Archive for April 11, 2010
Berkeley against the occupation
Zionists are not amused. (thanks Farah)
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
women and the church
“Negating women is at the heart of the church’s hideous — and criminal — indifference to the welfare of boys and girls in its priests’ care. Lisa Miller writes in Newsweek’s cover story about the danger of continuing to marginalize women in a…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
This is new: the Arabs are said to have caused the holocaust
“Guilt for the Holocaust lies with Nazi Germany and its allies. But an untold number of Jews, perhaps as many as hundreds of thousands – including my grandparents from the Polish town of Makow Podhalanski – were not saved and did not reach Mandatory…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli bomb makers are welcome in DC
“The Obama administration on Friday rejected media reports that the US had implemented a new policy denying visas to Israeli scientists connected to the Dimona nuclear reactor. “The report is inaccurate. There has been no change in administration…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
lying
“Arab Israeli singer and television personality Mira Awad on Saturday denied reports in the Israel media that she withdrew from the UK Zionist Federation’s Israel Independence Concert in London because of death threats against her and her family. …
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
Naqab
“Furthermore, the international ‘peace process’ has meant that the question of Palestine has become the story of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian citizens of Israel have been left out, a situation exacerbated by…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
A country with nuclear weapons is asked to provide nuclear security in the ME
“Clinton says the world’s biggest concern on nuclear security is that terrorists will get control of bomb-making material. She says Israel can do much to help thwart that.”
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
whistleblowers
“Activists behind a website dedicated to revealing secret documents have complained of harassment by police and intelligence services as they prepare to release a video showing an American attack in which 97 civilians were killed in Afghanistan. Ju…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
Mass explusions
“A new military order aimed at preventing infiltration will come into force this week, enabling the deportation of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank, or their indictment on charges carrying prison terms of up to seven years.” (tha…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
Shutting off water
“Four days after an Israeli minister threatened to restrict the West Bank’s water supply, Israeli authorities closed off the main water source used for agriculture in a Jordan Valley village on Sunday, committee members and lawyers said.”
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“His condition has reached a critical point, and if does not get emergency surgery within the month, he could suffer permanent paralysis, according to his doctor. The Gazan health ministry has requested permission from the Israeli, Egyptian and Jord…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
serving the colonial masters
“Over the weekend, Palestinian security forces transferred to the Israel Defense Forces 17 explosive devices in various sizes uncovered during activity around Tulkarem. The explosives found include pipe bombs and more complex devices intended for te…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli book burners: not in the US press, of couse
“Days after it began selling the political doctrine The National Left, written by playwright Shmuel Hasfari and attorney Eldad Yaniv, which was sold for NIS 1 ($0.27), Tzomet Sfarim bookstore chain on Sunday announced it will stop distributing the book…
Posted on April 11, 2010 by As'ad