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DESCRIPTION:Israel - Bastion of Enlightenment… or Enforcer for 
 Imperialism?\n\nSPEAKERS:\nLARRY EVEREST, writer for Revolution newspaper 
 and author of Oil, Power & Empire\nHERTHA SWEET WONG, UCB Professor &  
 participant in the Gaza Freedom Movement\nJON PETERSON, psychiatrist &  
 participant in the Gaza Freedom Movement\n\nThe state of Israel is 
 projected to the world as an outpost of democracy and tolerance in a sea of 
 hostile, intolerant Islam bent on its destruction. To be considered a 
 credible mainstream voice in U.S. politics, academia, or the media, one 
 must present Israel as a front line of defense against Jihad, and a 
 critical fortress defending "our way of life."\n\nBut what is the actual 
 history of Israel, and what is its strategic relationship with the U.S.? 
 What is life like under Israeli occupation? Does the Holocaust justify the 
 creation of the state of Israel? Why were powerful forces mobilized to halt 
 the UCB divestment campaign?\n\nAnswering these questions is not about 
 "competing narratives"—the question here is what is true... and what is 
 just. This teach-in will examine the history of Israel and the actual 
 dynamics that have led to today's situation.\n\n******\nRevolution Books 
 recommends people check out the special issue of Revolution newspaper on 
 Israel,  which paints a vivid and rigorously documented picture of Israel 
 ’s crimes against the Palestinians, Israel’s role around the world, and 
 the danger of war with Iran, speaking directly and honestly to peoples’ 
 toughest questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/19/18661707.php
SUMMARY:Teach-In on Israel: Bastion of Enlightenment…or Enforcer for Imperialism?
LOCATION:Ida Sproul Room\nInternational House, UC Berkeley\n2299 Piedmont, Berkeley, 
 CA  94720
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/10/19/18661707.php
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