Archive for July 1, 2010
Against Nayla Tuwayni
As`ad Dhibyan replies to Nayla Tuwani for her anti-Palestinian article (or the article that carried her signature).
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
This is Zionism
“Israel Defense Forces soldiers summoned a 7-year-old Palestinian boy to a Shin Bet investigation, without checking whether the order was mistaken, Haaretz has learned.” (thanks Sarah)
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli officer
“An IDF officer has been arrested on suspicion he attempted to seduce 4,000 underage girls, the Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court cleared for publication Thursday.” If he were Muslim, it would be on the front page of the New York Times and Interpol would ha…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
a toilet for the invaders
“”It does disgust us that this used to be a toilet for the invaders,” said Ismail, 34, who lost his home, as well as two brothers, in the 2004 battle between Marines and insurgents for control of Fallouja. “But we didn’t have any other option. It’s the…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Another Lebanese in the news
Will An-Nahar celebrate this alleged criminal? (thanks Hicham)
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israel and Canadian decision making
“It was revealed in court in mid-June that, two weeks before Mada got the pink slip, Mr. Malone met with the Israeli ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Ottawa.” (thanks Nimer)
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Suddenly, Bernard Lewis lost his love for Turkey
He is nostalgic to the era of the Turkish generals and their dictatorships when he used to enjoy his tate-a-tates with Turkish dictators. “Not that he thinks that Turkey is the beacon of hope it used to be. Lewis believed the west-looking secular stat…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israel’s dirty hands
“At least seven Israeli arms dealers are currently in jail in four countries – the United States, Russia, France and Britain – on charges of illegal arms dealing.” (thanks “Ibn Rushd”)
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Lebanon excels in this–and in this only
“It took 300 chefs, hours of work and 10 tons of hummus, but on May 8, Lebanon broke the world record for the largest bowl of hummus.” (thanks Hussein)
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Israeli war criminal army
“The bungled assault on the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the flotilla, shows once again that Israel is addicted to using military force yet unable to do so effectively. One would think that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would improve over time from…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
For those Arabs who think that Turkey will liberate Palestine for them
“Israel and Turkey have held their first high-level meeting since the row over the killing of Turkish activists on an aid ship bound for Gaza, officials say.Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer held secret talks with Turkey’s Foreign Minister, A…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Sons of Zayid heart Israel
“”The flashpoints are Abu Dhabi’s lack of diplomatic relations with Israel, its intolerance of homosexuality, and its treatment of migrant labor, says Ross, president of NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors. Sexton says Is…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Angry Afghans
“Our visit did, however, open a window into a world military and political policymakers have ignored for all too long. It turns out that the women of Afghanistan, whom George W. Bush claimed to have liberated so many years ago, are still mostly oppres…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Innocent…war crimes
Israel does not intervene in internal affairs of neighboring countries. Let me say this: there is no Arab country–including Somalia, Mauritania, and Oman–in which Israel has not intervened since its usurpation of Palestine. “The war’s secondary aim…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Taghreed Bronner
“During a June 23 panel discussion at the Washington, D.C.-based Palestine Center, former New York Times reporter Taghreed El-Khodary said that she had to quit being a correspondent in the Gaza Strip after it was confirmed that Times’ Jerusalem burea…
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
You can’t tweet against the Lebanese president
Here, the Lebanese president explains that all countries don’t allow insults of presidents, and then adds something bizarre about a conviction in the US of one of the men accused of insulting him.
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad
Rudwan As-Sayyid
Here, Rudwan As-Sayyid (a brilliant scholar of Islam and a Hariri speech coach), tells readers of Prince Salman’s mouthpiece, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, about the greatness of the Saudi King.
Posted on July 1, 2010 by As'ad