Archive for May 3, 2008

How countries are different. I saw this news item on the French daily, Liberation, about a group of illegal immigrants engaged in political activities and strikes. Can you imagine if illegal immigrants tried to demonstrate here in the US? I would worry about them form the police and from the mobs.

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

“Ahead of Israel’s 60th Anniversary celebrations, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected authorized the release of some 30 Israelis from the state’s prisons, thus allowing them to serve the remainder of their sentences in Israel, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Friday.” (thanks anonymous)

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

In the Israeli occupation army manual, you may beat a Palestinian to death, but you can’t do the same to an animal. This is Zionism. “An Israel Defense Forces soldier was arrested Thursday by the Military Police on suspicion of beating two cats to death.” (thanks James)

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

“That feeling of strangeness continued as I read the statement delivered by the Quartet in London yesterday. The four powers mediating in the Middle East – the United Nations, European Union, United States and Russia – spoke of “deep concern” and demanded “concrete steps by both sides”. There was no sense, however, that they had [...]

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

From Jane’s FOREIGN REPORT – JULY 08, 2004: “AT LEAST one aspect of the occupation of Iraq was well planned by Washington. The USA needed help conducting mass interrogations of Arabic-speaking detainees. Foreign Report can now reveal that, to make up for this shortfall, the USA employed Israeli security service (Shin Bet) experts to help [...]

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

Another victory in the war on terrorism: “The U.S. military on Saturday fired missiles at a target about 50 yards away from the general hospital in Baghdad’s Sadr City district, wounding more than 20 people and destroying ambulances, hospital officials said. Dr. Ali Bustan al-Fartusee, director general of Baghdad’s health directorate, told The Associated Press [...]

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

“In late August 1948, during a United Nations-sanctioned truce, Israeli soldiers conducting what they called Mivtza Nikayon — Operation Cleaning — encountered some Palestinian refugees just north of the Egyptian lines. The Palestinians had returned to their village, now in Israeli hands, because their animals were there, and because there were crops to harvest and [...]

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

Tools of occupation. “Israel also placed restrictions on the kind of equipment and curriculum available to the Palestinian trainees. Alzoabi said the U.S.-funded training in Jordan was “superb” and had prepared his men for their mission. But Americans involved in the program say problems persist. One called the final field exercise for the Presidential Guard [...]

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

“Egyptian opposition members of parliament demanded the government cease exporting natural gas to Israel, and plan to convene a special session Sunday to discuss the matter. “This is a disaster that must be stopped,” said Husan Ibrahim, an MP who represents the Muslim Brotherhood’s Islamic opposition movement.”

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad

A tribute to Tel Aviv and Zionism in…Mulhaq An-Nahar. (thanks Mirvat)

Posted on May 3, 2008 by As'ad