Archive for November 25, 2008

Yasir `Abd-Rabbu is probably the most unprincipled Palestinian (and the most opportunistic). Here, he talks about Saudi Arabia and `Arafat (notice that the question from the editor of Prince Khalid bin Sultan is not even a qustion, but a statement):“> وقدمت السعودية دعماً كبيراً لمنظمة التحرير. – ربما كانت السعودية الداعم الاول والأكبر وياسر عرفات [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

Comrade Pierre on Ghassan Tuwayni.

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Israeli forces rolled into southeast Gaza Strip on Tuesday and bulldozers started to flatten farmlands, witnesses and security sources said.”

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Half of Gaza’s bakeries have closed down and the other half have resorted to animal feed to produce bread as Israel’s complete blockade of the coastal territory enters its 19th day.” (thanks Chris)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

Stop the presses. Wake up the kids and release the pigs from the barn. Aaron David Miller has just solved the Arab-Israeli conflict (and of US problems in the Middle East): “Instead, go all-out for an Israeli-Syrian agreement which is doable and will enhance American credibility to confront Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran over time with [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

Stop the presses. Wake up the kids and release the pigs from the barn. Aaron David Miller has just solved the Arab-Israeli conflict (and of US problems in the Middle East): “Instead, go all-out for an Israeli-Syrian agreement which is doable and will enhance American credibility to confront Hamas, Hizbullah and Iran over time with [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“In the case of the former Iraqi president, al-Yawer, Faulk says his “pillow talk” phone calls were to his fiancé, whom he later married. Faulk says the calls were intercepted by operators in the NSA facility at Ft. Gordon, Back Hall, and posted on the computer system for others to read about and hear.” How [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Many migrant and domestic workers still face abuse and exploitation in Middle Eastern and Asian countries because governments have failed to adopt measures needed to protect them, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25.” (thanks Marcy)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“The Ramallah-based Fatah faction has slammed Monday its veteran political leader Farouk Al-Kaddomi “Abu Allutuf”, the chairman of the PLO political bureau, for participating in the International Arab conference for the Right of Return, describing the support of Kaddomi to the RoR as “deviation” from Fatah ideology.” The official Palestinian news agency, WAFA, boycotted the [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

These are Arab regimes. “Yemen – the poorest country in the Arab world – has inaugurated a new mosque big enough for 40,000 worshippers in its capital, Sana’a. The building is named after the country’s long-serving president, Ali Abdullah Saleh. It cost $60m to build. The United Nations estimates 42% of Yemenis live in poverty [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann suggested Monday that the international community should consider sanctions against Israel including “boycott, divestment and sanctions” similar to those enacted against South Africa two decades ago.” (thanks Omar)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Officials at Alhurra, the Arab-language station that has received nearly $500 million in U.S. taxpayer dollars, say that of all their broadcasts to the Middle East, they are most proud of their broadcasts to Iraq.” (thanks Nir)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

On the Phalanges Party by Husam `Itani (thanks Raed)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“”Iraqi women have seen their rights eroded in all areas of life while the world observes from afar,” warns the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Yakin Ertürk, on the International Day on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November).”

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Amid several bellicose comments about the possibility of an impending Israeli strike against Iran Israeli Defense Ministry officials say they have been contacted by US officials who have asked them to refrain from launching any attacks against Iran until after President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January. Likewise, the officials reportedly have cautioned Israel not [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

This is Zionism: “On 30 October 2008, at 10:15am, the Israeli army stormed the faculty of the Palestine Technical College in Arroub refugee camp, Hebron and arrested students from some of the classrooms. The students were blindfolded, shackled, and then repeatedly beaten, slapped, and punched all over the body. They were then taken to Gush [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

No, he will not. “The rising unemployment could push between 7 and 10 million Americans into poverty according to a report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released Monday. Census Bureau figures from 2007 show that 12.5% of the population, or over 37 million people, live below the poverty line. The Center warns [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

“Inappropriate displays of affection, mixing between unmarried men and women and offensive writing are a few of the crimes the Saudi religious police are tasked with monitoring, and they appear to be on the rise if recent arrest rates are anything to go by. A report issued by the Saudi religious police indicated a remarkable [...]

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad

Palestine: in history, in pictures (thanks Laleh)

Posted on November 25, 2008 by As'ad