Articles by Alternate Focus

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Uprising and the End of the U.S. Empire
Johan Galtung | Free Speech TV/Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 1 Feb 2021

Excerpts from a Lecture in Santa Cruz, California in Feb 2011 by Father of Peace Studies and Mediator Prof. Johan Galtung

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Uprising and the End of Empire
Johan Galtung | Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 10 Sep 2018

Peace mediator Johan Galtung gives his analysis of the uprisings in the Arab world as an indicator the era of Western domination in the region is coming to an end.

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The General’s Son (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 13 Jun 2011

Miko Peled is a peace activist who dares to say in public what others still choose to deny. Born in Jerusalem in 1961 into a well known Zionist family, his grandfather, Dr. Avraham Katsnelson was a Zionist leader and signer of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

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Burning Conscience: Israeli Soldiers Speak Out
Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 4 Apr 2011

A searing interview with Avichai Sharon and Noam Chayut, both veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces and members of Breaking the Silence. Sharon and Chayut served during the second intifada, an on-going bloodbath that has claimed the lives of over three thousand Palestinians and nine-hundred-fifty Israelis. After thorough introspection, these young men have chosen to speak out about their experiences as self-described “brutal occupiers of a disputed land.”

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TRANSCEND: Methods and Solutions
Johan Galtung | Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 14 Feb 2011

Galtung’s approach to mediation offers concrete proposals that are intended to give both sides the sense that they are winners. In this interview segment he describes his methodology and offers proposals for peace in the Middle East and other areas of conflict.

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TRANSCEND: Ideas and Insights
Johan Galtung | Alternate Focus – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Feb 2011

In this interview Galtung gives his views on a wide range of topics including the banality of diplomacy, as revealed by WikiLeaks, and the root causes of the 9/11 attacks. With his usual frankness, he offers a critique of Israel’s approach to solving the question of Palestine.

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