Truthout
Palestine
Why Obama Can’t Make Peace in Israel-Palestine
Barack Obamau2019s approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resembles hammering a square peg into a round hole, and itu2019s no small surprise the pieces donu2019t fit.
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Politics Eats Into Palestinian Breadbasket
Palestinian farmers struggle to make a living and prime property is slowly taken away by the Israeli government.
The “Honest Broker” is Crooked
“The negotiations provide a cover for Israel’s takeover of the territories it wishes to control,” writes Chomsky on the recent peace talks.
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My Surprisingly Inspiring Trip to the West Bank: Echoes of Our Civil Rights Movement
Israelu2019s occupation has given rise in recent years to a nonviolent u201cpopular resistanceu201d movement that should be an inspiration to people across the globe.
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Richard Falk: Our Educational Experience Is Ideologically Biased
Most educational systems glorify the national narrative and suppress or marginalize the failures and crimes of the nation, said Richard Falk, of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Highlight Israel’s Desperate Need for Legitimacy in Face of Growing International Criticism
Shir Hever: Israel wants negotiations with the Palestinians to continue for the same reason it recruits students to serve as propaganda agents, it tries to restore its tainted image.
God’s Realtors: Israeli Settlements and the Roadblock to Peace
With the recent announcement by the Netanyahu government that it intends to build 1,200 more settlement homes on disputed land in the West Bank u2013 even in the face …
Who Needs a Peace Process When You Can Have a Prawer Plan?
The Prawer Plan is an Israeli plan that would resettle up to 70,000 Palestinians into government-regulated cities.
What National Interest? An Analysis
President Obama and his congressional colleagues are carrying on an established, yet clearly dangerous, tradition of U.S. foreign policy — the mixing up of national interest and the parochial …
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Liberty and Justice? US Support for Israeli Apartheid
There must be a push to divest “from companies that profit from violent, oppressive, and discriminatory practices.”