Presentation at the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, Cape Town, November 2011 Apartheid is a system of racial domination, in which a dominant group exploits, oppresses, marginalizes and excludes subordinate groups. The specific forms of these practices may vary from...
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The Russell Tribunal on Palestine: Findings
Israel subjecting Palestinian people to apartheid, as defined under international law Cape Town Session: Summary of findings, 7 November 2011"May this tribunal prevent the crime of silence" - Bertrand Russell, London, 13 November 1966The Russell Tribunal on Palestine...
Corruption and Class Discontent: The Contours of Bourgeois Political Forms and State-Formation | by Maya John
Early this year a relatively unknown 74-year old Gandhian, Kisan Baburao Hazare (also known as Anna Hazare), shot to fame for raising a campaign against corruption. For days on end, Anna Hazare haunted our television sets, and details of his campaign greeted us every...
The Spectre of South Africa | by John Reynolds
Next week, the third session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine will convene in Cape Town’s famous District Six. In the 1970s, 60,000 residents of District Six were forcibly removed following its designation as a White Area by the apartheid regime. Based on...
Not judges, but witnesses: the third Russell Tribunal on Palestine begins | by Frank Barat
“We will not be free until Palestine is free.” (Ryan Rodrick Beiler) “We do not represent any state power, nor can we compel the policy-makers responsible for crimes against the people of Vietnam to stand accused before us. We have no force majeure. The procedures of...
Not judges, but witnesses: the third Russell Tribunal on Palestine begins | by Frank Barat
“We will not be free until Palestine is free.” (Ryan Rodrick Beiler) “We do not represent any state power, nor can we compel the policy-makers responsible for crimes against the people of Vietnam to stand accused before us. We have no force majeure. The procedures of...
The Real ‘Theater Of The Absurd’: Netanyahu And His Endgame In Palestine | by Ramzy Baroud
During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly as “the theater of the absurd.” Israel’s few friends at the United Nations – led by the US delegation - listened gleefully and applauded...
The Real ‘Theater Of The Absurd’: Netanyahu And His Endgame In Palestine | by Ramzy Baroud
During his deliberately offensive speech on September 23, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the General Assembly as “the theater of the absurd.” Israel’s few friends at the United Nations – led by the US delegation - listened gleefully and applauded...
The Negev’s Hot Wind Blowing | by Jonathan Cook
Over the past 15 months the dusty plains of the northern Negev desert in Israel have been witness to a ritual of destruction, part of a police operation known as Hot Wind. On 29 occasions since June 2010, hundreds of Israeli paramilitary officers have made the...






