Tag Archive: Middle-East

The New Mandela

April 7, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Uri Avnery writes about the determination of the Israeli state to keep Marwan Barghouti, Palestine's Mandela, behind bars

What Marwan Barghouti Really Means to Palestinians

April 4, 2012 8:32 pm Leave your thoughts

Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian political prisoner and Fatah leader, is a unifying figure among Palestinians, last week he called on Palestinians to launch a "large-scale popular resistance" which would "serve the cause of our people," writes Ramzy Baroud.

When will the Palestinians revolt?

March 28, 2012 9:10 pm Leave your thoughts

After six decades of occupation, Israeli government strategists are yet to realize that the Palestinian people are not a singular body of blind followers who can be easily manipulated and controlled, writes Ramzy Baroud.

Why Israel Attacked Gaza: Bibi Stirring Trouble

March 15, 2012 6:38 pm Leave your thoughts

The first Israel missile sped down to its target, scorching the Gaza earth and everything in between. Palestinians collected the body parts of two new martyrs, while Israeli media celebrated the demise of two terrorists, writes Ramzy Baroud.

Michel Warshawski: walls and democracy

March 12, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Legoviews are interviews based on 'Lego Serious Play' methodology, in this EXCLUSIVE interview with Michel Warschawski, Patrizia Bertini uses the world famous Lego bricks - to find her interviewee's answers to tough questions. By involving a creative manual activity, it is thought to engage different areas of the brain and reveal concepts and ideas which might not emerge otherwise.