June 2008

Out of station!

by Haitham Sabbah June 27, 2008

It’s time of the year to take some rest, so I’ll be away from my blog for a month or so. If I get a chance in between I’ll try to post something.

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Israeli teens don’t like Russians

by Haitham Sabbah June 24, 2008

2 Israeli teens assault elderly men playing chess because “they don’t like Russians” The indictment reveals that the two had arrived at the park where they approached the immigrants. One of them blew smoke in one of the older menâ€™s faces, and proceeded to hit him on his arm with a stick. One of the [...]

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Welcome to Israel!

by Haitham Sabbah June 24, 2008

This is a true, amazing and shocking firsthand story that details the ‘welcoming package’ waiting for you at Israeli borders. (Try to imagine how Palestinians are treated at checkpoints!!!) Stolen days in Israel This is a long and mostly detailed rendition of what happened to me after my arrival in Tel Aviv. I would like [...]

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Palestine Blogs Aggregator and Stickers

by Haitham Sabbah June 24, 2008

No new posts here for some time now because been busy in preparing for my annual vacation with my family on one side and on the other side dumped the old Palestine Blogs aggregator platform and switched back to Drupal because the old one was pain-in-the-neck. That was not an easy task and took some [...]

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UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire, Leviev

by Haitham Sabbah June 20, 2008

Some good news: Adalah-NY – UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire Known for Constructing Settlements on Palestinian Lands Diamond Mogul, Lev Leviev, Facing Increasing Pressure for Human Rights Violations A senior advisor to UNICEF’s Director said in a letter today that UNICEF will reject all partnerships with, or financial support from, Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. [...]

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UN Report: Palestinian’s Right to Worship

by Haitham Sabbah June 19, 2008

Religious and cultural rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem is a new UN 19 pages report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. It provids shocking -but not surprising- information about the situation. Excerpt: Nablus, located 65 kilometres from Jerusalem, is the largest Palestinian city in the West Bank. Its population is [...]

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AIPAC, The Jewish Holy Worriers

by Sami Jamil Jadallah June 19, 2008

Unlike the Rolling Thunder, the Veteran group that descends on Washington, DC every Memorial Day to remind us and the nation, certainly the Congress of the brave men and women who gave up their lives for the love of the country and to remind us and the nation of the millions of American men and [...]

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Obama campaign apologizes for excluding women in hijab

by Haitham Sabbah June 19, 2008

The Detroit News Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign apologized Wednesday after volunteers asked two Muslim women not to stand or sit behind the candidate at a rally in Detroit this week out of concerns about the appearance of traditional Muslim dress in published and broadcast visuals of the events. The incident is one of a series [...]

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Obama’s missteps

by George Bisharat June 18, 2008

George Bisharat Tuesday, June 17, 2008 On his first day as the presumptive Democratic candidate for president earlier this month, Barack Obama committed a serious foreign policy blunder. Reciting a litany of pro-Israeli positions at the annual meeting of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), he avowed: “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel, [...]

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Support Imprisoned Activist

by Haitham Sabbah June 18, 2008

On April 11 Mousa Abu Maria, a dedicated peace with justice activist and co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Project, an organization committed to challenging the Occupation using non-violent direct action and promoting Palestinian self-sufficiency, was arrested by Israeli forces. Like nearly 1000 other Palestinians in Administrative Detention, Mousa is being held without charge or trial [...]

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The Spy Who Loves Us

by Philip Giraldi June 17, 2008

Pay no mind to the Mossad agent on the line. by Philip Giraldi After Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life in prison in 1986, the U.S. negotiated an understanding with Israel-a “gentlemen’s agreement” -stipulating that neither nation would thenceforth conduct espionage operations in the other’s territory without consent. But the agreement was a [...]

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Stories of Two Little Girls From Gaza

by Haitham Sabbah June 17, 2008

Here are two stories from two very bright young ladies from Gaza, Occupied Palestine. The first one is a moving clip taken from an Arabic TV show where she tells her story. Watching it made me and my family cry, so I decided to translate it and share it with you. (Hat tip: Rasheed) Code [...]

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Video: Real Reason Why USA & Israel Will Attack Iran

by Haitham Sabbah June 17, 2008

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Narratives Under Siege: We Could not Even Bury our Daughter

by Haitham Sabbah June 17, 2008

Two eight year old girls have been killed by the IOF in the Gaza Strip in less than a week. Aya Hamdan Al-Najjar (right) was killed by a rocket fired from an Israeli helicopter. On June 11, eight year old Hadeel Al-Sumairi was killed when her home in south eastern Gaza was shelled by the [...]

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The Terror that begot Israel

by Khalid Amayreh June 16, 2008

“We committed Nazi acts.” Aharon Zisling, Israel’s first Agriculture Minister “There is no doubt that many sexual atrocities were committed by the attacking Jews. Many young (Arab) girls were raped and later slaughtered. Old women were also molested.” General Richard Catling, British Army Assistant Inspector after interrogating several female survivors (The Palestinian Catastrophe, Michael Palumbo, [...]

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