Archive for December 26, 2008
Over the dead bodies of Palestinians
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Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Shoe Conversation
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Shoe Conversation: Between Celebration and Disgust” PS My mother officially did not like this article.
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
In NYT: Facts that incriminate Israel are mere "accusations", while unfounded accusations by Israel are facts
Look at this dispatch by Robert Worth: “For its part, the Lebanese government has accused Israel of violating United Nations Resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war, by trespassing into Lebanese territory during brief raids and by violating Lebanon’s airspace with jet flyovers.” Accusations by the Lebanese government? Those violations are catalogued and published in [...]
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Viagra Doctrine
“In their efforts to win over notoriously fickle warlords and chieftains, the officials say, the agency’s operatives have used a variety of personal services. These include pocketknives and tools, medicine or surgeries for ailing family members, toys and school equipment, tooth extractions, travel visas, and, occasionally, pharmaceutical enhancements for aging patriarchs with slumping libidos, the [...]
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Shoe parade
“Shoe insults aren’t limited to the Arabic or Muslim worlds. In South Asian countries like India, Hindus—as well as Muslims—have a custom of humiliating people by parading them in public wearing a garland of shoes.” Who would not want to parade Bush in public wearing a garland of shoes?
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Palestinians can laugh, Haaretz reveals to its shock
“”Drink two beers and the third is a donation for the Gazans. Has anything reached you?” she asks Imad Farajin, an actor and the playwright.”
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Peace is at Hand…in 25 years
“The United States is committed to fighting insurgency in the Muslim world for 25 years, says a report released by the US Joint Forces Command.” (thanks Erick)
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Siege of the Siege
“Farajallah explained that he invented a device using chemical substances available in Gaza, which burn when mixed and brought into contact with oxygen. He added that his concoction can be stored in medium-sized metal containers and used in homes, restaurants and bakeries as an alternative to cooking gas, since Israel has prevented deliveries of cooking [...]
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
The Rule of the US-installed (and Iranian-supported) Ayatullah
“Major religious parties in Iraq have been accused of putting pressure on widows in an effort to scare them into voting in the upcoming provincial elections. Several widows have said they were warned they would lose essential government payouts unless they supported ruling Shiite parties in the January ballot.”
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
For those who asked me for a definition of Zionism
“Jewish parents deny Arab girl place in Jezreel Valley daycare”
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Dahlan, o Dahlan
“Member of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Mohammed Nazzal, accused the security organs of the Palestinian National Authority of spying on Arab and Islamic states in favor of Israel and the United States and other Western countries.” I saw the interview with Nazzal on AlJazeera and while he was reading from captured documents, he–typical of [...]
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Why I love British NGOs
“Several British NGOs are manipulating Christmas and its religious symbols, in order to promote an anti-Israel political agenda, Jerusalem-based watchdog NGO Monitor revealed in a new report.”
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
Zionist Capitalism
“At the West Bank of the Jordan Valley, a generation of youth grows up forced to work. More than half of the inhabitants of the West Bank is unemployed, which makes children the real breadwinners of their families. Every day again, off they go. Some are lucky and find a job for the day in [...]
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
The Peace Process
“The Palestinian center for human rights has said that Israeli occupation forces had launched 25 incursions in various West Bank areas in the course of the past week.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
From NYT Bureau: inside information
“As an Iraqi journalist, I’ve had a hard time understanding why Arab people are treating us with dignity now after this type of behavior. Throwing a shoe, especially at a guest, is a deep insult in our culture.” Thanks for the inside information, o native informant. (thanks Rime)
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad
March 14-Israeli alliance? What March 14 Israeli alliance?
March 14-Israeli alliance. (thanks As`ad–not me)
Posted on December 26, 2008 by As'ad