By Mutasem Awad and Hiyam Noir November 20, 2011 Richard Goldstone’s op-ed published for New York Times and dated October 31 2011, with the offensively noticeable title: “Israeland the Apartheid Slander”, astounded us because of the fallacies, aimed at blurring the truth and to justify the policies pursued by the Israeli occupation for [...]
Response to Richard Goldstone ‘Israel and the Apartheid Slander’
by RAINman on 25. Nov, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Video: Brutal eviction of Palestinian family in Jaffa caught on tape
by RAINman on 12. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Kate Mondoweiss October 6, 2011 JPost 6 Oct — An Israeli-Arab family from Jaffa said Thursday they plan to file a lawsuit against the police, after officers used what appears to be excessive force to evict them from a south Tel Aviv house they were squatting in on Tuesday. In an amateur [...]
Middle East Empire: The Prequel (Book Review)
by RAINman on 05. Oct, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Leon Hadar Leon Hadar is the author of Sandstorm: Policy Failure in the Middle East. The American Conservative September 29, 2011 The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Jonathan Schneer, Random House, 464 pages Good morningAmerica! It’s a new day in the Middle East as the Arab Spring—now the [...]
Robert Fisk: A President who is helpless in the face of Middle East reality
by RAINman on 26. Sep, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Obama’s UN speech insists Israelis and Palestinians are equal parties to conflict The Independent Friday, 23 September 2011 Today should be Mahmoud Abbas’s finest hour. Even The New York Times has discovered that “a grey man of grey suits and sensible shoes, may be slowly emerging from his shadow”. But this is [...]
Top media ethics expert: Times’ Ethan Bronner is in ‘very dicey ethical territory’
by RAINman on 19. Sep, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Max Blumenthal Mondoweiss on September 15, 2011 Yesterday I reported for the Columbia Journalism Review that New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner is on the speaker’s bureau of Lone Star Communications, an Israeli public relations firm that pitches him stories. Bronner has provided extensive coverage to several of the firm’s [...]
Arab Sources: Bishara on Palestine’s UN bid
by RAINman on 19. Sep, 2011 in Newsletter Links
by Simone Daud Mondoweiss on September 16, 2011 Azmi Bishara has emerged as the Arab world’s leading political analyst. A few years ago he anticipated thatTunisiawould be the first Arab dictatorship to face a democratic revolution. His nightly coverage of the Arab uprisings on al-Jazeera has not only been intelligent and accurate, it [...]
Mabrouk! Israel to launch its first Arab satellite TV station
by RAINman on 15. Sep, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Pilots have also been shot for a current events program, a children’s show, and series for young people that will begin with a competition to choose young hosts for the shows. By Gili Izikovich Haaretz Tue, September 13, 2011 The Hala TV group was granted a license yesterday to operate an Arabic-language cable [...]
(Video) Noam Chomsky : Hegemonic Powers Show Extreme Contempt For Democracy
by RAINman on 07. Sep, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Chomsky: ‘As long they get the backing of dictators, it doesn’t matter to western governments what Arab populations think’ – video The 19th century … 2001 … today. Noam Chomsky sees hegemonic powers showing extreme contempt for democracy – and acting in ways they know will increase terrorism The Guardian September 01, 2011 [...]
Gideon Levy: The reason why the Egyptians hate us
by RAINman on 30. Aug, 2011 in Newsletter Links
The masses demonstrating against Israel now are the same masses who once welcomed the Israelis; the hatred has sparked, but it does not have to be this way. Haaretz Mon, August 29, 2011 The Israeli flag that was taken down by a young Egyptian from the window of the Israeli Embassy inCairowas faded and [...]
Nato unwelcome in Libya – rebels
by RAINman on 23. Aug, 2011 in Newsletter Links
- AFP 2011-08-22 18:44 Cairo-Libya’s rebel government envoy to the Cairo-based Arab League said Monday that his country will not allow Nato bases inLibyaafter Muammar Gaddafi’s ousting, the official MENA news agency said. “Libyais an Arab and Islamic nation before Nato and after Nato,” he said, adding, “the Libyans revolted from the 1970s [...]
Allister Sparks: New Palestinian move could prove a game-changer in their long conflict with Israel
by RAINman on 18. Aug, 2011 in Newsletter Links
Sparks is a veteran South African journalist and political analyst Business Day South Africa Published: 2011/08/17 07:10:15 AM VOLATILE though international affairs may appear at the moment, they could become more so within a few weeks as major new developments unfold in theMiddle East. First will be the election of a new government [...]
Not the Left — Who Will Save Libya From Its Western Saviours?
by RAINman on 17. Aug, 2011 in Newsletter Links
By JEAN BRICMONT and DIANA JOHNSTONE Jean Bricmont is author of Humanitarian Imperialism. He can be reached at Jean.Bricmont@uclouvain.be Diana Johnstone is author of Fools’ Crusade. She can be reached at diana.josto@yahoo.fr CounterPunch August 16, 2011 Last March, a coalition of Western powers and Arab autocracies banded together to sponsor what was [...]
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