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  • Ei: UN Rapporteur compares Israel to Apartheid South Africa

    UN Rapporteur compares Israel to Apartheid South Africa The Electronic Intifada, 27 February 2007 John Dugard The UN’s Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, John Dugard, has issued a harshly critical report on Israel’s human rights record in regards to its treatment of the Palestinians in occupied Palestine. “The international community,…

  • The crime of being born a Palestinian

    The crime of being born Palestinian by Anna Baltzer Dawud Fakaah, father of six-month-old Khalid who died at Atara checkpoint outside Ramallah. 21 March 2007 for full text and photos, click HERE Almost two weeks ago, my friend Dawud, a high school English teacher from Kufr ‘Ain, called me nearly in tears to report the…

  • Seattle Post: Israel’s apologists distort the truth

    by Steve Niva The fairy-tale view of Israel as eternally besieged and completely faultless in its conflict with the Palestinians, as presented by David Brumer in the March 18 Focus (“Play shines light on conflict”), has certainly taken a hit this past year. A growing number of Americans who deeply sympathize with Israel, including former…