Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work. Belen Fernandez. Verso Books, London/New York, 2011. Thomas Friedman is a writer whom I have avoided reading over the past several years, mainly due to my distinct disdain for his...
Read MoreJewish Identity and Palestinian Rights: Diaspora Jewish Opposition to Israel. David Landy. Z Books, London/New York, 2011. The mainstream media does not cover this kind of topic and only hints at it in the form of criticism of...
Read MoreWow! Glorious and Free! That’s Canada, thanks to our courageous and brave military warriors who defeated the nasty Gaddafi despot. Even before the ceremonial proceedings that were televised live in Canada, the announcer had...
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I did not catch as much of this forum as I would have liked, but if what I saw was indicative of...
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I have just watched the video of the University of California students at Davis against the...
Read MoreI am sure I have come across Chris Hedges’ name before, and perhaps read some of his material, but never has the connection been so strong as now. With the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement becoming more and more prominent,...
Read MoreThe Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda. Peter L. Bergen. Free Press, New York, 2011. Writing history is a matter of placing points in time as bookends or markers for significant events that have...
Read MoreThis week at the UN—if the U.S. push to disable the process does not succeed—a vote will be taken on Palestinian statehood. The U.S. has already stated that it will veto any measure that supports Palestinian statehood. So why...
Read MoreRefusing to be Enemies: Palestinian and Israeli Nonviolent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation. Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta. Ithaca Press (Garnet Publishing, Reading, UK), 2011. Israel has always indicated that there is no partner...
Read MoreFast Times in Palestine. Pamela J. Olson. Mason Hill Press, New York, 2011. What can I say about such a well written book that has not already been said: well crafted, thought provoking, illuminating, enlightening, informative…....
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