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In Face of the Israeli Attacks on Gaza

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Massacres in Gaza, Demonstrations in the West Bank

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International Witnesses Speak Out from Gaza

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Antiwar Organizing in the Obama Era

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Christmas under Occupation

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An Israeli in Gaza: An Interview with Jeff Halper

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After the Attack on Mumbai

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Terrorism, Mass Hysteria, and Hegemony in India

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Struggling for Peace on New Terrain

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Civil Society against Democracy?

  Amaney A. Jamal.   Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World.  Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007.  216 pp.  $37.50 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-691-12727-9. Amaney Jamal’s central insight in this carefully researched book may seem obvious once it is stated.  Her “overall hypothesis” is simply that “linkages to […]

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Send Your Message to Israel: Let the Shministim Go!

I’ve been thinking a lot about courage. Right now, while I’m snug and fed this Thanksgiving holiday in the comfort of my home, halfway around the world a group of teenagers is sitting in a jail cell today, demonstrating the very definition of courage and sacrifice.  It’s frustrating.  Humbling.  And I’m damn glad to have […]

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US Citizen Diplomats Arrive in Iran, Invited by Ahmadinejad

  In an effort to establish peaceful diplomacy with the government and people of Iran, and to model for the new Obama administration the power of cooperative good will, three highly regarded American peace makers have ventured to Iran.  CodePink cofounders, Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin, along with former Army Colonel and decorated Foreign Service […]

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The Real Goal of Israel’s Blockade

The latest tightening of Israel’s chokehold on Gaza — ending all supplies into the Strip for more than a week — has produced immediate and shocking consequences for Gaza’s 1.5 million inhabitants. The refusal to allow in fuel has forced the shutting down of Gaza’s only power station, creating a blackout that pushed Palestinians bearing […]

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