Archive for February 11, 2010
Zionists are saying that the cemetery is a parking lot
“The initiative being taken by the Palestinian families today is reaching out to a larger audience, and includes filing a petition today in Geneva to various United Nations Human Rights bodies, and to the Paris-based United Nations Educational, Cult…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Hariri family propaganda in the Gaurdian
“His supporters have taken out billboards across the city, reminding people to come out and support them on 14 February.” His supporters? Supporters my potato. His family took out billboards across the country. Big difference. “on the route of Obam…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Kershner and Bronner would have been on the scene if he were a Palestinian
“Psychiatric evaluation submitted to court determines Nachman Inshin was in psychotic state when he bashed his daughter against apartment floor.”
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
HRW and Israeli occupation army: love fest
“”According to both HRW and officials from the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli military re-established a relationship with the organization early last October to help find Palestinian witnesses for its internal military investigation. This was a …
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Nazila Fathi
Flash. Nazila Fathi of the New York Times was able to closely observe the pro-regime demonstrators in Iran today. She saw all that from her window in Toronto. She said she could only see 12 pro-regime demonstrators.
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanese leftists against Starbucks
“Protesters from a leftist group shouted anti-Israel slogans outside of a Starbucks coffee shop Wednesday during a protest in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.” (thanks Farah)
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
terrorist language
“Federal agents handcuffed, detained and “abusively” interrogated a US student at Philadelphia International Airport because he was carrying Arabic flashcards, a lawsuit claimed Wednesday.” (thanks Maddy)
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Not fit for the New York Times’ coverage of the Middle East
“”A female combat soldier needs to prove more…a female soldier who beats up others is a serious fighter…when I arrived there was another female there with me, she was there before me…everyone spoke of how impressive she is because she humiliat…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Men with no dignity
“But Fayyad apparently realizes that to maintain his extraordinary cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces in the West Bank, he needs to compromise on his dignity, even if at a hefty political price.” (thanks Jamal)
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Syrian government hearts Saudi Arabia
A reader in Syria (who does not want to be identified) sent me this (I cite with his/her permission): “I read your post about the Saudi media being at pains to promote the “firm” statement put out by the House of Saud after the embarrassing handshake …
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
It is illegal to harm the “prestige” of the PA
“In an attempt to silence Shabaneh, the PA on Wednesday issued the arrest warrant against him, for “spreading lies and fabrications†about the PA leadership, selling lands to Jews, attempted murder and “harming Palestine’s prestige and nati…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Ask the Queen to tweet about this
“In Jordan, numerous employees of government-run orphanages have been accused by orphans of committing physical, psychological and sexual abuse.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Jeffrey Feltman’s knowledge of the Middle East: Lee Smith
All that Jeffrey Feltman knows about the Middle East, he read in Lee Smith’s writings on the subject. And the latter writes on Arab culture although he does not know Arabic. But Feltman is a step ahead: when he served as ambassador in Lebanon, and wh…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli propaganda in the New York Times: it is getting funnier
Isabel Kershner is of course the twin sister of Ethan Bronner in the services to Israeli military propaganda. She was writing about the killing of an Israeli occupation soldiers, and then suddenly she blurts this out: “Israel has removed some major r…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
How Iraq is ruled
“It was the latest in a series of actions by the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki that have infuriated his political opponents, while raising doubts about the strength of the country’s laws and democratic institutions.” How Russia I…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
Michael Slackman is in Cairo–but looking at Iran
Don’t get me wrong. We should cover the unrest and repression in Iran. But come on. Michael Slackman (a good reporter) is in Cairo but covering repression in Iran, and expressing concern that the government may arrest opposition leaders? In Cairo? …
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad
“Who is This Angry Arab?” Or so asks Jeffrey Goldberg, the Jailer of Palestinians
Goldberg asked this question on his blog yesterday, but I don’t have to ask who this Jeffrey Goldberg is. I mean, this is a man who relocated to Israel to serve in its occupation army and to serve as a jailer of the Palestinians–the natives to the la…
Posted on February 11, 2010 by As'ad