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Darfur

Ruth Messinger: We are in the midst of a genocide, the first to be labeled as such while it was occurring. Darfur is Rwanda in slow motion, and for all of us who wondered after Rwanda what we were doing when 800,000 people were slaughtered in 100 days, we now have the facts of Darfur in front of us and a chance to respond.
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Yossi Abramowitz: In July, the Israeli government announced that it would arrest and deport hundreds of Sudanese refugees who had snuck into Israel and camped outside the Knesset to seek protection. The story of Sudanese refugees highlights a conflict between the Jewish instincts and moral obligations of a people and the security-fearful instincts of the state.
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Eric Cohen: Financial institutions such as Fidelity Investments, Berkshire Hathaway, Franklin Templeton, American Funds, and Vanguard are major investors in these oil companies.  As a result, when ordinary investors — like me and you — entrust our family savings and pension plans to these financial institutions, we may be inadvertently investing in genocide.
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Interfaith Advocacy: A Round Table Discussion on genocide with religious leaders Harold Schulweis, Jana El Horr, Gloria White Hammond, and Or Rose.
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Quote of the Month

“Darfur activism is a bridge between the secular and religious. We don’t need to know what one ‘believes’ but rather what one does.”

Harold Schulweis


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