Archive for February 13, 2012
Flash: Qatar Airways
Yes, many many people sent to me that they can’t get the Tel Aviv option on Qatar Airways. Yes, you can’t. Because they have removed it. That is why. PS Yet, some people have said that they could still make reservations to Tel Aviv from the site.
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Calls to free Al-Akhbar contributing journalist and translator held in Egypt
“Egypt detained on Saturday Al-Akhbar contributor and Australian journalist, Austin Gerassimos Mackell, along with Egyptian translator, Aliya Alwi, and an American student, Derek Ludovici, in the town of Mahalla north of Cairo. Al…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Haykal on Mubarak era
I have written on the new important book by Muhammad Hasanayn Haykal on Muabrak era. The last part in the series published in Ash-Shuruq deals with Ashraf Marwan, and the one before deals with the corrupt normalization business man, Husayn Salim. (than…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
For the umpteenth time
Please, please, please. Stop sending me links to an “interview” with Henry Kissinger on the “Arab spring” and asking me to comment on it. The interview was fabricated by the Syrian regime and is being peddled in Syrian media. In it, h…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Israeli-Saudi alliance
This is an actual headline in the mouthpiece of Prince Salman and his sons, Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat: “Israel: A Package of ‘good will’”.
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Adonis on Syria
Adonis gave an interview to an Austrian magazine. In it, he criticized Syrian opposition and complained about those who resort to asking help from the colonizers. Let me make a prediction: he will deny saying what he said.
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Friends of Syria?
Woe to the Syrian people if these are their friends: ”The group is about to reach a milestone — formal recognition by a number of countries as the representative of the Syrian people. The initiative is led by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, thr…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
"Cultural terrorism"
Comrade Maya on cultural terrorism: ”In fact, the association of “cultural terrorism” with BDS actions has an Israeli origin. It gained popularity as more and more musical acts refused to perform in an apartheid state, citing their solidarity…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Peace and understanding in the Zionist usurping entity
“A school set up to promote peace and understanding between Arab and Jewish communities in Jerusalem has been hit by vandals who have daubed racist threats on its playground walls, including “Death to Arabs”.Teachers and pupils at the Max Rayne Hand in…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
AJ English on Khader Adnan
Joseph sent me this: ”They have to “balance” his hunger strike and administrative detention by saying he’s spokesman for a group which is responsible for rockets on Israel. I kid you not. How disgusting. I’m afraid you were wrong when you said…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
New York Times and Russian TV
I am not making this up. New York Times has a front page article about Russian TV in which the writer laments the prevalence of bad taste there. I kid you not.
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Ba`thist regime in Syria
Many people have sent me that Nizar Qabbani’s poem that was cited by the Syrian ambassador at the UN, Bashshar Al-Ja`fari, contained condemnation of the Ba`thist rule. Indeed. Wait. I think I have posted a note like this before. OK. In Arab…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
At the University of Edinburgh
My talk at the University of Edinburgh. (thanks Stuart)
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
From Saudi Arabia to Israel with love
“Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defenses to enable Israeli jets to make a bombing raid on Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Times of London reported Saturday.”
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
From Doha to Tel Aviv with love
Qatar airways sneakily establishes direct flights from Doha to Tel Aviv. Special discounts for Mossad agents. (thanks Shawqy)PS Apparently, Qatar airways does not show Tel Aviv if you try to book from an Arab country.
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad
Hamzah deported: where are Western human rights organizations?
The case of Hamzah Kashgari is important. It is a case of Saudi repression abetted and aided by the US through the Interpol. The Malaysian government was pressured by the Saudi government to surrender the man. If Hamzah was a victim o…
Posted on February 13, 2012 by As'ad