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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Israel cracks down on dissent
See the video from the “only democracy in the Middle East” here.
Posted in The Conflict
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Pan-Arab narrative a myth in Lebanon
The Guardian – Excerpt: Anger towards Lebanon is brewing in Sudan and in Sudanese online forums. According to reports in the Arab media, a fundraising party held by Sudanese immigrants and asylum seekers in Beirut in aid of a child … Continue reading
Arab man who posed as a Jew to seduce woman to consensual sex convicted of rape
His only crime was that he was an Arab man who slept with a Jewish woman… if this is the only “democracy in the Middle East” then the Middle East has extremely low standards – Haaretz: An Arab resident of … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Racism
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Netanyahu recording leaked…
al-Jazeera: A recently-revealed tape has shown Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, discussing ways to undermine the Oslo Accords and calling the United States “easy” to manipulate…. Netanyahu – who did not hold political office when the recording was made - was … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine, The Conflict
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The Green Movement and the Working Class
Here’s an interesting interview at Tehran Bureau on the working class and the Green Movement: “The Green Movement cannot succeed unless it raises social justice demands, which include workers’ demands at the center. During the Khatami era, Reformists failed because … Continue reading
Posted in 22 Khordad
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Israeli Human Rights Group: The truth about Israel’s land grab in the West Bank
The Independent: Jewish settlers, who claim a divine right to the whole of Israel, now control more than 42 per cent of the occupied West Bank, representing a powerful obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state, a new report … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine, Settlements, The Conflict
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Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Fadlallah passed away yesterday. I would have commented on it sooner but I was in the Bay area for the weekend and didn’t get around to blogging until now. Contrary to media reports, Fadlallah was not the “spiritual guide” to … Continue reading
Gaza, Sand, and Resilience
Palestinians resisting the Gaza siege… with sand. I admire their resilience while abhoring Israel’s ruthlessness. See the video here.
How to Kill an Economy: Israel’s Gaza Policy
al-Jazeera: First close down the borders and refuse to allow any exports out. Then ban the importing of any raw material for factories and businesses. Force the commercial class to rely on expensive underground smuggling tunnels to procure what the … Continue reading
Documentary: “For Neda”
This highly emotional HBO documentary on the death of Neda Agha Soltan is a must see.
Posted in 22 Khordad, Documentary, Iran
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