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Israeli Warplanes Bomb North Gaza

Israeli warplanes bombed the northern Gaza Strip early Wednesday, causing damage but no injuries, casting uncertainty over a truce deal agreed 24 hours earlier. Israeli airstrikes hit an open area west of Gaza City, sparking […]

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Finding Hope At Occupy AIPAC

By Tom Compton How can one start to describe the events, emotions and encouragements experienced at the 2012 Occupy AIPAC event in Washington, D.C., timed to coincide with the annual meeting of the most powerful […]

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A Farewell to a Purity of Arms

By Richard Lightbown In response to the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip Hillary Clinton repeated the political mantra “Israel has the right to self-defence”. The statement is absolutely true of course, but that […]

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Silent Palestinian Warriors

By Ramzy Baroud On March 8, Palestinian women rallied in Gaza and Ramallah to mark International Women’s Day. Activities were held in various cities, villages and refugee camps. Women in Palestine are united by a […]

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Why Boycott Strauss?

By Vacy Vlazna The Palestinian Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement was given an unlikely boost last month with strident calls in Israel to boycott the Strauss Group after two months of protests outside the homes […]

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Teaching Palestine to Americans

Reviewed by Jim Miles (The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans – Addressing Pedagogical Strategies.  Marcy Jane Knopf-Newman.  Palgrave/MacMillan, 2011.) When I first read this title it struck me as being ‘intriguing’ but also perhaps […]