May 16 2012
Must we stand idly by while world leaders spout this codswallop? By Robert Fisk, Monday 14 May 2012 … Funny how the news agenda gets tired. Like the quotes. Only a couple of months ago, we were all bracing for Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear installations. And for serious pressure on Bashar al-Assad to end …
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May 06 2012
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 about ten guests who were having dinner at my house, and asked us to identify the …
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May 03 2012
‘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 books, while he was on a European speaking tour. Here is what he had to say about the …
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May 01 2012
Palestinian Christians Against the Occupation By Philip Farah, 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 else in the Middle East. Two Sundays ago, “60 Minutes” made clear he attempted to intimidate Bob …
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May 01 2012
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 time has come for similar action to force an end to Israel’s long-standing occupation of …
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Apr 29 2012
Christopher Hitchens made a cogent case for war – but he was still wrong By Patrick Cockburn, Sunday 29 April 2012 … There was a telling omission from the range of topics mentioned at the memorial for Christopher Hitchens at the Cooper Union in New York on 20 April. The 30 people who spoke, mostly …
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Apr 27 2012
Christians of the Holy Land By Ben White, 26 Apr 2012 06:36 … A recent report by CBS show 60 Minutes on “Christians of the Holy Land” has received a lot of attention, not least for the embarrassing contribution by Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Oren. It is interesting that Israel (and its advocates) …
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