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Church of Scotland report challenging Jews’ ‘divine right’ to Palestinian homeland unchanged

Church of Scotland report challenging Jews’ ‘divine right’ to Palestinian homeland unchanged

Stuart Littlewood May 18, 2013 6

Impertinent complaints politely sidestepped

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Abraham Is Not My Father

Abraham Is Not My Father

My Catbird Seat May 17, 2013 10

The contrast between acts of Abraham and Weizmannian politics, and the acts of Cyrus, the core values of Iranian culture and the politics of key Iranian leaders, is stark

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Parry Reflects on Modern Journalism

Parry Reflects on Modern Journalism

My Catbird Seat May 16, 2013 0

A Search for Solid Ground and some Over-Optimism

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Breaking the Set on Israel’s Narrative of Control

Breaking the Set on Israel’s Narrative of Control

Debbie May 15, 2013 1

Abby Martin calls out Washington DC's press museum the 'Newseum' for caving to pressure from Israeli groups, and recanting it's commemoration for two fallen Gazan journalists

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Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement

Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement

Debbie May 14, 2013 0

BDS activists in Gaza (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) consider renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's decision to cancel his participation in an upcoming conference in Israel as part of an academic boycott "a huge victory for

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Hypocritical cries of “anti-Semitism”

Hypocritical cries of “anti-Semitism”

My Catbird Seat May 10, 2013 17

Many people the world over have grown sick and tired of the moral blackmail exercised by the likes of Ms Lantos Swett

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Stephen Hawking Boycott Israel: 7 Celebrities Who’ve Done It Too

Stephen Hawking Boycott Israel: 7 Celebrities Who’ve Done It Too

My Catbird Seat May 9, 2013 6

Stephen Hawking's not alone in boycotting Israel and distancing himself from the Jewish State

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American media distortion on Palestine

American media distortion on Palestine

Alison Weir May 8, 2013 3

"exposing and overcoming pro-Israel power over information in the US about Israel-Palestine may, I believe, be the most important activity that those seeking justice and peace in the Middle East can undertake"

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The Truth Tellers Lament in a Time of Darkness

The Truth Tellers Lament in a Time of Darkness

William Cook May 3, 2013 7

It is the legacy of Lloyd Garrison, of Martin Luther King, of Malcolm X, of all those who devoted their lives to eradication of slavery and segregation in these United States; it is the

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Alan Hart’s farewell

Alan Hart’s farewell

Stuart Littlewood April 30, 2013 4

Israel's 'lie machine' has nothing to fear from Palestine's non-existent 'truth machine'

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MY LAST POST :  Final thoughts on Zionism’s success and Arab failure

MY LAST POST : Final thoughts on Zionism’s success and Arab failure

Alan Hart April 26, 2013 7

I am withdrawing from the battlefield of the war for the truth of history as it relates to the making and sustaining of the conflict in and over Palestine

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When the lady “not for turning”, turned

When the lady “not for turning”, turned

Alan Hart April 9, 2013 3

The news of the death of Britain’s Iron Lady, Baroness Thatcher, promoted me to recall my favourite story about her

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Assad: Syria Crisis marks the End of the Uni-polar World and the Rise of the BRICS as Global Power

Assad: Syria Crisis marks the End of the Uni-polar World and the Rise of the BRICS as Global Power

My Catbird Seat April 9, 2013 1

In an recent interview, Syria´s President al-Assad stated that the Syria crisis indicates an end to a uni-polar, US-dominated world. BRICS States supports stability and political solution in Syria

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Confronting the “Moral Bankruptcy” of Iraq War’s Liberal Supporters

Confronting the “Moral Bankruptcy” of Iraq War’s Liberal Supporters

Jim Wall April 7, 2013 2

While Edward Said, unfortunately, is no longer with us, Chris Hedges continues his fight against the “might makes right” ideology that led to the Iraq War

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BRICS Summit draws clear red lines on Syria, Iran

BRICS Summit draws clear red lines on Syria, Iran

Sharmine Narwani April 3, 2013 3

Intent on filling a leadership void in global economic and financial affairs, the BRICS also began to draw some firm political lines in the sand

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