May 2012 archive

Dystopian drug-­addled nightmare state

The Book of Mitt

By , Sunday, May  6, 2012 08:00 AM CDT “The precipitous mountain pass that led the [Mormon] pioneers down into the Salt Lake Valley and still is the route of access from the…  [more]

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Just how far right

Zionist history: A short quiz

By Neve Gordon, 06 May 2012 13:37 Not long after Israel celebrated its 64th Independence Day on April 26, a friend prepared a quiz of sorts. She read out loud political quotes to…  [more]

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Dorking fowls delights to send

A little bit of nonsense is the secret of a sane life

By David Quantick, Sunday 06 MAY 2012 One of the most interesting things about Edward Lear – interesting, that is, if you’re one of those creepy…  [more]

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And it’s over?

‘We’ve gone way beyond Apartheid’

By Frank Barat, 02 May 2012 14:27 I caught up with Jeff Halper, long time Israeli peace activist, director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and author of numerous  [more]

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While the fields go fallow

Palestinian Christians Against the Occupation

By , 05/ 1/2012  6:29 am In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren claimed that Christians in Israel are better off than their brethren anywhere…  [more]

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More devoted to ‘order’ than to justice

Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

By Desmond Tutu, Apr 30, 2012 05:41 PM A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the…  [more]

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