As US’s puppet, Ban Ki-moon was, of course, not listening

by Haitham Sabbah March 27, 2007

Joint Letter of Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Submitted to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the Occasion of his Visit to the Occupied Palestine. 24 March 2007 Dear Secretary-General Ban, As Palestinian organisations dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights, we welcome your decision to visit the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) at [...]

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Let’s see: Israel thought Iran kidnapped its soldiers, so it attacked Lebanon…???

by Haitham Sabbah March 27, 2007

Olmert says it’s not about facts, but about image….and is Tsipi Livni going to survive and become Prime Minister?? [Hat tip: David Cohen]

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I am back!

by Haitham Sabbah March 25, 2007

Thanks to everyone who asked and offered support to bring back Sabbah’s Blog back live! As you can see, I’m back after a very complicated issue with the server that hosts my blog(s). The data center failed to diagnose an imminent hard drive failure, at the same time the data backups were failing and data [...]

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‘Picture Balata’ and ‘Not so Cool Fact about Israel’

by Haitham Sabbah March 22, 2007

When you give a camera to a ‘normal kid’, what photos do you expect to see? Usually the child’s toys, favorite pet, the latest gift the child received from mom, his/her bike, maybe some photos from next birthday party. But what if you gave the same camera to a Palestinian child from Balata* refugee camp, [...]

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Marine admits to killing 18 unarmed Iraqis, says he would do it again

by Haitham Sabbah March 21, 2007

This is for John (the US Marine who would die for me!) and Angelique (who thinks that her husband hasn’t killed anyone in Iraq, but terrorists) and all the supporters of war in Iraq (and everywhere else). Although he was charged with other three marines with murder and the killings of two dozen Iraqi men, [...]

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Nablus & Balata

by Haitham Sabbah March 20, 2007

Here are more news and views, which the Zionist media do not want you to see. Nablus; the second oldest city in the world (more here) and its neighboring Balata Camp, living the hell of Israel occupation. For four consecutive nights, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have invaded Balata Refugee Camp on the outskirts of [...]

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The curious boy: A Grieving Mother’s battle with the IOF

by Haitham Sabbah March 20, 2007

After her son’s quest for answers led to his being gunned down, Jocelyn Hurndall faced a bitter battle with the Israeli army to get at the truth. It was the last day of term when Sophie, my daughter, called me at school. “Mum,” she said, “Tom’s been shot . . . The phone keeps on [...]

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Maya to “cleanse” sacred site after Bush visit

by Haitham Sabbah March 18, 2007

I missed this when it came up a week ago, but it’s too good to ignore. Mayan leaders will spiritually “cleanse” ancient ruins in Guatemala after a visit by U.S. President George W. Bush. The leaders said they would hold a spiritual ceremony to restore “peace and harmony” at the Mayan ruins of Iximche after [...]

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Palestinian ‘Right to Resist’

by Haitham Sabbah March 18, 2007

Without waiting for anyone to tell them what to do and what not to do, Norway was the first EU country to re-establish political and economic relations with the new Palestinian government. OTOH, as usual, U.S. doing its best to maintain ‘conflict’ in the region and ‘not to recognize’ the elected Palestinian government, they are [...]

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Palestinian Unity Government: Yes!

by Haitham Sabbah March 17, 2007

Finally we have a unity government with very ambitious program. This unity government is the first in the Arab world. Something all Palestinians are proud of. On the other hand, look at the so called democratic system in Israel, even before the Palestinian government presented their program, they rejected to deal with it. Following is [...]

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Zionist propaganda and “Nakbah Denial”

by Haitham Sabbah March 16, 2007

From time to time, I receive some hate emails and comments from sick Zionist with the very infamous subject line: “Palestinian people do not exist.” Just a while ago, one of these history denial comments were attempted to be posted here by someone calling himself Doron Zielinski. The spam comment was long enough and full [...]

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The Easiest Targets: The Israeli Policy of Strip Searching Women and Children

by Haitham Sabbah March 16, 2007

Another “must see” documentary today. This documentary Investigation video by If Americans Knew reveals one of the ‘sick’ methods Israelis use to humiliate Palestinians (and others when they like) and Child abuse at Israel airports and Occupied Palestine Borders. Strip-Searching Children, Women and everyone they ‘like’. Strip-searching is nothing new. It is a “normal” practice [...]

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Child abuse in our schools

by Haitham Sabbah March 13, 2007

This is one of the most bizarre video clips I’ve ever seen. Warning (PG): Parents, keep your kids away, trust me. I have no clue where was this video clip taken. It is a classroom in one of our schools around the Arab world. The teacher’s accent sounds Syrian; however that doesn’t necessary mean that [...]

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Naked, drunk, surrounded by sex toys – it’s the Israeli ambassador

by Haitham Sabbah March 13, 2007

When San Salvador police discovered him in his official embassy residence yard in the capital San Salvador, however, smooth talk was not really an option. For starters there was the gag and the rubber ball in his mouth. There was also the matter of being drunk. And naked. And bound. And surrounded by sex toys. [...]

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Occupation is a Crime, from Teaneck to Palestine

by Haitham Sabbah March 13, 2007

Anti-occupation groups protest “Jews-only” real estate sale of apartments in the West Bank. Amana (amana.co.il), the seller, brought shiny booklets where each contraband town had its own profile listing Jewish-only community centers, Jewish-only swimming pools, distance on Jewish-only roads to major destinations… no mention of the fact that the land is stolen. Buyer, beware! The [...]

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