Some historical terms should not be used lightly. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used the term Apartheid to describe the Israel/Palestine reality, this shocked some people. I hate the word Apartheid as it brings back to too many precise historical racial connotations with respect to South Africa. The term segregation holds similar memories...
Palestine
Bernie Sanders opinion piece in the NYT is an important read. It is also important to recognize who sparked this latest round of murder. Palestinian families in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have been living under the threat of eviction for many years, navigating a legal system designed to...
Bernie Sanders opinion piece in the NYT is an important read. It is also important to recognize who sparked this latest round of murder. Palestinian families in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah have been living under the threat of eviction for many years, navigating a legal system designed to...
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Apparently Jared Kushner, because Trump doesn’t trust anyone else, will do the same cracker-jack job on WH strategy he did with that Wednesday Trump address to the nation. x BREAKING – Trump assigned Jared Kushner & Ivanka to come up with a new WH strategy to battle COVID-19 by Monday...
For peace and justice for all, Alan Minsky for Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike F., Mike H., and Shayna—your PDA National Team. Stand With PDA And Rep. Omar In 2004, we launched Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) to organize for critically important issues including ending wars and...
Part of Jared’s “Peace” plan? CBS News “Jerusalem — The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel. For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the...
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No, this isn't a War Diary. So you can feel free to read on. If anything, this is a Peace Diary. Because it explains how you can help to be a force for Peace, Human Rights, and Dignity for an oppressed People who have been forced to live as stateless...
I accept that there will be terrible things happen in any war. Mistakes are made. Some warriors care nothing for the civilians they target. Some commanders flush their ethics in the name of victory. Nations make every attempt to dehumanize the people they are fighting. These are facts, and they...
It isn't because they hate us for our freedoms! The United Nations Security Council has 15 members. Five of them (China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States) are permanent members. The other ten (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, India, South Africa, Colombia, Lebanon, Gabon, and...