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In Iran social networks and new electronic technologies have given people the courage to collectively express their dissent. The new media's ability to limit state control over communication may become an important tool in democratising global politics, argues Henry Giroux.
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Lack of international action against Israel's war on Gaza illustrates the grand hypocracy of human rights rhetoric. But civilian groups can now use international law to show
the 'legitimacy gap' of Israeli government tactics in the Palestinian territories, argues Richard Falk.
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In the aftermath of the Israeli military operation in Gaza, there is little evidence to suggest that Israel will find greater security, that the Palestinian question is closer to resolution, or that Hamas will silence their rockets, says Paul Rogers.
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The rise of Hamas in Gaza can be traced to an overarching Israeli government strategy to paint moderate Palestinian leaders as 'terrorist elements', and an unhealthy alliance between Israel intelligence agencies and government, says Ira Chernus.
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The people of Gaza are victims of geopolitics at its inhumane
worst: producing what Israel itself calls a 'total war' against an
essentially defenseless society that lacks any defensive military
capability whatsoever and is completely vulnerable to Israeli attacks, writes Richard Falk.
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What Israel fears is not terrorism but Palestinian
independence. Israel will not permit a sovereign Palestinian government
to emerge on land it intends to hold - and probably expand - as its own, argues Alan Nasser.
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As Israel's illegal airstrikes continue to inflict carnage on innocent Palestinians, a range of critical voices are urging concerned citizens to join the global movement of outrage and solidarity
with Gaza, to build a global campaign of non-violent pressure to force
Israel to comply with international law, and "to no longer be silent".
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