ThinkProgress6 November 13, 2011 During an interview on Sunday with ‘Meet the Press’ (video below), Rep. Michele Bachmann said that the Iraqshould pay Americafor invading , occupying and destroying their country . “It’s over 800 billion dollars that we have expended [in Iraq]. I believe that Iraq should pay us back for the money [...]
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Mother of Slain Italian Activist to Sail to Gaza, Flotilla Change Name in Honor of Vittorio
Mother of Slain Italian Activist to Sail to Gaza, Flotilla Change Name in Honor of Vittorio Palestine News Network Monday April 18, 2011 13:25 Agidea Prata, the mother of Vittorio Arrigoni, the Italian activist and journalist killed in Gaza on Friday, said that she will be sailing to Gaza on May with the Free Gaza flotilla. [...]
What if peace talks “succeed?”
Nadia Hijab, The Electronic Intifada, 27 September 2010 Many commentators expect the direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians to fail. But there is a much worse scenario: what if they “succeed?” The United States appears determined to push for a framework agreement within a year and both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas, [...]
Global boycott movement claims victories, arrests
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 24 August 2010 This week, the Norwegian government announced that it has divested from two major Israeli companies involved in settlement construction and land theft in the occupied West Bank. Both companies, Africa Israel Investments and its subsidiary, Danya Cebus, are owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev, and have been at the [...]
Pakistan floods raise questions on the future of politics in Pakistan
President Zardari announces that the country could take three years to recover from the Pakistan floods. Politicians have been notably absent in Pakistan recently. By Issam Ahmed Christian Science Monitor – August 24, 2010 Lahore, Pakistan – Pakistan’s embattled President Asif Ali Zardari has warned the country could take at least three years to recover from [...]
Hurt Feelings and the Ground Zero Mosque
Chronology of a Bizarre Controversy By GARY LEUPP Counterpunch – August 20 – 22, 2010 Here is the order of events producing this bizarre “controversy.” 2009: A Muslim organization having arranged to purchase an abandoned Burlington Coat factory on Park Place in Lower Manhattan plans to build a 13-story Islamic community center. It will feature [...]
Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy: Critics, Apologists and Strategic lessons (Part 1)
by Ran Greenstein* I. Introduction In the last decade, the notion that the Israeli system of political and military control bears strong resemblance to the apartheid system in South Africa has gained ground. It is invoked regularly by movements and activists opposed to the 1967 occupation and to various other aspects of Israeli policies vis-à-vis [...]
Arabs face increased discrimination at Tel Aviv University
Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 17 August 2010 Measures designed to benefit Jewish school-leavers applying for places in Israeli higher education at the cost of their Palestinian Arab counterparts have been criticized by lawyers and human rights groups. The new initiatives are viewed as part of an ongoing drive by right-wing politicians in Israel to [...]
How Would Iran Respond to US Attack?
The Illusion of a ‘limited war’ against Iran By Mahan Abedin Guest editorial for Informed Comment August 12, 2010 “Information Clearing House“ – The frank admission by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and America’s highest ranking officer, that the U.S. has plans to attack Iran to prevent that country from acquiring [...]
Poisoning of Gaza water puts population at risk
Report, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights Electronic Intifada – 11 August 2010 The signs which dot the beach along the Gaza City waterfront are clear: “THIS BEACH IS POLLUTED,” they read, and yet they seem to serve only as obstacles for children running to the sea rather than warnings to be heeded of the serious [...]
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