03/17/2009
Durban II: no-show is slap in face of victims of apartheid
More and more Western countries are either announcing their boycott or are threatening to boycott Durban II, a United Nations conference scheduled for April to review progress made since the World Conference Against Racism held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. Earlier this month, Italy became the first EU member to withdraw from the event, stating that it could not endorse a draft agenda that criticizes Israel. READ HERE
03/12/2009
A boy, a wall and a donkey
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02/09/2009
Breaking the Palestinian impasse
To end the Palestinian political impasse, elections for the Palestine National Council should be the top priority for all Palestinian parties. The 669-member Palestinian "parliament-in-exile" has not held a meeting since 1998 and its members have never been elected. Once a central body of the Palestine Liberation Organization, what is left of the PNC lacks all legitimacy. READ HERE
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