yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 1/12/2009
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One of the most hopeful and impressive aspects of Israeli society, in my view, has long been the relatively cordial relations between the country’s Jewish majority and the “Israeli Arab” minority group of non-Jewish Arab Israeli citizens who live on the Israeli side of the ...
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
The Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab
political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections,...
drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country's Supreme Court. ...
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Israel bans Arab parties from running in ...
timesonline.co.uk - 1/12/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
ISRAEL has sought to justify its military attacks
on Gaza by stating that it amounts to an...
act of self-defence as recognised by Article 51, United Nations Charter. We categorically reject this contention. The rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas ...
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Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is not self-defence ...
juancole.com - 1/12/2009
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juancole.com —
I want to follow up today on my
postings over the weekend on how organizing to defend...
progressive congressional representatives and punish reactionary ones is far superior to street protests as political action on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. ...
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Only an America First PAC Can Stop the Madness
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Israel’s Parliamentary “Reform” Cannot be Justified
Firedoglake —
... . (Via Yglesias.) The only reason this is being done is because the Arab parties are against the Gaza war. Under a proposal that passed a Knesset committee, Arabs can vote, just only for political parties that are controlled by Jews; and can run for office in those same parties. So it's the Mideast's Only Democracy, with 20 percent of the population disenfranchised based on race? ...
Business As Usual
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Israel’s Central Elections Commission has banned Arab parties. Ackerman sighs. Yglesias calls it a "poorly timed PR move." Yaacov Lozowick says that the decision will almost certainly be overturned: ...the Arab parties will run in the upcoming elections, because the final say is the court's. The decision of yesterday's panel is certain to be struck down...yesterday's vote was pure theatre, a win for all sides. The right-wing politicians who initiated the ban showed themselves fierce defenders of Zionist hard-wingery; the Arab ...
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