Richard Falk: An Open Letter to Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon protests Israel attacking him for condemning the occupation, but has himself attacked the messenger on Israel’s behalf politically expedient.
Read MoreRichard Falk is an international law and international relations scholar who taught at Princeton University for forty years. Since 2002 he has lived in Santa Barbara, California, and taught at the local campus of the University of California in Global and International Studies and since 2005 chaired the Board of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. From 2008 until May 2014, he was the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.
Posted by Richard Falk | Feb 18, 2016 | Palestine, Viewpoints |
Ban Ki-moon protests Israel attacking him for condemning the occupation, but has himself attacked the messenger on Israel’s behalf politically expedient.
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Most needed in these dark times is to hold tight to what we believe with an unruly embrace of faith, patience, and urgency.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Dec 26, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis |
One of the seemingly permanent contributions of Europe to the manner of organizing international...
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Nov 13, 2015 | Middle East, Palestine, Reviews, US, Viewpoints |
The US State Department stands opposed to the kind of critical thinking exemplified by Edward Said with its new formal definition of anti-Semitism.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Nov 6, 2015 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
Only if he tames his ambitions will Erdoğan ensure his legacy as a great Turkish leader, second only to Ataturk.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Oct 21, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
The US’s “special relationship” with Saudi Arabia lends the Saud regime impunity for its criminal behaviors.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Oct 8, 2015 | Asia Pacific, News & Analysis |
The Middle East has become a puzzle so daunting that only fools are clear about what should be done.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Aug 7, 2015 | Palestine, Reviews |
Omer wrote this book about Israel’s 51-day assault on Gaza in 2014 to tell the world about the war from the perspective of those enduring it.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Jul 31, 2015 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
If we care about future generations and the wellbeing of the species and its natural surroundings, we must begin to think, feel, and act like an eco-insurgent.
Read MorePosted by Richard Falk | Jul 28, 2015 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
What the Iran nuclear agreement means for the US-Israeli partnership.
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