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Remembering Rachel, and resisting without despair
Daily Kos 26 July 2009 The screening of ‘Rachel’ yesterday at the SF Jewish Film festival, and to say the least, it was a truly emotional moment for many people, and for many reasons. Of course there is the ‘controversy’ (can I say how much I like the alternative pronunciation of this word?) which has […]
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Norway examines the ethics of its Israel investments
Amira Hass | Ha’aretz 28 July 2009 Norway is reexamining its investments in several Israeli companies, in particular Elbit Systems. Two representatives of the Council on Ethics of the Norwegian finance ministry visited Israel at the beginning of June, in the wake of growing criticism of Israel in Norway in the months following last winter’s […]
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Settlers take over a Palestinian house in Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli Coalition Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) 27 July 2009 On July 26th a group of settlers led by Arie king took over a Palestinian house in Sheikh Jarrah to which they where given custody of in a very controversial decision of the Israeli court. While trying to prevent the settlers from taking over the house […]