September

In final push, J14 to hold ‘million-person’ march

Protest organizers are running against the ticking September clock to get the turnout this Saturday night to be the largest the country has seen – however difficult questions remain about the future of social justice reforms With September quickly upon us and reports coming out that the army is training settlers in the West Bank…

By Mairav Zonszein August 31, 2011

Are Palestinians walking into a trap at the UN?

When the South African government tried to build non-sovereign states for its blacks they were soundly rejected by the world community. But now the Palestinians appear to be the ones seeking to legitimise their own Bantustan. Virginia Tilley has a very important post up on Electronic Intifada, discussing the possibility the Palestinian bid at the…

By Dimi Reider August 30, 2011

September: The rules of the game have already changed

Israel’s new ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor, gave a fumbling interview to Haaretz, illustrating the panic growing in Israeli diplomatic circles ahead of September. The vote won’t bring the Palestinians a state – but rules of the game have plainly already changed, before the vote even happened. The summer will be spent largely aligning…

By Dimi Reider June 19, 2011

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