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Overcoming the “Manufactured Crisis” with Iran

Gareth Porter’s new book chronicles U.S. and Israeli efforts to ensure the perpetuation, rather than the resolution, of outstanding concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. By Josh Ruebner, March 3, 2014. Gareth Porter’s “Manufactured Crisis” Negotiations began last month in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 countries (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and […]

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Israel lobby group compiles secret dossiers on pro-Palestinian speakers

Alex Kane on February 25, 2014 (Photo: Facebook.com/StandWithUs) The day before Ali Abunimah, co-founder of the Electronic Intifada, gave a speech on Palestine in Port Townsend, Washington in 2010, he exposed a dossier circulated about him.  Authored by the right-wing pro-Israel group StandWithUs, it was a blueprint for what local activists should do when questioning Abunimah. “When […]

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Forget the Failed Peace Talks—Boycotting Israel Is The True Path To Justice

AlterNet Forget the Failed Peace Talks—Boycotting Israel Is The True Path To Justice Secretary of State John Kerry’s diplomacy in Israel/Palestine has devolved into political theater of the absurd. February 12, 2014 | After Secretary of State John Kerry’s tenth trip to Israel and the Palestinian West Bank last month, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon derided his […]

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Voice of Palestine: Josh Ruebner on his book “Shattered Hopes”

The Voice of Palestine The voice of the Palestinian people Voice of Palestine (February 9th, 2014) Josh Ruebner on his book “Shattered Hopes” This week Voice of Palestine cohost Hanna Kawas has a wide-ranging conversation with Josh Ruebner, an American author, political analyst, and activist. We talk with him about U.S. policy and his new book, […]

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The Folly of Arming Israel

Tomgram: Chase Madar, The Folly of Arming Israel Posted by Chase Madar at 4:30pm, February 9, 2014. Last year, Secretary of State John Kerry condemned Russia’s pledge to sell advanced antiaircraft weapons to Syria, noting that it would have “a profoundly negative impact on the balance of interests and the stability of the region.”  And really, who […]

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Obama: Who had hopes to shatter?

http://electronicintifada.net/content/obama-who-had-hopes-shatter/13056 ART, MUSIC & CULTURE Obama: Who had hopes to shatter? Rod Such The Electronic Intifada 6 January 2014 People who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 did so for many reasons, but his position on the occupation of Palestine was not high among them. For those within the US Palestine solidarity community, there was perhaps […]

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BDS Movement Isn’t Anti-Semitic

The Hartford Courant http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/letters/hcrs-18014–20131223,0,3238752.story Letter to the editor 7:13 p.m. EST, December 24, 2013  I would like to suggest that columnist Kevin Rennie do a little study before he dismisses the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement as anti-Semitic [Dec. 22, Opinion, “Unrest, Violence Mar Peaceful Season”].  This is hard to do, with the U.S. press publishing […]

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