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Lessons of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions

By Stephen Lendman Established in 1989, the MA’AN Development Center is "an independent Palestinian development and training institution….work(ing) towards sustainable human development in Palestine" through its various programs. On October 31, it released a publication […]

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Israel Deports American Journalist

Israel on Wednesday deported an American journalist serving as head of the English department in a Palestinian-based news agency. Jared Malsin, who is contracted to Ma’an News Agency, was deported after being held by authorities […]

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Beware of the BBC

By Stuart Littlewood – London Its mission statement says: ‘Trust is the foundation of the BBC: we are independent, impartial and honest.’ However, people are complaining bitterly to the BBC about its pro-Israel stance when […]

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Israel, Facing the Looking Glass

By George S. Hishmeh – Washington The row that took place recently between Israel and Turkey when the Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon undiplomatically “rebuked” the Turkish ambassador to Israel during a humiliating encounter […]

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Contested Histories

By Jim Miles The Israel-Palestine Conflict – Contested Histories. Neil Caplan. Wiley-Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons), Malden, MA. 2010. There are obviously multiple stories concerning any act or incident, and any series of acts or […]

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Mubarak’s Iron Wall

By Jeremy Salt Early in the 20th century the Zionist leader Vladimir Jabotinsky wrote of the ‘iron wall’ that would have to be built between the settlers and the indigenous people of Palestine, whom he […]