We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The Necessity of Facing the Truth about Palestine and Israel

Click here to access article by Christof Lehmann from nsnbc. 

The author makes a case for a one-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli issue. To accomplish that, he argues, it is necessary to recognize certain basic truths which he outlines in this article. 

The truth as I see it is that unless the Palestinian factions and the people of Palestine [and their international supporters] reach a consensus about these and related issues, the Zionist ambition of establishing a greater Israel will be fulfilled sooner as anyone dares to dread. The truth and acting on it will set you free.
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