Archive for March 19, 2010
Amos Oz
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “Amos Oz: Arab Liberal Love for Israel.”PS I really really didn’t enjoy going back and reading and re-reading the writings of Amos Oz.
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Denied entry
“I arrived at the bridge, went through the routinized luggage and security screenings and headed for the passport window. The woman in the occupying army at the window asked me questions when it was my turn. She asked me what I was planning to do in…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Jordanian shopkeepers display posters barring dogs and Israelis
“Some Jordanian shopkeepers place posters at the doors of their shops reading “Sorry, we do not receive dogs & Israelis”, according to an Israeli army radio broadcast on Thursday.” (thanks Natalie)
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Jerusalem
I hate when the Palestinian problem is reduced to Jerusalem. Don’t get me wrong: the Israeli behavior in Jerusalem since 1929 has been nothing short of racist, religious supermacist, colonialist, and savagely insensitive to other faiths, and to secula…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Wolf Blitzer: not happy
Blitzer not happy with the state of US-Israeli relations. (thanks Olivia)
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Zionism: arresting little children
Israeli occupation terrorists arresting little children in Hebron. (AFP)
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
“usual routine task”
Balázs in Hungary sent me this (I cite with his permission): “you might be interested in this piece. I’m pretty sure it’s not covered outside of Hungary. Two israeli planes (or drones) were spotted on the 17th of march in the vicinity of the interna…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Dubai justice
“Two Emirates Airline cabin crew have been jailed for three months for exchanging lewd text messages. RS, 42, a flight attendant, and EB, 47, a cabin services supervisor, were convicted of “coercion to commit sin†after sending each other sexua…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Saudi help
“By early 2008, top U.S. military officials had become convinced that extremists planning attacks on American forces in Iraq were making use of a Web site set up by the Saudi government and the CIA to uncover terrorist plots in the kingdom. “We kne…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Zionist fur
“But Israel “should be the last to proceed with this kind of legislation,” Herscovici said, because Israel “is being demonized and delegitimized in the West in the same way that the fur industry is being demonized – and often by the same people and …
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Really?
“Michael D. Furlong, the senior Defense Department employee under investigation for allegedly running an unauthorized intelligence-gathering operation in Afghanistan, says his now-suspended program was fully authorized by top U.S. military commanders…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Don’t get too excited
“Right after Biden’s remarks were reported by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Mark Perry, a Middle East expert with excellent contacts in the US military, described a briefing that senior officers working directly for General David Petraeus…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Mubarak goons
“Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) in Fayoum City summoned Taha Abdel Tawab Mohammed, a physician from Fayoum governorate in Egypt who had been organising support for Dr. Mohammad Al Baradei, a potential presidential candidate in Egypt’s 20…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
arms purchasers
“The five largest arms purchasers during 2005-2009 were China, India, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Greece, according to the latest figures released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The exten…
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
Live from Madame Tussauds’ museum
I wondered where I have seen this picture of Mubarak until I remembered that it is from the collection of Madame Tussauds’ museum in London.
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
You can’t say he is wrong
Algerian Islamist, `Ali Behlhaj, accuses House of Saud of deliberately preventing support for the Palestinians. But this has been the case for years. Not an earth shattering revelation.
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
maquis
Comrade Rami writes on nature and resistance to Israel.
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad
House of Saud responds to the revolt of the Palestinians
King `Abdullah personally expressed his outrage at the Israeli repression of Palestinians. Seen dancing above in the Janadiriyyah conference. Picture taken by his nephew, Prince Bandar bin Salman.
Posted on March 19, 2010 by As'ad