“You know you are doing well when Zionists and their alike are desperately trying to silence you.”

Image by: Carlos LatuffThis is exactly what is happening to me on Facebook for two consecutive days now.

As you know, beside Sabbah’s Blog, I also run the aggregator, Palestine Blogs - The Gazette.

Yesterday I received an email from Facebook [...]

Photo by: El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe

Now this is the most disgusting piece of news I’ve read today:

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. - Officials in Old Saybrook have canceled performances by a Palestinian dance troupe after getting a complaint that it is offensive to Jews and Israel.

The decision involves planned performances at the town’s elementary and middle [...]

By Grace Halsell

American Jews sympathetic to Israel dominate key positions in all areas of our government where decisions are made regarding the Middle East. This being the case, is there any hope of ever changing U.S. policy? President Bill Clinton as well as most members of Congress support Israel-and they know why. U.S. Jews sympathetic [...]

It’s time of the year for Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007. With all my reservations regarding Reporters Without Borders neutrality (having doubt after knowing that France is their financial supporter, although they are an NGO!), yet, their report was always a good indicator, if not the closest to reality - at least from my experiences [...]

Here is a new example that shows how the Israeli Lobby censors free political debate in America:

[Via: Mondoweiss]

At an appearance at Columbia University tonight, Stephen Walt, a Harvard professor and former dean, said that he and University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer were slated to speak Image by: Carlos Latuffat Google headquarters recently to discuss [...]

We commend the president of St. Thomas University in reversing his decision and inviting Bishop Desmond Tutu to speak (Israel apologists lost this round). Bishop Tutu is a Nobel Peace Laureate who suffered for his work against South African apartheid now speaks eloquently, with humility and passion, on Israeli apartheid. Thanks to many people (including [...]

Image by: Carlos Latuff

So here we go again:

[Via: CNN] NEW YORK - In the 67 years since its debut, “When You Wish Upon a Star” has been recorded by more than 100 artists and orchestras.

But the song’s owner is irate about what it calls an unseemly spoof of the familiar tune, saying the dreamy classic [...]

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By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD

“Cowardice asks the question - is it safe? Expediency asks the question - is it politic? Vanity asks the question - is it popular? But conscience asks the question - is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor [...]

Now this is NOT a satire post!

Archbishop Tutu barred by U. of St Thomas because of criticism of Israel [via: Muzzle Watch]

Rumors have been circulating for some time that Archbishop Desmond Tutu was banned by the University of St Thomas in Minnesota because of statements he made that some consider anti-Semitic. Now it’s official: winning [...]