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11 May 2003 -- 3:50PM US CST
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ISRAEL DISCOVERS THAT DEMOCRACY IS NOT AN ISRAELI VALUE
Arjan El Fassed and Nigel Parry, The Electronic Intifada, 22 May 2003

The Israel Democracy Institute presents its 2003
"Democracy Index" at a conference today. The Index
concludes that "Israel is not a substantive democracy" and
notes that "more than half (53%) of the Jews in Israel
state out loud that they are against full equality for the
Arabs; 77% say there should be a Jewish majority on
crucial political decisions; less than a third (31%)
support having Arab political parties in the government;
and the majority (57%) think that the Arabs should be
encouraged to emigrate". EI founders Arjan El Fassed and
Nigel Parry report.

 http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1512.shtml


Activism:
WHY TWO WOMEN WENT TO WAR: PRIVATE
LYNCH AND RACHEL CORRIE
Naomi Klein, The Toronto Globe and Mail, 21 May 2003

"Private Jessica Lynch went to Iraq as a soldier loyal to
her government. Ms. Corrie went to Gaza to oppose the
actions of her government. As a U.S. citizen, she believed
she had a special responsibility to defend Palestinians
against U.S.-built weapons, purchased with U.S. aid to
Israel. In letters home, she described how fresh water was
being diverted from Gaza to Israeli settlements, and how
death was more normal than life." Naomi Klein examines the
different fates of two young American women who went to
war zones in the Middle East, and wonders what it says
about the US that one is viewed as a hero while the other
is not.

 http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/activismwire.shtml#1511


Human Rights:
ISRAEL DEPORTS PALESTINIAN FROM THE WEST BANK TO THE GAZA STRIP
PCHR, Report, 20 May 2003

In the implementation of an Israeli military order issued
on 10 April 2003, Israeli occupying forces transferred
Mahmoud Suleiman Sa'id al-Sa'di al-Saffouri, 31, from his
home in Jenin to the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, 18 May
2003. According to the military order, al-Sa'di will spend
two years in Gaza.

 http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1506.shtml


Art, Music & Culture:
IBDAA, YOUTH PALESTINIAN DANCE TROUP WILL PERFORM
THIS SUMMER IN EIGHT MAJOR U.S. CITIES
Shirabe Yamada, Middle East Children's Alliance, 21 May 2003

Ibdaa Dance Troupe, youth performers from Dheisheh refugee
camp in Palestine, will be touring the United States this
summer. The last time Ibdaa toured the U.S. was in 1999.
The tour is sponsered by the Middle East Children's
Alliance.

 http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1510.shtml


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