COSATU Backs Palestinian Right to Self Determination

COSATU Backs Palestinian Right to Self Determination

by | Sep 23, 2011

The Palestinian statehood bid is indeed a form of diplomatic resistance in a larger struggle. COSATU backs the Palestinian right to self determination and efforts to reach a viable state for, by and of all the people of Palestine – including the majority who...

Why Kosovo But Not Palestine? | by Zoltan Grossman

by | Oct 6, 2011

In his September 21 speech to the United Nations, President Obama announced that he would veto U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state, because its independence was not a result of a negotiated settlement with Israel. He said that “peace depends upon compromise among...

The UN is part of Palestine’s problem | by Frank Barat

by | Oct 6, 2011

At the United Nations building in New York City on Friday, 23 September 2011, Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) addresses the General Assembly in his bid to obtain full recognition of...
COSATU Statement on the Dalai Lama Visit

COSATU Statement on the Dalai Lama Visit

by | Oct 6, 2011

The Congress of South African Trade Unions notes the continuing media frenzy around the Dalai Lama’s visit to South Africa.We also note and respectfully differ with the remarks attributed to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, in particular the assertion that South...

His Hollowness the 14th Dalai Lama | by Roz Chidwick

by | Oct 17, 2011

This month sees an official visit to Australia by the 14th Dalai Lama. A deluxe package, priced at $5,000, will give you the chance to witness the teachings and the “journey of a man of compassion and wisdom”. The main event in Melbourne, a three-day teaching session,...