http://representativepress.googlepages.com/overcomingzionism * see link above for details and book info * * see link below for revealing quote * http://representativepress.googlepages.com/Kovel.html Joel Kovel, author of Overcoming Zionism, said, "What we don't have is any kind of real debate on this subject in our country at this time ... basically these Zionist repression groups have had pretty much a free hand ... that's why I wrote the book. I mean, I wanted to -- I disregarded all the taboos, that you're not supposed to talk about Israel in any depth in this country." [The distributor dropped his book after receiving threatening emails from a Zionist pressure group.] "They panicked this summer when they dropped my book. I mean, they were pressured by this Zionist watchdog team." [But the Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism was able to convince them to continue distributing it.] "We have a committee forming, Committee for Open Discussion of Zionism, codz.org. And we're planning a conference and all. But the committee leapt into action, and we were amazed at just how eloquent and, you know, basically fed up a lot of people were with being intimidated by these kinds of tactics. They just want to suppress an open discussion of this subject. ... I grew up in a very conventional Jewish home, except for the fact that there was a lot of division on this subject, so I think from an early age I learned to take a certain distance from it and to think critically about it." "The Jewish people have been, you know, very largely deprived of a real opportunity to look at what's going on in the state of Israel." "The notion of Zionism, as that there is this kind of destiny of the Jewish people to have their own state, is just the wrong idea. And it's an idea that requires signing onto imperialism. It means signing onto ethnic cleansing. It means -- despite everything that has been said about it, it means basically becoming a racist situation, where you're oppressing an indigenous population and depriving them of their right to existence ... I join hands with those people who feel that the time has come to basically think of Israel in the same category as South Africa, as a state that just has gone wrong and needs replacement ... the comparison was interesting, because Tutu and other leaders of the freedom struggle in South Africa who visited Palestine have always been asked, well, how does it compare? And he says, well, it's not the same thing, Israel is actually worse. He actually said, Israel is a worse place than Apartheid South Africa was." http://tinyurl.com/36dqpw "This is much worse than apartheid." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu see link http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/30/222010/91 University of Michigan Press to Continue Publishing Joel Kovel's "Overcoming Zionism" After Initially Dropping Book Due to Rightwing Criticism http://www.democracynow.org/2007/10/29/university_of_michigan_press_to_continue

Joel Kovel holds degrees in medicine, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis and practiced for 24 years. Since 1988 he has been a professor of social studies at Bard College. He has published nine books, including White Racism; The Age of Desire; The Enemy of Nature; The End of Capitalism or The End of the World; and Overcoming Zionism. Kovel has been engaged in struggles for peace and justice since the Vietnam War era and has worked within the antiwar and antinuclear movements.

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel speaking on "Zionism and its Discontents", Sept. 20, 2007 @ Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, sponsored by the Canada Palestine Support Network ( Canpalnet ) and the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign ( BIAC ).

In 1948, not long after the terrible events of the second world war around 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and refused the right to return afforded them (and all human beings) under International Law. 60 years later this process of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is still going on, with Israel's immiseration of them aimed at forcing them to capitulate, accepting Israel's racist terms for their existence in the region, or to leave. Many Jewish people are extremely angry at what first Zionists and then Israel have done in their name and Joel Kovel, Jewish American scholar, activist and author of 'Overcoming Zionism', is one of them. Here he looks at the relationship between the terrible European crime of the Holocaust and its subsequent politicisation and use as the 'trump card' of Israel and her supporters in silencing effective criticism (at the political level) of Israel's crimes. Joel gives his thoughts on a number of the absurd claims those involved make to defend the indefensible: the idea that the holocaust was a wholly unique and terrible event bearing no relationships to other terrible events, and that this somehow takes away the right of anyone--particularly Europeans--to tell Israel what she may or may not do; and that anti-semitism is a wholly unique and innate hatred, unrelated to any other form of racism or bigotry, for which there is no solution other than for 'Jews' to live apart. The Zionist's collaboration with the Nazis, so revealing of the true nature of Zionism, is also covered. Part 3 of 7, recorded at The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (www.scottishpsc.org.uk) Day School on Palestine, St Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, 26th Jan '08.

In 1948, not long after the terrible events of the second world war around 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and refused the right to return afforded them (and all human beings) under International Law. 60 years later this process of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is still going on, with Israel's immiseration of them aimed at forcing them to capitulate, accepting Israel's racist terms for their existence in the region, or to leave. Many Jewish people are extremely angry at what first Zionists and then Israel have done in their name and Joel Kovel, Jewish American scholar, activist and author of 'Overcoming Zionism', is one of them. Here he looks at the relationship between the terrible European crime of the Holocaust and its subsequent politicisation and use as the 'trump card' of Israel and her supporters in silencing effective criticism (at the political level) of Israel's crimes. Joel gives his thoughts on a number of the absurd claims those involved make to defend the indefensible: the idea that the holocaust was a wholly unique and terrible event bearing no relationships to other terrible events, and that this somehow takes away the right of anyone--particularly Europeans--to tell Israel what she may or may not do; and that anti-semitism is a wholly unique and innate hatred, unrelated to any other form of racism or bigotry, for which there is no solution other than for 'Jews' to live apart. The Zionist's collaboration with the Nazis, so revealing of the true nature of Zionism, is also covered. Part 1 of 7 , recorded at The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (www.scottishpsc.org.uk) Day School on Palestine, St Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, 26th Jan '08.

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel speaking on "Zionism and its Discontents", Sept. 20, 2007 @ Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, sponsored by the Canada Palestine Support Network ( Canpalnet ) and the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign ( BIAC ).

Joel Kovel was born in 1936, in Brooklyn, NY, and spent his early years there and on Long Island. He attended Yale College and then studied medicine at Columbia University (MD, 1961) and psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, eventually becoming Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Residency Training at that institution. He also holds a diploma in psychoanalysis from the Downstate Medical Center Institute. After practicing psychiatry and psychoanalysis for twenty four years, he left these professions in the mid-1980s, in part because of dissatisfaction with the health care system. Since 1988 he has been Professor of Social Studies at Bard College, Annandale, NY.

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel speaking on "Zionism and its Discontents", Sept. 20, 2007 @ Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, sponsored by the Canada Palestine Support Network ( Canpalnet ) and the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign ( BIAC ).

Combat footage. German Wartime Newsreel. The 5th SS Panzergrenadier Division "Wiking" was sent to assist in the defence of Kovel, currently threatened by strong Soviet forces. Gille led his men towards the town and began setting up a defensive perimeter. However, soon the Soviets had completed the encirclement of the city. The II./5.SS-Panzer-Regiment Wiking, newly equipped with Panther tanks, along with the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Germania, newly equipped and up to strength arrived at the front from Germany and immediately began forming a relief unit. The unit was formed under the command of SS-Obersturmführer Karl Nicolussi-Leck, commander of 8.Kompanie/II.Abt./5.SS-Panzer-Regiment Wiking. Nicolussi-Leck immediately launched an attack with five Panthers. Soon after beginning the attack, he received a radio message from the besieged commander to halt his attack and withdraw. Nicolussi-Leck ordered his radio operator to ignore the call, and continued his attack. Risking court-martial, Nicolussi-Leck then proceeded to fight his way though the Soviet encirclement, destroying several Soviet tanks in the process. His Panther was the first vehicle to break the encirclement, and for his actions he received the Knight's Cross. After the relief force established a corridor to the encircled force, the withdrawal began. Unlike the previous encirclement at Korsun, the trapped force managed to escape with most of its equipment intact, and the division was ready for action immediately.

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel speaking on "Zionism and its Discontents", Sept. 20, 2007 @ Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, sponsored by the Canada Palestine Support Network ( Canpalnet ) and the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign ( BIAC ).

WW2 footage.

Deutche Wochenshau of 1944 German Newsreel of 1944 Info: The SS Division (motorised) Wiking was a German Waffen SS division recruited from foreign volunteers. During the course of the war, the division progressed from a motorised infantry formation to a fully-fledged Panzer division. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II. After a brief period of rest and refit, the tattered Wiking was sent to assist in the defence of Kovel, currently threatened by strong Soviet forces. Gille led his men towards the town and began setting up a defensive perimeter. However, soon the Soviets had completed the encirclement of the city. The II./5. SS-Panzer-Regiment Wiking, newly equipped with Panther tanks, along with the III./SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment Germania, newly equipped and up to strength, arrived at the front from Germany and immediately began forming a relief unit. The unit was formed under the command of SS-Obersturmführer Karl Nicolussi-Leck, commander of 8.Kompanie/II. Abt./5. SS-Panzer-Regiment Wiking. Nicolussi-Leck immediately launched an attack with five Panthers. Soon after beginning the attack, he received a radio message from the besieged commander to halt his attack and withdraw. Nicolussi-Leck ordered his radio operator to ignore the call, and continued his attack. Risking court-martial, Nicolussi-Leck then proceeded to fight his way though the Soviet encirclement, destroying several Soviet tanks in the process. His Panther was the first vehicle to break the encirclement, and for his actions he received the Knight's Cross. After the relief force established a corridor to the encircled force, the withdrawal began. Unlike the previous encirclement at Korsun, the trapped force managed to escape with most of its equipment intact, and the division was ready for action immediately. Thanks for Watching if you liked these one take a look into my Channel for more WW2 (World War Two-2) Videos Enjoy!

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel speaking on "Zionism and its Discontents", Sept. 20, 2007 @ Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, sponsored by the Canada Palestine Support Network ( Canpalnet ) and the Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign ( BIAC ).

A slideshow of the fun events that took place at this years Kovel Day.

this guy fixes toys

Joel Kovel explains his vision of ecosocialism and critiques the rampant environmental destruction of extreme capitalism and globalization. Images: Jade Ajani & Jonah Adels. Music: Jeffrey Brodsky.

Молодёжная сборная Беларуси (U-21) в Витебске громит сборную Сан-марино со счётом 6:0! Все повторы голов + Интервью нападающего сборной Беларуси - Леонида Ковеля!

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel, speaking on "Eco-socialism", Sept. 21, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, part of an evening sponsored by Seven Oaks magazine which also included Hugo Blanco and Lindsay Bomberry.

In 1948, not long after the terrible events of the second world war around 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and refused the right to return afforded them (and all human beings) under International Law. 60 years later this process of ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians is still going on, with Israel's immiseration of them aimed at forcing them to capitulate, accepting Israel's racist terms for their existence in the region, or to leave. Many Jewish people are extremely angry at what first Zionists and then Israel have done in their name and Joel Kovel, Jewish American scholar, activist and author of 'Overcoming Zionism', is one of them. Here he looks at the relationship between the terrible European crime of the Holocaust and its subsequent politicisation and use as the 'trump card' of Israel and her supporters in silencing effective criticism (at the political level) of Israel's crimes. Joel gives his thoughts on a number of the absurd claims those involved make to defend the indefensible: the idea that the holocaust was a wholly unique and terrible event bearing no relationships to other terrible events, and that this somehow takes away the right of anyone--particularly Europeans--to tell Israel what she may or may not do; and that anti-semitism is a wholly unique and innate hatred, unrelated to any other form of racism or bigotry, for which there is no solution other than for 'Jews' to live apart. The Zionist's collaboration with the Nazis, so revealing of the true nature of Zionism, is also covered. Part 7 of 7 , recorded at The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (www.scottishpsc.org.uk) Day School on Palestine, St Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, 26th Jan '08.

From working TV, www.workingtv.com - Dr. Joel Kovel, speaking on "Eco-socialism", Sept. 21, 2007 at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, part of an evening sponsored by Seven Oaks magazine which also included Hugo Blanco and Lindsay Bomberry.

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O professor de Estudos Sociais da Bard College, EUA, Joel Kovel, concede entrevista a ANDI. Kovel fala sobre o poder do capitalismo, o imperialismo norte-americano, e a urgência de uma consciência global em relação às mudanças climáticas. ANDI, 2008. Site: www.mudancasclimaticas.andi.org.br

Welcoming ceremony at the Teacher Resource Center of the Kovel Teachers' Association of English as a Second Language. A workshop sponsored by Siena College (Loudonville, NY)and Americans for Democracy for Ukraine, Inc.(ADU)(Albany,NY). A welcome speech by Olena Valchuk, Teacher Association President. A speech by Professor Lydia Tarnavsky Siena College), director of the technology workshop.

The Jack Trades, jamming in the gargae at a Colorado summer Bar-b-q with KK on the harp!

This is a clip from ADU & Sienna College's trip to Kovel, Ukraine. They held a technology workshop to train English teachers from all across Ukraine about the importance and value