Category Archives: Settler colonialism

President-elect Trump and Israel

Posted on December 29, 2016 by gwpj

If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to put himself, his family and the rest of the United States in IS’s terrorist sights, he could hardly have found a better way than sending Jewish attorney David Friedman to Israel as his Ambassador. … Continue reading →

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Does Israel have a future?

Posted on July 27, 2016 by gwpj

Israel is a settler nation, a nation created from cleansing the natives from the territory they sought to occupy. Israel became a nation in 1948, a homeland for Jews in the ancient land of Israel, a land where they could … Continue reading →

Posted in George Polley, Indigenous people, Israel, Justice, Palestinian people, Peace, Settler colonialism, Settler Societies, Zionism | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Ugly American

Posted on October 27, 2014 by gwpj

In 1958, Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer wrote a book that became a multi-million copy bestseller for its exposé of American arrogance, incompetence, and corruption in Southeast Asia. The book’s title, “The Ugly American” became iconic for the way … Continue reading →

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