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Proud Iranians who have survived political repression and international sanctions are saying they’ve had enough (see p. 36). Palestinians who have endured ever-worsening conditions living under Israel’s apartheid occupation are saying that’s enough (see p. 26)! Gazans, cut off from the world, who have so many talents (see photos) but few Palestinian entrepreneur Akram al‐Umur, 45, turns collected paper into egg cartons in Khan Yunis, Gaza on opportunities are ready to Oct. 17, 2022. Palestinians are experts in making do with nothing. If Israel lifted its apartheid policies in blow. People are protesting occupied Palestine and its land, air and sea blockade of Gaza, which devastate their economies and isolate around the world, and the them from the outside world, there is no telling what Palestinians could accomplish. fuel shortages which will make heating this winter a challenge for notice of human rights-first voices. And Hajira Asghar, founder of Students some—or even impossible for others— then again, others are still listening to Against Imperialism at the George Washare only just beginning. It’s time to... Israel-firsters (see our vital articles from ington University, now staffs the bookpp 18-25). store on weekends and will also use her Put People Ahead of Politics writing talents in the magazine (see p. 42). Associate editors Julia Pitner (now The U.S. can’t use weapons to solve any We’re Feeling the Money Crunch our congressional reporter, see pp. 20of the problems now besetting the world. 25) and Ida Audeh (see p. 46) are both We have to use other tools in our arsenal Like many of you, the Washington Report using their editing expertise on our team. like the United Nations, which was built and Middle East Books and More are feelWe’d like to actually hire these folks and to peacefully resolve the world’s probing the squeeze during this...dare we say select others who could help us reach out lems. (See p. 28 for a border dispute that it?...recession. We’ve been alerted that beyond our own choir to find new readhas been solved by discussions with paper, postage and printing costs are ers, writers, advertisers and grants. It’s Lebanon and Israel and p. 34 for our U.N. going to hit the roof in 2023. To start tightexhausting running this magazine on column which describes illegal annexaening our already strained belt, we omitfumes. tions that are not faring so well.) That ted our usual postcard insert this issue. means enough with the U.N. bashing and So if you need to start or renew a subthreats to defund it from Capitol Hill. scription, please use the form on p. 32 or A Constant Drip That’s why our readers, letter writers and visit our website. A major renovation has repaired a others need to step up and remember.... You can also use that form to add the decades-old leak in the back of Middle 16-page “Other Voices” insert to your subEast Books and More. So now we can Your Vote is Your Voice scription. That way, you won’t miss stunroll up our sleeves and expand the ning reprints like the Haaretz article by shop to provide more room for book You’ll notice there is a lot focus on your Yossi Melman in this issue. It’s a pagetalks, film screenings and co-hosting elected officials in this issue. Canditurner, describing the Mossad’s history of events with our neighbors, the Museum dates actually listen to your concerns using poison to assassinate enemies, beof the Palestinian People. We need a when they are running for office. Show ginning in 1948 when Israeli soldiers were serious grant or many smaller donaup at town halls and debates, volunsent to poison Arab water wells to spread tions to fund this project. Don’t wait for teer, phone bank and donate. As you typhoid bacteria! our second biannual donation apcan see from the congressional voting peal....donate online or send a check, records and pro-Israel PAC donations More Magazine and Bookstore News just please dig deep so we can all... reported in recent issues and always available online, <www.wrmea.org>, We had a deluge of brilliant applicants for some candidates are starting to take our job opening for a bookstore assistant. Make a Difference Today! NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022
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