This editorial from the Wall Street Journal by Ann Bayefsky addresses the uncomfortable role the UN has played regarding Israel and the Jews. In its 60 years of existance, the United Nations has never held a conference on anti-semiticism until now. Readers who have noted the umpty-ump UN resolutions condemning Israel that the UN have spawned might come to believe that Israel is one fo the main violators of human rights in the world today. This would, of course, ignore much more serious human rights concerns happening elsewhere in the world with abuses and genocide occurring right now in the Sudan by an Arab/Muslim military dictatorship being number one. Has the UN been treating Israel fairly? Read Ms. Bayefsky's speech to the UN called: ON THE RECORD: One small step
Is the U.N. finally ready to get serious about anti-semiticism?

What every politician ought to know before taking office

* Facing the situation created by the referendum of 8/15/2004 to recall the president, the Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas and its newspaper El Libertario call for a radical rupture with those candidates for authoritarian power, presenting to the Venezuelan people ways out of the actual crisis based on mutual aid, direct action and self-management.

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On the evening of June 8th, 128 activists were encircled and arrested at Market & 5th in San Francisco