Palestine

Mon 12.19.11 | Action and Reaction in the Arab World

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The Arab world has undergone dramatic transformations in the past year. Tariq Ali assesses the people's uprisings and casts a critical eye on both US foreign policy and Western media coverage. He also considers the impact of developments in the Middle East and north Africa on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Tues 5.31.11| Wallerstein on the Arab Revolts

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Popular uprisings continue to shake the Arab world; the Libyan conflict drags on; the Hamas-Fatah rapprochement suggests new directions for the Palestinian struggle. Immanuel Wallerstein comments on these and other developments; he also analyzes the current state of US power and global influence.

Wed 4.01.09| Architecture of Occupation

What can an architect tell us about Israel's mechanisms of control over, and transformation of, the Occupied Territories? In what ways are the territories an Israeli laboratory, and how might pointing to Israel's conduct as illegal be ineffective? Eyal Weizman contends that there is an architecture to the occupation that must be examined and condemned.

Tues 12.30.08| Bombing Gaza; Panitch II

What do the Israeli air strikes on Gaza have to do with the upcoming Israeli elections, with Egypt, and with Obama's impending accession to power? Beshara Doumani shares his analysis. And Leo Panitch contests the notion that the US intervenes abroad only in the interests of US elites.

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