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Obama's deadly silence

Mon, 2009-01-05 22:04 | Ali Abunimah

There is no silver lining to Israel's slaughter in Gaza, but the reactions to it should at least serve as a wake-up call: when it comes to the struggle for peace and justice in Palestine, the American liberal elites who are about to assume power present as formidable an obstacle as the outgoing Bush administration and its neoconservative backers,writes Ali Abunimah, who points out that Obama's approach on Palestine has been almost indistinguishable from the Bush administration's. Pragoti carries another two articles by Ralph Nader and Ilan Pappe with this one.

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Electronic Intifada

Gaza massacres must spur us to action

Mon, 2008-12-29 16:29 | Ali Abunimah

 "I will play music and celebrate what the Israeli air force is doing." Those were the words, spoken on Al Jazeera today by Ofer Shmerling, an Israeli civil defense official in the Sderot area adjacent to Gaza, as images of Israel's latest massacres were broadcast around the world.

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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10055.shtml

Gaza massacres must spur us to action

Mon, 2008-12-29 16:22 | Ali Abunimah

"I will play music and celebrate what the Israeli air force is doing." Those were the words, spoken on Al Jazeera today by Ofer Shmerling, an Israeli civil defense official in the Sderot area adjacent to Gaza, as images of Israel's latest massacres were broadcast around the world.

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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10055.shtml

Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post

Thu, 2008-11-06 19:12 | Ali Abunimah
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During the United States election campaign, racists and pro-Israel hardliners tried to make an issue out of President-elect Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein. Such people might take comfort in another middle name, that of Obama's pick for White House Chief of Staff: Rahm Israel Emanuel.

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http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9939.shtml

Tel Aviv to Tbilisi: Israel's role in the Russia-Georgia war

Thu, 2008-08-14 12:43 | Ali Abunimah
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From the moment Georgia launched a surprise attack on the tiny breakaway region of South Ossetia last week, prompting a fierce Russian counterattack, Israel has been trying to distance itself from the conflict. This is understandable: with Georgian forces on the retreat, large numbers of civilians killed and injured, and Russia's fury unabated, Israel's deep involvement is severely embarrassing.