-Caveat Lector- THE NEW ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT http://www.counterpunch.org/youmans1003.html
WILL YOUMANS, COUNTERPUNCH - What do you get if you take the Palestinian uprising, add the socially responsible investment principles of globalization's critics, and mix in the memory of the last major successful social struggle - the movement to end Apartheid in Israel? The end result is the most dynamic organizational framework activists working for Palestinian rights have seen in this country. . . Divestment's underlying logic is compelling as it is simple. South Africa's apartheid government operated a partite system of administration: one component of the government privileged whites exclusively and fundamentally because they were white, while the other subordinated blacks. This was on the basis of race. In the same way, Israel clearly privileges humans of Jewish ancestry over those of Palestinian descent. The movement's logic is bolstered by the historical and experiential proximity between the black South Africans and the Palestinians. In 1999, CNN reported that Nelson Mandela told the Palestinian assembly, "the histories of our two peoples correspond in such painful and poignant ways that I intensely feel myself at home amongst my compatriots.". . . Now over 50 petitions are calling for divestment at universities all over the country, according to this week's Time magazine. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
