Author Archives: Jennifer Loewenstein

About Jennifer Loewenstein

Jennifer Loewenstein is faculty associate of Middle East Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; LEAP project administrator (http://www.leapsummerprogram.org); freelance journalist; and founder of the Carol Chomsky Memorial Fund (www.chomskyfund.org) Currently on leave in Washington DC, Jennifer’s email is amadea311@earthlink.net

Remembering ‘Cast Lead’ –Jumana’s Story

At night I could not get to sleep. My body was trembling all over and no matter what I did to try to calm myself, I could not stop this trembling. I know now that baba was terribly worried about … Continue reading

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Human rights for invented peoples: Tamimi vs. Gingrich

Calling Palestinians “an invented people” rationalizes their dispossession

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Let’s counter the mythology that Iran wants nukes and would strike Israel if it had them

According to a January 10th posting on Coteret, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was ‘infuriated’ by comments made last Thursday at a news briefing by outgoing Mossad Director Meir Dagan. Dagan told reporters that Iran would be ‘unable to develop … Continue reading

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