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MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE PALESTINIANS  – BY DR. ELIAS AKLEH

MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE PALESTINIANS – BY DR. ELIAS AKLEH

Dr. Elias Akleh
I, too, have a dream shared by many other Palestinians, Arabs, and people from other nations, that Jews, Christians, and Muslims can live peacefully and harmoniously in a free democratic Palestinian state under one constitution that guarantees equality to all citizens, who could then join hands and also sing “Free at lat”.

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The Tears of Gaza Must Be Our Tears

The Tears of Gaza Must Be Our Tears

Chris Hedges
“Disputed land” means land stolen from the Palestinians. “Clashes” mean, almost always, the killing or wounding of unarmed Palestinians, including children. “Jewish neighborhoods in the West Bank” mean fortress-like compounds that serve as military outposts in the campaign of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. “Targeted assassinations” mean extrajudicial murder. “

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Message to President Obama and Americans with a Conscience

ShareBy: Eileen Fleming “There comes a time when silence is betrayal…History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. “We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims…We [...]

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Obama and Palestine: Standing for Something, Falling for Anything?

ShareBy Alan Sabrosky* There’s an American country song that goes “You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.” So far, President Obama’s words show he stands for something. But where Palestine and Israel are concerned, his actions show he’ll apparently fall for anything, at least if there is enough pressure from the [...]

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