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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : J Street Meets at River’s Edge
Graffiti art by Banksy on Israeli security wall in Bethlehem.After 40 Years of Wilderness:Gathering is Pro-Peace, Pro-Israel By Rabbi Arthur Waskow / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2009 For the next few days, in Washington, DC, 1200 people are … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Peace Movement, Social Action
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Top Ten Lies About Iran and Its ‘Nuclear Program’
Looks like Vancouver or maybe the Seattle area, but this is actually Tehran. Looks the same as your home town, doesn’t it?Top Things You Think You Know About Iran That Are Not TrueBy Juan Cole / October 1, 2009 Thursday … Continue reading
The U.S. and Iran : A Manufactured Crisis?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Art by Ben Heine © Cartoons / DesertPeace.The new crisis in Iran:The facts and the allegations As intended, the hyped disclosure created headlines around the world. It probably convinced many Americans, already primed to detest Iran, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, G-20 Summit, Iran, Middle East, Nuclear Power, Obama Administration
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Leonard Cohen’s ‘Concert for Reconciliation’
Leonard Cohen Sings The Anthem Words to this song are below. Cohen defies critics with Israeli gig…Veteran plays to 47,000 in Tel Aviv despite accusations of ‘immorality’ By Donald Macintyre / September 26, 2009 It was vintage Leonard Cohen. “We … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Yom Kippur and the Middle East : Our Misdeeds and Theirs
Rabbi Rebecca Alpert blows Shofar at Fast for Gaza event at Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. At right is Rabbi Arthur Waskow.We are called to reexamine our actions Jews — and all others who care for peace — must act in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Palestine, Peace, Peace Movement, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Social Action, Spirituality
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The Shoe: ‘Out of Loyalty to Every Drop of Innocent Blood That Has Been Shed’
Why I threw the shoe I am no hero. I just acted as an Iraqi who witnessed the pain and bloodshed of too many innocents By Muntazer al-Zaidi / September 17, 2009 I am free. But my country is still … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : Revisiting Edward Said’s Palestine
Edward Said: “A scholar, an intellectual and an activist who tried to create a bridge between Arabs and Jews…”Thirty years later:Revisiting Edward Said’s Palestine By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / September 9, 2009 It’s called The Holy Land … Continue reading
For the First Time: A Two-State Israel/Palestine Solution with a Specific Time Line
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced the plan, the first of its kind from the Palestinian Authority, in his Ramallah office. Photo: Abbas Momani/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images.Palestinians Plan State, but Will Netanyahu Block it?By Juan Cole / August 26, 2009 … Continue reading
Lockerbie : A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Worth Pursuing
Top, Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, holding release papers, at Glasgow International Airport, after his release Thursday, August 20, 2009. Photo by Danny Lawson / Pool / AP. Below, wreckage of Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland, Dec. 21, 1988.Unlocking … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Conspiracy Theories, Middle East, Terrorism, US Intelligence
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Baghdad Embassy Too Big for Reduced American Mission in Iraq – Duhhhh!!
And how many other King George projects will prove to be just a bit oversized for reality? We won’t be hearing the last of this sort of thing for awhile, me thinks. Richard Jehn / The Rag Blog Report: Big … Continue reading
Evidence of War Crimes in Afghanistan Coming to Light
Juan Cole says it as well as it can be said: “I can tell by various web metrics that you guys are not interested in the Afghanistan story. You should be and I am going to parse it today anyway. … Continue reading
Scott Ritter on ‘Victory’ in Iraq
Iraqi national police stand guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad two days before U.S. troops withdraw from the city, as a sandstorm blankets Iraq’s capital. Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP.So This Is What Victory Looks Like?By Scott Ritter / July 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, Iraq Occupation, Iraq Withdrawal, Middle East, U.S. Military
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