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Worsening Chaos: Israel’s Political Instability is Now the Norm

Even if a purportedly centrist or even leftist prime minister finds himself at the helm of the government, outcomes will not change when the Knesset - in fact, most of the country - is governed by a militaristic, chauvinistic, and colonial mindset.
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Unilever ‘Succumbs to Bullying’ Over Ben & Jerry’s Settlement Boycott

"This isn’t about BDS, but rather Israel’s attempts to shape the public narrative into believing the settlements and Israel are indistinguishable." - Lara Friedman, president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace
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Alex Odeh Assassination: New Testimony Could Finally Bring Jewish Defense League to Justice

According to active agents still assigned to the case, pressing charges against Odeh’s killers would require testimony from a witness who heard at least one of those very men discussing their own involvement in Alex Odeh’s murder. We now have it.
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Chomsky on Israeli Apartheid, Celebrity Activists, BDS and the One-State Solution

Chomsky believes that calling Israeli policies towards Palestinians “apartheid” is actually a “gift to Israel”, at least, if by apartheid one refers to the South-African style apartheid.
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Palestinians ‘Are Not Animals in a Zoo’: Redefining the Role of the ‘Victim Intellectual’

For the Palestinian narrative to be truly relevant, Palestinians must assume the role of the Gramscian intellectual, as “purveyors of consciousness” and abandon the role of the “victim intellectual” altogether.
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Every Bullet Has a Name: Impunity for Israeli Crimes Against Palestinian Human Rights Defenders

The lives of Palestinians, be they unarmed activists or fighters, be they children, women, men, or the elderly, are only worth the price of the bullet that carries their name. And while we will talk and write about the next Palestinian who is killed for a few days, their children will remain orphans for life.