Right of return revisited

The debate on the term return to 'an ancient homeland,' whether on the Zionist definition of the land or on the Palestinian definition, exposes an abyss between the two national movements fighting over the country. Salman Masalha Right of return revisited A political tsunami...

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Israel sinking into religious-fundamentalist swamp

Israel sinking into religious-fundamentalist swamp The intention of the proposed new Basic Law that would define Israel as 'the national home for the Jewish people' is to deny the natural rights of Israel's Arab citizens.... Salman Masalha The demographic problem MK Avi...

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Gideon Spiro | They call that a Left?

"There is no need to prefer benighted regimes in order to express opposition to the Israeli Occupation. As a citizen who has been asked to vote for Hadash, I feel insulted by this style. I expect leaders of the party, Jews and Arabs alike, to dissociate themselves from those words..."...Gideon Spiro | They call that a Left?Dr. Salman Masalha is a poet...

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Haim Baram | There is a Jewish-Arab left

In response to "You call this a left?": Haim Baram There is a Jewish-Arab left I am sure that Salman Masalha's article ("You call this a left?," July 27 ) was flattering to Jewish readers and affirmed their prejudice, already pervasive, that most Arab citizens are nationalistic and that the affliction has even spread to Hadash and the Israeli...

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