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Israeli Exceptionalism

By Steve Salaita M. Shahid Alam. Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) pp. 274. People have been against both the idea and practice of Zionism since its inception. Zionism […]

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New US National Security Strategy

By Ali Younes – Washington, D.C. The Obama administration released its National Security Strategy Thursday (May 27) which is consistent with president Obama’s approach on issues of international cooperation, terrorism, and nuclear policy. The document […]

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Israeli Jets Attack Gaza

Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip. Israeli jets fired five missiles in the early hours of Saturday morning, and local sources say the missiles landed near the tunnel […]

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NPT Declaration to Name Israel

The US has agreed to a deal at the United Nations that would put pressure on Israel to join the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), according to Western diplomats. Delegates in New York are concluding a […]

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End Blockade of Gaza, EU Tells Israel

The European Union has called on Israel to immediately end the three-year blockade of Gaza and to allow the Freedom Flotilla to enter the enclave. "The continued policy of closure is unacceptable and politically counterproductive," […]

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Palestinian Kids Report Israeli Abuse

Palestinian minors who were detained by Israeli forces last year have claimed that they were subjected to mistreatment, including sexual abuse, in detention. The children have filed complaints with the Defense for Children International (DCI), […]

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Israel Denies US Student Entry

Civil rights groups have criticized Israel for denying entry to a US university student of a Palestinian descent for a study-abroad program. The Palestine Cultural Office, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, National Lawyers Guild and other organizations […]

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Humanitarian Flotilla vs. Evil Navy

By Gilad Atzmon – London Haaretz reports today that Israel will attempt to block the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla heading toward Gaza. However, according to the Israeli paper, the humanitarian cargo would then be unloaded, inspected […]

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Hamas Accuses Israel of Piracy

The Palestinian Hamas movement says Israel’s threat to storm a flotilla of activist aid boats bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip amounts to "Zionist piracy." "The occupation’s threat to prevent the Freedom Flotilla from arriving […]

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Aid Fleet Bound for Gaza

Eight cargo ships with more than 10,000MT of humanitarian aid, mostly building materials, medical equipment and medicines, set sail for the Gaza Strip on 27 May in a symbolic attempt by activists to break the […]

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Amnesty Raps Israel for Crimes in Gaza

Amnesty International has accused Israel of continuous violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip, condemning its ongoing siege of the Palestinian enclave. In its annual report released on Thursday, the human rights watchdog praised […]

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The Iranian Dilemma

By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. The ‘diplomatic coup’ – as Iran’s success in winning over the sponsorship of Turkey and Brazil, two upcoming international players, of its new nuclear offer to the UN […]

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Israel’s Bomb out of the Shadows

By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Israel faces unprecedented pressure to abandon its official policy of ‘ambiguity’ on its possession of nuclear weapons as the international community meets at the United Nations in New York this week […]

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Vilifying Goldstone

By Stephen Lendman This writer’s September 21, 2009 article titled "Goldstone Commission Gaza Conflict Findings and Reactions" explained the following: On April 3, 2009, a UN press release stated: "The Human Rights Council (HRC) today […]

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Beyond Fundamentalism

By Jim Miles   Beyond Fundamentalism – Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization. Reza Aslan. Random House, New York. 2009/10. I first encountered Reza Aslan on the Jon Stewart Show and was somewhat perturbed […]