Colonial Counterinsurgencies May Be GenocidalA. Dirk MosesCentre on Law and GlobalisationAre colonial counterinsurgencies genocides? They may be. Even if the goal of the settlers is peace and not genocide, the logic of settler colonialism can structure the situation so that extermination of the indigenous peoples seems to be the only real option. In order for…
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The Zionist Federation UK will be demonstrating in support of Batsheva and Israel outside the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre. Israeli Minister Limor Livnat will attend one of the Israeli State-sponsored dance group’s three performances for the Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) for three nights beginning Thursday August 30th. EIF Director Jonathan Mills has publicly warned pro-Palestine demonstrators…
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Naomi Wimborne-IdrissiPublished in The Scotsman22 August 2012Protests against Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company performing at the Edinburgh International Festival are attracting support from contemporary dance figures including Alain Platel, founder of the Belgian dance company Les Ballets C de la B, and UK choreographer Jonathan Burrows. Both have endorsed statements opposing the participation of Batsheva because…
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David Recruited to Expel Palestinians – When Archaeology Becomes a Curseby Jonathan Cook 28 September 2008 “…no physical evidence shows that King David ever used the buildings. Little more can be deduced than that the remains date to the Canaanite period 3,000 years ago. “Even if we did find a Hebrew inscription saying ‘Welcome to…
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29 November 2007 For decades, efforts to bring about a two-state solution in historic Palestine have failed to provide justice and peace for the Palestinian and Israeli Jewish peoples, or to offer a genuine process leading towards them. The two-state solution ignores the physical and political realities on the ground, and presumes a false parity…
If settlements are ‘legal’, the ground is laid for annexationJonathan Cook Jul 18, 2012 Recent European Union reports have used unprecedented language to criticise Israel for the “forced transfer” – diplomat-speak for ethnic cleansing – of Palestinians out of Area C into the West Bank’s cities, which fall under Palestinian control. The EU notes that…
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