| 21/12/04 | UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA |
(Mailing List Information, including unsubscription instructions, is located at the end of this message.) Opinion/Editorial ISRAEL’S WAR ON THE MILIEU John Collins, The Electronic Intifada, 21 December 2004 “Paul Virilio, the French social theorist and war historian, has a useful term for the sort of state violence that Israel is pursuing: “war on the milieu.” According to Virilio, the classical model of waging war is increasingly being replaced by a model of perpetual counterinsurgency, in which war happens not in a strategic arena, but on it. Within such a model, war is waged directly on civilians and on the natural and built environment that ensures their survival. “ Scholar and activist John Collins examines the political economy and symbolic resonance of olive trees in the Palestinian struggle against occupation. electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3449.shtml Human Rights FROM NAZARETH TO BETHLEHEM, ANNO 2004 Arjan El Fassed and Annet Meeuws The Electronic Intifada, 21 December 2004 This week, people around the world will sing “O little town of Bethlehem” and say “peace on earth, goodwill to all people.” However, in the land where Jesus was born, there is no peace and people suffer from daily violence. Imagine if, today, Joseph and Mary would leave from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Would they manage to arrive in time for their son’s birth? Would they be allowed to pass through various checkpoints and roadblocks? If Mary and Joseph were to arrive in Bethlehem, not only would they need permits to pass the roadblocks and checkpoints, but they would also have to make a detour to get into the town. Surrounded by Israel‚s Wall on two sides, Bethlehem has become a prison. electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3450.shtml Activism News SOMERVILLE DIVESTMENT FAILURE IS BITTERSWEET Tom Wallace, The Electronic Intifada, 20 December 2004 It is not difficult to find the silver lining in the very sad and infuriating conclusion (temporary) to the issue of divestment in Somerville, MA. After a long process and sometimes rancorous debate, the aldermen caved to pressure from powerful Jewish groups who blindly support Israel; as one woman said to me “no matter what, no matter what, “no matter what” with her eyes closed and shaking her head poetically. That the Somerville Divestment Project got as far as it did towards passing a divestment resolution is nothing less than spectacular. Tom Wallace reports for EI. electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3448.shtml Diaries THE WRITING ON THE WALL: TERRY BOULLATA Toine van Teeffelen, Live from Palestine, 18 December 2004 The Writing on the Wall is a series of interviews with Palestinians who live close to the Wall. Van Teeffelen asked three questions: How is your daily life influenced by the Wall and the checkpoints? What does freedom mean to you? What are your sources of energy? Toine van Teeffelen speaks with Terry Boullata, head of a private school in Abu Dis and an advocacy worker. “My neighborhood was turned overnight from a residential base into a military zone. Men, women, children – everybody was jumping over the wall at the low point near our house. You could always find children jumping amidst teargas and sound bombs. On a daily basis.” electronicIntifada.net/v2/article3443.shtml — ABOUT US: The Electronic Intifada (EI) is a not-for-profit, independent publication committed to comprehensive public education on the question of Palestine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the economic, political, legal, and human dimensions of Israel’s 37-year occupation of Palestinian territories. EI, found at electronicIntifada.net provides a needed supplement to mainstream commercial media representations of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. More information about our work can be found at electronicIntifada.net/v2/aboutEI.shtml To find out about other EI/eIraq lists available, see: electronicintifada.net/cgi-bin/kebab/mail.cgi SUPPORT OUR PROJECT: Our work needs funding. We accept donations via credit card and cheque. U.S. donations are tax deductible. More information can be found at: electronicintifada.net/v2/article2162.shtml The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: MECCS/EI Project 1507 E. 53rd Street, #500 Chicago, IL 60615, USA electronicIntifada.net |
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