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Convene an International Middle East Peace Conference to Impose a Just, Equitable and Lasting Settlement on All Parties

In the name of our sisters and brothers suffering and dying in Lebanon, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, we, the undersigned religious leaders, scholars, academics, cultural leaders, poets, writers, philanthropists, social change activists, and citizens of the [...]

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CounterPunch, CA

Is There a Stronger Word Than “Hypocrisy”?

By WILLIAM BLUM

There are times when I think that this tired old world has gone on a few years too long. What’s happening in the Middle East is so depressing. Most discussions of the eternal Israel-Palestine conflict are variations on the child’s eternal defense for misbehavior — “He [...]

Axis of Logic By Gabriele Zamparini Jul 25, 2006, 05:27

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Did you know that “the daughter of Israel’s newly elected prime minister added her voice to those of the anti-Israel [sic] forces around the world when she actively participated in a demonstration outside [...]

Ha’aretz, Israel By Nehemia Shtrasler

The second war in Lebanon has no name yet. The army and the government are waiting to see how things work out. If the results are good, Dan Halutz and Ehud Olmert will choose a heroic name to immortalize their action. But if it ends badly - which appears more likely - [...]

World Council of Churches 21 July 2006

Dear Member Churches in the Middle East, Europe and North America,

Greetings to you as sisters and brothers in Christ and fellow disciples of the Prince of Peace.

In recent days we have all been stirred with compassion and beset with sadness at the shedding of innocent blood in the Middle East. [...]

Editor & Publisher Herbert, in Monday Column, Says U.S. Should Have Restrained Israel

By E&P Staff

NEW YORK First it was Nicholas Kristof. Now his colleague on the opinion page at The New York Times, Bob Herbert, has joined him as one of the very few pundits to clearly criticize the extent of the Israeli bombing campaign against [...]