The injustice of Israel’s occupation of Palestine is so glaring that it is difficult for its supporters to defend it, so they tend to opt for suppressing the voices exposing it. This was the case a couple of weeks ago, when an event on Capitol Hill on the abuse of Palestinian...
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Washington Watch: What We Didn't Know or Chose to Ignore About the '67 War
by James Zogby in Washington Watch
In June of 1967, I was in the midst of my final weeks in college when the war broke out. At the time, I knew little about the Middle East, since I was more engaged in the anti-war and civil rights movements. And so as I watched the UN Security Council debates that preceded and followed the war, I saw what was unfolding through the prism of those struggles with which I was more familiar—the one in opposition to the war in Vietnam and the other for civil rights and justice in America. As a result, I was skeptical both about the US and Israel's justifications for the war and the reporting and political commentary that followed. The story, as it was being told, was too simple and, therefore, it just didn't ring true. I knew there had to be more. Continue reading...
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When a Crime is Used to Justify Anti-Muslim Legislation
By Haley Arata Anti-Muslim hate has spread rapidly through the U.S. over the years. While some politicians are stepping up to promote anti-discriminatory efforts, others are pushing more xenophobic legislation like Michigan’s anti-Sharia bill, HB 4499, proposed in April. This bill joins the ranks of proposed anti-Sharia bills across the country. Since 2010, 35 states have either...
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Together We Came: Hisham Matar
By Haley Arata Ten hours writing, three coffees, and two hours on the Internet: the magic writing formula for award-winning Arab American writer Hisham Matar. Matar was born in New York, grew up in Tripoli and Cairo, and now lives in England. Hisham’s father, Jaballa Matar, opposed the Gaddafi regime and when...
