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Talking Twin Babies – 56 Million Views Later

by Pier Marton | Dec 30, 2011 | Afri, Art, Asia, Books, Dance, France, Hispanic, History, Humor, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Juif, Magyar, Middle-East, Mystery, Native, Poet, Politics, Racism, Sounds, Spectacle, Theater, Women

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Being Pro-Israel can be Progressive!

by Pier Marton | Dec 25, 2011 | Antisemitism, Cam, Death, Ego, France, Highlights, History, Human Rights, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Judaism, Juif, KeyText, Middle-East, Native, Now, Politics, Racism, Shoah, Time, Wars, Women

Recently an apparently well-known British blogger featured on Democracy Now! was denouncing some British politicians for being “Pro-Israel” and from my progressive perspective I was shocked. I shouldn’t have been… Too many times I have been...

“We Are All Icelandic Jews!” (after the 1968 “Nous Sommes Tous des Juifs Allemands!”)

by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics, Women

Iceland Jews are left out in the cold by Judy Maltz Though it numbers under 100 members, Iceland does have a Jewish community, and even a Jewish first lady. Some of them, however, say they’re afraid to identify themselves publicly as such. REYKJAVIK – Even...

How I became a ‘terrorist’ by Abdelrahman Al Ahmar

by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Human Rights, Jewish, Judaism, Middle-East, Politics

How I became a ‘terrorist’ by Abdelrahman Al Ahmar in Haaretz. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...

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by Pier Marton | Dec 24, 2011 | Afri, Death, Doc, France, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Women

For English translation click on CC on the first of the clips. Because of the brutality contained in these clips “viewer discretion is advised.” http://youtu.be/Gkz7Mv8DF_8 Photographs of army soldiers, thugs and unknown civilians who were throwing rocks,...

Time Magazine Person(s) of the Year(s): Bradley Manning/Julian Assange/Daniel Ellsberg!

by Pier Marton | Dec 19, 2011 | Asia, Death, History, Human Rights, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Quotes, Racism, Site, Travel, Wars

From Daniel Ellsberg on Democracy Now: The Time magazine cover gives protester, an anonymous protester, as “Person of the Year,” but it is possible to put a face and a name to that picture of “Person of the Year.” And the American face I would...