Opinion

Shielding Israel from Popular Outrage

A bipartisan bill in Congress seeks to criminalize boycotts of Israel with fines and imprisonment, as the so-called BDS movement passes its twelfth birthday, notes Lawrence Davidson. By Lawrence Davidson As of this July, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli racism and apartheid is 12 years old. …

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The Smallest Among Us

By Leslie Stainton It was the detective work that first drew her to pathology—the chance to solve the riddles that underlie death and disease. But it’s the humanity of her work that keeps Raja Rabah going: The child who fails to respond to conventional chemotherapy. The mother who doesn’t know …

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Why the metal detectors at Al-Aqsa are such a big deal

Palestinians aren’t against security measures at the Al-Aqsa compound — they are against changing the delicate status quo at one of Islam’s holiest sites. By Noa Levy Why are the Palestinians up in arms over metal detectors at the entrance to Al-Aqsa? Let me assume for a moment that most …

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Hebron nu verdensarv i Palæstina

Af Ole Olsen – Hebrons gamle bydel er kommet på UNESCO’s liste over steder, der har en så stor historisk værdi, at de bør bevares og beskyttes mod ødelæggelse. Israel forsøgte at forhindre beslutningen. På et møde i juli i Polen tog UNESCO’s verdensarvskomité stilling til en række forslag om …

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