Archive for June 14, 2010
Lebanon and Saudi Arabia
Nothing cracks me up more than when some Lebanese think that Lebanon is more enlightened on the gender question than Saudi Arabia.
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanon and Saudi Arabia
Nothing cracks me up more than when some Lebanese think that Lebanon is more enlightened on the gender question than Saudi Arabia.
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
When Zionists preach to Palestinians
“As’ad Abu Khalil (“Palestine gains little from diplomacy,” Webviews, May 24) complains that the “new” Palestinian strategy — diplomacy — “has yielded few tangible results.” Considering the evidence of 1,200 years of Islamic history, that is not surp…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
When Zionists preach to Palestinians
“As’ad Abu Khalil (“Palestine gains little from diplomacy,” Webviews, May 24) complains that the “new” Palestinian strategy — diplomacy — “has yielded few tangible results.” Considering the evidence of 1,200 years of Islamic history, that is not surp…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
The poor at AUH
I asked a medical technician at AUH today: do you ever see poor people here? She said: we do, but infrequently. She explained that most people (upper classes) come here for preventive reasons, while the very poor come with very advanced stages of dis…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
The poor at AUH
I asked a medical technician at AUH today: do you ever see poor people here? She said: we do, but infrequently. She explained that most people (upper classes) come here for preventive reasons, while the very poor come with very advanced stages of dis…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
US AID in Lebanon
A medical technician at the American University Hospital told me this today. She said that all medical machines in her section carry a sticker of “US AID: From the American People” stickers. She said that the AUH paid at least 50% of the amount and …
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
US AID in Lebanon
A medical technician at the American University Hospital told me this today. She said that all medical machines in her section carry a sticker of “US AID: From the American People” stickers. She said that the AUH paid at least 50% of the amount and …
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
Children of Gaza
““Gaza†is an abstraction to most Israelis, including [partisans of Israel like] Sen. Charles Schumer of New York. A majority of the 1.5 million Gazans is not even from Gaza, but rather is from what is now Israel.” (thanks Olivia)
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
Those poor Israeli….war criminals/killers/occupiers
“Shmuel the gunner, Assi the commander, Herzl the loader and Yigal the driver are the tank’s crew, four 20-something boys who have never fought in a war and are now operating a killing machine. Though trying to remain brave, the boys are pushed to th…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad
Anti-Semitic I-Phone
“But many Israelis, here and in the U.S., took deep offense and accused Apple, the company that makes the iPhone, of “political propaganda.”One Jewish advocacy group, American Israeli Action Coalition, called the changes “extremely hurtful to the Ameri…
Posted on June 14, 2010 by As'ad