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55.1%ANMag Issue 17 Public Surveillance
The Palestinian Israeli Minority: Their Role in Israeli Politics and Regional Effects
By Vanessa Zuabi, Staff Writer
Paris, France - On April 24, 2007, Azmi Bishara, leader of the Socialist Democratic Party in Israel and a leading Palestinian human rights activist, resigned from his position within the Israeli Knesset. He had served as a minister of the parliament (MP) within the government since 1996 and has been a primary critic of Israeli government policies. His resignation came during an ongoing investigation linking him with Lebanese officials during the Israeli/Hezbollah war. Bishara asserts he is being persecuted for criticizing Israeli politics... [More]
The United Nations of the United States of America
By Farah Salka, Staff Writer
Galway, Ireland - So, there is the United Nations, the international organization brought up after the Second World War in 1945, which holds innocent dreams of facilitating co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social progress and human rights issues. To recapitulate, the victorious Allied Powers of that war had had enough with conflicts that they themselves brought upon themselves and all the other people. They decided, selflessly no doubt, to end it all by applying rules designed by them to enforce on others. [More]
Beware of Sarkozy’s Cozy Relationships with the U.S. and Israel
By Yousef Salama, Contributing Writer
Toronto, Canada -With the looming departure of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bush has not had to wait long to get a new playmate. With his victory last week, Nicolas Sarkozy will become the main man in Europe that both policymakers in Washington and Israel will look to for support on many policy issues. As such, this new dynamic should give those in Beirut something to think about between each whiff of the hubble bubble (argileh) and every sip of coffee. [More]