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since Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:04:17.
Why Don't Palestinians Adopt Gandhi's Methods?
People sometimes say: "Why didn't the Palestinians pursue nonviolent resistance ala Gandhi and Mandela, just think what they might have achieved!"
The truth is that many Palestinians have pursued nonviolent resistance, but they operate in an administrative atmosphere that can be totalitarian, and the world doesn't open its eyes to their persecution. The case of Shareef Khaled, a farmer and community leader who has the misfortune of owning orchards on the wrong side of Israel's security fence, serves my point. His son Ghassan Khaled, a 41-year-old lecturer in law, has been in "administrative detention" in Israel since last spring for allegedly helping a Hamas students group at his school. [READ ENTIRE ARTICLE]
