Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’

Professor Lawrence Davidson discusses Egypt, the U.S., and Israel

Professor Lawrence Davidson discusses Egypt, the U.S., and Israel
Lawrence Davidson says, “Keep your eye on the language: When South Africa assigned rights according to race they called it apartheid.  When Israel assigns rights according to religion they call it the only democracy in the Middle East.” Lawrence Davidson is a professor at West Chester University...
February 10th, 2011 | Featured, Politics | Read More

Jeffrey Blankfort: Chomsky misfires on US-Israel relations

Jeffrey Blankfort: Chomsky misfires on US-Israel relations
Jeffrey Blankfort Jeffrey Blankfort is an American journalist and recognized expert on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Kathleen Wells: Hi. I’m Kathleen Wells, political correspondent for Race-Talk, and today I’m speaking with Jeffrey Blankfort. Jeffrey Blankfort has been engaged in political...
November 4th, 2010 | Featured, Middle East, US, World | Read More

Noam Chomsky on Israel

Noam Chomsky on Israel
Internationally recognized as one of America’s most critically-engaged public intellectuals today, Noam Chomsky spoke with me about Israel and its interplay with the United States. Listen or read entire interview. Listen to the interview. Photo by: AP
August 16th, 2010 | Featured, US, World | Read More

Roseanne Barr says Israel must end their blockade and occupation of Gaza

Roseanne Barr says Israel must end their blockade and occupation of Gaza
A frame grab from a video released by the Israel Defence Forces shows what the IDF says is an activist hitting Israeli soldiers on a ship heading toward Gaza on May 31. (IDF/Reuters) Co-authored by Roseanne Barr It is time for American Jews to demand that Obama instruct Israel to obey international...
June 17th, 2010 | Featured, Politics, US, World | Read More

What qualifies a state for ‘Rogue’ status?

What qualifies a state for ‘Rogue’ status?
By Joseph Levine, Palestine Chronicle As I write this, not all the facts are in. For the most part we’ve only heard Israel’s version of the events surrounding the killing of peace activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla bound for Gaza. There are reasons to think this version is misleading,...
June 7th, 2010 | Middle East | Read More

The War on Islam is over, but…

The War on Islam is over, but…
Originally posted on LinkTV In a clear break from former president George Bush’s two national security strategies issued in 2002 and 2006 which endorsed unilateral military action and spoke of the threat posed by “Islamic extremism,” President Obama has unveiled a new national security...
June 1st, 2010 | Featured | Read More

Israel, ideology of trauma

Israel, ideology of trauma
Originally published on the Unapologetic Mexican MANY AMERICANS OF JEWISH DESCENT find themselves torn in two by the tyrannical and cruel actions Israel levels upon the Palestinians. Perversely, for these people, it is not so much rampant Anti-Semitism that causes us shame at our roots, but the actions...
June 1st, 2010 | Featured | Read More

It’s always sunny on West Bank’s Sesame Street

It’s always sunny on West Bank’s Sesame Street
By Joseph Nasr RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – It’s always a sunny day on Sesame Street in the West Bank, where the neighbors are friendly and the muppets never see an Israeli army checkpoint all day long. The Shara’a Simsim version of the popular television program teaches Palestinian...
December 14th, 2009 | Talk About Race | Read More