Zionist illogic

"“The Arabs understand that they have no chance of beating the IDF on the battlefield and so they have developed the ability to bypass [the army] and hit the heart of the population,” he said." And Israel defeats Arab armies on the battlefield AND they hit the heart of the Arab population. (thanks Sarah)

new weapons

"Lemnios, who is nearing the end of his first year as research director, recently testified before Congress for the first time since he was confirmed for his position, and answered questions from Nature about his scientific priorities. He says that the new emphasis will have reverberations outside the Pentagon, noting that US universities will receive more than half of the $1.8 billion that the defence department will spend on basic research in the current fiscal year. "Basic research funding not only leads to the next generation of technology but, just as importantly, supports a pipeline of researchers and graduate students," he says." (thanks Ali)

it is all for you, Jamal Mubarak, the son of the Egyptian state mafia son

"It is protest season once again in Egypt. Scores of activists take to the streets only to be met by hundreds, if not thousands, of black-clad baton-wielding riot police from the Egyptian government. What ensues is almost barbaric; the activists are beaten, abused, often detained and some of the female protesters are sexually harassed. It is a never-ending spiral that has left the country lamenting a continued political stalemate."

I am for the release of Bernie Madoff from jail

I never believe a word that Elie Wiesel says. I never respected a man who profited from exploiting the holocaust for commercial and political purposes (victims--and he was a victim) can commit injustices you know. During the controversy about Bernie Madoff, Elie Wiesel appeared in the media and court to talk about his Madoff wiped out his entire fortune and fund for this stupid foundation. Yet, today this Wiesel has an anthology of lies and fabrication about Jerusalem contained in a one-page ad in the New York Times. In it, Wiesel discounts Muslim claim to Jerusalem entirely because he said that there was on mention of Jerusalem in the Qur'an at all (a lie because it is here: سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى

but Wiesel has a long history of lying and fabricating. So what is new, really.

wide smile

"Such claims evoke an unbelievably wide smile from As'ad Abu Khalil. The media expert and political scientist from Stanislaus University in California sees all broadcasters as pursuing a clear ideological mission."

banning books by Israel

"Prices of the book, like all commodities, have risen dramatically since Israel imposed an embargo on the Gaza Strip after Hamas movement forced its rival from Gaza in 2007. Israel tightened its restrictions banning virtually all imports except humanitarian basics. The list of banned goods not only includes thousands of items for everyday activities but also cultural items like musical instruments and books. However, plenty of the banned goods can be found in Gaza's markets as a lucrative smuggling trade has grown along the Gaza-Egypt border through thousands of tunnels underneath."

Israel's puppet

"It looks as though the Palestinian Authority (PA), sick of being slated as an Israeli puppet, is trying to reinvent itself as the People's Authority."

the license to destroy

"Israel gives itself the license to destroy any village and kill its people under the rubric “pre-emptive operation”, sometimes called “retaliation”. Under this principle, you are allowed to think that your neighbour has nasty looks and he may one day decide to kill you. So you decide to take action at once by catching him unaware and kill him. You do not need to see advancing tanks. You do not need any proof. Your mental mindset is enough, especially if you are a racist. That was the explanation given by Israel for the killings in Bureij camp, Qibya, Samou’ and a dozen other places. This policy entered the language of international diplomacy as a respectable word. You see it now splashed on the newspapers’ headlines, although it is in stark violation of the word and spirit of the UN Charter." (thanks Sarah)

An act of modestoy

Saudi King, `Abdullah, issues a royal decree to to establish a city named after him.

torched

"Two vehicles in a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank were torched early Friday. The vandals, who have not yet been located, scrawled the words "price tag" on one of the cars. The incident was apparently carried out by settlers, who have taken on the phrase price tag as part of their protest against Israel's temporary construction freeze in the West Bank."

Intent is there

So now the US says it is not the delivery of scuds that worries them but the intent: "Washington believes there is a Syrian "intent" to transfer Scud missiles to Hizbullah but there are doubts about whether the Scuds were delivered to the Shiite group, U.S. officials have said. "We think the intent is there," a senior U.S. official said." (thanks Michel)

Disgrace unto the nations

"Four boys accused of throwing rocks at soldiers were released after a month of administrative detention in an Israeli prison facility, and sentenced to an additional three months of housr arrest in addition to a fine." thanks Olivia)

Amos Oz has an opinion on this too

"Last month, UC Berkeley student senate voted 16 - 4 in favor of a divestment bill calling on the university to halt its investments to the companies General Electric and United Technologies, "which support war crimes". The two companies supply the Israel Air Force with F-16 and Black-Hawk engines. But following an Israeli diplomatic effort, assisted by pro-Israeli students of the Hillel Foundation, the decision was overturned last week. In response to the bill, which has no practical significance and serves only as a recommendation, Will Smelko, president of the Associated Students of the University of California, was bombarded with some 12,000 emails from the bill's opponents. Smelko used his authority to veto the bill, and the student senators called a meeting on Thursday in an attempt to override the veto." (thanks Farah)

Death of a Palestinian prisoner

"The Palestinian Authority called on Israel yesterday to investigate the death of a Palestinian prisoner in a jail in southern Israel. Issa Qaraqi, minister of prisoner affairs in the Western-backed government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said 27 year-old Raed Abu Hammad died on Friday in solitary confinement. An Israel Prison Service spokesman said Hammad, who was about half-way through a 10-year sentence for attempted murder, was found dead on the floor of his cell. "Israel is fully responsible for the death of the prisoner because he was sick and Israel and the doctors in the prison authority knew that," Qaraqi said." (thanks Sarah)

Another Lebanese finds a cure for cancer

Nader sent me this: "As'ad, You have to read this article to see the magnitude of sheer Lebanese stupidity and arrogance. There are also references to being among the "top ten" research projects according to the American Chemical Society (you think that will check out?) and to academic conferences... and some White Man Worship. chemical engineer thinks he has discovered a cure for cancer (by blocking cholesterol receptors?!) and he gets defensive when challenged to submit his "cure" to rigorous clinical trials and testing. Among the many precious jewels in the article, I liked this one best, a quote by the "genius":
"إمّا هو اكبر بكثير من من الأميركيين والأوروبيين الذين جلسوا معي وإمّا ليس مؤهلاً للتحدّث معي".

let me translate: warmer than ever

"Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh said Friday that relations between Jordan and Israel "are cold and will continue to be cold until real progress is made toward establishing a Palestinian state." "

he is back in business

"The Holocaust survivors who helped build Israel "made our world better," US Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday." (thanks Sarah)

This is Zionism

"It is estimated that around 9,000 Palestinians are detained every year by Israel. According to human-rights groups, up to 700 teenagers and children were detained last year alone. More than 270 Palestinians, who are under the age of 18, are currently held in Israeli prisons." (thanks Olivia)

Saudi king as guest of honor for Bastille day: wtf?

"14 Juillet: le Quai confirme que le roi Abdallah sera invité d'honneu" (thanks "Ibn Rushd")

glorification of theft

Comrade Muhamad Zbib analyzing the Lebanese budget. (thanks Raed)

If an Arab country did that

"The Communications Ministry announced Tuesday that it was imposing a blanket ban on the import of Apple's new tablet computer, the iPad, citing incompatibility with the European Wi-Fi standard, which is used in Israel. For this reason, several such computers have been confiscated by customs officials at Ben-Gurion Airport. Eden Bar Tal, director of the Communications Ministry, defends the ban." (thanks Farah)

Arab summits

My weekly article in Al-Akhbar: "Arab Summits: The Making of Nothingness".

Zionism is discrimination

"According to opinion written by city's legal advisor, elementary schools in west Jerusalem receive NIS 408 per child, while pupil in east receives just NIS 214. 'These gaps raise fear of discrimination,' he writes. Jerusalem Municipality in response: Advisor using his opinion to promote his political views."

Down

"Lebanese residents dismantled a barbed wire fence set up by Israeli troops in a disputed border area on Friday, leading to a call for restraint by UN peacekeepers in the tense region. "The residents have taken down the barbed wire near the village of Aabasiya, which Lebanon considers part of its territory," a Lebanese military spokesman told AFP on condition of anonymity."

I don't like flags, but....

I don't like flags, and I don't like nationalisms, but for Palestine and the Palestinians (red and green), anything and everything. (thanks Raed)

This is Zionism

"More than 7,000 Palestinians, including 270 who are under the age of 18, are currently held in Israeli prisons, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said on Friday".

Betar and Mussolini

"The Israeli organizations never examined the backgrounds of the Italians who assisted them. In 1938, members of the Betar movement participated in a naval training course in Benito Mussolini's fascist Italy. Mossad L'Aliya Bet and the prestate military organizations Palmach and Palyam - which worked to bring Jews to Israel, purchase arms and blow up ships and planes carrying weapons to Arab countries - were assisted by former fascists. A key Italian figure was Pino Romualdi, leader of the neofascist Movimento Sociale Italiano, with which the current speaker of the Italian parliament, Gianfranco Fini, was also affiliated. Romualdi supplied the Irgun, another prestate underground, with explosives from old cartridges used by the fascists in World War II. Another fascist who was very close to Mussolini, Fiorenzo Capriatti, came to Israel and helped create Shayetet 13, the navy commando unit. According to Salerno, the Mossad persuaded Italy's current prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and his aides to order Italy's intelligence services to give it the names of their own operations officers, so that Mossad could obtain their help in its clandestine operations. Adm. Flavio Martini, a former head of SISMI, said that when he was SISMI's chief of operations in the 1970s, he traveled to Syria, and upon his return, provided Israeli intelligence with Damascus' plans for war."

I am speaking on Obama's Middle East policies next week

I am speaking next week at George Mason University on Obama Doctrine in the Middle East.

censorship

""The panelists cited examples of post−9/11 media censorship as possible instances of modern day McCarthyism, including Clearwater’s refusal to play the Dixie Chicks’ music on any of its radio stations after band members criticized the Iraqi war and the cancellation of Bill Maher’s show “Politically Incorrect” (1993−2002) following his dissenting political statements. “They couldn’t get work, they couldn’t get airplay, so yes, it is happening, and it’s happening in some form or another always,” filmmaker Arnie Reisman, director of documentary “Hollywood on Trial” (1976), said."" (thanks Alain)

All that you have done to our people is registered in notebooks

"Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian in an exchange of fire near the northern Gaza Strip's border with Israel on Friday, hospital officials and the Israeli military said."

Torched

"Two vehicles in a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank were torched early Friday. The vandals, who have not yet been located, scrawled the words "price tag" on one of the cars." (thanks Olivia)

How romantic

"Oren invited Ben-Ami the Israeli embassy in Washington for talks that lasted around an hour and covered topics including the peace process, U.S.-Israel relations and Iran." (thanks Sarah)

Lebanese Forces hosts right-wing organization

Lebanese Forces hosts far-right wing group. (thanks Rain)

Sexism on Lebanese radios

"There is a new song playing on Lebanese radios that goes "We have no women who work (more accurately: We don't allow our women to work or our women should not work)... I will afford for you because I have to... because you are the president of my heart republic". The song is followed by a comment of the singer thanking all his fans and promising to keep up the good work. He then ends his statement by saying "with all due respect to women's rights". He means, not to take him wrong. He meant no harm. It's just a song! Mr whoever you are: F*** you... la lala.. F*** you lala. Don't take me wrong, I mean no insult. I am just singing with all due respect to you."

AUB is awarding this Zionist advocate

He is worried about his beloved Israel.

US ME Policy logic

"MR. CROWLEY: Well, let’s – I mean, there’s a broader issue here. Regardless of the issue of Scuds, we are – we remain concerned about the provision of increasingly sophisticated weaponry to parties in – to Hezbollah. And this is an issue that we continue to raise with Syria, other parties in the region. And this is a clear threat to Lebanon’s security." So if Lebanon acquires weapons to defend itself from Israeli aggression, Lebanon's security becomes jeopardized?

US Department of State Upholds Human Rights

"QUESTION: There are some reports that a Lebanese TV’s personality who is – a psychic – is going to be beheaded in Saudi Arabia for allegedly practicing witchcraft. Now, given the fact that in your recent Human Rights Report you said that there have been some improvements in the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, I was wondering if you have any thoughts on the fact that people of whatever type of religious or practices are being beheaded for their --MR. CROWLEY: Well, I have no knowledge of this case. We’ll be happy to look into it and provide a comment."

J Street urges UC Berkeley Student Senate to uphold Presidential veto of divestment bill

For those who are fans of J street. For those who suffer from illusions. (thanks Niki)

If Muslims did that

If Muslims did that to a synagogue, it would be front page news in the New York Times.

accepting free trips to Israel

"For nearly 30 years, JINSA has been taking recently retired American Admirals and Generals to Israel to better understand the threats Israel faces, the resources it brings to its own defense and ways in which the U.S. and Israel can cooperate on common security issues. Their understanding of the role of Israel is in the ad below. JINSA is working to place the ad in newspapers (Jewish and other) around the country to ensure that Americans (Jewish and other) hear these voices."

Arab misconceptions of the West

""As far as my family is concerned, this topic is completely out of bounds. It's a huge taboo," he explains. "In Egypt you still have these closed minds. I am only "out" to my friends."" Yes, closed minds as opposed to Alabama and Texas. I see.

Meet a top Middle East expert from Bush's administration

"For what it was... He [Saddam] was clearly involved with these bastards, with al-Qaida and all sorts of other fundamentalists who are out to destroy the West." (thanks Nicholas)

This article: the gist of Obama's Middle East policies

This article will get a lot of air in the Middle East. Personally, I recommend that you only read this part: "For their part, administration officials insist that their support for Israel is unwavering. They point to intensive cooperation between the American and Israeli militaries, which they say has allowed Israel to retain a military edge over its neighbors."

Israeli propaganda trash in the New York Times

It takes the Israeli government to make one unsubstantiated claim about Arabs and the New York Times will provide free space to air that claim. Here is an example. A whole article to air a claim by Israel--and only by Israel. I mean, if this is a paid ad, I can understand but it is not--as far as we can tell of course. Of course, I hope that Lebanon and anybody in Lebanon get all the missiles and weapons that they can get to defend Lebanon from Israeli aggression. Would you think that the New York Times will ever write a story about confirmed reports about Israeli WMDs????

Ethan Bronner tops himself: he summarizes the Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006

Here, Ethan Bronner summarizes the Israeli war on Lebanon in 2006: "Israel fought a monthlong war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, in which the Shiite militia fired hundreds of mostly short-range rockets at Israel’s north."