When people write about lessons to be drawn from the Jewish Holocaust, they often contrast two distinct positions: the nationalist interpretation, and the universal one. The first school’s lessons usually involve the deployment of military force. A typical example is the Israeli Chief of Staff[...]
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Stonewall and the Occupation
Recently dozens of LGBT pride parades were planned in cities around the world to mark the annual pride week. For many people with commitments to LGBT liberation, this time is set aside in reflection on the struggle for the rights of LGBT people, their history and contributions, and on the need to re[...]
“Economic Peace” in the New York Times?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently went public with an Israeli plan for ‘economic peace’ with the Palestinian people. This concept is distinct from political peace, which addresses the stated demands of the Palestinian authority, in that it ‘circumvents’ this [...]