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Washing Away Labor’s War Stain
September 7, 2010 Why is Union Money Going Abroad? By STANLEY HELLER Organized labor is joining with the NAACP in a “One Nation” jobs rally in Washington on October 2nd. No doubt they will be expecting anti-war folks to flock to it Lots of peace organizations have already done so Trouble is the rally has […]
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The Boycott of Israel is “Gaining Speed” – An Analysis (9/7/10)
On September 5, 2010 the Israel newspaper Haaretz published an article the headline of which read “Anti-Israel Economic Boycotts are Gaining Speed.” The subtitle went on to state that “the sums involved are not large, but their international significance is huge.” Actually, what seems to have triggered the piece was not international. Rather, it was […]
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“Solidarity with the entire Palestinian people”
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 2 September 2010 The BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights recently published Rights in Principle — Rights in Practice, which examines a rights-based approach to crafting durable solutions for Palestinian refugees. The Electronic Intifada contributor Adri Nieuwhof interviews BADIL director Ingrid Jaradat Gassner on the organization’s work […]
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Israel and Palestine: A true one-state solution
By George Bisharat Friday, September 3, 2010 “Where is the Palestinian Mandela?” pundits occasionally ask. But after these latest Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Washington fail — as they inevitably will — the more pressing question may be: “Where is the Israeli de Klerk?” Will an Israeli leader emerge with the former South African president’s moral […]
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Should People Boycott Israel?
By Omar Barghouti Source: Real News Tuesday, August 31, 2010 PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay. I’m in Ramallah, Palestine. And now joining us from [“la-ROOJ”] Café in Ramallah is Omar Barghouti. He’s a founding member of the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Thanks for joining […]
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What the wall has done
Jamal Juma’, The Electronic Intifada, 31 August 2010 Israel began constructing the wall in June 2002 following its invasion of cities in the West Bank, which it dubbed “Operation Defensive Shield.” In retrospect, the invasion appears to have been a prelude to the construction of the wall and no one recognized the significance of the […]
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Blue and White: Where Uri Avnery has it Wrong
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 06:49 Michael Warschawski, Alternative Information Center (AIC) Once again Uri Avnery is using his blog to criticize the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Under the title “Red and Green,” Avnery comments on the long and interesting program recently broadcast on Israeli Channel 10 on the growing international isolation […]
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SHOULD PEOPLE BOYCOTT ISRAEL? (UPDATED)
Omar Barghouti explains the aims of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.
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Reflections from Detroit: Standoff with StandWithUs
August 2, 2010 Continuing our Reflections from Detroit series, Nada Elia recounts the struggle for solidarity with Palestine at the US Social Forum. *** Standoff with StandWithUs, by Nada Elia In my mind, US Social Forum 2010 will always be the “Standoff with StandWithUs” conference. How could it be otherwise, when all my energy, as […]
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