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Archive for December, 2006

B’Tselem 2006 annual report

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

[Carlos Latuff Cartoons]

Just another eye opener for pro-Zionists and warmongers, hopefully they can learn something new by the end of this year:

Press Release
683 people killed in the conflict in 2006
28 Dec. 06

B’Tselem publishes its 2006 annual statistics. This past year, we witnessed a deterioration in the human rights situation in the Occupied Territories , [...]

What will your biggest New Year’s resolution be in 2007?

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Ok, January 1st: a day of hangovers and new commitments to ourselves to improve our lives in the New Year.

There’s just something about those two 1’s that give us that feeling of a fresh start and a chance to make life better than it was last year. Share with us how you resolution-makers plan to [...]

Saddam Execution!

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Copy here: http://blip.tv/file/123466

Don’t buy, “Samm Elhary!”

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

I was not surprised to see the argument that followed Mohammad alQaq (aka Khobbeizeh) post about boycotting Starbucks (although I missed his post then, but I just came to know about it from one of his new posts that follow up on the same). I was not surprised for the reaction I received online and [...]

Religion thing

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Here is a quick roundup of “religious” news:

- Muslims forced to lift veil at airports (I don’t blame them) and the plan has been attacked by unions, which claim it would impose intolerable demands on their members, particularly female officers who would be the only ones allowed to look under veils!

- Should Muslims wish Christians [...]

Anthem for Someone’s Child

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

“Anthem for Someone’s Child” (written and recorded in memory of all the children killed in the Middle-East conflicts and forming the centrepiece of the http://www.forsomeoneschild.com/ website) has received the “Best Songwriter” award (France) in the national category in the 2006 Music Aid International Music Awards Contest.

The song brought tears to my eyes and I [...]

What do Hebron Jewish Settlers Teach Their Kids?

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Don’t expect anything less than…

Photo by masser

Jewish settler children trying to breaking into an Arab-owned shop in the West Bank city of Hebron during a curfew impose by the Israeli army on Palestinians. The sequence is L to R, the bottom one being when I (masser) shouted out to get them to stop.

Jewish refugees!

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Zionists lobbied and worked against allowing Jewish refugees from WWII to settle in other countries. Here is just one excerpt from Alfred Lilienthal’s book “What Price Israel”:

President Roosevelt was deeply concerned with the plight of the European refugees and thought that all the free nations of the world ought to accept a certain number of [...]

Torture Inc. America’s Brutal Prisons

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Warning: Contains scenes of violence and torture. May not be suitable for all audiences.

This documentary shows some of the victims of wholesale torture taking place inside the U.S. prison system. [Hat tip: Kimmy]

The images of abuse and brutality recordings are horrifyingly familiar. These were exactly the kind of pictures from inside Abu Ghraib prison [...]

Best of ‘Palestine’ Flickr Group!

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

Photo by: Tbass Efendi

As they say, “A picture is worth a thousand words!”

“Best of Palestine Group” is a new slideshow of some selected pictures from Palestine pool. This is a personal choice and not necessarily “The Best” of the group pool. You might agree, or not. Therefore, I’m open for suggestions. You can leave a [...]