nightcats writes: A German capitalist wants to promote everything from psychological research, applied clinical uses of psychedelics, and even peace in the Mideast, with the help of lab-grown magic mushrooms. “Today, with a net worth of roughly $400 million accrued through various enterprises, [Christian] Angermayer is one of the driving forces behind the movement to turn long-shunned psychoactive substances, like the…
Tag: Palestinians
Anti-Zionists Deserve Free Speech
The Trump administration bars a critic of Israel from America. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/omar-barghouti-bds-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
News Analysis: In Trump, Netanyahu Sees an Ally Who Helps Him Push the Envelope
President Trump has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the political cover to embrace a position that critics say would all but extinguish the dream of a viable Palestinian state. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/us/politics/trump-netanyahu-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
In Israel Election, the Future of the West Bank Is Now on the Ballot
Fighting for political survival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backed extending sovereignty over the West Bank, putting a contentious issue front and center. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/middleeast/israel-election-netanyahu-west-bank.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
As Israel Charts a Future, Color and Chaos Abound in Its Election
The voting on Tuesday seems to be all about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — keep him or dump him. But our photographer found that’s not the half of it. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/middleeast/elections-in-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Profile: A Debut Novelist Explores Her Family’s History, and Palestine’s
With her debut novel, “The Parisian,” Isabella Hammad joins a group of contemporary Palestinian writers exploring how nostalgia and loss are refracted across generations of families. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/books/isabella-hammad-the-parisian.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Boycott Israel’s Election? A Palestinian Rapper Says No
In a video that’s going viral, a hip-hip artist argues with himself, but ultimately says the benefits of voting outweigh the risks of staying home. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/world/middleeast/israel-election-rap-tamer-nafar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Op-Docs: Natural Born Settlers
I’d never understood the Israeli settlers. So I moved in with them. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/19/opinion/israel-settlements.html?partner=rss&emc=rss