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Israel/Palestine

delrem

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8. Think how long it took USA to remove Mandela from its "terrorist" list.

Reply to davidhaslanded (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 04:24 AM

Apr 2013

Contrary to what Americans might think about themselves, no, they aren't the living light of "freedom and democracy" that the world has to wait for. Whatever happens here, BDS will go forward. Full stop.

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TIAA-CREF Proposal to Boycott Israeli Firms Illegal, Says Activist Group [View all] davidhaslanded Apr 2013 OP

TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund azurnoir Apr 2013 #1

its called lawfair... pelsar Apr 2013 #2

oh it's about justice okay we'll how 'about justice' it is if azurnoir Apr 2013 #3

why not? pelsar Apr 2013 #4

Why American courts though? why not Israeli or in the this case azurnoir Apr 2013 #5

Why not the UK? Scootaloo Apr 2013 #6

well I figured it was something like that azurnoir Apr 2013 #9

oh I forgot before a link to the case you sited quite a read azurnoir Apr 2013 #11

Yes, that was an interesting case. delrem Apr 2013 #17

i wouldnt know...not a lawyer pelsar Apr 2013 #7

I think it's more azurnoir Apr 2013 #10

its war as far as i'm concerned pelsar Apr 2013 #12

Think how long it took USA to remove Mandela from its "terrorist" list. delrem Apr 2013 #8

"Contrary to what Americans might think about themselves" King_David Apr 2013 #13

Think how long it took USA to remove Mandela from its "terrorist" list. delrem Apr 2013 #14

There is a French sparkling wine... King_David Apr 2013 #15

There's an old anglo-french term called 'ypocrite'. nt delrem Apr 2013 #16