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!Two years after the outbreak of the war in Nahr Al-Bared, the camp's fate remains unclear. the reconstruction of the official camp might start soon, but the army keeps [...]
Also tagged Army, Camp, Fateh al-Islam, lebanese, Nahr al-Bared, palestinian, Refugees, videoThe three-month-long war between the Lebanese army and Fatah al-Islam militants in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared in northern Lebanon ended on 2 September 2007. While the Lebanese army has allowed displaced residents to return to some parts of the camp, the fate of other parts of the camp still under the army's [...]
Also tagged Army, Camp, Lebanon, Nahr al-Bared, Palestine, palestinian, Refugee, RefugeesBy Dr. Elias Akleh*
In his foreign policy speech, Sunday 6/14 at the religiously extremist Bar Ilan University, the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu did not only put the cart of peace in front of the horse, but he also loaded that cart with tons of heavy rocks. The Palestinian senior negotiator, Saeb Erekat, explained "The peace [...]
In may 2007, the battle between Fatah Al-Islam and the Lebanese army broke out in Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon. Amidst heavy fighting, the Lebanese army had systematically destroyed the entire camp by september 2007. Two years later, nearly all the rubble has been cleared from the "old camp", the core of Nahr [...]
Also tagged Camp, Fatah Al-Islam, Fateh al-Islam, lebanese, Lebanon, Palestine, palestinian, Refugee, RefugeesHow serious can the international community's commitment to eliminating racism be taken when it succumbs to Israeli pressure to boycott the Durban II conference, asks Amira Howeidy
Fresh from its bloody war on Gaza, Israel is actively pressuring the international community to boycott the Durban Review Conference due to convene in Geneva, Switzerland between 20 and [...]
Israeli Armsdog-Millionaires Assault Bollywood
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel's armament development authority, has launched a promotional film that was dubbed "the most atrocious defense video of all time" by Wired, the popular technology magazine.
Let's say you're a defense-company marketing executive. And you want to make a splash at the Indian defense ministry's annual air show. Do [...]
Same old story, new president:
U.S. President Barack Obama will not cut the billions of dollars in military aid promised to Israel, a senior U.S. administration official said Wednesday. The $30 billion in aid promised to Israel over the next decade will not be harmed by the world financial crisis, the official told Israel Radio. He [...]
The Israeli Ambassador in Australia asks for the media to stop filming after letting slip plans concerning Iran.
One month, eh?
Also tagged ambassador, Australia, Israel, Israeli, videoYedioth [Israel Newspaper] Internet
Gaza war summary
Despite widespread praise, B. Michael unimpressed with military’s performance in Gaza
B. Michael
Did the army draw lessons from its past performance? Unclear. The praise being lavished on the IDF still requires verification. This army participated in two wars: In Lebanon it was fired at and it emerged out of [...]
Very strong insights from Israel:
More of a neighborhood than a country
By Doron Rosenblum
There is certainly a connection between the fact that Israel was involved in two prolonged wars of choice within two years, each of which began with an outburst of anger and ended with government head-scratching - and the fact that it was headed [...]
Also 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 [...]
"This is a farewell kiss, you dog. This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."
"Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood their points of view"
–Mahatma Gandhi
"In recent times, we have witnessed [...]
