Month: February 2010

John Pilger: Listen to the heroes of Israel

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• Occupation

John Pilger: Listen to the heroes of Israel

Laila Hamid February 28, 2010

By John Pilger, the New Statesman – 25 Feb 2010 http://www.johnpilger.com/page.asp?partid=567 John Pilger In his latest column...

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Nadia Hijab: Scattered in death as in life

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• Activism

Nadia Hijab: Scattered in death as in life

Laila Hamid February 25, 2010

IOA Editor: See also 1. Jerusalem families come out against museum built on ancestors’ graves 2. The...

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Jerusalem families come out against museum built on ancestors’ graves

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• Activism

Jerusalem families come out against museum built on ancestors’ graves

Laila Hamid February 25, 2010

Members of prominent Palestinian families from Jerusalem came out last week in protest against plans by the...

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Henry Siegman: For Israel, defiance comes at the cost of legitimacy

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• Diplomacy

Henry Siegman: For Israel, defiance comes at the cost of legitimacy

Laila Hamid February 24, 2010

By Henry Siegman, Financial Times – 23 Feb 2010 http://www.ft.com Henry Siegman The Middle East peace process...

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Joel Beinin: Confronting Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem

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• Activism

Joel Beinin: Confronting Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem

Laila Hamid February 23, 2010

By Joel Beinin, Middle East Report Online (MERIP) – 14 Feb 2010 www.merip.org/mero/mero021410.html The neighborhood of Sheikh...

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Jonathan Cook: The height of Israeli intransigence

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• Jonathan Cook

Jonathan Cook: The height of Israeli intransigence

Laila Hamid February 9, 2010

By Jonathan Cook,  The National – 10 Feb 2010 www.jkcook.net/Articles3/0451.htm Jonathan Cook JERUSALEM — Jerusalem’s mayor threatened...

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Robert Jensen: NY Times – No Conflict of Interest with the Conventional Wisdom

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• US-Israel

Robert Jensen: NY Times – No Conflict of Interest with the Conventional Wisdom

Laila Hamid February 9, 2010

The New York Times’ public editor wrestled this week with conflict-of-interest charges sparked by the revelation that...

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Israeli report claims $2bn stolen from Palestinians

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• Economy

Israeli report claims $2bn stolen from Palestinians

Laila Hamid February 4, 2010

By Jonathan Cook, The National – 4 Feb 2010 www.jkcook.net/Articles3/0450.htm Jerusalem —  Over the past four decades Israel...

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Ur Shlonsky: an exchange on the academic boycott of Israel

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• Activism

Ur Shlonsky: an exchange on the academic boycott of Israel

Laila Hamid February 2, 2010

IOA Editor: An illuminating e-mail exchange between Ur Shlonsky, professor of linguistics at the Universite de Geneve,...

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