[Peace] reading group Thursday: Zionism and Israel's Role in the Middle East

[Karen Medina]

I just wanted to make sure you had the readings for Thursday, in case
you want to come.

Thursday, August 5, 7 PM
Noyes Lab, R. 163 (Northeast side of the quad)
Socialist Reading Group: Zionism and Israel's Role in the Middle East

In the wake of its attack on a flotilla of international Palestinian
solidarity activists delivering aid to Gaza, the state of Israel has
come under increased criticism for its blockade of the Gaza strip, and
the brutal methods it employs to enforce it. But how does this
blockade fit into Israel's long-term strategy towards the
Palestinians? What is the real history of the conflict between Israel
and the Palestinians? And what role does Israel play in the middle
east?

We will be discussing all of these questions, based on the following readings:

"Zionism, False Messiah" by Lance Selfa
http://www.isreview.org/issues/04/zionism_false_messiah.shtml

"Israel: The U.S. Watchdog" by Lance Selfa
http://www.isreview.org/issues/04/Israel_watchdog.shtml

"Israel: Colonial-Settler State" by Phil Gasper
http://www.isreview.org/issues/15/israel_colonial.shtml

Interview with Naseer Aruri on the Oslo "Peace" Process
http://www.isreview.org/issues/15/Aruri_interview.shtml


Additional reading from the current issue of the International Socialist Review:

Apartheid Israel and the Contradictions of Left Zionism (an interview
with Tikva Honig-Parnass)
http://www.isreview.org/issues/72/feat-tikvaint.shtml


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-- 
karen medina
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