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Can nonviolence move the next century?

By Todd Gitlin I just returned to New York after visiting Belgrade, where I interviewed (among others) Srdja Popovic, a leader of the nonviolent Otpor movement that overthrew Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, and now a lively, witty, imaginative advocate for nonviolent struggle against dictatorships everywhere. There’s a fine narrative of Otpor’s progress, and Srdja’s approach to…

By +972 Magazine June 7, 2011

Rape, occupation and racism – all a day’s work in Israel

Inside Katsav’s brain I got to the office minutes before the judges handed down their sentence. It was just enough time for my colleagues to gather in my office and bet how much our former President, Moshe Katsav, would get for being a serial rapist. He raped women when he was Minister of Tourism. Between…

By Ami Kaufman March 22, 2011

Blood Libel illustration in the Nazi Newspaper Westdeutchen Beobachter of Cologne

Why didn’t Abe Foxman condemn Palin’s “blood libel” slur?

Sarah Palin’s calculated use of the phrase “blood libel” is yet another example of her canny mastery over American media. Dating back to the time of the Crusaders — and used to justify centuries of anti-Jewish terror — “blood libel” stands as one of the most vile symbols of anti-Semitism ever to plague the Jewish…

By +972 Magazine January 15, 2011

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Did Sarah Palin borrow the term ‘blood libel’ from Israeli discourse?

Sarah Palin, an American conservative celebrity, has used the term ‘blood libel’ to tar critics of her incendiary rhetoric, following a deadly shooting in the US. Did she borrow the phrase from Israeli discourse? Here, it stands for the idea that any accusation against Israel must be a lie. To admit any wrong is to…

By Roi Maor January 15, 2011