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March 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
by planxtysumoud on Mar 2, 2012
Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian-American lawyer and human rights advocate. She received her Bachelors degrees from the University of Michigan, and her Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law, where she focused her studies on international human rights and humanitarian law. In 2001 Huwaida co-founded the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), which has twice been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Huwaida is co-editor of the book “Peace Under Fire: Israel, Palestine, and the International Solidarity Movement.”
Huwaida was one of the initiators and organizers of a delegation of American lawyers to Gaza in February 2009, and co-authored the report on their findings, “Onslaught: Israel’s Attack on Gaza and the Rule of Law.” Huwaida is currently the Chairperson of the Free Gaza Movement. Since August 2008, she has led 5 successful sea voyages to the Gaza Strip to confront and challenge Israel’s illegal blockade. Huwaida was one of the primary organizers of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and was traveling with it when it was lethally attacked by Israeli forces on 31 May 2010.
Earlier this month Huwaida helped conceive of and launch the Witness Bahrain initiative, an effort to provide human rights observers on the ground in Bahrain, where an uprising for democracy is being violently repressed. She was arrested by Bahraini authorities and deported for her work.
Huwaida’s interviewer, Dan O’Neill is a human rights activist from Dublin. He is currently working full time for Amnesty International as their national Youth and Student Officer and co-founded Teaandtoast.ie (Blog of the Year 2011 – SMEDIA awards). In the past, Dan was the Campaigns and Communications Vice President of UCDSU and Deputy President/Campaigns Officer of The Union of Students in Ireland. Over the years he has been involved in many campaigns organised by groups such as Shell to Sea, Choice Ireland, the Anti ? War Movement, Students Action on Climate Change, FEE, the IPSC etc. Dan has been involved in both lobbying, advocacy and awareness campaigns along with more traditional direct actions such as blockades, sit down protests and occupations of government departments. He has also worked for various politicians inside Leinster House so has a first hand experience of what goes on behind the scenes of party politics. Dan holds an MA in public affairs and political communication.
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