Monthly Archives: January 2006

By now, most Palestinians recognize Israel’s entrenched system of colonialism, racism and denial of basic human rights as a form of apartheid. In fact, Palestinians are far from alone in holding this view of Israel; leading South African intellectuals, politicians [...]

The article, which appeared in Global Agenda, a magazine published by the forum and distributed to participants, carried the headline "Boycott Israel." The author, Mazin Qumsiyeh, equated Israel‘s policies toward Palestinians with apartheid and said that countries should withdraw their [...]

I believe there are a number of serious problems associated with this conference and I was hoping to draw your attention to these problems. These problems have nothing to do with you personally, but they do affect our struggle in [...]

Editor’s Note: This article appears in the January 14 issue of the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. The recent proposal that Norway boycott Israeli goods has provoked passionate debate. In my view, a rational examination of this issue would pose two questions: [...]