Posts Tagged ‘Golda Meir’
Helen Aksentijevic interviews veteran anti-Zionist Moshe Machover, one of the founders of Matzpen, the Socialist Organisation in Israel
Machover looks back on life since his childhood under the Palestine Mandate and describes both his own family and political background There are not many people who can justly be described as legends in their own lifetime but Moshe Machover is one such person. An indefatigable optimist he was the ‘one who got away’. Targeted…
Read MoreJeremy Bowen Interviews Likud’s Oren Hazan and Bassam Tamimi – over that famous Slap!
Oren Hazan – Likud MK – ‘If I’d been the soldier Ahed would have ended up in hospital’ At last the BBC recognises world-wide outrage over Ahed Tamimi as Jeremy Bowen interviews Bassem Tamimi, the father of Ahed and Likud MK, Oren Hazan. Hazan is one of the most virulent racists in Israel’s Knesset and…
Read MoreShulamit Aloni – A Beacon of Tolerance Amidst a Sea of Racism
The Death of Shulamit Aloni and the idea of a progressive Zionism It is with sadness that I learnt of the death of Shulamit Aloni, who formed the Civil Rights Party in 1973, which then went onto form an alliance with the ‘left’ Zionist Mapam and Centre Party Shinui Meretz, in 1992. Shulamit was leader…
Read MoreEgyptian Jews Invited to Return
Issam al-Aryan calls on Jews to return Palestinians, Egyptian Jews and propaganda Despite claims to the contrary, it isn’t all sunshine and rainbows when Jewish Egyptians reflect on Egypt. Joseph Massad is Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University. Last Modified: 07 Jan 2013 05:31 “The statements made by Issam…
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