Archive for March 9, 2010
I have to say
Writing Arabic in Latin alphabet is really annoying and I don’t want to read it or engage in it, OK? If you send me text messages from the Middle East, either write Arabic or English but not both.
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Amir, ten years old, abducted by Israeli soldiers from his bed
“”Two of the soldiers stopped us and handcuffed us,” Amir said. “They brought us to two separate jeeps. They took me to the settlement and put me in a corner. I still had handcuffs on. They put a dog next to me. I said that I wanted to go home. They sa…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Richard Falk
“Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, said on Monday the Palestinian Authority (PA) urged him to step down after he criticized the PA’s treatment of a UN war crimes report.”
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Israel versus children
“Hassan Al-Muhtaseb, 12, was released Sunday, when an Israeli military court in Ofer prison ordered his father to pay 2,000 shekel fine. “The boy was detained near his family home, and there were no witnesses who testified that he threw stones at Isr…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Palestine’s past remembered
“In inner circles Ben Gurion spoke very differently. At the beginning of the month, at a special meeting of the secretariat of MAPAI (the leading party), he listed proudly the names of the Palestinian villages already occupied by the Hagana and the …
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
What does Israel represent?
“Where does it not represent you? In the occupation policy, in the settlement policy, in the policy of racism and discrimination. Eighty-percent unemployment among women; the many employers who do not hire Arabs. The development budget – hardly 4 per…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
The Economist versus Nir Rosen
This is the conclusion of the Economist’s article on Iraq: “America’s influence is ebbing noticeably as its troops withdraw. Despite spending $800 billion on Iraq over the past seven years, its plan for the country has still not worked.” And this is…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
No to elections in the Middle East
I mean, I never call for elections in the Middle East anymore. It is very low in my list of priority because you can’t have free elections in the Middle East in the age of US intervention and Saudi money. Unless you remove banking secrecy and monitor…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Raghida Dirgham
The New York correspondent of Al-Hayat (the mouthpiece of Prince Khalid bin Sultan), Raghida Dirgham, was on Hariri Future TV. To respond to criticisms of her in Lebanon, she kept talking about her advocacy against Zionists (and she added “Jews”) here…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Antoine Shuwayri is dead
This wealthy allegedly very corrupt Lebanese businessman and right-wing financier is behind imposing an advertisement monopoly that gave the bulk of ad space to An-Nahar newspaper despite sagging sales and dramatic decline in the newspaper’s standing. …
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Dahlan, O Dahlan
“Palestinian sources said Tuesday that Israel has agreed to pardon 77 wanted Fatah men.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
Flash; Khalid Saghiyyah on TV
Many people ask me about Khalid and say that they have never seen him anywhere. He does not appear in pictures or on TV and turns down interview requests of any kind (except some print ones in the Western press). This editor-in-chief of Al-Akhbar, ho…
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad
No article that deals with the Middle East in the New York Times is innocent: no article
Look at this one. Basically, Middle East coverage in the Times is a combination of ignorance and prejudice sprinkled with Israeli propaganda disinformation and leaks. Look at this review of this Middle East restaurant in the Times. First, they give …
Posted on March 9, 2010 by As'ad