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Entries by Brent E. Sasley from 11/2011

The Future of J14 in Israel

| Posted 11.08.2011 | World
Read More: Israel, Social Protests, Netanyahu Government, Israel Political Parties, j14, j14 Movement, Israel Protests, Israel Politics, World News

J14 is important because of how it began and what it represents, but the key consideration now is how it will pursue its goals of social justice, raising the quality of public services, and changing Israel's socio-economic structures.

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Why Canada's Views on the Arab-Israeli Conflict Matter

| Posted 11.18.2011 | Canada Politics
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel, Stephen Harper, UN Voting, Middle East, Canada Foreign Policy, John Baird, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Canada Politics News

For the most part, UN resolutions never have any direct impact on the strategies of Israeli and Palestinian decision-makers. However, these votes remain important symbols because they are verbal images, telling other international actors 'who' Canada is and what its values are.

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Israeli Democracy Is Safer Than We Think

| Posted 11.23.2011 | World
Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, j14, Israel, Peace Process, Benjamin Netanyahu, New Israel Fund, World News

Israeli democracy is greatly endangered, and those who will suffer will be the Palestinians, the secular, the foreign workers, the leftists; in short, everyone who isn't haredi, secular nationalist, or religious nationalist.

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