Esther, at Whole Wheat Radio, reminded me of this site. There is more information on it and it is always worth a return visit.

is Americans Knew
what every American needs to know about Israel/Palestine

The Unmentionable Source of Terrorism
by John Pilger

The current threat of attacks in countries whose governments have close alliances with Washington is the latest stage in a long struggle against the empires of the west, their rapacious crusades and domination. The motivation of those who plant bombs in railway carriages derives directly from this truth. What is different today is that the weak have learned how to attack the strong, and the western crusaders' most recent colonial terrorism exposes "us" to retaliation. The source of much of this danger is Israel. A creation, then guardian of the west's empire in the Middle East, the Zionist state remains the cause of more regional grievance and sheer terror than all the Muslim states combined. Read the melancholy Palestinian Monitor on the Internet; it chronicles the equivalent of Madrid's horror week after week, month after month, in occupied Palestine. No front pages in the West acknowledge this enduring bloodbath, let alone mourn its victims. Moreover, the Israeli army, a terrorist organisation by any reasonable measure, is protected and rewarded in the west.

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The Palestinian Romeo
by Uri Avnery

What makes this film into an unforgettable experience is the double exposure of its heroes. Juliano filmed them when they were children, members of Arna's group. They are captivating boys and girls, full of spirit and humor. We see them on all fours, barking and attacking each other in an etude of "dogs". We see Ashraf, the most impressive boy, dreaming of a future when he will be the "Palestinian Romeo". We observe these children, living in inhuman conditions, dreaming of a life of happiness and splendor. As the film unfolds, we meet them again, by now young men. The smiling, captivating Ashraf, the Palestinian Romeo, blew himself up on a suicide mission. As is usual in such cases, just before the action he recorded a last statement on video: a bearded youngster, solemn, determined, explaining that death is better than life in the hell of a refugee camp under occupation. Others fell - "fell" and were not "massacred" - in the Battle of Jenin. The Palestinians treat Juliano with perfect trust, in spite of his being a "Yahudi" (Actually he is only half Jewish, but in their eyes he is a Jew). As a result, he was given an opportunity that no other Israeli ever had: he was allowed to accompany and photograph them by day and by night, until the end. Thus a really unique and invaluable document was created. It shows how those men who are described in IDF press-releases as "armed men" and declared to be "sons of death" (meaning: liable to be killed) live and die. We see them moving in small groups, equipped with light arms, or sleeping in their clothes, ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. They sit together, chain-smoking, sometimes joking with each other, as fighters do before battle. A spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie is in the air. They are, all in all, young people full of life, who know that their days are numbered. None of them is a religious fanatic.

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  thanks to Aron's Israel Peace Weblog