Category: Video
Israel demolishes mosque
Israeli forces have demolished a mosque and several other buildings in the northern Jordan valley. They say the structure was built without a permit but residents say the mosque was built before 1967 and was recently renovated. The Palestinian government has condemned the action as state destruction, while Israel continues to fight for Israeli settlers.
Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from the Jordan Valley.
Miral
It will not come to a threatre near you soon; it might if you insist.
Our friend Adam Horowitz thinks it has the potential to become this generation’s Exodus.
Helen Thomas on Her Resignation and Middle East
Brave and outspoken: the great Helen Thomas.
Thomas: Israel should get out of Occupied Territories; White House Correspondents Association were out of line.
Susan Abulhawa v. Alan Dershowitz: Novel Approaches
Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa, whose debut novel, Mornings in Jenin, is an international sensation, confronts Zionist bully Alan Dershowitz, known for fictions of a different variety, at the Boston Book Festival. The discussion is moderated by Director of the Harvard Negotiation project, James Sebenius and sponsored by the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston.
Breaking the Silence
Israel’s Channel 10 shows excerpts from Hagai Levi’s documentary about the wonderful folks behind Breaking the Silence.
A Party for Marty
The notoriously racist editor of The New Republic Martin Peretz was recently honoured by Harvard University at an event hosted by E.J. Dionne and Michael Walzer (among others). Some students organized a party to mark the occasion. (See press release below)
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Psywar
The New Media and the Palestine Question
The Palestine Center hosted a panel entitled The New Media and the Palestine Question. In Part One, Professor Jerome Slater and Adam Horowitz discuss how blogging changes the public discussion. In Part Two (over the fold), MJ Rosenberg and Professor Stephen Walt discuss how blogging affects policy change.
Part One
Chris Hedges lends support to USToGaza.org
Chris Hedges speaking at the Tabernacle Church fundraiser for www.ustogaza.org in Philadelphia on September 10, 2010.
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