Tag: Activism
Alan Hart and what it takes to struggle on
Lawrence Davidson argues that far from being lost, the Palestinian cause “has made significant progress over the past three decades and it is well positioned to make more progress in the future”.
Truth-tellers and justice-seekers: don’t give up!
Stuart Littlewood argues that amid the darkness engulfing the Palestinian cause, from failed leadership to unconditional Euro-American support for Israeli crimes, signs of hope are beginning to emerge.
Palestine truth fighter Alan Hart’s farewell
Stuart Littlewood says journalist Alan Hart’s departure from the Palestine struggle should serve as a wake-up call to Palestinians that the patience of their most devoted sympathizers is wearing thin.
Corporate India vs indigenous peoples
Graham Peebles calls for an alternative to the greedy corporate-driven capitalist totalitarianism that is confining millions of India’s indigenous Adivasi and Dalit peoples to poverty and the margins of society.
Critical thinking gone missing – worldwide
Lawrence Davidson explores the reasons for the absence of critical thinking among Americans and others, from lack of interest in matters that don’t affect their daily lives to bureaucratic groupthink and ideology.
George Galloway and the topless feminist
Nureddin Sabir highlights British MP George Galloway’s walkout at an Oxford University debate about boycotting Israel, and a Tunisian feminist’s topless protest, as examples of gesture politics guaranteed to be counter-productive.
Boycotting Israel Galloway-style
Stuart Littlewood asks why Israel boycott advocates are attacking British MP George Galloway for boycotting a weasel-worded Israeli, despite the boycott movement HQ’s position that this is a matter of personal choice.
Palestinian diaspora must become engaged
Alan Hart explains why unless the Palestinian diaspora fully engages in the struggle for liberation, and pro-Palestinian activists effectively organize and coordinate their activities, the Palestinian cause will be lost.
Palestinian PR coordination and unity
Alan Hart analyses the reasons for Israel’s propaganda success and argues that to match this Palestinians must first disband the Palestinian Authority “to make Israel fully responsible and accountable for its occupation”.
In solidarity with the people of Syria
A petition in support of the Syrian people’s struggle against dictatorship and genocide has been launched by the Global Campaign of Solidarity with the Syrian Revolution, which also has a Facebook page