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LAMAR HANKINS | MIDDLE EAST | Hamas, Israel, and the Palestinians
To criticize Israel’s government and policies is not antisemitic. By Lamar Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 5, 2023 I am reluctant to write about Israel at this politically- and emotionally-charged time because there is little respect for free … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Free Speech, Hamas, Israel, Lamar Hankins, Middle East, Palestine
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It’s time to act against escalation in Iraq and Iran
We must support diplomacy while pointing out there is no military solution. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 3, 2015 Peace and justice activists should — at the very least — send messages now to members of … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iraq War, Israel, Middle East Escalation, Netanyahu, Rag Bloggers, Tom Hayden, U.S. Imperialism, War Powers Act
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METRO EVENT | Alice Embree : Israeli author and peace activist to speak in Austin
Related: Latin American countries are breaking with the U.S. on its uncondiditonal support for Israel. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | August 17, 2014 Event: Speaker: Israeli activist Miko Peled Place: Westminister Presbyterian Church Address: 3208 Exposition Blvd., … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Israel, Israel-Gaza Conflict, Israeli Peace Activist, Latin America, Metro, Metro Bloggers, Miko Peled, Rag Bloggers
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Sipping lattes on the edge of a Volcano
What do Palestinians, human rights workers, progressive Israelis, and Israeli settlers have to say about daily life in an occupied land? By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | April 29, 2014 Part two of two. The international news coverage … Continue reading
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Two decades after Oslo, a look at life in Israel and Palestine
While in the Middle East last October, I saw firsthand why ending occupation is so necessary — and why it will be so difficult. By Marilyn Katz | The Rag Blog | April 22, 2014 Part one of two. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Israeli Settlements, Jerusalem, Katz Palestine Series, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Rag Bloggers, Rawabi, Tel Aviv, Travel
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A People’s History of Egypt, Part 16, 1953-1954
Nasser forces resignation of General Naguib; no mass Jewish emigration during this period. By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | February 10, 2014 [With all the dramatic activity in Egypt, Bob Feldman’s Rag Blog “people’s history” series, “The Movement … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Israel, Hillel, and Idolatry
Harvard Hillel banned a speech by former Israeli Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg. The spiritual issue: Israel, Hillel, and idolatry The Hillel International prohibitions make the State of Israel, and indeed only one version of it, into an idol. By Rabbi … Continue reading
Robert Jensen : Peace Talks Are New Chapter in an Old Book
Peace talks: the players. Image from AP Graphics Bank. Peace talks:A new chapter in an old book Discussions about the issue, whether among citizens or by officials at the negotiating table, must begin with an acknowledgement of the power wielded … Continue reading
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Tagged Feminism, Israel, John Kerry, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Patriarchy, Robert Jensen, U.S. Imperialism
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : American Jewish Poet Hilton Obenzinger on Israel, Zionism, and the Radical Sixties
Hilton Obenzinger with family photo. Photo courtesy of Stanford University. Interview with Hilton Obenzinger: Stanford professor, Sixties radical, and anti-Zionist American Jewish poet “American Jews have been suckered into supporting Israel in unthinking ways. This has been changing, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged Hilton Obenzinger, Interview, Israel, Jonah Raskin, Judaism, Palestinian Occupation, Poets, Sixties, Stanford University, Zionism
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David McReynolds : After the Truce in Gaza
Political cartoon by Paul Jamiol / Jamiol’s World / Informed Comment.EdgeLeft:After the truce in Gaza This was not only a victory for Hamas, but also for Israel, which achieved at one stroke a deep division between the two sides of … Continue reading
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Tagged David McReynolds, Gaza, Gaza Truce, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinian Occupation, Peace Movement
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Marilyn Katz : West Bank Diaries
Shuttered Palestinian shops along Shashuda Street in Hebron, West Bank. Photo by Marilyn Katz.The separation is total:West Bank Diaries More than anything it appears that these fences are cages, locking people in, restricting their movement, and ultimately making them prisoners … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Jordan, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, West Bank
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Marilyn Katz : Israel Needs a New Narrative
Israeli soldiers guard Palestinians protesting the relocation of an Israeli road gate in Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank, on March 22, 2012. Photo by Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images.Israel needs a new narrative Casting Jews as … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Marilyn Katz, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestinian Occupation, West Bank, Zionism
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