On The Real News, Shir Hever talked about the Göttingen Peace Prize and its effect on the discussion of Palestinian rights in Germany. Right-wing politicians tried to prevent the Roland Röhl Foundation, an organization that promotes conflict and peace research, from giving the prize to the Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East group. The Central Council of Jews in Germany classified Jewish Voice as an “antisemitic association.”

Where Is the Palestinian Mandela?
Many interested in Israel-Palestine have asked the question: “Where is the Palestinian Mandela?” But Nelson Mandela’s grandson Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela has argued that this question emerges from a distortion of his grandfather’s legacy. Who Was Nelson Mandela?...