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CAMBRIDGE, MASS.—There have been plenty of occasions recently when I thought of quitting forever. I have been tempted to take the one dream that mattered the most to me and millions of other Palestinians??our long quest for justice—and throw it into that little space in my brain reserved for those fantasies that reality and logic discourage. But then the latest chaos in Gaza came up on the news, only to remind me of the reason why I chose this path of speaking up for Palestinians. The people entangled and entrapped...
...approach in dealing with the PA; simultaneously, the targeting of Amr will certainly discourage moderates and reformers from speaking up. This combination of trends leaves the majority of the Palestinian population voiceless—condemned to silence as their aspirations for statehood and sovereignty dissolve before their eyes. The Palestinians?? struggle for independence has long been more than a temporarily difficult phase like any other liberation endeavor, but has instead become an everlasting hardship...
...about how the PA was offered 94, 95, 99 or even 100 percent of the 1967 lands—it all depends on how far the person describing the deal is willing to stretch it. Still, almost no Palestinian believes that Arafat was offered a viable and sovereign state. Palestinians?? problem with the PA, however, stems from corruption that has entrenched its institutions. Decentralization, transparency and reform were all popular Palestinian demands before they became U.S. and Israeli negotiating conditions. Arafat’s mediocre performance in these areas has severely damaged his image amongst Palestinians...
Chomsky read Dershowitz’s quotes about the conflict, replacing the word “Palestinians?? with “Jews” to demonstrate that racism toward Palestinians is acceptable, while anti-Semitism...
...Nakayama, Spelke and their colleagues for divestment, available at the petition website. The list includes such military giants as McDonald’s, IBM, International Paper and Lehmann Brothers. Are our faculty urging Harvard to pull its funds away from the infamous “Cheeseburger of Death to Palestinians?? project? Or is their “political” position an effort to divest from Israel’s banks, medical companies, high-tech industry, economy and people...