Middle East Notes, October 20, 2016
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Middle East Notes edition
Middle East Notes, October 6, 2016
Reports on the life and legacy of Shimon Peres and what was said by leaders of the U.S., Israel, and the Palestinian People at the recent meeting of the UN General Assembly.
Middle East Notes, September 22, 2016
Read about Netanyahu’s attempt to legalize settlements; accusations of “ethnic cleansing”; calls for an Israeli referendum on the future of the occupation; growing divisions among Israelis on the continuation of the occupation, U.S. financial aid to Israel, and much more.
Middle East Notes, September 8, 2016
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Middle East Notes, August 25, 2016
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Middle East Notes, August 11, 2016
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Middle East Notes, July 28, 2016
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Middle East Notes, July 14, 2016
Read about the on praise and criticism of Elie Wiesel, the possibility of imprisoned Marwan Barghouti becoming the next leader of the Palestinians, and much more.
Middle East Notes, June 30, 2016
Read about the goals of the BDS movement, the detention and indiscriminate killing of Palestinians, support for murdered Jo Cox, an British Labor Party politician and advocate for Palestinians, and an Icon of Mary as a symbol of Christian Resistance painted along the Separation wall.
Middle East Notes, June 16, 2016
Read about the the connection between hate crimes as in Orlando, Florida, electioneering exclusionary programs in the U.S, and the drift in Israel away from representative democracy towards fascism.
Middle East Notes, June 2, 2016
Read about new concerns that Israel is moving from occupation to annexation of the West Bank and much more.
Middle East Notes, May 19, 2016
Read about the on the Israel/Palestine conflict as both peoples remember the establishment of the state of Israel on the one hand and the Nakba (catastrophe) on the other.