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Uri Avnery: Sorry, Wrong Continent

Another thoughtful rumination from our favourite veteran Israeli peace activist. This dispatch is about how misplaced regional identity contributes to the I-P conflict and how this Israeli self-image and worldview … Continue reading

26 December, 2006 · 2 Comments

Christmas in Bethlehem

As we enjoy our Christmases, another Christmas passes under occupation in Bethlehem, multifaith community and birthplace of Christ. Earlier this month the Mayor of Bethlehem, Dr. Victor Batarsa, held his … Continue reading

25 December, 2006 · 1 Comment

A woman’s place: Haredim society

Charles Fourier once astutely noted that “The degree of emancipation of woman is the natural measure of general emancipation.” That is, the degree of freedom women enjoy as their natural … Continue reading

22 December, 2006 · 6 Comments

Sydney: Let there be … less light; and, goin’ nuclear

If you wanted a taste of bizarre weather that might well be linked to climate change (that isn’t a hurricane, which have increased in severity and frequency), look no further … Continue reading

21 December, 2006 · 2 Comments

Timely Reminders

"Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the devil in others, never succeed in making the world better, but leave it either as it was, or sometimes perceptibly worse than what it was, before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself."
-- Aldous Huxley

"The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All others are subsumed by it."
-- Diane DiPrima, "Rant", from Pieces of a Song.

"It is difficult
to get the news from poems
yet men die miserably every day
for lack
of what is found there"
-- William Carlos Williams, "Asphodel, That Greeny Flower"


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