My new birthday
Electronic Intifada - 5 Jul 2008
rr r r r rr r rr r rr r rr rr rrr rI am a third generation of the Palestinian Nakba, the forced expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland by Zionist forces. I now feel that I am a very lucky person. I never felt lucky before my new birthday: the day I visited my destroyed original village of Deir Rafat, where my grandfather and his family lived before they were forced out in 1948. Areej Ja’fari writes from Deheisheh refugee camp.

Campaigners Celebrate Victory On EU Seal Ban
Indymedia UK - 5 Jul 2008
There is good news for campaigners on the proposed EU ban on the import on seal products from Canada. The EU’s Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has just announced to EU ministers that legislation for a trade ban on all seal products from Canada will come into force in a matter of weeks.The Canadian slaughter of over 350.000 baby harp seals takes place each year around March/April off the east coast of Canada in Newfoundland. The ‘hunt’ has been widely condemned around the world, but the Canadian government is ademend in its continued support. The new announcement is seen as a big victory for campaigners.Audio: Interview With Captain Onboard Sea Shepherd Ship On Current Seal HuntPrevious feature: Armed Canadian Coast Guard Storms Conservation VesselOn the newswire: Sea Shepherd Moves In On Canadian Seal Slaughter | Seal Slaughter: contacts to protest | Canadian Seal Hunt: New attack by Brigitte Bardot and Franz Weber | Stop Canada’s Seal Hunt | Biggest Seal Hunt in 50 Years Draws Protest | Stop Seal Hunt – Hunters Allowed To Kill 350,000 Young Seals This YearLinks: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society | Canadian Seal Hunt | Harpseals.org | Wikipedia on Seal Hunt | Ocean Defence Topic Page