A history of discrimination By Yitzhak Laor in Haaretz 28th May, 2009 Every year since Israel’s independence, cinema newsreels, and later television news, have reported to the public on “the heads of Muslim, Christian and Druze communities congratulating the president in honor of Independence Day.” It was the age of patriotic innocence, coupled with national…
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Palestinian Call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) 9 July 2005 | We, representatives of Palestinian civil society, call upon international civil society organizations and people of conscience all over the world to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era. We appeal…
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[RAMALLAH, 11 June 2009] – Today, DCI-Palestine is releasing a report which documents the widespread ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children at the hands of the Israeli army and police force – Palestinian Child Prisoners: The systematic and institutionalised ill-treatment and torture of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities. The release of the report comes just…
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Over 300,000 people under threat of house demolition in occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children Alliance, 15 Jun 2009 Up to three houses are being demolished every day, and in some cases entire villages have been given blanket demolition orders by the Israeli authorities. The demolition orders leave more than 300,000 Palestinians under threat…
Reflections on the Holocaust Museum shooting and history by Jerry Levin In the mid 1980s when we were living in Washington, DC, my wife and several friends discovered an empty government building that they were convinced would be perfect for housing a new museum devoted to nonviolent peace seeking, peace building, and peacemaking. So they…
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Shocker: Number of Americans who say U.S. should support Israel drops from 71% to 44% in one year”Israel Radio ran a scoop this morning: poll data showing a sharp drop in Americans’ perception that Israel’s government seeks peace. The poll was conducted by a U.S. organization that strives to improve Israel’s image here.” According to…
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