Egyptian Revolution Jan 25th 2011 - Take What's Yours!

All credit goes to Tamer Shabaan

Forwarded by @ArabRevolution via Twitter

(http://www.youtube.com/user/tshaaban88)

~Sofia Smith

A Message to Anonymous from inside Egypt

~ Sofia Smith via @ArabRevolution on Twitter

OPERATION EGYPT - ANONYMOUS PRESS RELEASE - 26/01/2011

Courtesy of mmxanonymous
(http://www.youtube.com/user/mmxanonymous)

Serious hats off to these guys! And keep up the good work!!!!

~ Sofia Smith

Pictures Speak Louder Than a Thousand Words!

Protests spreads in the Middle East

Courtesy of: The Big Picture (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/)
January 26, 2011

The issues in Tunisia, Lebanon, and Egypt differ, but yesterday anger boiled over in all three countries as grievances were brought to the streets. In Tunisia, where protests have already overthrown President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, continued demonstrations sought to depose his allies still in their positions. Meanwhile Tunisia's interim government has issued an international arrest warrant for the former president and members of his family. In Lebanon, Sunni supporters of ousted Prime Minister Saad Hariri took to the streets in a "day of rage", burning tires and blockading roads in Tripoli and Sidon. It was in Egypt where the most dramatic events unfolded as the largest protests in a generation rocked Cairo. Demonstrators, many inspired by events in Tunisia, called for an end to nearly 30 years of rule by President Hosni Mubarak. Collected here are photographs from all three countries. -- Lane Turner (34 photos total)

A protester carrying an Egyptian flag runs through clouds of tear gas at a demonstration in Cairo January 25, 2011. Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing atop an armored police truck, clashed with riot police in the center of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Demonstrators surround a water-canon truck used by police to disperse a protest in central Cairo to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and call for reforms January 25, 2011. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Demonstrators clash with police in central Cairo during a protest January 25, 2011. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Smoke from tear gas canisters fired by police drifts over central Cairo during protests January 25, 2011. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Protesters are confronted by riot police as they demonstrate in downtown Cairo, chanting against President Hosni Mubarak and calling for an end to poverty. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid) #

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A protester scuffles with a riot policeman during demonstrations in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid) #

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An anti-government protester waves Egyptian flags during clashes with police in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) #

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An injured demonstrator is helped in Cairo January 25, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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Demonstrators move away from a cloud of teargas in Cairo January 25, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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Anti-government protesters clash with police in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany) #

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Anti-government protesters clash with police in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany) #

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A boy runs from a column of riot policeman during anti-government protests in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. Egyptian police fired tear gas at protesters gathered in the city center, and earlier used a water cannon in the same location. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) #

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A man runs from a police water cannon in Cairo January 25, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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Men throw tear gas canisters back towards a police vehicle in Cairo January 25, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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Egyptian demonstrators pray in central Cairo during a protest to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and call for reforms January 25, 2011. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Egyptian demonstrators protest in central Cairo January 25, 2011. (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Anti-government protesters gather at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany) #

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Lebanese soldiers fall back as protesters wield sticks and pursue them during a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon January 25, 2011. Sunnis protested the rising power of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah as Lebanese lawmakers gave the militant group's pick for prime minister enough support to form the next government. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar) #

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Supporters of the Future Movement rip a poster of Najib Miqati during a demonstration in support of the caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Tripoli January 25, 2011, as hundreds of people took part in a 'day of rage' over the likely appointment as prime minister of Hezbollah-backed tycoon Najib Miqati. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Lebanese soldiers patrol a street in Tripoli after protests by Lebanese Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri January 25, 2011. Telecoms tycoon Najib Miqati, who is backed by Hezbollah and its allies, was appointed as prime minister-designate. (REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir) #

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Supporters of the Future Movement torch a vehicle belonging to the Arabic language al-Jazeera satellite television station during a demonstration in support of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Tripoli January 25, 2011. (JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images) #

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A Lebanese soldier bandages the head of an injured colleague during a protest in the northern port city of Tripoli January 25, 2011. (AP Photo) #

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A Lebanese soldier runs past burning tires lit by Sunni Muslim supporters of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the main road connecting Beirut to southern Lebanon in Sidon January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho) #

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A protester carries a picture of outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a Lebanese flag in Sidon January 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari) #

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Soldiers advance towards stone-throwing Sunni Muslim supporters of outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri near Tariq al-Jadidah in Beirut January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban) #

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A masked protester poses in front of burning garbage containers in Beirut January 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab) #

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Tunisians continue their demonstrations outside Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi's offices in Government Square in Tunis January 25, 2011. The government square has become a makeshift camp as protestors defy the emergency curfew and sleep on the ground. Many vow to continue until the interim cabinet resigns. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) #

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Protestors restrain and eject a man (center) with opposing political views from outside Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi's offices in Government Square in Tunis January 25, 2011. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) #

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Tunisians climb government buildings outside Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi's offices in Government Square in Tunis January 25, 2011. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) #

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A resident of Kasserine, Tunisia cries as he holds a portrait of his brother Mohamed Mbarki, who was killed during clashes with Tunisian security forces in December, as he demonstrates in front of the government palace in Tunis January 25, 2011. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Tunisian pro-government demonstrators hold a national flag during a protest on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis January 25, 2011. Hundreds of people taking part in the first rally backing Tunisia's new interim government were chased away by protesters calling for the leadership to resign. (FETHI BELAID/AFP/Getty Images) #

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Protesters from Tunisia's poor rural heartlands chant slogans outside the prime minister's office in Tunis January 25, 2011. Protesters demonstrated in the capital to demand that the revolution they started should now sweep the remnants of the fallen president's old guard from power. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra) #

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A protester from a rural area camps out overnight with others outside the prime minister's office in Tunis January 25, 2011. (REUTERS/ Finbarr O'Reilly) #

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A Tunisian man pauses as protestors continue their demonstrations outside Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi's offices in Government Square in Tunis January 25, 2011. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) #

Palestinians - The Last Victims of the Holocaust!

Palestinians are the last victims of the holocaust and

Germany now has a responsibility to them! 

It is true! Guilt is garbage. 

Act instead & stand with Palestinians! 

Make a difference now!!! Nun aber los Leute!!!!!!!

(video, but not the comment above originally posted on Twitter by @WRH_Mike_Rivero)

~ Sofia SmithGordon Duff Veterans Todaypduf's Channel

Facebook’s New “Feature”| Customs Department | Please Line Up and Hold your Passport Ready! | Muting Palestine Posters & Bloggers

Jan 21, 2011 by OccuppiedPalestine

http://tiny.cc/f8qyf

Yesterday Umm Hajar’s Facebook page was disabled again. For the third time.

*IMPORTANT UPDATE*

Kindly notice, the pages seem to be visible on FB, but not accessible for Umm. She is receiving a lot of friendrequest which are send to the email linked to the account but is not able to access to post nor confirm.  Appreciating all your support highly!

I express my concern about FB disabling the accounts for no reason. FB’s supposed to be a social site and it defeats the purpose of the service when the accounts of popular and active users are randomly disabled, thus cutting them off from their network of contacts and destroying irrevocably what they have spent months and/or years building up here: photo albums, notes, groups, personal updates via facebook mobile and all the information of a personal nature stored in the mailbox, etc.

Previously it was (and that page still is disabled) on Dec 4, 2010 a friend and brother created a cause for the disabling of the Facebook account of Umm Hajar and of all those sharing news about Palestine which seem to be continuous target of deactivating, muting, restricting ordisabling by Facebook, trying to mute the truth and freedom of speech or to show solidarity with all people victimized by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, on ALL sides.

Below the appeal on the cause as posted by one of her Friends

http://www.causes.com/causes/554009-no-to-fb-disabling-the-accounts/about?m=9f362846

Her personal profile was disabled on Dec 3, 2010,no reason stated at all.

Almost 8 months daily work lot of hours, lost over 25.000 newspost (of already in media published newsitems..so nothing new) and contacts and messages of almost 5000 friends, groups, pages, notes, religious knowledgenotes/sites. Hence, even the Eid/Holiday cards she received are all gone.

She can use our help, to stay protesting for the cause (Peace for all!) please invite your friends to her pages.

In may 2010 She started resharing news for Palestine with 0 friends.
September 2010 She almost reached limit of 5000 so started new page
Oct 23, 2010 She reached 7456 people with the newsposts
1 Page was deleted, lost 2515 friends and started again
Nov 26, 2010 she reached 7882 people with the newsposts
Yesterday the personal profile was deleted, so – 5000
-25.000 newsposts, all notes, sources, personal and other mail about religion, the cause, and all information lost.

63 Years of Occupation, massacres and Al Nakba is enough. Share the word, the pictures and the news. Awaken the world in honour of the death of these massacres, may Allah Subhana wa Ta’ala grant the martyrs Jennatul Firdaus and protect our brothers and sisters in Palestine and elsewhere in the world, and all those living in oppression or violence or danger. Allahumma Ameen ya Rabb

Update from Umm Hajar: Friend Requests and Messages Blocked for 4 Days
To prevent you from contacting people against their wishes, your friend requests and your ability to send messages to strangers have been blocked for 4 days. Friend requests are more likely to be accepted when you send them to people you already know, such as classmates, friends, family and coworkers. If you use Facebook to communicate with strangers, they have the option to report that they don’t know you or to mark the communication as spam. If this happens repeatedly, you could be viewed as violating Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

Than i got message had to agree all pending friend request or add will be blocked and pending ones deleted or i will be disabled again. So far suggested friends… even from FB itself….

Below a overview of the friends and disabled pages:

This is an overview of the results of daily updates posting about Palestine since May 2010, and how the pages and interested friends on non public (!) profiles get zapped all the time by discriminatory Facebook rulings:

To show the interest of Umm Hajar’s updates on her pages insights of her fanpage (Jan 15, 2011)

Over 1 Million views:

Emailing Facebook

So Umm send an email to facebook, not able to receive the by Facebook required code by SMS and sends them the phonenumber (which is wiped out of the image below) to verify. Also complaint about the previous disabled accounts.

Almost day later she recieves the message below, in which Facebook is demanding a FULL COLOUR COPY of ID/Passport, anyway, something issued by a GOVERNMENT and in full color as well:

Now. Privacy and law, copyrights on passports mainly prohibit making copies, definitely when it is not for own use, or for the purpose/use by governmental institutions or persons like notaries, solicitors, banks and government departments etc. These kinds of requests, or better mark them as “demands”, are even a violation of privacy, hence, full colour copies could be abused for fraude and so on.

Besides this. it seems that the policy of Facebook is quit discriminating, for no one gets these demands and loads of people use nicknames in stead of their own name, and no one is asked about their passport (in full color mind you!)

Last but not least, Facebook not seems be willing to answer the question in previous email about the blocks and deactivating  of pages at all….

Maybe they should rename FACEBOOK into FAILBOOK

#BDS: Macy Gray is waiting to hear from you: Shall I perform in Israel?

Courtesy of Youth Against Normalization (http://tiny.cc/kr7yh)

Posted by Farah Rowaysati

Macy Gray left the following post on her official fan page on Facebook:

I'm booked for 2 shows in TelAviv. I'm getting alot of letters from activists urging/begging me to boycott by NOT performing in protest of Apartheid against the Palestinians. What the Israeli government is doing to the Palestinians is disgusting, but I wana go. I gotta lotta fans there I dont want to cancel on and I dont know how my NOT going changes anything. What do you think? Stay or go?

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has dedicated a whole article to urge Israelis and Zionists to tell Macy they're waiting for her in Israel, so let's unite our efforts and ask her to join the international BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) Movement!

Please like Macy Gray's page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Macy-Gray-Official/176046896552 then leave her a comment asking her not to perform in Israel!

OR copy and paste the following:


Dear Macy,

Please support the Palestine call for BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) and boycott the occupying apartheid Zionist entity!

Say no to massacres, ethnic cleansing, tree uprooting, home demolition, war crimes, racism, religious supremacy, discrimination, collective punishment, official torture, disgrace unto the nation...

Join Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Depp who recently canceled their trip to Israel in support the boycott calls.

Say NO to ISRAEL!

Remember GAZA:

More than 1,300 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were killed during 22 days of Israeli shelling from sea, air and land. Palestinians in Gaza had nowhere to flee from Israel's onslaught as the border has been closed for two years, with disastrous consequences for the 1.5 million in habitants of Gaza -- the majority of them children and refugees.