Book Review: A Rabbi's Journey from liberal Zionism to anti-Zionism
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- Written by Rod Such Rod Such
- Published: 22 June 2013 22 June 2013
Book review: Outspoken rabbi urges American Jews to "look oppression in the face"
If Adam Shatz was still collecting material for his valuable work Prophets Outcast: A Century of Dissident Jewish Writing about Zionism and Israel (2004), he would probably want to consider including an excerpt from the recently publishedWrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi’s Path to Palestinian Solidarity by Brant Rosen.
Many of the contributors selected in Shatz’s work were Jews who opposed politicalZionism from its inception, with some offering an alternative vision of cultural Zionism in which Jews and Arabs would share a common homeland under a neutral state guaranteeing equal rights for all.
Unlike these writers, Rosen initially embraced a “liberal” form of political Zionism but then embarked on a political journey that led him to question and ultimately break with it, the turning point coming with Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s murderous assault on the people of Gaza in late 2008 and early 2009.
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Full Text of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child detailing Israeli torture of Palestinian children
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- Written by Webmaster Webmaster
- Published: 22 June 2013 22 June 2013
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child issued the following report on June 14, 2013, detailing Israeli human rights abuses of Palestinian children, including torture. The full text of the report can be found at this link:
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/co/CRC-C-ISR-CO-2-4.pdf
Building BDS Campaigns: Tools and Strategies
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- Written by US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
- Published: 11 June 2013 11 June 2013
Here is a useful set of questions, strategies and brainstorming sessions to help you plan a BDS campaign:
auphr.org/images/stories/BuildingBDSCampaigns.pdf
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Commentary: Portland Pro-Israel event draws politicians and protest
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- Written by Peter Miller and Nancy Hedrick Peter Miller and Nancy Hedrick
- Published: 31 May 2013 31 May 2013
Read all about it in Street Roots: http://news.streetroots.org/2013/05/28/commentary-pro-israel-event-draws-politicians-and-protest
Israeli forces demolish 2 homes in East Jerusalem
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- Written by Ma'an Ma'an
- Published: 29 May 2013 29 May 2013
JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces demolished two Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina on Wednesday.
Israeli forces surrounded the properties and closed off the area to media and onlookers, before bulldozers moved in to demolish the houses.
The two homes were owned by Badran al-Salameh, who told Ma'an that he had received no prior notice that the municipality would demolish the properties.
"My son's wife and his two kids were the only ones inside the house. I tried to reach my home when I heard from neighbors but Israeli officers banned me. I wanted to take out my wife's gold and money from one of the drawers," al-Salameh said.
The homes were built 13 years ago and housed 10 people.
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