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“The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order”

by Henry Kissinger

New York (USA) | 4 April 2020

The surreal atmosphere of the
Covid-19 pandemic calls to
mind how I felt as a young
man in the 84th Infantry Division
during the Battle of the Bulge. Now,
as in late 1944, there is a sense of
inchoate danger, aimed not at any
particular person, but striking randomly
and with devastation. (…)

Part 3 of 3

The Myth Of The Moderate Kurdish Rebel

by Sarah Abed

31 August 2017

In this third and final part of her inquiry into the claim to create a Kurdish state outside the historic Kurdish territories and to the detriment of the Arab and Christian populations, Sarah Abed draws a terrible observation. This article may seem to be partial to some of our readers. Yet all (…)

Part 2 of 3

The Kurdish Connection: Israel, ISIS And U.S. Efforts To Destabilize Iran

by Sarah Abed

11 August 2017

Like the Palestinians, the Kurds aspire to dispose of their own state. However, since the dislocation of the Ottoman Empire, some of their leaders have favored alliances with some imperialist powers rather than those with their neighbors. These leaders - and the families attached to them - have (…)

Interview with Gilad Atzmon, Israeli-born musician, author and philosopher

Gilad Atzmon talks about his latest book “The Wandering Who?”

by Silvia Cattori

Geneva (Switzerland) | 30 September 2011

In his book, "The Wandering Who?", Gilad Atzmon goes where no one else dares to tread. He challenges what he considers to be the myths and the tribal mindset underpinning the founding of the Zionist state and its racially-driven policies. Repudiating the concept of ’chosen-ness’ that separates (…)

An Interview with Gilad Atzmon

Israeli occupation: Calling A Spade A Spade

by Silvia Cattori

Geneva (Switzerland) | 27 February 2011

Gilad Atzmon is an outstandingly charming man. He is often described by music critics as one of the finest contemporary jazz saxophonists. But Atzmon is more than just a musician: for those who follow events in the Middle East, he is considered to be one of the most credible voices amongst (…)

Sami El Haj creates the Guantánamo Justice Center

by Silvia Cattori

Geneva (Switzerland) | 30 July 2009

On 29 July 2009, we had the privilege of meeting with Sami al-Haj, an Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman who was imprisoned in Guantánamo for more than 6 years and who was passing through Geneva. On that occasion he told us about the foundation of the London-based humanitarian organization « (…)

Guantanamo

Sami El Haj, Al Jazeera journalist, tells his story

by Silvia Cattori

Geneva (Switzerland) | 30 July 2008

Standing straight and tall, an impressive and deeply introspective man, Sami El Haj walks with a limp and the help of a walking stick. Neither laughter nor smiles light up the refined face of this man, old before his time. A deep sadness pervades him. He was 32 years old when, in December 2001, (…)

The Incredible story of Youssef Nada

by Silvia Cattori

Geneva (Switzerland) | 25 July 2008

Under the cover of the « war against terror », the United States and the European Union have granted unlimited powers to secret services and police. Emergency measures which were introduced on a provisional basis in 2001, outside any judiciary control, have become permanent. Since September (…)

An Interview with Aharon Shabtaï

Israel, “guest of honour” in Paris and Turin, does not deserve to be invited

by Silvia Cattori

Jaffa/Tel Aviv (Palestine/Israel) | 27 February 2008

When the announcement that Israel would attend the "Fiera del libro" of Turin, (*) came out, an immediate wave of protest arose in Italy; and many personalities supported the boycott call, made by the Palestinian, Jordanian and Egyptian Writers’ Associations.
In France, strangely enough, the (…)

No to the apartheid 2 states solution

Omar Barghouti: « No State Has the Right to Exist as a Racist State »

by Silvia Cattori

Rome (Italy) | 7 December 2007

Omar Barghouti belongs to a new generation of Palestinians who never adhered to the solution of « Two States, Two peoples ». They are advocating, instead, the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) of Israel as well as a «secular, democratic state» solution, where Palestinians and Israelis (…)

Hedy Epstein and Greta Berlin: “We Are Committed to Sailing to Gaza – Ahoy!”

by Silvia Cattori

13 August 2007

Hedy Epstein and Greta Berlin, two among other personalities promoting the project, "Sailing a boat to Gaza" explain, in the interview they gave to Silvia Cattori, why the boat "Free Gaza" will not sail this summer as initially planned, but next spring.

The Strategy of Tension

NATO’s Hidden Terrorism

by Silvia Cattori

Zurich (Switzerland) | 22 January 2007

Daniele Ganser, professor of contemporary history at Bale University (Switzerland) and chairman of the ASPO - Switzerland, published a landmark book about "NATO’s Secret Armies." According to him, during the last 50 years the United States have organized bombings in Western Europe that they have (…)

A Palestinian reports from Gaza

Gaza: "Israel wants to drive us out our lands"

by Silvia Cattori

1 August 2006

Khaled lives precariously in a refugee camp in Gaza. His poignant reports
have been translated into many languages. Today, his voice, usually
cheerful, was filled with revolt and a great lassitude.
Silvia Cattori: The Israeli bombings have already killed over 500 people and
have wounded (…)

From colonisation to interference

For Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of the people in the South is still unachieved

by Silvia Cattori

9 May 2006

While a debate is underway in France on the benefits of colonisation and
responsibility of Arabs in the digression of their societies, the former Algerian
president Ahmed Ben Bella recalls several historical truths: the illegitimacy of one
people dominating over another - that took place (…)

“No left turn”

by Alvaro Vargas Llosa

17 January 2006

When the Aymaran indegenous leader Tupac Katari was executed in 1781 by Spanish colonial rulers, he cried out that he would return incarnated in millions. The overwhelming victory of Evo Morales, being himself also an Aymaran aborigine, seems that Katari was right. His electoral victory was (…)

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