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Racists Are Rampaging Through Israel
Vice: In Israel, racism and extremism are exploding. It began shortly after the kidnapping of three Israeli boys—Naftali, Gilad and Eyal—in Gush Etzion, that led to the assault in Gaza which has seen over 1,000 killed. A Facebook page calling … Continue reading
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Israel’s style of public relations
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Millennials are over Israel: A new generation, outraged over Gaza, rejects Washington’s reflexive support
Salon.com: “Israel is in fact risking losing the narrative war altogether, as more and more of the global public is asking questions that probe into that history, prompted by the evidence of Israeli’s current efforts to continue and expand Israeli … Continue reading
Digital front line: How Israel is shutting down Gaza’s Twitter voices
Israel has bombed Gaza’s only power station thereby preventing Palestinians, who are trapped under Israel’s blockade and relentless bombing campaign, from telling the world about the horror they’re facing. If history has taught us anything, it’s that Palestinians will not … Continue reading
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5 Latin American Countries Withdraw their Ambassadors from Israel
NormanFinkelstein.com: The decision of the Latin American countries to recall their ambassadors in Tel Aviv is a “deep disappointmentâ€, says Israel. El Salvador on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to withdraw its ambassador from Israel in protest at … Continue reading
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Palestinian Names
Sometimes we have to remind each other that we are indeed human beings and part of a larger family. This video does that flawlessly.
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Bolivia declares Israel a terrorist state
AFP: Bolivia on Wednesday renounced a visa exemption agreement with Israel in protest over its offensive in Gaza, and declared it a terrorist state. President Evo Morales announced the move during a talk with a group of educators in the … Continue reading
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Debunking Israel’s 11 Main Myths About Gaza, Hamas and War Crimes
Huffington Post: You’ve got to hand it to Israeli spinners like Mark Regev. They are masters of PR. In fact, as the Independent‘s Patrick Cockburn revealed over the weekend, “the playbook they are using is a professional, well-researched and confidential … Continue reading
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Time-lapse shows air strikes destroying entire neighbourhood in an hour
Look at this madness.
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Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru Recall Their Ambassadors from Israel Over Gaza
If only the governments in Egypt and Jordan had the backbone to do the same – Ha’aretz: The war in Gaza has led to a serious crisis in Israel’s relations with Latin America. The foreign ministries of Chile and Peru … Continue reading
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The Dangerous Logic Used to Justify Killing Civilians
The Atlantic: After the September 11 terrorist attacks, Osama bin Laden argued that Al Qaeda was perfectly justified in killing all those people inside the World Trade Center because they weren’t really civilians–they were complicit in U.S. might and misdeeds. … Continue reading
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Israel has discovered that it’s no longer so easy to get away with murder in the age of social media
The Independent: It used to be said that a lie goes twice around the world before the truth has put its shoes on. Not any more. I arrived in Israel on Christmas Eve 2008, the date chosen by Israel to … Continue reading
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An open letter to Congress from members of the Harvard Uni. graduate school community
Harvard: The drafters of this letter are current students and recent alumni of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, a school that trains the next generation of leaders and policymakers. Harvard Kennedy School students come from diverse backgrounds and bring … Continue reading
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