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| Reading/Signing: This Time We Went Too Far
by Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein
Wednesday, October 6, 7pm
Doors open at 6:30pm
At Alwan for the Arts
Free and open to the public
For the Palestinians who live in the narrow coastal strip of Gaza, the December 2008 Israeli invasion was a nightmare of unimaginable proportions: in the 22-day-long action 1,400 Gazans were killed, several hundred on the first day alone. More than 6,000 homes were destroyed or badly damaged. The cost of the destruction and disruption of economic life, in one of the world's poorest areas, is estimated at more than $3 billion.
And yet, while nothing should diminish recognition of Palestinian suffering through these frightful days, it is possible something redemptive will emerge from the tragedy of Gaza. For, as Norman Finkelstein details, in a concise work that melds cold anger with cool analysis, the profound injustice of the Israeli assault has been widely recognized by organizations impossible to brand as partial or extremist. Dr. Finkelstein contends that traditional, uncritical support of Israel is eroding, and that this shift may result in new pressure capable of moving the Middle East crisis towards a solution, one that embraces justice for Palestinians and Israelis alike. The seeds of hope were thus sown in the bitter anguish of Gaza.
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| | | | | About Alwan for the Arts Alwan for the Arts is a 501(c)3, not for profit organization dedicated to the promotion and production of Arab and Middle Eastern arts and culture. In addition to concerts such as the one above, Alwan features film screenings, book talks, poetry readings, lectures, theater and dance performances, art exhibits, and music and language classes. Alwan is proud to be supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
  
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Being happy–is it good for the Jews? "Before Professor Dershowitz accused me of being an anti-Semite (news to me), I was a happy person. Since then, I'm still a happy person". –Michael Santomauro
An antisemite condemns people for being Jews, I am not an antisemite.--Michael Santomauro
Most of us are mentally trapped to think Jewish. Actually, it is safe to say that virtually every mainstream publication or or other type of media organ is "nothing more than a screen to present chosen views." The great battle over the last century has been a battle for the mind of the Western peoples, i.e., non-Jewish Euros. The chosen won it by acquiring control over essentially the complete mainstream news, information, education and entertainment media of every type, and using that control to infuse and disseminate their message, agenda and worldview, their way of thinking, or rather the way they want us to think. Since at least the 1960s this campaign has been effectively complete. Since then they have shaped and controlled the minds of all but a seeming few of us in varying degree with almost no opposition or competition from any alternative worldview. So now most of us are mentally trapped in the box the chosen have made for us, which we have lived in all our lives. Only a few have managed to avoid it or escape it, or to even sometimes see outside of it, and so actually "think outside of the (Jewish) box." --Michael Santomauro
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Peace is patriotic!
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