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24Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, Egypt, Human Rights

REMEMBERING THE RABAA MASSACRE

Posted by: John Phoenix On 14 August 2013, the Zionist Sisi army stormed a sit-in at Cairo's Rabaa square and slaughtered more than 1,000 people who were protesting against the removal of the country's first democratically elected President, Mohamed Morsi. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian opposition had been demonstrating outside the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo for 47 days when security forces attacked at around 6am on 14 August 2013. Security forces shot indiscriminately into the crowd, set fire to the tents people had gathered in and threw tear gas into the masses. People were shot, burnt alive and suffocated with tear gas. Security forces blocked the entrances so that ambulances couldn't get in to treat the wounded. Despite the fact that the p...

British blowback and the killing of the US ambassador in Libya

19Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, Libya

British blowback and the killing of the US ambassador in Libya

Posted by: John Phoenix Inevitably and tragically the United States has once again experienced a blowback of a policy not of its sole provenance. On the evening of 11th September 2012 the American ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, was killed in Benghazi alongside three other Americans apparently during demonstrations against an internet video clip defaming the Prophet Muhammad, the Islamic religion’s last prophet. His killing was also on the heels of the announcement that al-Qaeda’s second in command, Abu Yahya al-Libi had been taken out by an American drone. The ambassador is officially said to have died of asphyxiation after an armed group stormed the compound of the American mission. Currently the finger of blame points ...

The Suez Canal and the British empire’s need for the Balfour Declaration

19Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, Egypt, United Kingdom

The Suez Canal and the British empire’s need for the Balfour Declaration

Posted by: John Phoenix For the average British pro-Palestinian human rights activist, the Balfour Declaration, published ninety- five years ago today on the 2nd November 1917, is only mentioned in passing in their publications or agitations. For them, the declaration seems to have drafted in, one autumn day most likely alongside the brown and crimson leaves for then to triumphantly and jubilantly land on Lord Balfour’s, the British foreign secretary, desk. For them, it is more convenient to strongly imply that the Palestinian predicament began when the young United Nations partitioned Palestine on the 29th November 1947 or when the British Empire’s Palestine mandate officially ended on 15th May 1948. For them, the fact that up to 400,000 Palestinians under the Empire’s watch w...

The US chose this country to become its proxy in Africa. Will it be better off?

7Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, USA

The US chose this country to become its proxy in Africa. Will it be better off?

Posted by: John Phoenix Kenya’s president is taking a risk by siding up to NATO By Dr. Westen K. Shilaho, scholar of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg FILE PHOTO. US President Joe Biden stands with Kenyan President William Ruto during an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. © Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President William Ruto was elected Kenya’s head of state in August 2022 and since then he has maintained his country’s relations with the West, especially Britain and the US. He has visited these countries two and four times respectively since his inauguration, and hosted Britain’s King Charles on the monarch’s first official visit abroad after his coronation. Ruto...

NATO brings death to Libya a decade after its barbaric intervention

1Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Libya, NATO

NATO brings death to Libya a decade after its barbaric intervention

If the country’s infrastructure hadn’t been destroyed in the bombings of 2011, the dams may have held By: Eva Bartlett People walk past the body of a flash flood victim in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023 © AFP Just over a decade ago, Libya was in the news, with Western leadership celebrating the murder of Muammar Gaddafi, following a months-long NATO bombing campaign, all in the name of protecting the Libyan people. Now, the destroyed North-African country is back in the news after a devastating hurricane and flooding. Hurricane Daniel hit northeastern Libya on September 10. Subsequent extreme flooding has caused the deaths of a reported 3,252 people, according to Libya’s health ministry as of September 17, with the UN r...

Payback time, Your Majesty: Will the British Army be brought to justice for its actions in Africa?

1Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, United Kingdom

Payback time, Your Majesty: Will the British Army be brought to justice for its actions in Africa?

Posted by: John Phoenix While countries around the world are increasing their military cooperation with Kenya due to its strategic location, the UK’s position is becoming precarious due to the crimes of its soldiers FILE PHOTO: A soldier and a Kenyan man employed to play an 'insurgent' take part in a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. © TONY KARUMBA / AFP In August, the Kenyan government launched an inquiry into allegations of misconduct by the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), whose soldiers have been accused of murder, sexual abuse, and damaging land. It’s the first time the British Army’s activities are being examined in such a way since 1963, when Kenya gained independence from the UK. The inquiry is led by ...

British soldier ‘rapists’ leave behind children in Kenya

1Jun

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, Human Rights, United Kingdom

British soldier ‘rapists’ leave behind children in Kenya

Posted by: John Phoenix UK servicemen previously based in the East African country have reportedly abandoned the offspring of their victims FILE PHOTO: Women in Kenya's Samburu region carry wood in October 2023. © Gerald Anderson/Anadolu via Getty Images British soldiers have been accused of raping thousands of Kenyan women while training in the East African nation over decades, with the alleged rapists reportedly leaving behind dozens of children that they fathered. Mixed-race children continue to be born in remote villages of the central Kenyan region where the British Army Training Unit (BATUK) trains its troops, about 200km (124 miles) north of Nairobi, CNN reported on Monday. At least 69 of the children were allegedly born as a result of rape allegedly...

Africa’s oldest liberation movement must choose left or right

31May

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, South Africa

Africa’s oldest liberation movement must choose left or right

Posted by: John Phoenix Negotiations between ANC and its rivals are taking place after no party achieved a majority in the country’s recent national elections A woman casts her ballot at a polling station, during general elections in Eshowe, South Africa, on May 29, 2024. © AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti The African National Congress (ANC), the political movement once led by Nelson Mandela, finds itself in a prickly position after South Africa’s May elections, as it seeks to negotiate a coalition with other parties to form a majority government. The ANC, Africa’s oldest liberation movement, formed in 1912, had previously won all of the country’s six elections with a clear majority, allowing it to dominate parliament and appoint its members to head up critical mi...

Reasons why Egypt is not a friend of Palestine Part 1 – the economic trap

22May

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Egypt, Gaza, Holocaust, Human Rights, USA, ZIO-NAZI

Reasons why Egypt is not a friend of Palestine Part 1 – the economic trap

VANESSA BEELEY Egypt has long been responsible for the collective punishment of Palestinians while feigning sympathy. Our path to Palestine will not be covered with a red carpet or with yellow sand. Our path to Palestine will be covered with blood... In order that we may liberate Palestine, the Arab nation must unite, the Arab armies must unite, and a unified plan of action must be established. Gamal Abdul Nasser 1965 Egypt’s pivotal role as an ally and supporter of the Palestinian cause degraded dramatically after the suspected assassination of President Gamal Abdul Nasser in 1967 when Nasser was only 52 and known to be in excellent health. Nasser was succeeded by Anwar Sadat who deceived and betrayed Syria during the 1973 October war or ...

16May

By Shoah - The Palestinian HolocaustNo Comments

Africa, Health

Africa’s Water and Sanitation Crisis

BY CESAR CHELALA Image by Ninno JackJr. One of the most notable changes in modern times is the rapid urbanization of our planet, which began in the 19th century. While in 1950, 29 percent of the global population lived in cities, that figure is estimated now at around 50 percent, and by 2030 it will reach 61 percent. It is estimated that, by 2030, 54 percent of the population on that continent will be living in cities. Not only are more people living in cities but the cities themselves are becoming larger and more densely populated. This situation poses unique problems related to the provision of water, sanitation, and a healthy environment. Since 1990, the number of cities in Africa has increased from 3 000 to 7 600, and their population has increased by 500 million ...