Category Archives: Social Justice

What is the state of the Nobel Peace Prize? by Gideon Spiro

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Father Dave

Translated by Mark Marshall from the Hebrew original. Note that in Hebrew, the title is a play on words: “how is the peace of the Nobel Peace Prize? “ The Nobel Prize for Peace is the most problematic of all … Continue reading →

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Why I Don’t Live In Israel – by Orit Weksler

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Father Dave

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 →

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Challenging Casino Capitalism – by Chandra Muzaffar

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

“The Western financial system is rapidly coming to resemble nothing as much as a vast casino. … In the towering office blocks that dominate all the great cities of the world, rooms are full of chain-smoking young men all playing … Continue reading →

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The Saddam Verdict and Crimes Against Humanity – by Chandra Muzaffar

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

It is not surprising that an Iraqi Court has sentenced the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, to death for ‘crimes against humanity’. Political observers had expected this to happen since the US government and a section of the present Iraqi elite … Continue reading →

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Christian-Muslim Solidarity Against Empire – by Dr Chandra Muzaffar

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

The following is a summary of the keynote address delivered by the president of JUST at the First People’s Forum on Peace for Life held at Davao City, Philippines on 30th November 2004. There are groups within the Christian and … Continue reading →

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The Barbaric and The Civilized – by Dr Chandra Muzaffar

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

It is unanimous: that the dastardly bomb attacks in London on 7 July 2005 were a barbaric act. There is no other way of describing the planned, premeditated targeting of civilians. It is political violence of this sort that constitutes … Continue reading →

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A Report On My Recent Arrest – Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

Last Friday again the Israel authorities use their power to arrest me, but this time they put me back in prison for 2 days, causing me back to remember all the cruelty and hard life of 18 years in isolation. … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima – by Mordechai Vanunu

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

Hiroshima by Mordechai Vanunu Hiroshima Hiroshima, My beloved Hiroshima, Your sons ,daughters, elders, wives. Blew ,radiated ,with an Atomic Bomb. A radioactive cloud consumed, rubbed out. Hiroshima. Hiroshima, Hiroshima. For a live nuclear test sentenced you. A nuclear laboratory of … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu Supports Divestment

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

Archbishop Tutu Supports Divestment A letter to the University of Arizona community This is the latest missive put out by Archbishop Tutu (it is not his first on BDS). In light of all that has happened with the attack on … Continue reading →

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