Since 1948 and the founding of the State of Israel, Americans have been taught that Israel has a right to defend itself.
But we have rarely been told that Palestinians have a right to defend themselves.
Israel is a colonial and occupying power. Palestinians, as the colonized victims, have every legal, moral and political right to resist and defend themselves against the genocidal siege and slaughter now underway in Gaza.
John Marciano
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Meredith Page: I do not want this to get lost in the news. The U.S. Army has been planning its 250th birthday celebration for two years; it’s on June 14. This day has been stolen from the brave women and men who defend this country and our freedoms.
KG Stiles: We are a community rooted in compassion, dialogue, and collective responsibility. And that’s why this is the moment for every citizen — regardless of party, age, or background — to speak up.
Joseph Vaile: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife carries the primary responsibility for managing Oregon’s native plant and wildlife species, but it has never had reliable, sustained funding to do this work effectively.
Ambuja Rosen: Knowing Eric, I highly doubt that he meant to slur another group of people who are often picked on: our Black fellow citizens. I think he was saying: “Just like you wouldn’t exile a Black person for littering three times, you shouldn’t do that to our unhoused neighbors.”
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now launched its premier Green Business Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 12, with a “green ribbon cutting” at a four-plex built out of straw bales on Wightman Street in Ashland.
The production runs through July 6 at Camelot Theatre By Lucie K. Scheuer for Ashland.news You might say that domestic, comedic dramatist and playwright Del Shores’ successful life as a
Meredith Page: I do not want this to get lost in the news. The U.S. Army has been planning its 250th birthday celebration for two years; it’s on June 14. This day has been stolen from the brave women and men who defend this country and our freedoms.
James Lobsenz: There is a difference between a protest and a rebellion. Hundreds of thousands of people protested the Vietnam War. But the fact that they marched, carried signs, chanted, engaged in sit-ins, and burned their draft cards, does not mean they engaged in a “rebellion” against the United States.
The second of six scheduled city of Ashland “Coffee & Conversations” gatherings is set for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Railroad Park. Some members of the City Council and senior city staff are expected to be on hand for the casual meet-and-greet.
KG Stiles: We are a community rooted in compassion, dialogue, and collective responsibility. And that’s why this is the moment for every citizen — regardless of party, age, or background — to speak up.
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