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Venezuela expels Israel envoy over Gaza attacks

Recasts with ambassador expulsion, adds Chavez, quote, background) CARACAS, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Venezuela expelled the ambassador to Israel on Tuesday in protest over the offensive in Gaza only hours after leftist President Hugo Chavez called the attacks a Palestinian “holocaust.” The socialist Chavez, a harsh critic of Israel and the United States, in recent [...]

In the name of the Palestinians

By Tariq Ramadan Originally published at Tariq Ramadan Startling—and stomach turning : where Palestinians are involved, memory and sense of proportion fail us. The Jewish conscience, justifiably, has long called upon the world’s powers and upon their citizens to remain vigilant, never to forget -in the name of “the duty of memory”- the atrocities, massacres and [...]

How To Help Gaza in 48 Hours

wa salatu wa salam ‘ala sayyidina Muhammad salAllahu alayhi wa sallama as Salamu alaykum wa RahmatuAllahi wa Barakatahu, Here’s the plan for the next 48 hours. With Allah’s Help, inshaAllah we can all make an enormous difference in a short amount of time.

VOTING IS HARAM!

By Wasif Khan It was a hot summer’s day inside the university’s common room, but the temperature outside was well below 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Vague memories of the time I spent 10 years ago still linger in my mind. Why did I call this cold day a hot summer’s day? Because I was on a [...]

Interview with Norman Finkelstein by

by Wajahat Ali Originally published at Goat Milk blog Wajahat Ali speaks to American political scientist and writer Dr. Norman Finkelstein about the denial of his tenure at DePaul University, anti-Semitism, and challenging the academic status quo on the Palestine-Israel conflict. WAJAHAT ALI: In the recent DePaul University tenure controversy, you and a vocal community [...]