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Podur: Six Nations Does Not Stand Alone
Znet Article, April, 24 2006
Justin Podur
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On Thursday April 20, Hazel Hill, one of the Six Nations Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) leaders on the blockade at the Douglas Creek Estates near Caledonia, told me about her beating at the hands of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hours before. Early t...
Levy: Who is the Terrorist?
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Gideon Levy
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The scenes from Gaza are heartbreaking. Heartbreaking? That's not for certain. The sight of the Aben family from Beit Lahiya mourning its 12-year-old daughter Hadil last week did not stir any particular shock in Israel. Nor did anyone take to the ...
Halper: Sumud vs. Apartheid
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Jeff Halper
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This is, as they say, the crunch. This is the political moment all Israeli governments - all of them, Labour, Likud and 'National Unity' - have been working towards the past four decades of Occupation: the final push for an expanded Israel, the pe...
Cook: The real meaning of deporting Hamas Members of Parliament
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Jonathan Cook
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The policy of "hitnatkut", or unilateral disengagement, developed by Ariel Sharon needed a swift facelift following the withdrawal of settlers from Gaza last year. And Israel's prime minister-designate, Ehud Olmert, has found it in the related con...
Baroud: The Case for the Palestinian Government
Znet Article, April, 23 2006
Ramzy Baroud
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Responding to successive decisions made by the US, the European Union and various European and non-European countries to boycott the Palestinian Authority and deprive it of urgently needed funds, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh described...
Avnery: The Big Wink
Znet Article, April, 16 2006
Uri Avnery
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"Advance and be recognized!" the recruit on sentry duty calls out when he hears somebody approaching. "Sergeant Johns!" comes the answer. "Advance and be recognized!" the sentry calls again. "I told you already, I'm Sergeant Johns!" comes the ans...
Fatah: Stop the deportation of Palestinian Peace activist Issam Al Yamani from Canada
Znet Article, April, 16 2006
Tarek Fatah
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April 11, 2006The Right Honourable Stephen HarperPrime Minister of Canada,Office of the Prime Minister,80 Wellington Street,Ottawa, OntarioK1A 0A2 Re: The deportation from Canada of Palestinian peace activist Issam Al Yamani Dear Prime Minister...
Hass: The Uber-Wardens
Znet Article, April, 13 2006
Amira Hass
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Two weeks ago, on Election Day, at 8 A.M., drivers wishing to leave Tul Karm from the eastern exit (toward Anabta) discovered that their permits were invalid. A soldier at the checkpoint, who prevented the passage of the drivers, apologized: Today...
Lendman: The War On Immigrants
Znet Article, April, 11 2006
Stephen Lendman
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"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." Once that was true, but no longer. Emma Lazarus’ beautiful and memorable words we’ve all heard many times and...
Hersh: The Iran Plans
Znet Article, April, 10 2006
Seymour m. Hersh
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The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former Americ...
Hirsch: Nuking Iran
Znet Article, April, 10 2006
Jorge Hirsch
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Foaad Khosmood: In the April 17 issue of New Yorker Magazine Seymour Hersh has an eye-opening piece that quotes Administration insiders who suggest nuclear war with Iran is a serious option. You had written back in October of 2005 that "The stra...
Nettnin: Palestinian Health Care Conditions Under Occupation
Znet Article, April, 10 2006
Sonia Nettnin
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Members of the Ibdaa Health Committee are on tour in the US. They are educating Americans on the devastating health conditions of Palestinians and health care workers in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. The facts on the ground are shockin...
Barghouti: When is Killing Arab Civilians Considered a Massacre?
Znet Article, April, 10 2006
Omar Barghouti
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Recent reports from Iraq indicate beyond doubt that the U.S. occupation army has embarked on a new “tactic†from its menu of atrocities, in an attempt to counter the burgeoning Iraqi resistance attacks against its soldiers. â€...
Bennis: Thinking Strategically
Znet Article, April, 06 2006
Phyllis Bennis
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As a movement we have been extraordinarily successful in achieving our initial goal: we have helped transform public opinion to the now almost 2/3 majority opposition to the war in Iraq. Our task now is to transform that consciousness into empowe...
Baroud: US Attitude to Hamas
Znet Article, April, 05 2006
Ramzy Baroud
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What is currently transpiring in the Occupied Territories is by far a worst-case scenario, ironically one made possible with the direct help of many Palestinians themselves. The democratically elected Palestinian government is now officially isola...
Chomsky: Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Znet Article, April, 04 2006
Noam Chomsky
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[This piece is adapted from Chapter 2 of Noam Chomsky's newest book, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (New York: ...
Barghouti: The Israeli Elections
Znet Article, April, 03 2006
Omar Barghouti
Barghouti's ZSpace page
Israel votes for disengagement and final borders" and "Israelis abandon the dream of Greater Israel" were the main themes in the spin that characterized mainstream, even some progressive, media coverage of the Israeli parliamentary elections which...
Glick: Real Security?
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Ted Glick
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Several days ago the Democratic Party put out "Real Security," what they call a "bold security agenda" that "stands in stark contrast to the dangerous incompetence of the Republican leadership. . . Americans want policies that are both tough and s...
Haniyeh: A Just Peace or No Peace
Znet Article, April, 02 2006
Ismail Haniyeh
Haniyeh's ZSpace page
Do policymakers in Washington and Europe ever feel ashamed of their scandalous double standards? Before and since the Palestinian elections in January, they have continually insisted that Hamas comply with certain demands. They want us to recogni...
Ali: WSF in Pakistan
Znet Article, April, 01 2006
Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
While we were opening the World Social Forum in Karachi last weekend with virtuoso performances of sufi music and speeches, the country's rulers were marking the centenary of the Muslim League [the party that created Pakistan and has ever since be...
