On the 41st anniversary of (Israel's) occupation, more than 2000 peace activists from several organizations marched on Saturday (June 7, 2008) through the center of Tel-Aviv, shouting: "Peace -Yes! Occupation - No!" In the first row (above picture): the "Gush Shalom" flags joining the flags of the two states, Israel and Palestine.
Uri Avnery, founder of Gush Shalom, one of the oldest peace organizations in Israel, posted this essay about the American presidential election yesterday. Entitled, Two Americas, Avnery discusses the presidential election in a manner that sharply contrasts the two major Democratic contenders, Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama, and tells why he is supporting Barak Obama.
Along the way, he stumbles upon a fundamental debate within the Democrat party between the DLC/Republican Lites and the left-wing/progressives and its relevance for the Middle East, Israel, and resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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