FW: [VTJP] FW: Action Alert: Support the Right of Return & Oppose AllColonial Occupations

2004-05-12 Thread Marc Estrin
or, and ask via e-mail for a stated response from members? b) I will sign on as an individual, and will ask Marmete tomorrow if she wishes to do so. Thanks for doing this. Miriam >From: Marc Estrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [VTJP] FW: Action

[VTJP] israeli torture

2004-05-11 Thread Marc Estrin
Here's some of the goods on the Israeli-Iraq torture connection. Marc May 10, 2004 The Israeli Torture Template Rape, Feces and Urine-Dipped Cloth Sacks By WAYNE MADSEN With mounting evidence that a shadowy group of former Israeli Defense Force and General Security Service (Shin Bet) Arabic-sp

[VTJP] first real review

2004-05-14 Thread Marc Estrin
Andre Gregory. Such is the case, too, with REHEARSING WITH GODS: PHOTOGRAPHS AND ESSAYS ON THE BREAD AND PUPPET THEATER, by Canadian photographer Ronald T. Simon and Burlington writer Marc Estrin. In this marvelous book, the meditative photographs stimulate our inner selves, while the contemplative

FW: [VTJP] FW: Action Alert: Support the Right of Return & Oppose AllColonial Occupations

2004-05-14 Thread Marc Estrin
k via e-mail for a stated response from members? b) I will sign on as an individual, and will ask Marmete tomorrow if she wishes to do so. Thanks for doing this. Miriam >From: Marc Estrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [VTJP] FW: Action Alert: Sup

[VTJP] new pearl harbor

2004-04-28 Thread Marc Estrin
the Israeli "art students", the Mossad, all possibly involved in 9/11. But the book is a work-in-progress, necessarily incomplete. Griffin can't put the pieces together. In this, he is honest, and calls on us to be the same. All he can do is call for more authentic investigations -- n

[VTJP] If you're interested: VGP statewide meeting on Saturday

2004-04-29 Thread Marc Estrin
Not at all off-topic, alas. M -- From: Craig Chevrier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:51:27 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [vgpDISCUSS] Reminder: VGP statewide meeting on Saturday Dear Friends and Fellow Greens: Just two days left! This me

[VTJP] FW: [AL-AWDA-News] Israeli Director Dedicates Cannes Prize To Palestinians

2004-05-24 Thread Marc Estrin
-- From: Montreal Muslim News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 17:26:15 -1000 (HST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AL-AWDA-News] Israeli Director Dedicates Cannes Prize To Palestinians Her comments: "I would like to say a big thank you because it's not easy to choose a film l

[VTJP] FW: [AL-AWDA-News] CFL Position Statement on November Elections

2004-07-31 Thread Marc Estrin
This is a good link-summary of Kerry's positions with regard to Palestine and Israel. In comparison, there is the Green Party position. Some of you may know that I am on the Vermont Green Party Steering Committee. I would urge you vote for Nader or Cobb in November. Vermont (home of Dean) is a

[VTJP] FW: [Chutzpa] Article from Common Dreams NewsCenter

2004-08-01 Thread Marc Estrin
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[VTJP] answer to rabbi chasan

2004-09-13 Thread Marc Estrin
is the assertion that the Peace & Justice statement contains "the kind of rhetoric that leads to violence."  Where, Rabbi, is the violence?  In the collected wisdom of the worldwide peace movement reflected in the P&J statement?  Or in the worldwide oppression of peoples (all

[VTJP] letter to chasan

2004-09-14 Thread Marc Estrin
Friends, Eight of you have responded, and thank you for taking the time. Half have liked the letter as is. Two suggested small changes (cutting last line), and two more, larger ones, raising other substantive issues. After sleeping on all this, I think I will submit the letter in its original s

[VTJP] lerner/chasan

2004-11-05 Thread Marc Estrin
Title: lerner/chasan These views concerning Rabbi Michael Lerner (Tikkun) characterize well what I feel about Rabbi Chasan -- which I've had trouble putting into words.  The quote, of course, is from Lerner, not Chasan, but I have heard Josh say many similar things about the problem on "both s

[VTJP] interesting take

2004-11-05 Thread Marc Estrin
Title: interesting take Friday, November 05, 2004 Levine Guest Editorial: "We're all Israelis Now." We¹re all Israelis Now By Mark LeVine, History, University of California, Irvine Three years ago, as the pungent odor of what was left of the World Trade Center slowly pervaded my neighborho

Re: [VTJP] Fw: VJPPI endorsement

2004-12-02 Thread marc estrin
I'm for endorsing. Marc On Nov 30, 2004, at 11:56 PM, James M Leas wrote: Is the group interested in endorsing at the antiwar demonstration on December 11? and having a speaker? - Forwarded message -- From: Nicole & Jose B Davila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: James M Leas <[EMAIL

[VTJP] article about road plan

2005-01-11 Thread marc estrin
ZNet | Israel/Palestine Trapped Like Mice Palestinians under the New Israeli "Disengagement Plan" by Jamal Juma; January 09, 2005 Palestine has been in the headlines of the Western mainstream media again. The preparations leading up to the elections on January 9 have given everyone enough news

[VTJP] kaddish

2005-01-20 Thread marc estrin
UPI: ISRAEL TO CARRY OUT ASSASSINATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES UPI - Israel is embarking upon a more aggressive approach to the war on terror that will include staging targeted killings in the United States and other friendly countries, former Israeli intelligence officials told United Press Intern

[VTJP] good framing

2005-01-26 Thread marc estrin
IDD: ISRAELI DENIAL DYSFUNCTION AVIGAIL ABARBANEL, PEACE PALESTINE - When an individual, a group or an entire society live with a dark secret or are in denial about something important in their past, they cannot experience peace. It is simply impossible to live a 'normal' or peaceful life on a

[VTJP] for the Bernie-confused

2005-01-29 Thread marc estrin
From the archives: Bernie the Bomber's Bad Week by Will Miller In late April I was among the 25 Vermonters who occupied Congressman Bernie Sanders' Burlington office to protest his support of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and the ongoing war against Iraq.  Calling ourselves th

[VTJP] more peace process

2005-02-11 Thread marc estrin
ZNet | Israel/Palestine Peace Without Justice by Robert Fisk ; The Independent; February 11, 2005 So, the Palestinians will end their occupation of Israel. No more will Palestinian tanks smash their way into Haifa and Tel Aviv. No more will Palestinian F-18s bomb Israeli population centres. No

[VTJP] good first review

2005-03-09 Thread marc estrin
Nicer on the web at the address a few lines down. M [BOOKS] Name Game BY PETER KURTH Book review: The Education of Arnold Hitler by Marc Estrin (03.09.05) http://www.sevendaysvt.com/features/2005/name_game/?&contUid=4884 The Education of Arnold Hitler by Marc Estrin. Unbridled Books,

[VTJP] best review yet

2005-03-30 Thread marc estrin
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[VTJP] arnold hitler reading

2005-04-06 Thread marc estrin
Friends, I'll be doing the first public reading of THE EDUCATION OF ARNOLD HITLER tomorrow (Thurs) night at 7 at Borders on Church St. I'd love it if any of you could come, and critique it -- what works and what doesn't. After that, it's on to the big world: Hadley MA next week, NYC, the

[VTJP] another burlington reading

2005-04-21 Thread marc estrin
Friends, If you're free and interested, I will be reading from and discussing my latest novel, THE EDUCATION OF ARNOLD HITLER, Friday night, Apr 22, 7 pm, at the Book Rack in Essex Jct. Not a pitch to buy the book -- it's now in lots of libraries -- but if you were interested in owning it,

[VTJP] useful

2005-05-03 Thread marc estrin
Anti-Semitism or Ultra-Semitism? The Politics of Smears and Self-Absorption   . by M. Junaid Alam May 03, 2005 "When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do." - William Blake For decades, Israel has tri

[VTJP] document

2005-05-03 Thread marc estrin
From the current issue of Harpers. Marc [Evidence] IN THE ZONE From the transcript of radio communication among Israeli soldiers near Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The recording was submitted in January in the trial of the company commander, whose name has been withheld due to a military cour

[VTJP] tonight

2005-05-17 Thread marc estrin
Hi, I'm reading from Arnold Hitler tonight at 7 at B&N, if you're free. Marc Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC tod

[VTJP] sanders voted yes

2005-05-26 Thread marc estrin
FYI.  39 brave reps voted no -- Sanders not among them.MarcUS House passes 491-billion defense bill with new money for Iraq warThu May 26, 4:12 AM ETThe US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a 491-billion-dollar defense bill that contains new funds for the war in Iraq, but it re

Re: [VTJP] Divestment campaign against Apartheid Israel endorsed by New England Methodists

2005-06-17 Thread marc estrin
What good news!MarcOn Jun 16, 2005, at 11:45 PM, James Brooks wrote: Divestment campaign against Apartheid Israel endorsed by New England Methodists   Worldwide Activism, The Grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, June 15th, 2005 http://stopthewall.org/worldwideactivism/936.shtml

[VTJP] in case you missed it on jamie

2005-07-07 Thread marc estrin
Army invades Aida refugee camp International Middle East Media Center 7/6/2005Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, and fired rounds of live ammunition. An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers invaded the camp in an attempt to bar the residents from hu

[VTJP] good review

2005-07-11 Thread marc estrin
Tear Down the Wallby Palestinian Anti-Apartheid CampaignJuly 10, 2005One year after the ICJ – The G8 and World Bank Cementing Israeli Apartheid and OccupationAs world leaders gathered in Scotland for the G8 summit, the Palestinian people and solidarity groups across the world will mark the first

[VTJP] other sides of the occupation

2005-07-17 Thread marc estrin
The Silent Side of Occupationby Thomas FeakinsJuly 15, 2005 Despite the softly spoken mantra of “there may finally be peace in Israel” and what has been called a precarious cease-fire, children continue to die in Palestinian towns and refugee camps. In East Jerusalem the wall goes up while Palest

[VTJP] nu? so now?

2005-08-31 Thread marc estrin
Official Israeli report condemns W.Bank buildingBy Allyn Fisher-Ilan1 hour, 54 minutes agoIsraeli governments have consistently failed to follow their own laws and guidelines for land confiscation and building in the occupied West Bank, an official report said on Wednesday.The study, published by t

[VTJP] the larger context

2005-10-25 Thread marc estrin
Begin forwarded message:From: "TomDispatch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: October 25, 2005 9:05:18 AM EDTTo: "marc estrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [TD] Tomgram:  LeVine on Playing the Chaos Card in the Middle EastReply-To: "TomDispatch" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: [VTJP] CAT action day update

2005-10-28 Thread marc estrin
How about joining the Halloween parade as a monster yellow bulldozer, with handouts to explain to those who wonder why?MarcOn Oct 28, 2005, at 7:39 AM, hilary martin wrote: Hi folks, There will not be a vigil this weekend for the CAT action day.  We were unable to get a permit because of the ha

Re: [VTJP] CAT action day update

2005-10-28 Thread marc estrin
utler wrote:Would that be a monster yellow bulldozer with a blue Star of David on a white and blue banner?   Brad  On 10/28/05, marc estrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How about joining the Halloween parade as a monster yellow bulldozer, with handouts to explain to those who wonder why?   Marc  

Re: [VTJP] Fwd: traveling presenter on Occupied Palestine: Vermont

2005-11-21 Thread marc estrin
If she comes, Donna and I will be happy to put her up for however long.MarcOn Nov 20, 2005, at 9:53 PM, BobG wrote: anna piller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:58:43 +0100From: anna piller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: traveling presenter on Occupied Pales

[VTJP] baby picture

2005-11-25 Thread marc estrin
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