extracted the vital organs of three Palestinian teenage children killed by the Israeli Army nearly ten days ago. Zionist Minister of Health Nessim Dahhan said in response to a question by Arab member of the Zionist Parliament 'Knesset', Ahmed Teibi, on Tuesday that he couldn't deny that organs of Palestinian youths and children killed by the Israeli forces were taken out for transplants or scientific research."
But now the news about Israeli trafficking of human organ is spreading to Western mainstream media. Ynet, the biggest Israeli online newspaper, reported today that "Leading Swedish daily Aftonbladetclaimed in one of its articles that IDF soldiers killed Palestinians in order to trade in their organs."
A few weeks ago we had a debate here on PTT whether Zionism is a colonial apparatus or not. One of the Materialist arguments against the perception of Zionism as a colonial practice was that Palestine has never been too attractive economically; it lacks oil, gold or minerals. However, this may change now. People who specialise in organ theft may find Palestine to be heaven on earth. In the light of the latest vastly spreading accusations, the Jewish national project maybe is colonial after all.
Though the Israeli government denies the accusation, and I myself far from being qualified to know what the truth of the matter is, one cannot deny that we are facing here a shift of consciousness within the Western discourse. At the end of the day, after watching the Israeli army dumping great quantities of white phosphorous on a civilian population in broad daylight, after seeing Israelis gathering gleefully en masse on the hills around Gaza just to watch their military spreading death and physical suffering in a genocidal manner, after reading that 94% of the Israelis supported the IDF military campaign against the elderly, women and children, most of whom were refugees with nowhere to escape and seek further refuge, organ theft seems to be a 'light crime'.
Whether or not the Swedish paper's accusations are genuine is yet to be revealed. However, one fact has already been established: after so many years of Western inclination to dance to the relentless crying violin of the Jewish melancholic victim serenade, the Western media is now changing its appetite, it is willing to confront Jewish institutional crime.
Rather than talking about the rise of anti-Semitism, we better discuss the growth of Jewish institutional crime.

 

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Aftonbladet: A breath of fresh air from stolen lungs.

The Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said last Friday that he insists on respecting freedom of expression.
The remarks followed Israel's call on Sweden to officially denounce the article published in the Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet" that accuses the Israeli Army of trading in body parts.
"Israel's reaction was strong.. and I think the newspaper has to respond", the FM said.
"I am not an Editor-in -Chief of the paper and I am not seeking to be so… but I understand the reaction", Bilt added, expecting no change in relations between Israel and Sweden.
The Swedish Ambassador to Israel denounced the article, but the ministry rejected to adopt her remarks.
Actually, the relations throughout the past years were strained because Israel accused Stockholm of bias towards Palestinians, and Stockholm accused Israel of breaching the human rights.

PS: Guys, this is HUGE! How come none of you picked up on it to post..... Tarek (This time i am signing the post!)

Echorouk visits hapless families of Algerian illegal immigrants now detained in Israel

Now, several humanitarian organizations including the international committee of the Red Cross and the Algerian Red Crescent are closely following this case and have established contact with the Israeli authorities in the hope of securing the early release of the 4 young Algerians.

 

. Conducting an investigation mission in eastern Algeria, Echorouk reporters have paid a visit to the families of the 4 Algerian illegal immigrants (Harraga) who are currently being detained in the Ramla prison in Israel.

 13 July, 2009 11:17:00 S. Zegari Nacer // MED.B.

   The Harraga's families are settled in the small mountainous locality of Al Kalaâ about 60 km from the city of Skikda in eastern Algeria.

 These families live in very precarious conditions and live from hand to mouth on account of the dire lack of resources and the sweeping unemployment besetting this desolate region.

 About 1500 inhabitants live in this locality and most of the residents there, have at least one of their family members who has already endeavoured to cross illegally on a makeshift boat the Mediterranean sea seeking desperately a better life in Europe.

 

The number of illegal immigrants recorded in the Al Kalâa locality now stands at over 60, our reporters were told.

 This explains the harsh living conditions facing the residents of this poor and neglected eastern locality of Algeria.

 Echorouk reporters inquired on the spot about the social conditions of the 4 Algerian Harraga who are now imprisoned in Israel after a series of mishaps encountered on their way to Europe.

 These 4 young Algerians were compelled with a sore heart to embark upon the illegal immigration track on account of their appalling social conditions brought about by the scourge of unemployment in their native region.

The wanted to flee their misery at home for a more decent life overseas and thereby be able to provide a financial assistance to their destitute families.

  Unfortunately, the 4 young Algerians' dream did not come true as they were bamboozled on their way to Europe by a Greek smuggler, who is said to be an Israeli spy.

The latter succeeded after mendacious promises to lead them to Europe via Turkey, in throwing them treacherously into the hands of the Israeli security forces who immediately arrested the 4 hapless Algerians who were put in the Ramla prison after a speedy trial.

 

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Tear gas and twitter in Teheran

SHAME ON US LETTING THIS BLOG DIE WHEN OTHERS ARE FINDING THE NET AS THE FASTEST, MOST CREDIBLE WAY TO GET THEIR IDEAS OUT. TJC

By Octavia NasrCNN

(CNN) -- Iranian protesters have found a new outlet to mobilize and take action. The presidential election has proved how much opposition supporters can demand change without necessarily taking to the streets. Just give them a computer and an Internet connection and watch what they can do.
At the height of the protests and disorder in Tehran on Saturday and Sunday, Twitter was used to give graphic accounts to a worldwide audience - even if they were a maximum of 140 characters.
Tweets from "Change for Iran" were among several that offered real time updates: "...my friend saying more than 100 students arrested, I can't confirm this but the numbers are high. bastards just attacked us for no reason, I lost count of how much tear gas they launched at us! ...we have now some students with urgent need of medical attention I'm calling out to all ppl who can come here don't leave us."
Some Iranians are already veterans on social networking sites with loyal followings. They offer the world a unique voice: free, unfiltered and very different from what the Islamic Republic of Iran's media propaganda offers viewers and readers.
Internet service is available in Iran but it is still in its infancy. Available in homes, on hand-held devices and in select cafes, the Internet is slow and unreliable at times, says blogger and aspiring journalist Ali from Tehran, a supporter of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mossavi. This makes services such as Skype almost impossible to operate.
Still, it provides users with an outlet to the outside world as the country waits for broadband and wider wireless coverage. With the absence of text messaging and mobile services -- both were cut off across the country on and around election day and were still blocked on Sunday -- Twitter proved to be the most reliable communication technique between people inside Iran and millions of others on the outside thirsty for any update.
Twitter has enabled people to express to the world their hopes for the elections, excitement at the chance of exercising their right to vote, jubilation in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's camp and shock and disappointment among Mossavi's supporters.
Now they're keeping the Twitterverse ablaze with information about Moussavi, his challenge to the election results and his intent to request their annulment. Moussavi's supporters comfortably outnumber Ahmadinejad's on Twitter but both are represented.
Facebook is also very popular in Iran, says Ali. He wholeheartedly believes that Facebook was the reason behind what he describes as a successful campaign by President Ahmadinejad's main rival.
Ali says Moussavi campaign managers organized supporters, planned gatherings and garnered support through Facebook pages dedicated to the Reformist candidate. "His Facebook page got huge amount of fans on it, pictures spread extremely fast," says Ali. It was used on Saturday and Sunday to organize and announce street protests, to send out warnings about police activity, but especially to keep followers abreast of his whereabouts. They were the first to talk about his forced house arrest.
President Ahmadinejad also jumped on the social networking bandwagon ahead of the race. However, his popularity there pales in comparison to that of Moussavi. Both candidates' pages remain a main source of information for updates and breaking news. In fact we've seen many cases of news breaking on Facebook first while confirmation came later, including Moussavi's house arrest and Ahmadinejad's planned addresses.
According to Iranian bloggers, website filtering falls under the oversight of the Intelligence Ministry in conjunction with the Ministry of Information and Iran's judiciary. Bloggers complain that at times the ministry filters words like "violence," "unrest" and "democracy."
Recently, Ali believes the censors were filtering content based on a candidate's name. Moussavi supporters claim filtering particularly targeted their candidate after his popularity soared and authorities feared he would pose a serious challenge to Ahmadinejad.
Another challenge for Iranians comes from the U.S. Because of its sanctions against Iran, some services like video conversations are not allowed. So, it's a tap dance sometimes to figure out the best way to talk to someone in Iran.
People don't like to use landlines or mobile phones for fear of their calls being traced. They don't like e-mails as they can leave a trace. They do however feel comfortable with services like Google Talk. They find it safe, as no one can see what they look like and with common Iranian first names like "Ali" and "Shahrzad", as my main contacts are named, they find a way to communicate with the world as few Iranians have done before.