Chile’s 9/11
simmons | September 7, 2011
The Stream examines the legacy of Chile's 1973 coup
Turkish PM declares freeze on Israel ties
simmons | September 7, 2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces a total freeze on military and trade ties with Israel and threatens to visit Gaza as the one-time allies' diplomatic spat intensifies.Duration: 01:10
Lebanon warns Israel
simmons | September 6, 2011
Lebanon issued a complaint to the UN, warning Israel the setting of a maritime border between the two countries by Jerusalem threatened peace and security in the region. Israel's cabinet on July 10 approved the demarcation of the northern maritime borderwith Lebanon, in an effort to protect economic rights in offshore territories that Lebanon is claiming as its own. Israel submitted its map to the UN to counter a map that Lebanon submitted last year.
Raid on Trade: Turkey cuts ties with Israel over Gaza flotilla attack
simmons | September 6, 2011
Israel and Turkey's former friendly relations are withering fast. Turkey is suspending all trade, military and defence ties - and the prime minister's threatening more sanctions against Israel and a visit to Gaza
Israelis stock up on stun grenades to ‘welcome’ Palestine state
simmons | September 6, 2011
The Israeli Defence Force is reportedly preparing settlers for the mass uprising of Palestinians, expected after the UN votes on a Palestinian statehood in September. The preparations include handing out tear gas and stun grenades to civilians. RT's Paula Slier has more on how Israelis are bracing themselves for what they see as imminent unrest
Jordin Sparks Vlog #4 — What does it mean to meet a holocaust survivor
simmons | September 5, 2011
Hear about Jordin's unique experience meeting a holocaust survivor.
Citi’s Shaaya Says Protests Are `Positive’ for Israel
simmons | September 5, 2011
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Israel Managing Director Ralph Shaaya discusses the protests in the country and outlook for Israeli banks. He talks from Tel Aviv with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse." (Source: Bloomberg)
Thin Red Line: Israel allows shooting at Palestine protesters
simmons | September 5, 2011
Israel allows security forces to shoot at Palestinian protesters who are preparing to march in support of their bid for statehood at the UN later this month. Tel Aviv claims its trying to prevent bloodshed by arming settlers in the West Bank for self-defence. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com
Remember Me? Holocaust Children Talk of Survival
simmons | September 5, 2011
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is trying to identify some 1100 children among the tens of thousands who survived the Holocaust. The 'Remember me?' program hopes to reconnect them with relatives who survived the horrors of Nazi occupation. (Aug.
US cable tells of Israel’s ‘harsh measures’
simmons | September 4, 2011
US government officials have been well aware of Israel's harsh methods of dealing with peaceful protests in the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank for quite some time, according to a recently leaked WikiLeaks diplomatic cable.
