Daily Archives: 18 August 2007

Mazin Qumsiyeh: Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing and Apartheid

Palestinians and many Israelis are encouraged that civil society in Europe and North America has now engaged in other forms of struggle for peace with justice, including the growing movement of boycotts. By Mazin B. Qumsiyeh, Ph.D. Special to PalestineChronicle.com … Continue reading

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What’s most contentious on – and off – the SPP summit agenda

KELLY PATTERSON, CanWest News Service, 18 August 2007 Wide-ranging proposals for the two-year-old North American Security and Prosperity Partnership would more closely bind Canada, the United States and Mexico – and have sparked controversy and suspicion from those outside the … Continue reading

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Padilla Case a Source of Deep Shame for America

Alan Bock, Antiwar.com, 18 August 2007 The news story in the New York Times actually painted the conviction Thursday of terrorism suspect Jose Padilla as “a significant victory for the Bush administration.” The L.A. Times suggested something rather similar. It … Continue reading

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Cutting the separation fence

(11.08.2007)Today, Palestinian, Israeli, and International activists dismantled a section of the Israeli separation barrier at the village of Beit Mirsim. This action is the second of such actions in the past two weeks, following a similar action in Surif Beit … Continue reading

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