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The Southern Man and his Cosmopolitan Ghetto:
Making Sense of Yair Lapid and the Israeli Center

'North and South' is a concept that extends beyond the US, and racism is central.

(JERUSALEM) - Former anchorman and middle-class darling Yair Lapid stunned the Israeli political scene in the recent elections.

His party, Yesh Atid (There is a Future) won 19 seats, second in size only to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s Likud-Beiteinu alliance, thus ensuring that Lapid will play a pivotal role in the next government.

Counter Ouch

Both sides must bury the hatchet.

(LONDON) - Today Counterpunch and Redressonline published this incredible analysis by Blake Alcott.

It proves that Ali Abunimah & Co. never read my work or understood my ideas.

CUFI and the Ugly Face of Hagel`s Opposition

As was to be expected, the progressive political left was harshly critical of Hagel’s testimony.

(CHICAGO) - This weekend, the nation’s foreign policy is in the pious hands of Christian fundamentalist Texas preacher John Hagee.

Hagee is not the only policy-shaker whose minions are roaming halls of the nation’s capitol.

Dr. Ashrawi: Israel Must be Held Accountable for Refusing to Attend HRC Review

Ashrawi calls on the HRC to shoulder its responsibility.

(EAST JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestine) - The PLO's Dr. Hanan Ashrawi wants Israel held accountable.

Israel refusing to attend its Universal Periodic Review conducted by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

The Curious Case of David Ward`s Scalp

Confusion as UK Liberal Democrats issue new instructions on language involving ‘the Jews’

(LONDON) - Last week British MP David Ward was left wondering if his scalp would soon be hanging in the Zionists' tepee.

Holocaust Day Backfires

Israel isn’t just racist towards the Goyim, it is obviously White supremacist to the bone and discriminatory towards Black Jews.

(LONDON) - The UK Jewish Lobby is in a state of panic - the Holocaust Memorial Day boomerangs.

If anything it turns the floodlight on the deeply problematic inclinations that are sadly inherent to Jewish political culture and collectivism.

End Stages, New Beginnings and MRI`s

Two documentaries for this years Oscars: “The Gatekeepers” and “5 Broken Cameras” are playing a major role in educating the world regarding Israel’s Occupation of Palestine.

(CLERMONT, FL) - Seven years after suffering a massive stroke the comatose ex- Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, displayed “a certain degree of consciousness” in an MRI scan conducted by a joint Israeli-American team.

That was the first NEWS report I read on my birthday. I underwent my first MRI on the last Friday of 2012.

Will David Ward`s Scalp Soon Hang in the Zionists` Tepee?

Time for UK Liberal Democrats to re-connect with their principles.

(LONDON) - Alistair Carmichael is the Liberal Democrats’ Chief Whip. His letter to Karen Pollock of the Holocaust Educational Trust about MP David Ward's remarks just before Holocaust Memorial Day is now in the public domain.

When I read it I hoped it was a hoax. It is shameful.

When a Dress Becomes an Act of Resistance

The Vibrant Colours of Palestine..

(LONDON) - When I was young, I was fascinated by the beautiful dresses of my grandmothers, their intricate colourful embroidery, their comfort and modesty appealed to my taste.

It became a ritual for me to “borrow” such dresses from both my grandmothers, whenever we went to visit.

Verbal Defecation Buries Truth

How do you atone for the massacres of innocents as the Jewish armies raped, pillaged, slaughtered or drove out the residents of 418 towns and villages in Palestine while the British forces there had to stand by and watch?

(LAVERNE, CA) - My wife’s Mother, 88 years of age, was moved into Hospice care readying her for leaving this vale of tears.

Her life, as is true of my own, suffered the horrors of WWII and the Nazi devastation of prisoners...