Word: liberationism
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David Blumenfeld had just been shot by Omar Khatib, a young member of a radical faction of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. His attempted murder was part of a conspiracy to kill tourists in Jerusalem in order to attract international attention to their cause; the group would claim three victims in...
Robeson often signed for films expecting script approval, only to feel trapped in stereotype by the time of shooting. So the camera catches him in the corpse of his original enthusiasm--an actor's version of passive resistance. Perhaps his naivety was as huge as his talent. He believed that...
But sometimes it is the duty of political leaders to sup with the devil. Many national-liberation struggles, not excepting Israel's fight for existence in the 1940s, have seen violence against civilians: think Ireland or Kenya. Such outrages cannot be a reason for never talking to those responsible for...
Two prominent themes underlie Cohen’s analysis of America’s historical, cultural and political influence on Asia. First, he claims that the popularity of American culture in Asia did not occur through coercion but was a choice made Asians themselves, who “manipulated Americans...
Arafat is a political and rhetorical genius, which has enabled him to manipulate Israel and the greater international community for far too long. Since Arafat’s glorious return from exile in Tunis and Israel’s agreement to recognize the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole...