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Interview: Bolivian ambassador to the UK, Maria Beatriz Souviron Ambassador Maria Beatriz Souviron talks about socialism, Evo Morales, climate change and spreading the indigenous revolution...

Turkish-Israeli Relations: A Turkish view-point The silent attitude of the U.S. means that the plans laid out for Turkey constitute the priority right now. After every crisis with Israel, Turkey gains more and more trust...

New Chinese ambassador to Tokyo will improve relations Cheng Yonghua kicked-off a new diplomatic mission to Tokyo this morning. The new Ambassador arrived on Sunday and will be busy from the beginning. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is planning...

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Obama, Gaza, and Israel: Definitely not change Obama has lined up behind the assault on Gaza, and this is certainly not a change we can believe in....

President Obama should use his domestic political capital to censure Israel Barack Obama has a lot of domestic political capital and if he uses it to take on the crimes committed by Israel he has the potential to be a truly...

Rebuilding life in Gaza amid frustration and anger Will is be possible to reinstate a sense of peace and hope in Gaza?...

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It is Hamas who are genocidal. Not the Israeli government. Hamas have an intent to kill all Jews, which would constitute genocide. Israel, on the hand, seeks a peaceful two-state settlement and has no intention to murder any Palestinians....

Hamas will not stop fighting until this obscene Israeli blockade is lifted Hamas say they will not surrender until the blockade of Gaza is lifted. The Israelis should do this immediately or they have no legitimate defense. ...

Israeli attacks are disproportionate and counter-productive Israeli actions are disproportionate and will only serve to further radicalize Palestinians. ...

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A letter to Israeli dissident, Enbal Gross Laurence Seeff writes a letter to fellow-Israeli Enbal Gross concerning her article for The Comment Factory....

When does the Gaza attack become genocide? The fate of Gaza is now proportionally worse than it was in Darfur during its worst period. When do we start calling what is happening genocide?...

“Don’t call me a traitor”: An Israeli dissident speaks I've been verbally and physically abused in Israel for defending the Palestinian people, but if that's the price for standing up for the helpless and powerless then so be it....

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Obama, Gaza, and Israel: Definitely not change Obama has lined up behind the assault on Gaza, and this is certainly not a change we can believe in....

Chomsky on Gaza freedom flotilla The siege of Gaza itself does not have the slightest credible pretext. It was imposed by the US and Israel in January 2006 to punish Palestinians because they voted "the...

“I used to call it a catastrophe, now I have no words”: Gaza under assault Hatem Shurrab works for Islamic Relief in Gaza City, Palestine. Here he describes the death and destruction unleashed on his home under Israeli assault, from the hospitals to the schools....

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The rise of Lieberman means it’s time to withdraw aid and blockade Israel Avigdor Lieberman has positions more extreme than Hamas -- but will the US and EU be consistent and withdraw aid from Israel as he is made foreign minister?...

Israeli propaganda has succeeded in presenting this war as an attack on Hamas. It is actually an attack on civilians. The Israeli propaganda machine is a well-oiled machine and it has succeeded in presenting this war as solely on Hamas. This is a lie. It is an attack on all...

Israeli attacks are disproportionate and counter-productive Israeli actions are disproportionate and will only serve to further radicalize Palestinians. ...

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Robert Trivers on Elie Wiesel and Alan Dershowitz Robert Trivers takes on Elie Wiesel...

Robert Trivers on Heinz-Christian Strache Robert Trivers takes on the far-right Austrian politician...

Robert Trivers on religion and science Trivers takes on religious pretense....

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What did Israel achieve in its assault on Gaza? Valia Mourtzanou looks at what Israel achieved with their assault on Gaza, and is not optimistic....

Unless Palestinian leaders change their tactics, Obama will be more of the same on Israel-Palestine The Palestinian leadership in the US have shown little interest in working the US political system, but if Obama is to be a change, it must happen....

Continuity We Can Believe In: Obama and Gaza President Obama knows all-too-well about the terrorism visited on the Palestinian people in Gaza. But he has refused to say anything of substance or break with the policy of the...

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How do we distribute food as the bombs fall everywhere?, asks a Gaza City aid worker An Oxfam aid worker in Gaza can see the UN compound hit by the Israelis smoking and wonders if she should try to distribute food?...

Trying to build a future in Gaza: A Palestinian goes back home The one thing that people learned from the war was that when they rebuild their houses, they need to build an underground shelter to protect them during the next war....

Interview: Sameh Habeeb, independent Palestinian journalist in Gaza, tells of the destruction and clamp down on the media Sameh Habeeb, a journalist working in Gaza City, talks to Kourosh Ziabari about the dire situation in Gaza, the levels of depravity reached by the Israeli military during the latest...

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500 pigs, 20 horses, 16 dogs, 2 Starbucks: London protest march against assault on Gaza is banned Jack Weir reports on last weekends London protest against the Israeli assault on Gaza....

Acting Up: The London protests against the assault on Gaza Will Sherman reports from the London protests against the Israeli assault on Gaza and wonders whether if its about advancing an agenda or a form of catharsis through solidarity....

Israel attacks Gaza, killing hundreds of people Leah Borromeo evaluates what's happening in the Gaza Strip as Israel attacks....

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Hamas will not stop fighting until this obscene Israeli blockade is lifted Hamas say they will not surrender until the blockade of Gaza is lifted. The Israelis should do this immediately or they have no legitimate defense. ...

Israel attacks Gaza, killing hundreds of people Leah Borromeo evaluates what's happening in the Gaza Strip as Israel attacks....

Israeli propaganda has succeeded in presenting this war as an attack on Hamas. It is actually an attack on civilians. The Israeli propaganda machine is a well-oiled machine and it has succeeded in presenting this war as solely on Hamas. This is a lie. It is an attack on all...

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A Deaf World: A Palestinian from Gaza, now living in Cairo, watches bombs fall on her family Yasmeen El-Khoudary is from Gaza but living in Cairo. Here she describes the pain and anxiety of watching the Israeli assault on her people....

What did Israel achieve in its assault on Gaza? Valia Mourtzanou looks at what Israel achieved with their assault on Gaza, and is not optimistic....

Israel attacks Gaza, killing hundreds of people Leah Borromeo evaluates what's happening in the Gaza Strip as Israel attacks....

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