Posts Tagged ‘Azmi Bishara’
Why Israel’s Permit System is more sophisticated and controlling than Apartheid South Africa’s Pass System
The permit regime has a chilling effect on day to day life and political activity Israel confiscates solar panels supplying power to village not connected to grid for 50 years When we think of Apartheid, whether Israeli or South African, we think of discrimination, segregation and separation. But the essence of Apartheid was labour control…
Read MoreThe ‘only democracy in the Middle East’ Suspends 3 Palestinian members of the Knesset and takes steps to expel them
Israel is, as every Zionist propagandist tells you, a democracy. Of course they define a democracy quite narrowly. Basically the chance to vote every few years for a new parliament (Knesset) counts as democracy. The systematic discrimination, the denial of land rights to Israeli Palestinians, the denial of any civil or political rights to the…
Read MoreBanning the northern Islamic Movement Demonstrates that for Arabs Israel is no Democracy
Demonstration against the banning of the northern wing of the Islamic Movement Netanyahu decided on November 17th to ban the northern wing of the Islamic Movement. A movement which is supported by about half of Israeli Palestinians. Netanyahu did this for nakedly political reasons, as Jonathan Cook shows in his article below. Raed Salah outside…
Read MoreThe Myth of Israeli Democracy – Arab Votes Count for Nothing
Jonathan Cook, who lives in Nazareth There is a widespread belief that Israel is the Middle East’s only democracy and that Arabs, who can vote in Israeli elections, are equal participants in this democracy. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact no Arab party has ever been a member of a government coalition. …
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