Guardian Comment is Free December 30, 2007 As two of the authors of a recent document advocating a one-state solution to the Arab- Israeli colonial conflict, we intended to generate debate. Predictably, Zionists decried the proclamation as yet another proof of the unwavering devotion of Palestinian – and some radical Israeli – intellectuals to the…
Continue Reading Is Democracy an Existential Threat to Israel? Ali Abunimah & Omar Barghouti
ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2006) — Most children in the Gaza Strip have been tear gassed, have had their homes searched and damaged, and have witnessed shooting, fighting and explosions. Many have been injured or tortured as a result of chronic war that spans generations, says a recent Queen’s University study. According to the study, there…
Continue Reading 98% of Gaza Children Experience or Witness War Trauma (Queens University)
A West Bank struggle rooted in land A Palestinian fights in court for a hill his family has held since 1916. But Jewish neighbors say the farm should be theirs. By Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer December 27, 2007 NAHALIN, WEST BANK — From his hilltop farm, Daoud Nassar can see the sun…
Rassvyet (Berlin), November 4, 1923 The Iron Wall – Colonisation of Palestine – Agreement with Arabs Impossible at Present – Zionism Must Go Forward, by Vladimir Jabotinsky It is an excellent rule to begin an article with the most important point. But this time, I find it necessary to begin with an…
Can anyone be more defensive of Zionism’s reputation than Israel’s Prime Minister? Therefore many people wondered why Ehud Olmert suddenly announced after Annapolis that “if the day comes when the two-state solution collapses, and we face a South African-style struggle for equal voting rights, then, as soon as that happens, the State of…
Continue Reading Condoleeza Rice Compares Israeli Occupation to US Segregation (Lenni Brenner)
“First, the Hezbollah victory has shown that Israel – and any modern and technologically sophisticated Western military force – can be defeated in open battle, if the proper military tactics are employed and if they are sustained over a prolonged period. Hezbollah has provided the model for the defeat of a modern army… “Second,…