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Getting our Hamas priorities straight
"...economic sanctions as a means of punishing, weakening, reforming or even toppling a Hamas government are not the central issue. It is more important and more feasible to isolate the Hamas phenomenon while Israel proceeds with its agenda. For this we need close cooperation with Egypt and Jordan. And we must persuade Washington to cease sponsoring democratic elections in which armed Islamist militias are allowed to participate. This is the principal root of the current evil, not only in Palestine but in Iraq and Lebanon as well."
WHO announces winners of the 5th Health for All Film Festival
WORD CUP 2016
The Pentagon vs. Press Freedom
"The Pentagon’s attack on journalism is an attack on the First Amendment -- and an attempt to drive a wedge between journalists and dissenters in the military. Resistance is essential for democracy."
WRC Rally Cup
Beyond Kemalism: Verdict of Turkish Poll 2011
"It is reasonable to mention that the shift from Kemalism to post-Kemalism is aimed at protecting social peace and political stability. However, it is also important to note that Turkish democracy became more inclusive after the Kurdish representatives made their better presence in parliament."
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TeenScreen Calls Physical Illness a Mental Disorder
"TeenScreen and other screening programs are infiltrating schools and other institutions testing children for symptoms of “mental disorders”. Those teens who answer yes to such broad questions as “Have you often felt very nervous when you've had to do things in front of people?” are likely to get a life-long label and a prescription, without any proper medical testing or even an inquiry about their diet."
The Arab American Vote: 2012
"What the AAI poll found was that Obama leads Romney, 52% to 28%, with 5% of Arab Americans supporting minor party candidates and 16% still undecided. This lead, while healthy, shows that the President still has a ways to go to duplicate the 67% to 28% lopsided margin he held over John McCain in 2008 among Arab American voters."
Let’s Get Real About the November Election
"There's a self-defeating listlessness on the left about the upcoming midterm election, refusing to recognize the horrific consequences of a GOP victory. As frustrated as we may be at the Democrats, we must re-energize ourself to work for the defeat of the extremist Republicans. Not to do so is to commit political suicide."
The new anti-Semitism – It’s not anti-Semitism, but it could become that
"Smearing as anti-Semitic those who stand up and speak out in behalf of human and civil rights for the long-oppressed, dispossessed, and exploited Palestinian people does not make it so. Anti-Semitism, bias against and hatred of Jews on the basis of race and/or religion, is a social problem in the USA, but it is not the problem that anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias is. Hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims, like vandalism and arson attacks on mosques and Islamic centers, are far more frequent occurrences and represent a far more serious problem than hate crimes against Jews and Jewish places of worship."
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