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John Pilger: A trip from Pol Pot to ISIS

In connection with ISIS's acts of violence in Beirut and Paris, John Pilger gives us an important reminder of what is the root of terrorism – and how to deal with it.
pilger@nytid.no -

It lost Palestine

Under the vibrant and prosperous surface of Ramallah, reality smells. It consists of distress, frustration and poverty.
Francesca Borri -

A revolt lit by political stagnation

"This rebellion is not going to die out," says Palestinian journalist and author. Can the third intifada be the last?
Ahmad al-Kabariti -

A chaos of lies

What is it like to have lived a life as a reporter and NRK correspondent? On the occasion of the book of the guilty, we talk to him about Norway as a friend of Israel, about the massacre in Sabra and Shatila and about Norwegian diplomacy.
Truls Lie -

Naivism that characterizes much of global activism

The new, transnational activism is often about expressing our own conscience, the authors of Advocacy in Conflict claim. It is never innocent – but always political.
kristianbjorkdahl@icloud.com -

The real threat to the world

They march forward on what appears to be a victory, but no one seems to understand the real danger.
avnery@actcom.co.il -

The Holocaust should get some rest

Are we serving to keep the wounds of the Holocaust open forever? asks Jewish historian Tony Judt.
Henning Næs -

No time to lose

Norwegian efforts can remedy Gaza's water shortage and save lives – but do we bother?
Emma Bakkevik -

Blue sky over brown water

It has been a dry summer in Gaza. And worse, the authorities expect the drinking water to be completely gone by the end of 2016.
Ahmad al-Kabariti -

Nakba without end?

The international community must take responsibility and get on track to resolve the conflict in Israel and Palestine. "Europe and the United States in particular contributed to the continuation of the Holocaust through al-Nakba," says Eleonore and Eitan Bronstein.
mvdfehr@gmail.com -

20 years after the Oslo Accords: Being an Israeli ambassador to Norway

20 years after the Oslo Accords, we meet Israel's ambassador, Raphael Schutz, to a conversation about the criticism Israel is exposed to in Norway. What does the wall, the country's militarism and its enmity mean? And will the hatred between Jews and Palestinians ever find a future solution?
Truls Lie -

A Count in Humanitarian Preparedness

Folke Bernadotte is best known as the leader of the legendary white buses. But he was also a precursor to what today are the cornerstones of Scandinavian diplomacy and foreign policy.
MODERN TIMES -

"We should better"

Twenty years have passed since the signing of the Oslo Agreement, which was to signify the start of peace between Israel and Palestine. "It fills me with sadness to look back at the optimism that existed 20 years ago when the agreement was signed," says Jan Egeland, Secretary General of Norwegian Refugee Aid.
Carima Tirillsdottir Heinesen -

Norwegian thorns in the rose bushes gate

An anonymous house on the outskirts of Skien. The Norwegian, suspected of the attack on the Jewish restaurant Goldenberg in Paris in 1982, has found a perfect hiding place. It's no coincidence.
Vibeke Rachline -

The Slavko Curuvija killing: A dry and dangerous media landscape

SERBIA: An ongoing lawsuit in Serbia lays brutal assaults on freedom of the press and freedom of speech under the Milosevic regime. It also places a critical spotlight on today's Serbian media landscape.
johanjensenjournalist@gmail.com -

Ship to Gaza summer 2015

Gerd von der Lippe has no doubt that she wants to board again.
gerd.vdLippe@hit.no -
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Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

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