Articles by Medea Benjamin
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10 Reasons to Love Uruguay’s President José Mujica
Medea Benjamin – Huffington Post,
19 May 2014
Mujica’s influence goes far beyond that of the leader of a tiny country of only 3 million people. In a world hungry for alternatives, the innovations that he and his colleagues are championing have put Uruguay on the map as one of the world’s most exciting experiments in creative, progressive governance.
→ read full articleIt’s Time to Put an End to Israel’s Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell Nuclear Policy
Pam Bailey & Medea Benjamin – Al Jazeera,
21 Oct 2013
Israel’s nuclear facility at Dimona, a city in the Negev desert, has six underground floors to plutonium extraction and production of tritium and lithium-6, for use in nuclear weapons. Whereas Iran has signed the Non-proliferation Treaty, giving the international community the right to demand inspections and controls, Israel has not – and is therefore not subject to external oversight.
→ read full articleEgypt Joins Israel as Gaza’s Jailer
Medea Benjamin and Pam Bailey – Common Dreams,
23 Sep 2013
As the military and other opponents of ousted President Mohamed Morsi the interim government of Egypt has increasingly allied itself with Israel in strategy and actions – becoming just as much Gazans’ jailer as its neighbor to the east.
→ read full articleCongress Sees Middle East Through AIPAC-Colored Glasses
Medea Benjamin and Allison McCracken – Information Clearing House,
19 Sep 2011
At a recent Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, entitled “Promoting Peace? Reexamining US Aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA)”, we got a glimpse of what happens when Congress views the Middle East through AIPAC-colored glasses. Here are a few of examples of their tunnel vision.
→ read full articleBy Torpedoing the Gaza Flotilla, Israel Sunk Its Own Ship
Medea Benjamin - Truthout,
18 Jul 2011
Instead of high-fiving each other for their success in thwarting the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israeli officials should be throwing overboard the propaganda hacks who catapulted the flotilla into headline news for weeks and left Israel smelling like rotten fish. But in previous years, the same international coalition had sent boats to Gaza five times, successfully reaching their destination with a symbolic shipment of humanitarian aid. No blood, no military interception, no story.
→ read full articleTo the Gay Community: Now That You Can Join the Military, Please Don’t!
Medea Benjamin - AlterNet,
27 Dec 2010
As we struggle to find a more civilized way to treat each other in this world, let us recognize the commonalities in the fight for gay rights and the fight to end war.
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