KUALA LUMPUR (AFP)— Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday called for a global boycott of the US dollar and US-made products, including Coca-Cola, in protest over Washington’s backing of Israel.

Mahathir, who during his two decades in power was a leading voice in the Muslim world, said people had to take action against the United States over its support for Israel, which is conducting a military offensive in Gaza.

“If you stop accepting US currency, the US can’t trade and can’t make any money, it will become very poor and it will have to stop the production of more and more weapons in order to kill people,” he told a press conference.

“We should not be buying all these weapons from the US, we can buy from the Russians if we must have aeroplanes and things like that,” he added.

“People must act… they won’t die if they don’t drink Coca-Cola.”

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What Israel doesn’t want you to see
NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN!
This video clip was taken with a mobile camera immediately after a terrorist Israeli air strike hit a busy market where kids with their mothers and fathers were searching for food to eat from one of the local markets early on Saturday 3 Jan 2009, Gaza. (via)

Updated @1132 on 5 January 2009:
The video has been removed. The reason why is explained here.

Cut oil exports to Israel supporters

Sam Bahour, epalestine, 4 January 2009

The attached photo was published in Jerusalem’s Al-Quds Newspaper (Jan 4, 2009) – the caption reads:

Gaza – During her funeral in the Latin Patriarchate Church, a citizen kisses the forehead of the martyred Christine Turok (14 yrs old) who was martyred due to a heart attack from fear of the Israeli bombardment. (Reuters).

In a phone conversation today, from Gaza the Latin Patriarchate Church priest, Father Manaweil Musallam, clearly shaken, said, “her name is Christine, a tenth grade student. Her father is a doctor and she lived near the YMCA in Al-Remal area. She died of fear. Since the war started she felt apprehensive of the danger. She suffered from neurotic disorder and a hysteric situation just as many children are suffering. On Friday, during the shooting of F-16 missiles, she fell on the ground due to the dreadful sound.  Her father tried to help, but he couldn’t.  Then he held her in his arms hoping to rescue her in the hospital, but she died before reaching there.”

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