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Democracy Now!: Tue. Feb. 23 2010

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Phyllis Bennis talks about ending the U.S. war in Afghanistan; Congress to investigate safety of natural gas drilling practice known as hydraulic fracturing; Robert Manning: "Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit." "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.

GRITtv: Boycotting Israel

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International pressure is mounting on Israel to end the occupation. More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and writers recently called for a protest of the Toronto Film Festival's spotlight on Tel-Aviv. Meanwhile an international boycott is growing. Neve Gordon, in a recent editorial, explains why it is time to boycott Israel. Since then he has received harsh criticism from within Israel but also a great deal of support. He says that The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign is the only way to save Israel from itself.

GRITtv: Phyllis Bennis on the Goldstone Report

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A report issued by a UN fact-finding mission led by South African judge Richard Goldstone condemns both Israeli and Palestinian war crimes during Israel's recent invasion of the Gaza Strip. The report reserves its harshest criticism for Israel's treatment of the Palestinian civilian population. The total number of Palestinian casualties is said to be between 1,387 and 1,417.

GRITtv Jan. 18, 2010

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As we celebrate the life and legacy of U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King, we take a look back at another recent discussion of one of the biggest civil rights struggles of our time: the fight to liberate the Palestinian people. Not long ago, the UN Human Rights Council released the Goldstone Report, sharply condemning Israel's actions in the recent fighting between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza strip.

GRITtv: Phyllis Bennis: Israel Discourse has Changed

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Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Transnational Institute wants politicians, particularly President Obama, to know that criticizing Israel is no longer political suicide. Despite Republican fearmongering, 78% of Jewish voters supported Obama, and the rise of the new, pro-peace J Street lobby, which held its first convention this week, did not happen in a vacuum. The discourse, she notes, has changed and Americans no longer wholeheartedly support militaristic policies in Israel.

GRITtv: September 15, 2009

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International pressure is mounting on Israel to end the occupation. More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and writers recently called for a protest of the Toronto Film Festival’s spotlight on Tel-Aviv. You can read the Toronto Declaration here. Meanwhile an international boycott is growing. Neve Gordon, in a recent editorial, explains why it is time to boycott Israel.

GRITtv: Boycotting Israel

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International pressure is mounting on Israel to end the occupation. More than 1,000 filmmakers, actors, and writers recently called for a protest of the Toronto Film Festival?s spotlight on Tel-Aviv. Neve Gordon, in a recent editorial, explains why it is time to boycott Israel. He says that The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctionscampaign is the only way to save Israel from itself. To find out more about what you can do visit endtheoccupation.org.

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