Israeli Aggression

Israel and using “apartheid”

by Ben White    

Talking about Israeli policies in terms of ‘apartheid’ is nothing new – you can find the claim going back at least 30 years. This kind of description for Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians became increasingly common through the 1980s and ’90s, until now, nine years since the Second Intifada began, ‘Israeli Apartheid Week’ is held in dozens of cities worldwide and numerous trade unions, faith groups and politicians use the term routinely.

Nevertheless, to consciously use the ‘apartheid’ framework in critiquing Israeli policies past and present, with the presumed analogy with South African history, is still considered by some to be inappropriate or even completely unacceptable.

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By Juggie Naran

Lawyers for top Pretoria academic Hussein Solomon, being sued for allegedly defaming Muslim religious schools, have put the applicants on notice that they intend to "take exception" to the legal papers before court.

"Taking exception" is a legal term meaning the papers are "vague and embarrassing" or lack information required to defend the claim.

In this case, Solomon’s lawyers allege that no link has been made between the Association of Islamic Madrassahs or its affiliates to the alleged defamatory statements.

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Picture AP- Map locates Hyderabad, India, near where a train caught fire killing at least 20

At least 20 people were killed, including a pregnant woman, and four were injured after a train caught fire in southern India early today.
Authorities rushed the injured people to a hospital and were investigating the cause of the crash.

The fire appeared to have been caused by a short circuit in the train’s wiring.

The train caught fire early this morning while it was roughly 200 kilometers north of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
The passengers pulled the emergency chain to stop the train when the fire broke out and passengers jumped out of the car.

MRN-AP

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Picture: (David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters) A view shows a street with destroyed houses in Gori, about 50 miles from Tbilisi.