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The time is ripe to do what is right World Council of Churches Executive Committee May 2006 statement on Israel/Palestine
With the responsible powers and authorities providing little prospect of a viable future for both Israelis and Palestinians, with concern rising around the world at the recent course of events in the conflict, and with various peace plans and numerous … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jerusalem, World Council of Churches Executive Committee
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Power Makes Men Mad by Dr Patrick Seale
An extraordinary paradox of the current international scene is that the most powerful countries in the world are also the most afraid – and fear has caused them to lose their senses. Globally, the United States has no immediate military … Continue reading
The Little Mermaid on Highway Six: Rooting for ordinary Israelis to wake up by Deb Reich
Palestinian children are not made for war, any more than Israeli children are made for war. Yet while the politicians jockey for power, our Israeli mothers go on loyally sending their children to join the army and terrorize the neighbors, … Continue reading
Why I Don’t Live In Israel – by Orit Weksler
If Israel is doomed to be a nation that lives by the sword, as is commonly proclaimed on the streets of Tel Aviv these days, then I opt out. This war is not different from the others. It’s just the … Continue reading
Israel on the Slippery Slope – Uri Avnery
Israeli peace activist, Uri Avnery, questions whether the Goldstone report can really be blamed for all of Israel’s troubles ad, more importantly, asks why the Israeli government seems to be supporting Hamas in its factional war with the Palestinian Authority. … Continue reading
Israel Apologises to the Palestinians? – by Uri Avnery
With Australia’s recent historic apology to her indigenous population for crimes committed by successive white governments, and now Canada apologising to its indigenous people, Uri Avnery imagines a similar apology that the Israeli government might one day give to the … Continue reading
The Baker’s Cake – Uri Avnery
After 9/11, logic dictated that America should address the hatred it was receiving from the Arab world, but instead of building bridges, the US invaded Iraq and increased the hatred. Will logic prevail now, in the light of the bi-partisan … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Israel, James Baker, return, sea, Secretary, THIS, war
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“The Great Experiment” – Uri Avnery
IS IT possible to force a whole people to submit to foreign occupation by starving it? That is, certainly, an interesting question. So interesting, indeed, that the governments of Israel and the United States, in close cooperation with Europe, are … Continue reading
War is a State of Mind – by Uri Avnery
Some years ago I talked with a young Israeli writer. I was struck by the fact that in spite of being very successful and acclaimed by the critics, and that at a relatively early age, she somehow exuded an air … Continue reading
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Tagged country, home, Israel, narrative, Palestine, Palestinian child, state, uri avnery, war
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