the EXCLUDED Nation!

Another day I saw this poster in a reference library. This poster says: (BEFORE my Correction) " http://www.hmd.org.uk/ Zaynab's  Story  ...

Mandela's life achievement overshadowed.

By, Uwe Paschen. This 20th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and the end of Apartheid that followed are overshadowed by South Africa’s ailments. This event of immense historical significance...

Justice Sotomayor's Confirmation Leaves Court 66% White Male

This report was first posted at the blog of Americans for a Pluralistic US Supreme Court.  The first objective of the Americans for a Pluralistic US Supreme Court blog has been achieved with the Senate confirmation today of Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Washington Post...

South African Activist Compares Israeli Policy to Apartheid

In an effort to make the case that Israeli actions in the West Bank are analogous to treatment of non-whites in aparthied ere South Africa, acitivists are painting their message on the very wall that symbolizes...

March 21: Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Each year on March 21, the United Nations marks the day in 1960 when peaceful protesters were shot by police in South Africa when they were demonstrating against apartheid there. Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that the massacre in 1960 represents...

Bedouin and highest-ranking Israeli Muslim Rep. Speaks out

I know this very special man. Sensitive and one-pointed in his vision. Enjoy his perspective on Israel. He is honest and speaks from the heart."For those who haven't heard, the first week in March has been designated as Israel Apartheid Week by activists who are either ill...

Boycott the fruits of apartheid

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested outside the main UK warehouse of Israeli company Carmel Agrexco in Hayes, Middlesex, close to Heathrow on Saturday 7 Feb, 2009, claiming its exports of flowers and fruit from...

Israeli Apartheid Week 2009 may be coming to a campus near you

" "This year, IAW occurs in the wake of Israel's barbaric assault against the people of Gaza. Lectures, films and actions will make the point that these latest massacres further confirm the true nature of Israeli...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2009

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009 with best wishes to all. blogs.telegraph.co.uk/damian_thompson/blog/2008/11/11/ant...

On collaboration and resistance of the oppressed in Gaza

.This story is from a Palestinian media outlet. It is posted to show one Palestinian viewpoint, one whichmany people agree with. I do not endorse the views presented here. "As Israel massacres the Palestinians in...

Remembering Helen Suzman

South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman died yesterday at the age of 91. She was a committed liberal, not only at a time when it was an unfashionable political stance, but in the face of great adversity. As a Jewish woman in a parliament dominated by male Calvinist...

S-African human rights icon Helen Suzman dies

Helen Suzman, one of the the strongest and bravest women in South African political history, has passed away. According to her daughter, Suzman died on peacefully in her sleep at her home in Johannesburg. She was...

UN divided on Gaza resolution, Kadima grows in popularity

As the UN Security Council remains divided over the wording of a resolution on Israeli attacks on Gaza put forward by Libya, the incumbent  Kadima administration in Israel grows in popularity. This...

Iran sets up court for Gaza criminals, Rabbis approve killings

As the Israeli carnage on Palestinian civilians in Gaza continued, many international voices have joined to condemn Tel Aviv. Some analysts have argued the Israeli government has continued its systematic...

UN official calls Israel 'Apartheid'

"UN General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto referred to Israel as an Apartheid state. Phyllis Bennis analyzes the significance of this..."

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