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Azmi Bishara – The Subversion of Liberation

By Mary Rizzo • May 21st, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Ideas and Projects, Israel, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Resistance, Zionism

When leaders in struggle confuse themselves with recognition of the rights of the people they claim to defend, everyone suffers, including the national cause, writes Azmi Bishara
The Scottish philosophers of the Enlightenment, from Ferguson through Adam Smith, taught us that such emotions as the yearning for recognition and affection from others, as well as envy [...]



Kawther Salam – The Bloody Saturday of Israel in Gaza

By Kawther Salam • Dec 28th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Features, Israel, Newswire, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, War, Zionism

Saturday is the holy day for all Jews in world. This is a well known part of the Jewish customs. During Saturday they exchange greetings, saying “Shabbat Shalom” or “Peace Saturday”. Under the Israeli occupation in West Bank and Gaza since over 41 years, the Palestinians never lived one day of peace, even not one [...]