by Saed Bannoura IMEMC News - 15 May 2010 The Rachel Corrie solidarity ship sailed from Ireland heading towards the Gaza Strip after 48-hour delay due to logistic issues.
Will South Africa revise its foreign policy in solidarity with Palestine and opposition to apartheid Israel?
by RAINman on 05. May, 2010 in Opinion
by Iqbal Jassat* Media Review Network – 2 May 2010 South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Co-operation Ebrahim Ebrahim’s visit to Gaza will undoubtedly be characterized with the usual denunciations of Israeli policies. That this is to be expected is in line with foreign policy imperatives in a post-apartheid era, though many would [...]
A Jewish Voice against the ‘Burqa Ban’
by RAINman on 04. Mar, 2010 in Opinion
The need for the French government to treat religious minorities with respect is bolstered by its own history. Modern France would do well to follow its own admirable example and truly treat Muslim citizens as equal participants in society. Foregoing the burqa ban would be a sensible first step, notes Joshua M. Z. Stanton. Middle [...]
Edward C. Corrigan: Israel and Apartheid: Is it a fair comparison?
by RAINman on 03. Mar, 2010 in Analysis
Media Monitors Network – 2 March 2010 There is a controversy raging in North America over Israel Apartheid week (March 1-7 2010). [2] A resolution was passed in the Ontario Provincial Parliament which was unanimously supported (only 30 MPPs voted) and declared the comparison of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians to apartheid as “odious.” To [...]
Christians gather in support of Muslims trapped in Al-Aqsa
by RAINman on 13. Oct, 2009 in General
Ma’an News 10 October 2009 Jerusalem – Ma’an – Christians of several denominations gathered in Jerusalem Friday for a silent vigil in solidarity with besieged Islamic holy sites at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City. “We are here to support Al-Aqsa and those who are confined inside it, we are here in [...]
Why Palestinians are calling for a boycott of Israeli universities
by RAINman on 28. May, 2009 in General
A Palestinian academic union urges British colleagues to back a boycott in support of ‘our struggle for justice’ Amjad Barham* Guardian UK Palestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to by the creative “student occupation movement” [...]
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