Tag Archives: Israel

The End of the Holocaust by Professor Todd May

As I write this, smoke is still rising from the smoldering rubble of the refugee center in Qana. Bodies are still trapped in the collapse of the building. The children who gathered there sought to escape Israeli violence. It found … Continue reading

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If Israel has the right to use force in self defence, so do its neighbours by Ahmad Samih Khalidi

The west appears to insist that only one side in the conflict is able to intervene militarily across borders. That will never be accepted Much has been made in recent days – at the G8 summit and elsewhere – of … Continue reading

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The World Council of Churches: violence in the Middle East by Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, General Secretary

Dear Member Churches in the Middle East, Europe and North America, Greetings to you as sisters and brothers in Christ and fellow disciples of the Prince of Peace. In recent days we have all been stirred with compassion and beset … Continue reading

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Game Over by Sam Bahour

The Israeli-Palestinian peace charades ended with Israel’s aggression on Gaza and Lebanon. Now, peace with justice is the only way out. In case anyone had any remaining doubts, the flawed Middle East peace process and the international community’s half-hearted efforts … Continue reading

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Aggression Under False Pretenses by Ismail Haniyeh

The Holy Land still has an opportunity to be a peaceful and stable economic powerhouse for all the Semitic people of the region. If Americans only knew the truth, possibility might become reality. GAZA, Palestine — As Americans commemorated their … Continue reading

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End the Suffering in the Middle East by Rabbi Michael Lerner

The people of the Middle East are suffering again as militarists on all sides, and cheerleading journalists, send forth missiles, bombs and endless words of self-justification for yet another pointless round of violence between Israel and her neighbors. For those … Continue reading

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Israeli Law and Order By Jonathan Cook

Imagine the following scenario. A Palestinian gunman boards a bus inside Israel and rides it to the city of Netanya. Close to the end of the line, he walks over to the driver, levels his automatic rifle against the man’s … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Manifesto and HR 468 by Eileen Flemming

Ten score and eighteen years ago, a few thoughtful, wealthy white landowners penned the United States Constitution. Its first three words – “We the People” -affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens. Article I affirms that … Continue reading

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Countdown to Apartheid by Jeff Halper

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s address to both houses of Congress was perhaps the most skilled use of Newspeak since George Orwell invented the term in his novel 1984. (He had help: author and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel … Continue reading

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