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Category Archives: Current Events
Hamas Rejects International Peacekeepers
February 16, 2014 7:11 AM GAZA STRIP, Gaza City (AP) — A spokesman for Gaza’s Hamas rulers said Sunday that the Islamic militant group will oppose any international force in a future Palestine — adding a new complication to U.S.-brokered peace … Continue reading
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African Refugees in Israel Event, DC
According to this link, the following event on African refugees in Israel will take place in DC on Feb. 26: Starting in 2006, out of the millions of sub-Saharan Africans that have fled ethnic cleansing, political persecution and environmental collapse … Continue reading
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Israel removes Palestinians’ Jordan Valley protest camp
Palestinian activists moved in to show their opposition to Israel’s continuing occupation of the vast stretch of land in the Jordan Valley. They began to repair buildings and plant trees. The Israeli military removed the Palestinian activists protesting at a … Continue reading
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PM would let all settlers remain in West Bank, official says
Article Link Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not intend to uproot Jewish settlements anywhere in the West Bank, and will not force any settlers to leave, even under a permanent peace deal with the Palestinians, a well-placed official in the … Continue reading
Israeli Soccer Politics Blog Post
Article Link Here is an blog post by James Dorsey which explores some of the politics of Israeli soccer clubs: Israeli pitches: A tale of racism, bigotry and double standards By James M. Dorsey … Continue reading
Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream Endorsement Deal Conflicts With Charity Work, Aid Group Says
Scarlett Johanssons Endorsement of Sodastream Conflicts with Oxfam: Scarlett Johansson’s SodaStream Endorsement Deal Conflicts With Charity Work, Aid Group Says By ROBERT MACKEY January 23, 2014 The international aid and development group Oxfam has distanced itself from one of its own global … Continue reading
Substantive Erasures: Essays on Academic Boycott and the American Studies Association
Article Link Members of the American Studies Association (ASA) first considered an academic boycott seven years ago, discussed it openly four years ago, and presented a resolution to endorse it a little over one year ago. As with most boycott, divestment, and … Continue reading
US-Israeli Friction Article
West of Eden Op-Ed: U.S. seizes on Ya’alon insult to tone down Israeli criticism of peace efforts and Iran policies But the angry American reaction is also a reflection of pent-up frustration at the steady barrage of denigration by right-wing … Continue reading
Middle East Institute Language Classes
Here is the link to the MEI Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Hebrew classes in DC that I mentioned in class.
Palestinian Bid for Independence
Here is an excellent summary from the BBC about Palestine’s bid to the UN for independence. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13701636
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