Tag: Shimon Peres

  • Mondoweiss: Code Pink activists interrupt Shimon Peres during AIPAC speech

    Adam Horowitz | Mondoweiss Today, Shimon Peres kicked off the AIPAC conference with a special address. Phil noted some observations below. Initial buzz from the speech in and around the conference center is that Peres neglected to mention the need to establish a Palestinian state as part of the peace process. This is shaping up…

  • Al Nakba Remembered

    By Joharah Baker | MIFTAH On May 14, 1948, Israel declared its independence. Although it is not unprecedented in history that countries gain their independence through war, either by conquest or by flinging off the yoke of colonization, there are few examples in history that match the circumstances under which Israel was created. The Palestinians,…