If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for FREE email alerts or subscribe to the RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Despite claiming continued support for Israel, a majority of US residents want a change in policy towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A decisive plurality said US aid to Israel is [...]
Tagged Abbas, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, Poll, USAlso read "Is it Qassams or Gas? (Part 1) here!"
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields
by Michel Chossudovsky
The military invasion of the Gaza Strip by Israeli Forces bears a direct relation to the control and ownership of strategic offshore gas reserves.
This is a war of conquest. Discovered in 2000, there [...]
Came across this 'Infograph' titled "THE GLOBAL ARMS TRADE" and prepared by Princeton University's.
I'm not surprised to see Israhell and USA on top of the list, however, I'm surprised to find Saudi Arabia among the top 10. The question is; where all this arms goes and what they need it for?
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As an Arab, an uprooted Palestinian, the AIPAC annual conference is interesting for me to follow, not because I expect anything good from it, but because this is the annual event in which U.S. leaders show their real mettle. Unfortunately, it was always disappointing for me and others in the Middle East, but we understand [...]
Tagged AIPAC, Clinton, Israel, Lobby, McCain, Obama, Palestine, PeaceAlso read "Is it Qassams or Gas? (Part 2) here!"
What we all know is that Israel needs no reason for its continuous crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza in particular and Arab in general.
The Iron Pipes called Qassams DON'T KILL, as Turkey told Israel; while every terrorist attack by IOF in Gaza kills dozens of [...]
Image by: Carlos Latuff
… that non-Jewish Israelis can't buy or lease land in Israel.
… that Palestinian license plates in Israel are color coded to distinguish Jews from non-Jews.
… that Jerusalem, both East and West, is considered by the entire world community, including the United States, to be occupied territory and NOT part of Israel.
… that [...]
… but 60% US Jews have NEVER been in Israel
Most U.S. Jews never visit Israel
Sixty percent of American Jews have never visited Israel, according to the Jewish Agency.
In a report to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Cabinet this week, Jewish Agency head Ze'ev Bielski outlined problems in sustaining Diaspora ties to Israel but praised the various [...]
[Image by Ben Heine]
Pop Quiz on the Middle East
Question: Which country alone in the Middle East has nuclear weapons?
Answer: Israel.
Q: Which country in the Middle East refuses to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and bars international inspections?
A: Israel.
Q: Which country in the Middle East seized the sovereign territory of other nations by military force and [...]
By Régis Debray, Le Monde Diplomatique
Foreword from the journal: Last year President Jacques Chirac asked Régis Debray to study the situation in the Middle East. On 15 January 2007 Debray sent the French authorities the following document on Palestine. It is an important key to understanding a long policy drift whose results are now obvious.
How [...]
This June marks the fortieth anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. Four decades of control maintained by force of arms have enabled Israel to impose its will on the occupied territories and to remake them in its own image.
Here is FAQ on the 1967 war:
1. How did the [...]
I've been watching the latest Palestinian refugees crises for a week now. Thousands of Palestinian refugees fled from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon as one week of clashes by the Lebanese army and a militant group known as Fath al-Islam has left dozens of soldiers and fighters (better described as terrorists) and an [...]
Tagged Bleeding Edge, Camp, Did you know?, Fath-al-Islam, Lebanon, Nahr-el-Bared, Palestine, Refugee, Refugees, Rice, Seymour-Hersh, USA, WarDid you know that the Israeli farmer who shot Arab “intruder” 3 times in back, freed to “home arrest”?
Did you know that Netanyahu uses the words that push US war buttons: “Iran and Holocaust.” Netanyahu knows which strategists and PR people to use to give him the right words (with a little help and $ [...]
[by Carlos Latuff]
Did you know that last August, a US Navy sailor, Ariel J. Weinmann, was suspected of spying for Israel and has been held in prison for four months. Last month, the Washington Post reported that the sailor was accused for spying and pleaded guilty, but guess what? They say he is accused [...]
Did you know that police in spying on Americans and beating the crap out of people?
Here is a video taken by police themselves:
Did you know that in some of the harshest language he has used to date, former President Jimmy Carter called Israeli "domination" over Palestinians "atrocious" in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America." [...]
