How Israel Targets and Suppresses Opposition to It
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How Israel Targets and Suppresses Opposition to Its Annexation Wall
Special Features
By Stephen Lendman
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Established in 1992, the Addameer (Arabic for conscience) Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association helps Palestinian prisoners, and works to end torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, other forms of abuse, and unjust, unequal treatment in Israel's criminal justice system that handles Jews one way and Palestinians another.
Why can’t the American people recognize that that’s precisely what is happening in the United States today? The U.S. military — euphemistically called the “defense” establishment — or as President Eisenhower described it, the “military-industrial complex” — is a monumental burden that is bankrupting our country, especially in combination with the ever-increasing burden of the domestic welfare state.
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A huge dust storm has swept through eastern Australia, and blanketed the city of Sydney, disrupting transport and forcing local residents to stay indoors.
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Irina Bokova, a former foreign minister for Bulgaria, has been selected to lead the United Nations' agency for education, culture and science (Unesco), beating the leading candidate for the post.
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Barack Obama, the US president, has called on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to take urgent steps to unblock the Middle East peace process.
