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- Abayomi AzikiweThere would be no war crimes committed in Gaza absent the direct involvement of the U.S.
- Jon JeterGaza is quite rightly a big news story these days, but events there are just the latest example of the centuries-old settlers' lust for conquest.
- Jacqueline LuqmanIt shouldn't need to be said at this late date, but imperialism and settler colonialism are the pertinent issues to address in any discussion of Zionism.
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior ColumnistThe "democracies" of the world don't live up to this concept they claim is so important to them.