Kairos USA is a Christian group dedicated to taking a “bold, prophetic stand against the unjust policies that oppress Palestinians and sicken Israeli society.” Taken from the Greek term Kairos, meaning “favorable time” or “decisive epoch,” Kairos USA is a movement of...
John Dugard was born in Fort Beaufort, Cape Province, South Africa in 1936.He completed his law degrees at Cambridge University, became a Professor of Law at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and eventually became dean at the School of Law and director...
The Afrikaans word “apartheid”, which translates to “separateness”, entered the realm of international law in response to racist regimes in South Africa. Apartheid refers to an institutionalized system of segregation based on race. The 1973 United Nations...
In this episode of The Big Picture Podcast, host Mohamed Hassan speaks with Richard Boyd Barett, an Irish lawmaker and anti-war activist. Barett has been an advocate for an end to apartheid in both South Africa and Palestine, often leading rallies and marches across...
Tom Freudenheim is a Jewish American who blogs at www.freudenheim.com. He recently wrote a letter to the Promised Land Museum, which reads as follows: “I’m devoted to the Forward, so when I read the article about you I was puzzled as to why I hadn’t known about you...
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?...
With a comparison between apartheid South Africa and the Israel/Palestine conflict, this documentary traces the future of one conflict from the past of another. Weaving the history of apartheid into the complex issues facing Israelis and Palestinians, it highlights...
Former Ambassadors Call It Like They See It Apartheid in Israel is controversial when it comes to contemporary discussions of the country. Apartheid is a system of rule that is inherently unequal and discriminatory anathema to a free and democratic society. Systematic...
George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer who is the leader of the Workers Party of Britain. In this segment of The Jimmy Dore Show, Galloway talks about fighting apartheid in South Africa alongside Jewish South Africans. He also discusses the...
“One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” —Omar El Akkad, Journalist Why We Record: Defying Fragmentation and Erasure in...
“What I saw today made me feel ashamed to be Jewish” – Don Pardo, former Director of Mossad Tamir Pardo, the former Director of Mossad from 2011–2016, recently toured the West Bank, after which he delivered a sobering assessment of the mistreatment of Palestinian...
The Akevot Institute for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Research published a previously suppressed IDF intelligence report dating from 1948. This report contradicts the Israeli narrative about the major factor in the displacement of Israel’s Arab residents during the...
David Sheen is a Toronto-born, Haifa-based investigative journalist, who has worked for dozens of local, regional, and international news outlets, from Haaretz to Electronic Intifada, since 2010. He has focused extensively on the Israeli far-right, including the...
In the Knesset, who is left-wing? Who is right-wing? Are these terms even useful? Investigative journalist, David Sheen, gave a series of lectures for an international audience; he threw out the traditional breakdown of Israeli politics in favor of a new alignment...