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The Objective of Israel’s “Operation Pillar of Defense”

From On November 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Renowned international relations theorist John Mearsheimer writes in the London Review of Books:

So what is going on here? At the most basic level, Israel’s actions in Gaza are inextricably bound up with its efforts to create a Greater Israel that stretches from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean [...]

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Runner Caster Semenya: gender, sex and discrimination

From On August 26, 2009 · 7 Comments

Open letter by South African gender activists

Some of those championing Caster Semenya’s cause accuse those wanting to sex-test Caster of imperialism and racism (as well as sexism). Others plead to wait before reaching a verdict, arguing that the realities of sex testing are enormously complex

Firstly to address the issue of terminology, over which [...]

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