March 28th, 2013
Opinion piece by NCCAR Vice-President Peter Larson, originally published in Embassy Magazine, March 27th, 2013.
US President Barack Obama sepaks at the Jerusalem International Convention Center on March 21
A week before United States President Barack Obama went to Israel, The Economist had a suggestion about …Continue reading
October 24th, 2012
Opinion piece by NCCAR board member Rula Odeh which appeared Oct. 24, 2012 in Embassy*.
Leaders must set red lines for peace and prosperity in the Middle East
Ordinary civilians should be at the heart of the equation.
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May 22nd, 2011
The Guardian (blog)
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Yemen must try to repair its deadly north-south divide
The Guardian (blog)
The attack, during a rehearsal for today’s Unity Day celebrations – marking the unification of north and south Yemen in 1990 – highlights the …Continue reading
May 22nd, 2011
The Guardian
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Iran nuclear talks: signs of cautious optimism emerge
The Guardian
This is complemented by the statement by the Israeli chief of general staff, Benny Gantz, who said that Iran is a “rational actor” and will not produce a …Continue reading
May 21st, 2011
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Patrick Cockburn: Goodbye to recent delusions – the age of nationalism is back …
The Independent
A year later, Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya are still beset by power struggles, largely electoral in Egypt but increasingly militarised in Syria. Their outcome is unclear. What …Continue reading
May 21st, 2011
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The Meaning of the Nakba
CounterPunch
Despite the inextricable connection between the Palestinian Nakba and the birth of Israel in the land of Palestine, no Israeli official has ever ventured to call for atonement. Neither event would have happened without …Continue reading
May 21st, 2011
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Why Do Arabs Revolt?
Middle East Online
Most Arabs polled (73 percent) said Israel and the United States were the main security threats to the Arab world, and in third place was Iran at just five percent; 84 percent thought the Palestine issue unites all …Continue reading
May 18th, 2011
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Increasing Israel Aid, Cutting Everything Else
Huffington Post (blog)
Paul Ryan’s “gut Medicare” offering) is aid to Israel. Actually it is hard to use the word aid about an annual multi-billion dollar gift that goes directly to the Israeli military. That word suggests that the …Continue reading
May 18th, 2011
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Accountability for violations needed despite Palestinian prisoner deal
Amnesty International
Two thousand Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a month-long hunger strike after Israel agreed several measures to improve prison conditions – a move seen by Amnesty International as a step toward compliance with Israel’s human rights …
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May 18th, 2011
EU denounces Israel’s destruction of aid projects in West Bank
via The Electronic Intifada
Daan Bauwens
Brussels
17 May 2012
Some analysts say that Israel is deliberately targeting European Union-funded projects in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for demolition.
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