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Tanya Reinhart was professor at the Tel Aviv University as well as the Utrecht University. She has studied at MIT in Cambridge; the supervisor for her thesis was Noam Chomsky; he wrote an obituary notice in COUNTERPUNCH where she published her engaged criticism of the war-crimes and aggressive policies of her home country. Read more ... In COUNTERPUNCH the editors introduced Chomsky's obituary with the following words: We have lost an outstanding intellect and one of the bravest voices from Israel with the death of Tanya Reinhart. Last October, on this site, we published Eric Hazan's interview with Tanya Reinhart on the occasion of the publication of her latest book, Roadmap to Nowhere. In conclusion Haas asked her, Despite the grim events described in the book, the overall feeling that comes through is that of hope. Why?
Reinhart: "I argue that the reason that the U.S. exerted even limited pressure on Israel, for the first time in recent history, was because at that moment in history it was no longer possible to ignore world discontent over its policy of blind support of Israel. This shows that persistent struggle can have an effect, and can lead governments to act. Such struggle begins with the Palestinian people, who have withstood years of brutal oppression, and who, through their spirit of zumud--sticking to their land - and daily endurance, organizing and resistance, have managed to keep the Palestinian cause alive, something that not all oppressed nations have managed to do. It continues with international struggle--solidarity movements that send their people to the occupied territories and stand in vigils at home, professors signing boycott petitions, subjecting themselves to daily harassment, a few courageous journalists that insist on covering the truth, against the pressure of acquiescent media and pro-Israel lobbies. Often this struggle for justice seems futile. Nevertheless, it has penetrated global consciousness. It is this collective consciousness that eventually forced the U.S. to pressure Israel into some, albeit limited, concessions. . The Palestinian cause can be silenced for a while, as is happening now, but it will resurface." Chomsky's obituary note:
She Drew Away the Veil on Criminal and Outrageous Conduct In the homepages of Tanya Reinhart at the Tel Aviv University (http://www.tau.ac.il/~reinhart/) and the Utrecht University (http://www.let.uu.nl/~Tanya.Reinhart/personal/) her death isn't yet noticed. In ZNET, another US magazine with radical and critical content, so far only a personal blog-note mentiones her death. Tanya Reinharts death came to sudden. Acutalisation: As of March 23, 2007, one finds in ZNET an obituary notice by Chomsky as well as some other notes.
Audio/Video: At pdxjustice one finds audio- as well as video files from various autors.
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