Archive for July 16, 2010
This is Zionism: Religious pledge of alllegiance
“The government is expected to approve Sunday several new regulations pertaining to entry and immigration to Israel, in a bid to counter growing infiltration by illegal aliens entering the country.According to the new regulations, citizenship applicant…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
Jumblat
Walid Jumblat, whose name used to be a constant refrain in the propaganda of neo-cons during the Bush years yesterday said that his picture with Condoleezza Rice during the Israeli war on Lebanon is “shameful.” He said that in an interview on Al-Manar…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
Sultan bin Salman
Sultan bin Salman may be appointed to a senior government position in Saudi Arabia, and probably in foreign intelligence. He was the Saudi prince who walked on Mars.
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
Saudi curricula
I met with two progressive Saudi activists last night. They informed me that references to Palestine were removed from school curricula in I`dadi school grades, and that a course on Palestine was eliminated from the course offerings at King `Abdul-`Ai…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
The House of Saud and Palestine
“A ‘gold-digging’ male model dumped by a Saudi Arabian princess after she caught him with two other women attacked her chauffeur in a rage, a court heard yesterday.The fracas unfolded at the princess’s London flat after a night of drink and drugs, juro…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
The refuse of Zionism
“Israeli settlements have been dumping untreated waste directly into a sewage canal that runs through the occupied West Bank, affecting Palestinian villages along its banks.” (thanks Nikki)
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
Obama Rules
“The United States will continue to maintain Israel’s military advantage as well as protect it in the diplomatic arena, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Wednesday, adding that the American commitment to Israel’s security was “not n…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
The White Man tells Arabs what they need
“Elections, though vital in the end, are not an early panacea. What the Arabs need most, in a hurry, is the rule of law, independent courts, freeish media, women’s and workers’ rights, a market that is not confined to the ruler’s friends, and a p…
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
An Israeli Orientalist to the rescue
“Merhav, 76, is an Orientalist and veteran diplomat who served as the director-general of the Foreign Ministry.” (thanks Linda)
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
Who is intimidating whom?
“Palestinian boys taunt Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank town of Nabi saleh, near Ramallah, against the expropriation of Palestinian land to expand the nearby Jewish settlement of Halmish”. (thanks Olivia)
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad
To Khalid `Ulwan
My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: “To Khalid `Ulwan: the Glory of Hamra Street”
Posted on July 16, 2010 by As'ad