Action Opportunities
The Mamilla Campaign asks you to sign their petition to preserve the Mamilla Jerusalem Cemetery.

Americans for Peace Now asks you to condemn the use of violence by Israeli settlers.

U.S. Foreign Policy
The New York Times reports that before further action is taken, the General Assembly of the U.N. gave Israelis and Palestinians an additional five months to conduct independent investigations. The Wall Street Journal reports on the Dubai Assassination and the Sydney Morning Herald reports how this event changed four countries' vote in the U.N. General Assembly. A Financial Times op-ed describes how Israel's perceived lawlessness hurts its cause.

Rachel Corrie's test case in Haifa next week is about the power of the rule of law in Israel, when the rule of law comes into conflict with the policies of military occupation.

Netanyahu intervenes in Palestinian home demolitions. The Economist weighs in that Jerusalem is a city that should be shared.

Americans for Peace Now and the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights report about Middle East legislative actions on Capital Hill.

Jim Wall, Jim Wall again and Alison Weir provide facts that show some forces that skew news in ways that favor Israeli PR in shaping opinions about Israel for the American public and their elected officials. Haaretz published an article that challenges the Israeli and American opinions about Iran.

The following articles report how the Israeli government's actions are trampling bedrock American values: Badil, B'Tselem, Palestinian Bedouin community pressure, electronic intifada, Palestinians excluded from most of the West Bank, Boston Globe, B'Tselem video cameras assaulted and Warren Clark's CODEL report.

A skeptical Arab League backs indirect peace talks.

Must Read, See or Hear
Experience an Auschwitz Survivor as he talks about Israel's treatment of Palestinians.

Sam Bahour's op-ed challenges the unqualified acclaim given to the West Bank's rise in GDP.

John Pilger's article is a wake up call for fellow Jews in Western countries.

Realities rarely reported in U.S. news media
MuzzleWatch reports on Omar Barghouti's request for a debate and the San Francisco Jewish Federation's decision to excommunicate a large swath of the Jewish population.

An electronic intifada article indicates that the Israeli court's decision to recognize property ownership before the founding of the State of Israel is a sword that cuts both ways. The European Union high court ruled that Israeli West Bank goods are not Israeli goods and are subject to EU import duties.

Josh Ruebner argues on the Huffington Post that the U.S. can't afford military aid to Israel. Gideon Levy reports that white phosphorous will not be dispersed through propaganda.

AAPER provides depressing details on the Israeli government's demolition of Palestinian homes.

The electronic intifada writes about four decades of occupation in Hebron and Mondoweiss reports that the global movement joins Hebron protest.

David Hosey argues convincingly against Richard Cohen's op-ed that Israel is not guilty of practicing apartheid.

Scheduled Events
Brookfield Faith Lutheran Church has scheduled a Lenten speaker series entitled "Faith in the Midst of Strife" that focuses on the situation in Israel/Palestine. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM and the speakers start at 6:30 PM every Wednesday from March 3 through March 24. For more information, view this website announcement or call 708-485-0096.

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