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Israeli troops shoot Palestinian activist in head with ‘less lethal’ bullet
The veteran activist, known for leading non-violent popular protests in the West Bank village of Ni’lin, was shot with a ‘sponge-tipped’ bullet, causing a head injury. Police later shackled him to his hospital bed. Israel Border Police officers shot Muhammed Amira in the head with a sponge-tipped bullet at close range during a weekly protest against the…
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Mairav Zonszein
April 16, 2017
What Israel can learn from wave of global terror
What’s happening in the world is far from the antiquated ‘the world vs the Jews’ paradigm. ‘Us’ and ‘them’ doesn’t work anymore. We – Jews, Christians, Muslims and every other grouping of peaceful persons – need new categories to understand the violence. Beheadings in the desert, terror in major cities of the East and the West, racial and…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
July 20, 2016
It’s time for a real joint struggle
Honesty is needed to wake Israelis from their delusions. Continuing to view Israel as a normal state will only prolong this bloody conflict and create yet more suffering for both sides. By Awad Abdelfattah Israel’s ruling elite continues to mislead Israeli society into believing that the Palestinians will one day submit to their enslavement. Israel’s…
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September 10, 2014
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Netanyahu at AIPAC targets Iran, ignores other regional issues
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the 2012 AIPAC Policy Conference, focusing exclusively on Iran. Given the events that have transpired over the past 10 months since Netanyahu last spoke at AIPAC – namely, a diplomatic standoff between Israel and the Palestinians which saw the latter bringing to the United Nations a…
By
Roee Ruttenberg
March 5, 2012
Dear liberal American Jews: Please don’t betray Israel
This letter is to you. You know who you are, but I can’t say your names. You don’t want to say what you think in public, in the United States of America, home of free speech. You are an American Jew, you are liberal, you believe in universal equality, minority, human and civil rights. You…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
February 14, 2012
Hands Not Bombs: From the cave of your invented neighbors
“Dare to look for the handprints, dare to acknowledge the humanity of an invented people.” A Palestinian-American student, writer and activist takes a journey of discovery, in an essay inspired by the culture and literature of liberation, an ancient symbol, and a prehistoric cranium. By Tamara Masri Skulls of early man flashed across the screen. Dr.…
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+972 Magazine
January 16, 2012
A reminder to Israel from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As Americans remember civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., his messages ring true for many Israelis looking for this sort of inspiration that their own leaders are simply not providing. There are few times in which journalists get to say “the politicians done good.” This is one of them. First, in the past year,…
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Roee Ruttenberg
January 15, 2012
Heckling of Israeli Orchestra in London spews hatred, not solutions
For the record: I cannot stand the disruption of public speeches, forums, performances and events by hecklers. There’s something about the screaming face of the heckler, the flapping arms and confused camera angles trying to find the source, that I find repulsive. I hate watching the discomfort of the speaker, performer, or politician, I hate…
By
Dahlia Scheindlin
September 5, 2011
Jordan: Continue funding UN Palestinian refugee agency
Following an interview UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness, I thought it appropriate to post this press release issued by UNRWA highlighting an appeal from the Jordan Prime Minister for continued funding for UNRWA. Marouf al-Bakheet warns of instability if money is withdrawn. Jordan warns of instability if UN Palestine Refugee Agency’s funds cut UNRWA Commissioner General…
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Roee Ruttenberg
June 21, 2011
UNRWA: “You can’t leave Palestine refugees behind”
There is no doubt in my mind that you cannot have a just and durable peace unless 4.8 million refugees are brought out of their 63-year exile, statelessness and dispossession. — Chris Gunness, UNRWA Spokesman, 20 June 2011 Roee Ruttenberg: Can you tell us a little bit about the current state of the Palestinian refugees,…
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Roee Ruttenberg
June 20, 2011
Did Israeli media sideline racist motives in killing of Arab youth?
Amid the revolutionary cheer that was emanating from Egypt last week, a group of Israeli Jews attacked and killed a Palestinian in the heart of West Jerusalem. 24-year-old Palestinian Hussam Rwidy was killed by a group of nationalist Jewish youth screaming “death to Arabs” as he was walking home from work. The Israeli government quickly…
By
Joseph Dana
February 23, 2011
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