Archive for April 3, 2010
Welcome to racism in Israel
“”A group of Swedes who were on their way to Israel for a field trip with a peace initiative was stopped at the airport in Tel Aviv on Friday. Three persons of Palestinian background were interrogated for eight hours before they were rejected -but …
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanese skills
“”Men yelling profanities from their cars, the guy lurking on the sidewalk store, the valet guy, the Sukleen man, everyone had an opinion.”" (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Haykal
I have been very critical of Haykal over the years but his episode yesterday about Nasser’s visit to Al-Ahram’s offices was most interesting. Let us face it (politics aside), Nasser is the only interesting Arab leader in the contemporary history of th…
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Marriage laws in the kingdom of Wahhabi horrors
“A Saudi woman falling in love with a non-Saudi Muslim leads to more obstacles than a Capulet falling in love with a Montague. In most parts of society, a father can decline a suitor simply because he is not a Saudi. The tribal mentality has change…
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Killing for Zionist fun
“Ramallah, April 3, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) Israeli settler runs over a Palestinian girl by his car causing her immediate death on Thursday in west of Ramallah. Samar Redwan, 16, was delivered to an Israeli hospital after being intentionally ran over b…
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“Israeli settlers assaulted an elderly Palestinian woman and her daughter in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem on Friday, amid protests against settler “provocations” in the area.”
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Fayyadism
The plan of Salam Fayyad. (thanks Mirvat)
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Mona Sarkis talks to Angry Arab
“«Die USA suchen eine Bestätigung für ihre kriegerischen Aktionen und ihre Politik. Auch die anderen tun dies. Zugleich wollen sie, ob sie nun mit den USA konform gehen oder nicht, das Terrain nicht völlig den Amerikanern überlassen.» Dergesta…
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
UAE normalization
Sons of Zayid normalize.When I so something dumb, I should admit to my readers. George sent me this and he is right: “I read your blog today about sons of zayid normalize:I follow the link and find out that the ad which electronic ali is referring to …
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad
Nidal Hamad
In my article today in Al-Akhbar, I write about a Palestinian struggler named Nidal Hamad who was hit by an Israeli tank during the Sabra and Shatila massacre (and he managed to hit an Israeli tank just as the tank shell hit him). This is Nidal Hamad.
Posted on April 3, 2010 by As'ad