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ANALYSIS: The Obama-Netanyahu clash – five questions answered

Posted on February 4, 2015 by admin

  ANALYSIS: The Obama-Netanyahu clash – five questions answered #Diplomacy Analysts offer their take on Obama, Netanyahu, the Iran deal and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Obama says he will not meet Netanyahu when he comes to the US to address Congress … Continue reading →

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Preaching on Wax/Palestine update

Posted on January 31, 2015 by admin

Greg Rasheed, of the Root and Roots Show, interviews me about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s invitation to speak in Congress, the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, and Palestine’s membership in the International Criminal Court. The interview begins at 59:20. … Continue reading →

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The emerging Republican-Israeli symbiosis

Posted on January 26, 2015 by admin

January 26, 2015, 07:00 am The emerging Republican-Israeli symbiosis By Josh Ruebner, contributor Netanyahu’s partnership with the Republican Party to undercut the Obama administration’s foreign policy agenda reflects much more than a personal squabble between the two heads of state. Read … Continue reading →

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Politics and Reality Radio with Joshua Holland

Posted on January 23, 2015 by admin

In this interview with Joshua Holland of AlterNet, I discuss John Boehner’s invitation to Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress and the implication of the Palestinians joining the International Criminal Court. The interview begins at 26:20.  

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Could congressional sanctions on Palestinians backfire for Israel?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by admin

 January 09, 2015, 07:30 am Could congressional sanctions on Palestinians backfire for Israel? By Josh Ruebner, contributor In their unstinting zeal to safeguard Israel’s stranglehold over the Palestinians, members of Congress may have inadvertently set the stage for the materialization of … Continue reading →

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ICC Only Option Left for Palestine

Posted on January 5, 2015 by admin

Huffington Post Posted: 01/05/2015 4:25 pm EST Palestinians rang in New Year’s Eve by deploying what Israel has called their legal and diplomatic “nuclear option.” Mahmoud Abbas, chair of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), signed the Rome Statute on behalf of … Continue reading →

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US criticises proposal to recognise Palestinian statehood within three years

Posted on December 29, 2014 by admin

The Independent  Washington says resolution to be voted on by UN Security Council ignores Israel’s security concerns ANDREW BUNCOMBE  NEW YORK Monday 29 December 2014 Arab delegations to the UN have backed a proposal to create a Palestinian nation and for Israel … Continue reading →

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Congress Under Pressure To Defund University Middle East Programs

Posted on December 29, 2014 by admin

Dissent NewsWire Exposing Repression, Reporting Resistance, Empowering Dissent. Congress Under Pressure To Defund University Middle East Programs Chip Gibbons , December 29, 2014, In : Analysis & Opinion Less than a year after a small number of pro-Israel groups attempted to convince … Continue reading →

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A last-ditch effort at the two-state solution

Posted on December 26, 2014 by admin

The Hill December 26, 2014, 07:00 am During a vexatious meeting with U.S. officials in 2009, during which he was notified that the United States could not secure a freeze on Israeli settlement building, Saeb Erekat, the lead Palestinian negotiator, became … Continue reading →

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Capitalizing on the changing American sentiment toward Israeli aggression

Posted on November 29, 2014 by admin

Laila El-Haddad, Professor Rashid Khalidi and I speak at the American Muslims for Palestine’s national conference on the implications of changing US public opinion toward Israel’s oppression of Palestinians.  

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