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Myths about Mandela

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Brian Latour
Brian Latour With the death of Nelson Mandela on Dec. 5, the world lost an interesting political figure and a powerful leader in the struggle against racism and colonialism. Mandela was a political figure who was...
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Letter to the editor: ‘Dialogue’ and censorship

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Brian Latour
Brian Latour In recent weeks, the anti-racist student group Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) has once again had its student group status revoked by UMSU – this time, from the Student Group Promotions and Affairs...
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A pointless exercise

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Brian Latour
Hypothetically, were people of differing opinions to sit down over hummus and falafel and have some kind of miniature Oslo process, it would be an utterly pointless exercise.
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Letters to the Editor – September 15, 2010

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Brian Latour
In the last issue of the Manitoban, two letters to the editor appeared which contained false and defamatory statements against me. For space considerations, I will only address the parts of these letters which...
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Two weeks in Palestine and Israel

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Brian Latour
This summer, I was fortunate enough to attend the first Independent Jewish Voices solidarity tour of Palestine and Israel. This was a very emotional and educational trip, and I feel compelled to share what...
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Israeli apartheid week

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Brian Latour
In light of Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), I feel it is important that I explain why we, the organizers of the event, refer to Israel as an apartheid state. Some people misunderstood the concept...
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Why our generation must support Palestine

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Brian Latour
Last week, the Manitoban printed an article by Spencer Fernando titled “Why our generation must support Israel." Amidst the various boilerplate Zionist arguments, Fernando calls for “set the record straight” and discussion to...
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