Author Archives: Diane Warth

Antonis Davenellos: Greece’s Workers Revolt

By Antonis Davenellos, Socialistworker.org, 07 May, 2010 Antonis Davenellos, a member of International Workers Left, reports from Athens on the brewing protests as the government imposes harsh austerity measures. With an enormous general strike and massive rallies May 5–including a … Continue reading

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Mazin Qumsiyeh: Mazin, George, Dia’, Nafez arrested in Al-Walaja

Mazin Qumsiyeh 6 May 2010 Thank you to all who inquired, made phone calls, and had us in his/her thoughts and prayers while we were arrested.  This youtube shows our arrest as we blocked bulldozers in Al-Walaja Thursday 6 May … Continue reading

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Ameer Makhoul: Israel’s repression of its Palestinian citizens unites us in struggle

Ameer Makhoul, The Electronic Intifada, 6 May 2010 Ameer Makhoul, director of Ittijah and chairman of the Popular Committee for the Defense of the Political Freedoms, was arrested by Israeli forces today during a raid of his home, two weeks … Continue reading

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Ali Abunimah: Quartet ex-envoy’s investment helps Israel greenwash settlements

Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 6 May 2010 Former World Bank president and Middle East Quartet envoy James D. Wolfensohn is an investor in an Israeli company that is developing transport infrastructure for Jewish-only settlements built in the occupied West … Continue reading

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Christian right leader George Rekers takes vacation with “rent boy”

By Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp, Miami New Times, 6 May 2010 The pictures on the Rentboy.com profile show a shirtless young man with delicate features, guileless eyes, and sun-kissed, hairless skin. The profile touts his “smooth, sweet, tight … Continue reading

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