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A new phase of struggle is born
Speech: Kevin Ovenden June 28, 2010 Israel’s murderous assault on a flotilla of ships carrying solidarity activists and humanitarian aid to break the U.S. and Israeli-imposed siege of Gaza spurred outrage around the world–and catapulted the international movement in support of the Palestinian people to a new stage. At the Socialism 2010 conference in Chicago, […]
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Petition: A World United for the Freedom of Humanity…Freedom of Palestine
By Mohamed Khodr “¢ Jun 23rd, 2010 at 19:00 [Author’s Note: I urge all worldwide citizens who read this petition to please consider signing it to provide a voice for the voiceless Palestinians and to disseminate it as widely as possible urging others to do the same. Thank you for your humanity.] This Petition will […]
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Israeli Blood Diamonds protest
Every year, consumers the world over unwittingly spend billions of dollars on diamonds crafted in Israel, thereby helping to fund one of the world’s most protracted and contentious conflicts. Most people are unaware that Israel is one of the world’s leading producers of cut and polished diamonds. As diamonds are normally not hallmarked, consumers cannot […]
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Kahanism is flourishing in Israel’s universities.
Published 02:19 25.06.10 Yes, Kahane lives By Yitzhak Laor On July 29, 1986, extreme right-wing MK Meir Kahane submitted another no-confidence proposal: “The government’s refusal to discuss the disintegration of Zionist ideology, which endangers the existence of the Jewish state.” According to Kahane: “Since the beginning of political Zionism, the movement’s thinkers have ignored and […]
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World must deny legitimacy to Israel
KADER ASMAL: COMMENT – Jun 25 2010 13:45 The world worked together to help bring apartheid to an end, writes Kader Asmal. So why allow it to live on in Israel/Palestine? In 1980, I served on a commission of enquiry into reported violations of international law by Israel following its invasion of Lebanon. We spent […]
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New bill seeks to outlaw boycott – both of settlements and of Israel
If passed, the bill will lead to heavy sanctions on Palestinian authorities and individuals, as well as Israeli and foreign activists By JNews Monday, 21 June, 2010 – 22:26 A new bill (full translation below), the third in a series of proposed laws seeking to restrict the activities of peace activists and human rights organizations […]
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Law of Boycott Prohibition
Note: The following article ignores said law”s implications on Palestinians. To read a compressive article on that, I recommend Band Annie”s Weblog. Israelis calling for support of the Palestinian call for BDS are under attack from all sides. Whether it be the media, private people in the name of some seriously disturbing organizations [Hebrew], government […]
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Isolate apartheid Israel
Pip Hinman, Green Left 20 June 2010 Israel stands increasingly isolated following its attack on the peace flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists on board the Mavi Marmara were murdered and many more wounded. The attack on the flotilla, like the siege of Gaza, is aimed at demoralising Palestinians and their supporters. But the global […]
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Israel’s feeling of isolation is becoming more pronounced
By Janine Zacharia Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, June 22, 2010; A08 JERUSALEM — An Elton John concert ordinarily isn’t front-page news. But in Israel, where many feel more shunned than they have in decades, the legendary pop icon’s decision to perform in Tel Aviv last Thursday was cause for celebration. After weeks of dreary […]
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Noam Chomsky’s Hypocrisy
By Ghali Hassan 20 June, 2010 Countercurrents.org “I don’t regard myself as a critic of Israel. I regard myself a supporter of Israel … I think the U.S. should continue to support Israel”. [1] – Noam Chomsky The American linguist Noam Chomsky is often described by Western media as “arguably the world’s most influential intellectual […]
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