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Israel/Palestine and the Apartheid Analogy: Critics, Apologists and Strategic lessons (Part 1)

by RAINman on 24. Aug, 2010 in Analysis

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 the [...]

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Akiva Eldar: With a victory like this…

by RAINman on 24. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

The direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have preconditions – dictated by Israel.

Haaretz    Mon, August 23, 2010
Two years ago, a basketball tournament was held at Tel Aviv University with the participation of student teams from 14 countries, including a Palestinian team from the occupied territories. The games were purportedly held “without preconditions,” and [...]

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Interview with Norman Finkelstein

by RAINman on 24. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

(8/21/10) pt. 1 – Palestine/Israel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAwz-GIdkos

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8/21/10) pt. 2 – Palestine/Israel

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Suheir Hammad in “Salt of This Sea.” — Exploring the Israel-Palestine Standoff

by RAINman on 16. Aug, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By MIKE HALE
The New York Times  - August 12, 2010
Annemarie Jacir’s drama “Salt of This Sea,” about a Brooklyn woman who travels to the West Bank and Israel to recover her roots — not to mention her Palestinian grandfather’s house and bank account, lost in the 1948 war — is a sad and engrossing look [...]

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India’s Israeli-Arab tightrope walk

by RAINman on 22. Jul, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Ramananda Sengupta
Ramananda Sengupta is the chief editor of the Indian news website www.sify.com.
Al Jazeera - July 21, 2010
“We do have a defence relationship with India, which is no secret. On the other hand, what is a secret is what is the defence relationship. And with all due respect, the secret part of it will remain [...]

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Endgame

by RAINman on 19. Jul, 2010 in General

It’s an idea for solving the conflict that sounds like a vision of the end of days: Grant Israeli citizenship and equal rights to all the Palestinians in the West Bank. And who is proposing the one-state solution? Right-wingers and settlers

By Noam Sheizaf
Haaretz  – July 17, 2010
“The prospects of the negotiations with Mahmoud Abbas [...]

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The Battle of Nabi Saleh: Soldiers vs. Kids

by RAINman on 06. Jul, 2010 in Videos NEW!!!

Max Blumenthal – July 4, 2010

When Israeli soldiers entered the embattled Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh on July 2, they were immediately confronted by over a dozen small children. While the IDF is accustomed to firing teargas canisters, percussion grenades, rubber bullets and even live .22 caliber ammunition at adolescent boys, members of the Nahal [...]

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No access to BBC’s report on Middle East coverage

by RAINman on 29. Jun, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Mike Dodd
Independent -  24 June 2010
A solicitor yesterday lost his bid to gain access to an internal BBC report on its coverage of the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Court of Appeal rejected Stephen Sugar’s attempt to overturn an earlier decision by Mr Justice Irwin that the report was exempt from disclosure under the [...]

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The Simplicity of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

by RAINman on 26. May, 2010 in Newsletter Links

By Jeremy R. Hammond*
The Palestine Chronicle – 24 March 2010
There is a general perception that the reason the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has continued for so long is because it is extremely complex. Nothing could be further from the truth. Placed in historical context, understanding the root cause of the conflict is simple, and in doing [...]

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Noam Chomsky Was Not Prevented From Entering Israel

Noam Chomsky Was Not Prevented From Entering Israel

by RAINman on 20. May, 2010 in Opinion

by Sam Husseini*
Uruknet.info – 18 May 2010
Many reported that Noam Chomsky was recently stopped from entering Israel. This is false. Totally false. He was prevented from going to the Palestinian city of Ramallah by Israeli forces. This important distinction highlights among other things that Israel controls the borders into occupied Palestinian areas, a large part [...]

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Jeffrey Blankfort: Harman vs. Winograd — The Last Democratic Primary Worth Watching

by RAINman on 12. May, 2010 in Analysis

CounterPunch     May 10, 2010
What may be the last Democratic primary race worth paying attention to is taking place in the 36th Congressional District along the Southern California coastline where incumbent Jane Harman is facing a serious challenge from  Los Angeles school teacher, Marcy Winograd, with the candidates’ widely separated positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict dominating  [...]

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Obama’s Opportunity to Speak Truth to Power

by RAINman on 03. Nov, 2009 in Analysis

Middle East Online – 2 November 2009
America, on account of its unconditional support for the Zionist state and its contempt for international law, has made enemies of many if not most of the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims, says Alan Hart.
Informed and honest analysis suggests that no American president will ever be able to break the Zionist [...]

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