Palestine Think Tank update and articles

[mary <humdrum2 at libero.it>]

http://palestinethinktank.com/

Today's Palestine Think Tank is particularly rich with articles by 
the best writers and thinkers who reflect upon Palestine, peace, 
resistance, the land, the culture and ways to understand what we as 
activists can do to serve the cause of the liberation of Palestinians 
from their oppression.

I would like to take a few minutes to highlight some of the most 
recent papers, hoping you will find them as interesting as we do. But 
before that, I would like to thank those who have helped Palestine 
Think Tank grow. It's been only two months, and we've published more 
than 300 articles, one third of them original material for our site. 
We thank all the writers, readers and web sites who stand with us and 
give us the inspiration we need. The contributors to Somoud, Arab 
Voices of Resistance in particular have written material that is 
outstanding and we are very grateful to have the contributions of 
such talented and insightful people. In particular, we want to thank 
a few sites that have supported us in many ways: the outstanding 
Uruknet, Tlaxcala, Alterinfo, Rebelion, Friends of Lebanon, 
Information Clearing House, The Truth Seeker, What Really Happened, 
Redress and Middle East On Line in particular, as well as the people 
who run blogs and sites that are more than collaborators, but are 
brothers and sisters, Steve of Desert Peace, Iqbal of Palestinian 
Mothers, Robin, Rob, Sameh, Andrew, Terry and so many others. We will 
be assembling the links page very soon (this has been complicated for 
computer difficulties, but we will try to make a good links page with 
something extra). We thank all of those who have written, and the 
bulk of the mail is so intense that even we are surprised and have 
not yet had time to respond to all the mail. Keep sending 
contributions of material and suggestions, and forgive us for the 
lack or lateness of response. It's "after hours" that this site is 
assembled and kept, and we appreciate the generosity and kindness and 
intelligence of our readers and friends more than we're able to express!!

Now, today's featured papers, for reading, re-publishing, linking, 
sending to others....

Reham Alhelsi describes (and shows) the transformation of the land 
from a natural paradise to a cement jungle
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/07/reham-alhelsi-and-then-they-came-and-turned-our-paradise-into-a-desert/

The case of those who want to boycott Gilad Atzmon (part I)
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/05/roy-ratcliffe-the-case-of-gilad-atzmon-and-those-who-want-him-boycotted/

Gilad's latest piece
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/04/united-by-a-bulldozer-and-i-think-to-myself-by-gilad-atzmon/

Iqbal Tamimi reports on the Palestinians killed within Israeli Prisons
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/04/iqbal-tamimi-will-you-remember-my-name/

Carlos Latuff, Che and the Kaffiyeh by Mafaz Al-Suwaidan
http://palestinethinktank.com/category/cartoon/

Omar Barghouti on the boycott, resistance, intellectuals and dialogue
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/08/just-intellectuals-oppression-resistance-and-the-public-role-of-intellectuals/

ten year old subject to torture: action alert
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/05/10-year-old-subjected-to-torture-by-israeli-soldiers/

Khalid Amayreh reports on a man tied to a power line and brutally beaten
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/08/jewish-%e2%80%9cklansmen%e2%80%9d-tie-palestinian-to-power-pole-beat-him-savagely/

Report on the Acquittal of the Raytheon Nine
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/08/raytheon-nine-acquittal-details-by-david-morrison/

Palestinians in the West Bank married to Palestinians with Israeli 
Citizenship report
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/07/arabs-find-barriers-insurmountable-in-israel/

Medical Supplies on the Way to Gaza!!! Please help if you can!!
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/07/856/

Full account of Mohammed Omer's beating ordeal
http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/01/khalid-amayreh-full-account-of-muhammed-omer%e2%80%99s-hair-raising-encounter-with-the-shin-bet/

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and never give up
mary