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The Hague, 18 August 2023 | If you know of any story that is decisive, tell the world. We're still searching.
GUEST EDITORIAL | IS AMERICA A WAR STATE?Thirty years after Bill Clinton ditched the "Peace Dividend," we seem to be in conflict everywhere, with no end. Do we need a fundamental re-think of our foreign policy priorities?
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Living Words from John Paul II
Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen
Published Sunday, December 12, 2021
Read MorePalestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago
Source: The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-resistance-green-line/
By AMJAD IRAQI
Published August 10, 2023
Despite their physical dispersal, the Palestinian people have never been more connected.
Read MoreItamar Ben-Gvir and his fascist ilk inadvertently advance the apartheid discourse
Source: Mondoweiss
Published August 28, 2023
We should be thankful for the honesty of fascist MKs Itamar Ben-Gvir and Amichai Eliyahu. Their recent statements that the rights of Jews trump the rights of Palestinians are exposing the apartheid reality.
Read MorePalestinian Mother of 12 Expelled to Gaza After Living in Israel for 30 Years
Source: Haaretz
By Hagar Shezaf
Published August 27, 2023
Agzayeh Karan was born in Gaza but had been in Israel since 1992 after she married an Israeli citizen. A mother of 12 including four minors, Karan was not permitted to speak with her children or a lawyer once the deportation process began
Read MoreOur Wednesday News Analysis | Palestinian Resistance Tore Down the Green Line Long Ago
Source: The Nation
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/palestinian-resistance-green-line/By AMJAD IRAQI
Published August 10, 2023Despite their physical dispersal, the Palestinian people have never been more connected.
Read MoreHOW AMERICA GOT MEAN
Source: The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/
By David Brooks
Published August 14, 2023
In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.
Read MoreSUMMER OF THE HAWKS
Source: Substack.Com
Published August 17, 2023
Wishful thinking is still the rule among Biden's foreign policy team, as the slaughter in Ukraine continues
Read MoreOur Friday News Analysis | What the World Reads Now!
What’s Going On … Is the world getting meaner? Why?
The Hague, 01 September 2023 | If you know of any story that is decisive, tell the world. We're still searching.DAVID BROOKS | HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN
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In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.The Evangelical Pope | Fake News That is GOOD NEWS
Edited by Abraham A. van Kempen
Published Sunday, September 3, 2021
A Message attributed to Pope Frances … Life is remarkable.
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