Archive for November 16, 2008

“”The Palestinians are younger and poorer today than they were when we started the peace process in 1993,” he said. “And I have never met a single poor Palestinian anywhere in the world except in the Palestinian territories. Every single Palestinian I know in America is a millionaire or a college professor, and I say [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

“In a letter to University Musical Society President Ken Fischer, the Middle East Task Force (METF) of Ann Arbor said “since the JSO is one of the primary promoters and exporters of Israeli cultural life, one of its functions is to boost Israel’s image on the world stage. In this way, the truth about the [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

“A previous version of this story was removed by editors after we became aware that some facts in the story were incorrect. That story has been replaced with this updated version.” Zionists always insist that their version of the story is the correct story. And the story went form an attack on Palestinian students to [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

For those looking for a succinct definition of Zionism, here it is: “Israeli border police prevented 15 trucks loaded with medication from entering the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to a de facto Health Ministry representative.”

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

I will try not to sound angry about what Ray Hanania has written here. But please spare me those wild theories: that Obama will be picking all pro-Israeli team but…only to help the Palestinians? “If Barack Obama wants to nudge Israel back to serious negotiations with the Palestinians, he would not surround himself with pro-Palestinian [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

I mean this is silly. There is in fact more evidence that Muhammad (as a person, leaving the question of prophethood aside) existed than there is that Jesus existed. I asked once an international expert on Jesus whether there is evidence that Jesus had actually existed. She said: it is most likely that Jesus probably [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

No, he can’t. No, he can’t. “The Institute for Science and International Security, headed by David Albright, one the world’s top experts on nuclear weapons and the prevention of nuclear proliferation, recently released its report urging president-elect Barack Obama to take a number of measures to avoid such an outcome, including convincing Israel to halt [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

“Around 3:30 A.M., I heard the sound of stun grenades exploding. After that, there was banging on the door. My aunt and I went to open it. When I opened the door, a few policemen burst in with black masks on their faces. They had five huge dogs with them. They ordered us to leave [...]

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

“A SCOTTISH human rights activist has filmed the Israeli navy firing machine guns at unarmed Palestinian fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip.” (thanks Marcy)

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad

“On 2 November, a military court of appeals judge in Ofer Military Base denied the appeal of Salwa Salah and Sareh a-Siuri, both seventeen years old, to overturn renewal of the administrative detention orders issued against them.” (thanks Olivia)

Posted on November 16, 2008 by As'ad