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 <title>Bruce Springsteen: please play North Carolina!</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;Why can&amp;#8217;t we just have some dialogue instead?&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2016 09:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>Watch: BBC and Swiss TV comedy sketches skewer Israeli colonization</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;In some ways, these comedians have shown more courage and truth than many mainstream journalists.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ali Abunimah</dc:creator>
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 <title>Why logical people should oppose the ASA&#039;s Israel boycott</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;A satirical view on the arguments against the American Studies Association&amp;#8217;s vote to endorse the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Steven Salaita</dc:creator>
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 <title>Jewish National Fund &quot;repents&quot; for erasing Palestinian villages</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;A talking tree is deeply upset at how it has been planted on the ruins of an ethnically cleansed village.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Adri Nieuwhof</dc:creator>
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 <title>Colors: the new-new anti-Semitism</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;A satirical look at how Israel misuses the charge of anti-Semitism in increasingly absurd ways to deflect from its abuse of Palestinian rights.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Steven Salaita</dc:creator>
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 <title>Conflict resolution: the game show! </title>
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  &lt;p&gt;A satirical solution to the Palestinian refugee crisis.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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 <category domain="https://electronicintifada.net/tags/mahmoud-abbas">Mahmoud Abbas</category>
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 <title>The Zionist Handbook: A guide to defending Israel against Mean People</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;Steven Salaita takes a satirical look at some of the arguments Palestinian rights activists can expect to hear marshaled in defense of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 13:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Steven Salaita</dc:creator>
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 <title>Watch: Banned Balad election ad has Israel&#039;s racist politicians dancing to Arab rhythm</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;The video is quite catchy and hilarious, but has a serious message.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Ali Abunimah</dc:creator>
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 <category domain="https://electronicintifada.net/tags/azmi-bishara">Azmi Bishara</category>
 <category domain="https://electronicintifada.net/tags/2013-israeli-election">2013 Israeli election</category>
 <category domain="https://electronicintifada.net/tags/hatikva">Hatikva</category>
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 <title>What is an observer state, anyway? A quick lesson on the statehood bid</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;Mom breaks down the UN bid, in case you needed an analogy for this monumental, historic moment.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Nour Joudah</dc:creator>
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 <title>Video: Spoof of &quot;Like the &#039;IDF&#039; on Facebook!&quot; brings dose of reality</title>
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  &lt;p&gt;An Israeli army video features smiling groups of Israeli soldiers saying “Like the IDF on Facebook.” But a spoof of the video makes it much more realistic, depicting the Israeli army as it really is.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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