Were excited to welcome Raja Shehadeh as well as palestines leading writer. Shehadeh is also a lawyer and the founder of the pioneering Palestinian Human Rights Organization alhaq. Hes the author of several acclaimed, including strangers the house occupation diaries and palestinian works, which won the prestigious orwell. His latest is a memoir that delves into the complex relationship he had with his father, as well as recounting the story of the battle against the various oppressors, reminding of the threat to freedom and democracy exacted by such forces. Tonights event is in partnership with the museum of the Palestinian People. Its a very moving Little Museum between du pont and adams, morgan, and they also have a middle eastern bookstore next door to that. So you can check that out for your middle eastern books. Also, visit our spices. So if you join me in welcoming raja shehata. I was looking forward to you. Thank you all for. Which is really. Yeah, yeah. This and im sure and tha
Now, id be remiss in introducing you to professor arcus if i did not give you a glimpse of the author behind a book such as this one. Born in chicago world war two, he attended the University Illinois when the school had a campus on. Chicagos famous navy pier. He then took a ph. D. In Political Science at the university of where he studied with, among others, leo strauss and herbert story. In 1966, he began academic career in the Political Science at Amherst College, a place that would be his home for over 50 years. In 1987, he was named the edward ney professor of jurisprudence in american. In 2017, he assumed emeritus status from the college. He was the main advocate, an architect of the bill that became the born alive infants protection act. Professor arcus led the testimony on the bill before the Judiciary Committee of the u. S. House of representatives in 2000 to president george w bush. The bill into law with professor arcus in attendance. Mere natural law is the eighth book by p
Israeli experts have calculated in detail exactly how dozenslories, literally, need to survive. If you look at the sanctions they imposed, i mean, even john kerry condemned them bitterly. Their sadistic. Just enough calories to survive. Noam chomsky for the hour. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama warning of a lengthy Bombing Campaign in Northern Iraq as u. S. Airstrikes enter a fifth day. Over the weekend, u. S. Warplanes and Drones Attack what the pentagon said were artillery positions in armored trucks along into the militant Group Islamic state near the Kurdish Regional capital. Obama authorize the strike last week in what he called an effort to halt the militant advance on thel, where the u. S. Has u. S. Consulate and military personnel as well as to prevent a massacre of yazidis. On saturday, obama suggested u. S. Bombing campaign could be linked to one. I dont think we will solve th
In part two of our conversation, we talk about u. S. Support for israel, the boycott divestment and sanctions movement known as bds, and the blockade of gaza. Israeli experts have calculated in detail exactly how dozenslories, literally, need to survive. If you look at the sanctions they imposed, i mean, even john kerry condemned them bitterly. Their sadistic. Just enough calories to survive. Noam chomsky for the hour. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama warning of a lengthy Bombing Campaign in Northern Iraq as u. S. Airstrikes enter a fifth day. Over the weekend, u. S. Warplanes and Drones Attack what the pentagon said were artillery positions in armored trucks along into the militant Group Islamic state near the Kurdish Regional capital. Obama authorize the strike last week in what he called an effort to halt the militant advance on thel, where the u. S. Has u. S. Consulate and military p
My friend Khaldoon is a clinical psychiatrist. When he hears about my residency in Palestine, named for John Berger’s work and example, he offers his time…