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• Update on West Bank Violence - Salem-News.Com
• The Soul - The Atlantic
• Lawmakers can improve education - Charleston Daily Mail

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Update on West Bank Violence - Salem-News.Com Posted: 12 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT	May-12-2010 16:17 Mazin Qumsiyeh for Salem-News.com Former Duke and Yale Professor's observations from Palestine. (JERUSALEM) - In this digest: Resumption of indirect negotiations a waste of time, video of protest in Nabi Saleh, John Greyson calls on Elton John to cancel appearance in Tel Aviv, Obama's wrong appointment to the Supreme Court, proposal for an commemoration of Iraq Genocide, how an Israeli general tried to cover-up the murder of Rachel Corrie, and two Nakba articles. "Every prophet has realized that nobody loves you for being the enemy of their illusions. Every prophet has realized that most of us want peace at any price as long as the peace is ours and somebody else pays the price. That is why the prophet Jeremiah said, " 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace" —William Sloane Coffin "Not to Bring Peace, But a Sword". The indirect negotiations between the most rightist fascist government in Israel's history and the weakest, most divided and most unrepresentative Palestinian leadership in history have started. Their chance of 'success' is near zero. And in this case success is giving us another Oslo like arrangement to manage the conflict (as Israel always aimed for) rather than address the injustice of occupation and colonization and reach a win-win situation for the people of the region. Repackaging occupation and colonization in the terminology of a 'two state solution' will be attempted once again. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities delivered a fresh wave of orders for home demolitions including here in my town of Beit Sahour. I believe it is not worth paying attention to political machinations and concentrate instead on intensifying our struggle for example on the ground with popular resistance and internationally with boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (bdsmovement.net). Video of Protest by Nabi Saleh last Friday: notice how the soldiers did not let the protest proceed peacefully and immediately attacked it with tear gas which prompted stone throwing and escalation. Palestinian civil society has called on Elton John to respect their boycott call and cancel his June 17th concert in Tel Aviv. If he does so, he'll be joining Santana and Gil-Scott Heron, who recently cancelled their spring concerts in Israel. This video from Canadian filmmaker John Greyson suggests six reasons why Elton should join the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement. Barack Obama's nomination to the Supreme Court of Elena Kagan, like his selection of Zionist racist Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff proves yet again that he is no progressive. Kagan was appointed dean at Harvard by her mentor Larry Summers, another unabashed Zionist who equated Israeli criticism with anti-Semitism and is now also in Obama's inner circle. Kagan had called Aharon Barak "my judicial hero. He is the judge who has best advanced democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and justice." And who is her hero? Please read more about him in this brilliant article: 'The Legacy of Justice Aharon Barak: A Critical Review' by Nimer Sultany Harvard Law Journal Also: U.S. Jews 'proud' of Obama Supreme Court nominee: U.S. Jews 'proud' of Obama Supreme Court nominee - haaretz.com When confirmed, there will be three Jewish Zionists and three right-wing Christian Zionists on the Supreme court (total two-thirds) when the US public is mostly opposed to unfettered bias and support to Israeli policies of destruction and discrimination. Kagan said she loved the Federalist Society and supported holding people without trial. The center for constitutional rights and other groups in the US voiced concern about nominating someone who supports the premises and unconstitutional actions accompanying the misnamed 'war on terror'. But then again it fits the agenda of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to advance fictions and notions associated with an endless war on terror. From my friend Stanley Heller comes a rational proposal: Mark May 12 as Iraq Genocide Memorial Day Michael Pollan on Food - counterpunch.org LETTER: 'Heinous acts' not restricted to suicide bombings - New haven Register General 'Tried to Cover Up Truth About Death of Rachel Corrie' Israeli war hero accused of suppressing testimony that could reveal what really happened to Gaza activist: General 'Tried to Cover Up Truth About Death of Rachel Corrie' - Common Dreams Two relevant articles as we commemorate the Nakba (the ethnic cleansing of Palestine): A Tale of Lies, Deceit, and Terrorism: the Birth of Israel - MCW News zcommunications.org/the-ongoing-erasure-of-palestine-by-naseer-aruri">The Ongoing Erasure of Palestine By Naseer Aruri Special thanks to: intifada-palestine.com mycatbirdseat.com ====================================================== Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD - Popular Committee to Defend Ush Ghrab (PCDUG) "A Bedouin in Cyberspace, a villager at home. Mazin has been an Associate Professor of Genetics; Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine since 1999. He previously held a similar position at Duke University. Professor Qumsiyeh has authored over 110 scientific papers in areas of mammalogy, biology, and medicine including mammalian biology and evolution, clinical genetics, and cancer research. He has published over 100 letters to the editor and 30 op-ed pieces in International, national, regional and local papers on issues ranging from politics to environmental issues. His appearances in national media included the Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, CNBC, C-Span, and ABC, among others. He is the founder and president of the Holy Land Conservation Foundation and ex-President of the Middle East Genetics Association, and Prof. Qumsiyeh won the Jallow activism award from the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee in 1998. Those are just a small list, visit Mazin Qumsiyeh's amazing and informative Website to learn more: qumsiyeh.org. Comments [Return to Top] Leave a comment on this story. HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied. ©2009 Salem-News.com. All opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Salem-News.com. Articles for May 11, 2010 | Articles for May 12, 2010 |
The Soul - The Atlantic Posted: 12 May 2010 11:29 AM PDT « Picturing Disaster, Ctd | Main | An Animated Short For Mothers, Ctd » 12 May 2010 02:33 pm Stephen Asma tries to get a handle on it: [T]he soul is meaningful to many of us without any scientific verification of its existence. That is not the same as just having faith in the soul despite a lack of evidence. I'm not suggesting that familiar view. What I'm suggesting is more sly—the soul can be deeply meaningful whether it exists or not, and it can be deeply meaningful even if you disbelieve in its literal, metaphysical existence. That is not the usefulness of fictions and delusions. It's the usefulness of an expressive folk language that can't be replaced by a scientific language. Permalink :: Trackback (0) :: Sphere It! :: Share This TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451c45669e2013480a913d6970c Listed below are links to weblogs that reference 'The Soul' Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.
Lawmakers can improve education - Charleston Daily Mail Posted: 11 May 2010 09:31 PM PDT GOV. Joe Manchin proposes an eight-point plan to improve West Virginia schools while helping the state qualify for additional federal funds. It's a worthy goal. Several points are of particular interest.   The governor asks lawmakers to authorize additional pay for teachers and principals in schools where students have challenged backgrounds, and to math and science teachers in those schools.   He also would offer additional pay for teachers and principals in schools that met performance goals. These would be steps away from ridiculous fictions - that all teachers are worth the same amount of money, and that all positions are equally easy to fill. Legislators need to recognize reality and do what kids need. The state needs to be able to pay more to get certain kinds of teachers in classrooms. Offering bonuses could cost the state $30 million. There was no mention of where the money would come from. The governor also asks legislators to simplify the criteria for evaluating applicants for teaching positions. At present, school officials must use two separate seven-point rating systems to fill a position. That's the kind of thing that gives bureaucracy its bad name. The governor proposes one rating system. Surely legislators can agree to that.   Manchin would allow more innovation in public schools, and would give the state more ability to audit and require changes at low-performing schools.   In the past, unions have rejected many suggestions for improving schools, and concentrated instead on defending job-protection provisions that are part of a clearly inadequate status quo. Many legislators have gone along with that. It's time for everyone to think afresh. West Virginia schools are not nearly as effective as they should be, and the public is tired of excuses about why some problems can't be fixed. If legislators and teachers union officials can't sense that, they're not paying enough attention to the public that will vote in November.   Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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