Source: Johansen, J. (2007). Israeli Peace Movement. Encyclopedia of activism and social justice. G. L. Anderson and K. Herr. Thousand Oaks, Calif., Sage Publications: 762-765. Israeli Peace Movement The peace movement in Israel has roots back to the creation of the state in 1948.…
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Tagged with: Ihud, Israel, Judah Magnes, Martin Buber, Moshe Dayan, Palestine, peace movements, Peace Now, PLO, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Zionist movement
Posted in In English, Peace Research, Social Movements
Posted in In English, Peace Research, Social Movements
The Intifada of the Elections: some reflections on the elections in Palestine and the tasks ahead
Originally published in xxx Elections in Palestine major achievement. All Palestinians and friends of Palestine should be congratulated on the elections! Despite occupation, travel restrictions, checkpoints and a number of other obstacles from the Israeli side, the PA, the political…
Tagged with: Fatah, Hamas, intifada, Israel, Palestine, PLO, UN, United Nations
Posted in In English, Political comment and analysis
Posted in In English, Political comment and analysis
Conditions for Civil Resistance
Originally published in xxx History When Gandhi introduced the concept of Passive Resistance in his article on “The Benefits of Passive Resistance” on September 7 1907 he for sure did not understood how that concept would develop over the years.…
Tagged with: Charta 77, Civil Resistance, Gandhi, Georgia, Iran, Martin Luther King, nonviolence, nonviolent resistance, Nonviolent revolutions, Palestine, Passive Resistance, Phillippines, Poland, revolution, Revolutions, Social Forum, World Social Forum
Posted in In English, Nonviolence, Social Movements
Posted in In English, Nonviolence, Social Movements
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Labelling opposition “terrorists” – Delegitimising dissent against Israeli policies
This article will present the Israeli governments efforts to delegitimise opponents by making ordinary political actions illegal and labelling them ”terrorism”. Three recent events have escalated this process. The elections in Palestine 2006, the growth of boycotts and sanctions, and…
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