Tag: Palestine
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Same Difference?
Yesterday, Canada, Britain, and Australia, officially recognized a Palestinian state. Portugal followed later in the day and France is expected to do so today. This puts Canada in conflict with the US who has no intention of doing so. This will be an interesting week at the UN assembly this week where both Mark Carney…
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Outside Interests?
since the beginning of the pro Palestinian University protests a couple weeks back over 2000 people have been arrested. In New York City, 282 people have been arrested in relation to the university protests at Columbia and at CCNY. Ofthose arrested, 30% of the protesters at Columbia were not affiliated with the university and 60%…
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I’m Just As Guilty
The university protests in the US and now spreading into Canada seem to be getting worse. throughout occupied campuses you hear chance such as “Death to America”. at Columbia University yesterday students were ordered to leave campus grounds by 2 o’clock or be suspended. The encampments remained and subsequent to the 2 o’clock order, protesters…
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Protests
Back in the late 1960’s and early 70’s, university campuses were rocked by protests over the Viet Nam war. In May of 1970, 4 people were killed at Kent State University, by the National Guard, during a protest. The protesters were Americans protesting against American policies. Eventually that war ended in 1975 after the loss…
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Somebody Step Up!
Attribution to TUBS The red shaded portion of this map is the Gaza Strip. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt to the Southwest and Israel. This is the description of the Gaza Strip from Wikipedia. “The Gaza Strip is 41 kilometres (25 miles) long, from 6 to 12 km (3.7 to 7.5 mi) wide, and…
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How Does This End?
Attribution to TownDown – Own work This is a situation where the phrase ‘thoughts and prayers’ is truly applicable. It has been three weeks since Hamas fighters infiltrated into Israel and massacred over 1,400 civilians and kidnapped over 200 more. The anger and desire for revenge, in response to this brutal attack, remains at a…