Activism George Katsiaficas Activism George Katsiaficas

Torture in Israeli Prisons

At the time of the first intifada in Palestine, few Americans understood the dire straits in which Palestinians were compelled to live. Especially harsh were (and are) the conditions endured by thousands of prisoners. This article led to knee-jerk responses from the Israeli consulate in Boston as well as other pro-Israel institutions. My response to them exposed the bankruptcy of their positions.

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Eurocentrism and Civil Society

Idealization of European forms of civil society has prevented Western comprehension of social and political development in other societies. Conceptions of superiority and universal applicability fuel the West’s appetite to universalize its form of “democracy” and “freedom.”

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