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Bantustans and the unilateral declaration of statehood

by Virginia Tilley

Cape Town (South Africa) | 22 November 2009

The rumoured unilateral proclamation of a Palestinian State by Mahmoud Abbas has been portrayed by the media as an attempt to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by arriving at a forced conclusion. Nothing could be further from the truth, points out Virginia Tilley. In reality, the de (...)

The Case for Boycotting Israel

by Virginia Tilley

Johannesburg (Afrique du Sud) | 6 September 2006

It is finally time. After years of internal arguments, confusion, and dithering, the time has come for a full-fledged international boycott of Israel. Good cause for a boycott has, of course, been in place for decades, as a raft of initiatives already attests. But Israel’s war crimes are now (...)

“Moving politics to the centre”

by Shmuel Sandler

1 December 2005

The announcement made on Monday by Ariel Sharon about the foundation of a new centre party is an act of courage. According to all observers, Sharon could have taken Likud to a new electoral victory but he abandoned it to be able to implement a policy that can allow Israel to have better (...)