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Oct 31 2009
Avnery on Yitzhak Rabin
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By Uri Avnery   

A YEAR before the Oslo agreement, I had a meeting with Yasser Arafat in Tunis. He was full of curiosity about Yitzhak Rabin, who had just been elected Prime Minister.

I described him as well as I could and ended with the words: “He is as honest as a politician can be.”

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Being Muslim at the Wrong Time in America
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By Stephen Lendman   

In an October 22 press release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another victory in its Global War on Terrorism, renamed the Overseas Contingency Operation to continue its jihad on Muslims, abroad and at home.

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Tags:  Stephen Lendman Muslims Department of Justice Mohammad Zaki Amawi Marwan Othman El-Hindi Wassim I. Mazloum
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'Where Have All the Friendships Gone…'
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By Uri Avnery   

ACCORDING TO a Chinese saying, if someone in the street tells you that you are drunk, you can laugh. If a second person tells you that you are drunk, start to think about it. If a third one tells you the same, go home and sleep it off.

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The Slippery Slope
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By Uri Avnery   

IT IS, of course, all the fault of Judge Richard Goldstone. He is to blame for it, as he is to blame for all the other ills that are befalling us now.

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Israeli Government Contradicts its Own Self-Defense Argument
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By James M Leas   

Amazingly, the Israeli Government’s attack on the Goldstone Report and its longstanding claim that it was acting in self-defense against Hamas rocket fire is flatly contradicted by evidence provided by the Israeli government itself on its own web site. The web site dramatically shows that the Israeli government had already effectively stopped rocket fire long before Israeli forces launched their initial attack on Gaza on November 4, 2008.

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Avnery on Israel's choice
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By Uri Avnery   

YESTERDAY, OUR table celebrated with Ada Yonath.

This “table” just had its 50th anniversary. It started by accident in “California”, the Café established at the time by Abie Nathan, who later became famous as the Peace Pilot. Afterwards, we met for many years at the legendary Artists’ Café Cassith. Since that place was closed down – like many other Tel Aviv landmarks – the table wandered to several other places and became known as the “Cassith exiles’ table”. The “House of Lords” one newspaper nicknamed it..

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The Gaza War's Effect on Women
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By Stephen Lendman   

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights' (PCHR) new report, titled "Through Women's Eyes," highlights "the Gender-Specific Impact and Consequences of Operation Cast Lead" and the ongoing siege, including 12 case study examples "through the victims' words." Several are discussed below.

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While we're off fighting terror, the planet's crumbling
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By MWC News   

History has shown that human societies often misjudge risk, and that is the case today. With world attention focused almost exclusively on terrorism and Iraq, another, even more serious security threat deepens -- the global environmental/humanitarian crisis.

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Tags:  Richard Steiner War on terror Environmental crisis Biodiversity
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Reviewing Project Censored's Latest Top 25 Censored Stories
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By Stephen Lendman   

For 33 years, Sonoma State University's (SSU) Project Censored (PC) has engaged in pioneering research on, and advocacy for, First Amendment issues. Founded by Carl Jensen in 1976, it's now headed by Professor Ben Frymer. On July 1, he took over from Professor Peter Phillips who stepped down after 13 years of distinguished service as Director.

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More Obama Administration Witch-Hunt Targets
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By Stephen Lendman   

The FBI's top six news stories for the week ending September 25 were about arrests and/or indictments of suspected Muslim terrorists. Combined, they became the latest national security targets in America's war on Islam. 

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Tags:  Stephen Lendman Obama Administration Witch-Hunt Muslims Latino immigrants Najibullah Zazi FBI
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