The Most sensible – I almost wrote ‘the only sensible’ – sentence uttered this week sprang from the lips of a 5-year old israeli boy. After the prisoner swap, one of those smart-aleck TV reporters asked him: “Why did we release 1027 Arabs for one Israeli soldier?” He expected, of …
Read More »Carving out fate of Libyans or Oil for US?
…why is it that the good intentions of the US government are only lavished on oil-rich countries while Palestine was deplorably ignored by the US government when Israel started a three-week bombing and invasion… The report that the evasive Libyan ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has died as a result …
Read More »Targeting Tuba: The Ongoing Nakba
Source : The Palestine Chronicle – By Georgina Reeves | 03-Oct-11 On Sunday night, the mosque in the small village of Tuba suffered an arson attack. Unknown agitators entered the building and set the fire, causing damage to carpets and the structure itself. Before leaving, they sprayed messages on the …
Read More »Prayers, taunts and weary resignation in Jerusalem
Source : The Independent – By Robert Fisk | 24-Sept-2011 So there I was, on the Via Dolorosa of course, chatting to a middle-aged guy in a red T-shirt and just a wisp of a beard with a prayer rug under his left arm.And I asked him, of course, what …
Read More »In the Shadow of the Wall, the West Bank is Burning
Source : Palestine Chronicle – By Mats Svensson Today’s wall is longer, higher and it does not stop terrorist activities inside the West Bank. Houses are demolished, land is destroyed and people are dying. It is night. He is dark and it is dark. The fear comes out of his …
Read More »Audacity to Change: Open Letter to President Obama
Source : Palestine Chronicle – By Ahmed Yousef – Gaza Mr. President, The Arab world is experiencing a time of epic transformation. Few believed the streets of Tunis would rebel in their lifetimes, let alone simultaneously with Tripoli, Cairo, Damascus, Sana’a and all the smaller cities known more to the …
Read More »US on Wrong Side of History over Palestine
Source : Palestine Chronicle – By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai | 09/25/201 The Palestinians have set the cat among the pigeons with their freedom song. And it’s good to see Uncle Sam and his fiendish brat break out in a cold sweat for a change. So what are Israelis and …
Read More »Obama’s Speech, Abu Mazen’s Gamble
Source : Palestine Chronicle – By Uri Avnery | 09/23/2011 A wonderful speech. A beautiful speech.The language expressive and elegant. The arguments clear and convincing. The delivery flawless. A work of art. The art of hypocrisy. Almost every statement in the passage concerning the Israeli-Palestinian issue was a lie. A blatant …
Read More »One-sided US Veto
Source: Palestine Chronicle – By Neve Gordon and Yinon Cohen | 09/20/2011 US President Barack Obama’s decision to use the US’ veto prerogative if the United Nations votes to recognise a Palestinian state will constitute a blow to those seeking peace in the Middle East.His administration’s claim that peace can only …
Read More »My Fellow American – Muslims as our neighbors
My Fellow American is an online film and social media project that calls upon concerned Americans to pledge and spread a message that Muslims are our fellow Americans. It asks people of other backgrounds to pledge, and share a real life story about a Muslim friend, neighbor, or colleague that …
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