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- electronic intifada
- A mother's grief February 9, 2010Nejoud al-Ashqar is a 30-year-old mother from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahiya. Two of her sons, Bilal, 5, and Mohammad, 6, were killed during Israel's invasion of Gaza last winter. Al-Ashqar also lost her right arm in the assault. EI contributor Rami Almeghari writes from Gaza about the hardships endured by the al-Ashqar family since the Isr […]
- Jerusalem mayor to raze 200 Palestinian homes February 9, 2010Jerusalem's mayor threatened last week to demolish 200 homes in Palestinian neighborhoods of the city in an act even he conceded would probably bring long-simmering tensions over housing in East Jerusalem to a boil. His uncompromising stance is the latest stage in a protracted legal battle over a single building towering above the jumble of modest homes […]
- United solidarity with Gaza February 8, 2010Once the Gaza Freedom March arrived in Cairo I repeatedly heard justification that organizers did not want to put Egyptian protesters at risk. Yet, Egyptians regularly protest in Egypt despite the risks. For a group of outsiders to justify the exclusion of our involvement without asking our opinion -- in spite of the good intentions of "protecting" […]
- Justice denied in Gaza February 8, 2010RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) - Gazans hoping for a modicum of justice following Israel's indiscriminate military assault on the coastal territory during December 2008 and January 2009 -- which left 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, dead -- could be waiting in vain. The Israeli government has taken the offensive in the propaganda battle and att […]
- Israel slaps six-month travel ban on Palestinian map expert February 5, 2010Citing "security reasons" -- the ubiquitous and unanswerable catch-all phrase against which it is almost impossible to mount any defense -- Israel's Ministry of the Interior has just issued a six-month travel ban on map expert Khalil Tafakji. Tafakji, like almost all other Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, is a "permanent resident, […]
- A mother's grief February 9, 2010
- zionist land grab
- on hiatus October 3, 2009this blog will be on an indefinite hiatus so that we can give our time to a new project that requires more of our time. for news about daily land theft in palestine follow ma’an news and imemc. Posted in Uncategorizedmarcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- more palestinian farmland destroyed September 21, 2009more land burned and destroyed today by zionist colonists: A group of armed Israeli settlers destroyed on Monday Palestinian owned lands in northern West Bank while the military kidnapped four farmers how tired to stop the attack. Settlers came on Monday midday to lands owned by farmers from the villages of Jit [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- house demolitions in nablus September 21, 2009in spite of recent news about the increased economic activities in nablus–salam fayyed’s idea of a palestinian state, new house demolitions come to nablus: Despite the outcry raised by Palestinian and international human rights organizations, the Israeli military announced this weekend it plans to go ahead with 55 home demolitions in Nablus [...] […]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- الأمم المتحدة: 666 وحدة استيطانية منذ بداية العام September 20, 2009الأمم المتحدة: 666 وحدة استيطانية منذ بداية العام الأحد, 20 سبتمبر 2009 القاهرة – «الحياة» أعلن مكتب الأمم المتحدة لتنسيق الشؤون الإنسانية في الأراضي الفلسطينية المحتلة «أوتشا» في تقرير إن مكتب الإحصاء المركزي الإسرائيلي في شأن الأنشطة الاستيطانية أعلن البدء في بناء 666 وحدة سكنية جديدة في الضفة الغربية منذ بداية العام بخفض يقدر بنحو [...] […]rami
- how it all begins… September 13, 2009a new colony has been created in khalil: International observers in the Hebron area have reported that Israeli settlers living in violation of international law in the South Hebron Hills, in the southern West Bank, have constructed five new caravan trailers in an attempt to further expand the Ma’on settlement. The international observers, [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- bedouin palestinians landless again September 12, 2009here is your daily dose of the ongoing nakba in palestine: Palestinian Minister of State, Maher Ghneim, slammed a decision by the Israeli High Court to prepare a schedule for demolishing dozens of Palestinian structures in Al Sawiya and Yitma villages, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The number of structures [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- let me make a prediction: there will be a 32nd time September 9, 2009because colonialism doesn’t just exist in the west bank, this is a reminder of how palestinians in 1948 palestine must contend with their occupiers: For the 31st time, Israeli Authorities demolished huts and removed tents used by the residents of the unrecognized Tawil Abu Jarwal Arab village in the Negev. The villages [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- this is what a zionist settlement freeze looks like September 8, 2009here they are again, up to their same tricks–speaking with a forked tongue. this, president obama, is the so-called settlement freeze you were asking for (aka steal more land, build more colonies): In direct violation of international law, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved permits on Sunday and Monday to build 455 new settler homes in [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- unnatural uprootings September 8, 2009because the zionists colonizing and occupying palestinian land don’t only uproot people and homes, they also uproot trees (especially if they are old, fruit bearing, and sustaining palestinian farmers): Israeli settlers uprooted 50 olive trees near the Palestinian village of Al-Maghayir, north of the city of Ramallah on Monday afternoon, according to I […]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- the newest colony September 8, 2009this is how the logic works in the zionist entity: they want to build the new colonies and expand the existing ones as quickly as possible so as to employ a temporary colony building freeze. where is the logic? A few Israeli protesters from the group ‘Peace Now’ were the only visible [...]marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان
- on hiatus October 3, 2009
- green resistance
- Egypt’s wall of shame February 5, 2010Campaign Against the Wall of Shamer.m.
- lesbian birds :-) February 5, 2010These past few weeks, I’ve met a few people who consider homosexuality to be “un-natural” or to be a “disease that can be cured.” Typical of such a perspective is the refusal to define “natural” or to define “disease.” If “natural” is what exists in “nature,” what is found amongs […]r.m.
- attention ecology students January 31, 2010my dear ecology students: if you could, do go see “Avatar” (the movie) before the final exam.r.m.
- ‘work and hope’ January 28, 2010Here is a link to my latest article in Al-Adabr.m.
- Haiti and sweatshops… January 22, 2010“Haiti exports nearly 200 million T-shirts each year to the United States, T-shirts stitched by factory workers reportedly making as little as 18 cents an hour. Like children who must make do with mud cookies, these garment workers must make do with a starvation wage – wages even lower than their parents earned working in [...]r.m.
- Egypt’s wall of shame February 5, 2010
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- land and people
- Zionism: theft of land, food, culture and worker's money"Over the past four decades Israel has defrauded Palestinians working inside Israel of more than US$2 billion (Dh7.4bn) by deducting from their salaries contributions for welfare benefits to which they were never entitled, Israeli economists revealed this week.A new report, “State Robbery”, says the “theft” continued even after the Palestinian Authority […]Rami Zurayk
- Big Business Has No Solutions; Now What?A legal complaint from agribusiness giant ADM has resulted in the removal from Youtube of a fake video of ADM's CEO making over-honest pronouncements. (The video is still available here, here, and, for download and reposting, here.)Rami Zurayk
- Badael-AlternativesIn Badael today in Al Akhbar: My editorial: Banana Republic on the opening of the new Nestle cafe in Lebanon. Kamel Jaber wrote about the excellent season for the harvesting of wild edible plants we have experienced this year, and Muhammad Muhsin about a short history of coffee...http://www.al-akhbar.com/ar/taxonomy/term/16833,18474Rami Zurayk
- Sinay: the incredibly shrinking villageNearly 3 years ago, my dear friend Yasmine Ryan published this article in Scoop about land and land rights in Sinay, my village in Jabal `Amel. In a nutshell she said that the feudal past of the village makes it such tat the people who work the land do not own it. Instead, it belongs to absentee landlords. She echoed the concerns of local people who asked th […]Rami Zurayk
- Monsanto-again"Alfafa is one of the major food sources for certified organic animals, not only because of its quality as forage, but because Monsanto's patented genes are already found in 95% of soybeans and 80% of corn. If the USDA lets Monsanto sell its new alfalfa, it will inevitably overtake organic alfalfa crops through the natural pollination process. [3] […]Rami Zurayk
- Zionism: theft of land, food, culture and worker's money
- razanisms – رزانيّــــات
- I am Resistance: I won’t be the Helpless Victim January 18, 2010I would do whatever it takes for my right to live and dream another fascinating video from Never Before Campaign Posted in Amazing Islamic Resistance, Boycotting "Israeli" Goods, Israei war crimes in Gaza, Israeli apartheid State, Katyusha, Neocolonialism/Colonialism, Occupation, Occupied Palestine, On Systems, racisms, resistance, terrorist " […]Razan
- Katyusha in My House January 16, 2010Katyushas have been through a lot. They used to live in peace before certain kinds of human beings decided they want to invade their lands. Suddenly, a new reality was imposed on them. They chose to fight and not to give in. It’s both, a human and animal instinct, to fight and not to give [...]Razan
- #KolenaLaila: From a Radical Feminist to a Liberal: You Suck December 31, 2009Ever since my “teenage-hood” days, I followed the assumption that befriending writers, filmmakers, sculptures and those who’re interested in arts and revolutionary books are necessarily people with free minds, and hence, are people who won’t disrespect me as a female or the way I chose to live my life. I was not only wrong, I [...]Razan
- كلنا ليلى في سوريا #KolenaLaila December 25, 2009فكرة “كلنا ليلى” انطلقتْ فكرة “كلنا ليلى” عام 2006 بمبادرة مدوِّنة مصرية باسم “لستُ أدري” بالإضافة الى العديد من المدوّنين في العالم العربي. و تتلخص فكرتها في دعوة المدونين العرب إلى التعبير عن آرائهم ومشاهداتهم فيما يتعلق بوضع المرأة العربية بكل حرية وصراحة، خاصة في ظل التأثير المتصاعد للإعلام الجديد على مجتمعاتنا متمثلاً […]Razan
- What we talk about when we talk about “Israel’s” democracy December 21, 2009Posted in Israeli apartheid State, Neocolonialism/Colonialism, Occupation, Occupied Palestine, racisms, resistance, ZionismsRazan
- I am Resistance: I won’t be the Helpless Victim January 18, 2010
- the angry arab news service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب
- BBCI am speaking on the Ethan Bronner's affair on the BBC in London NOW.As'ad
- An-Nahar declares Lebanese as part of the White minority in HaitiIt is official. An-Nahar's Nazi scientists declared the Lebanese in Haiti as part of the white minority. (the link is from an-Nahar's story). (thanks Mohammad)As'ad
- Eli WieselI never believe anything this man says. The BHL's scandal reminds one of the big fat lie that Norman Finkelstein caught Wiesel in, when the latter claimed that he had read Kant's Critique of Pure Reason in Yiddish, when no such translation existed at the time. Most importantly, I would sell half of my book collection if Wiesel can understand 10% of […]As'ad
- The nephew of the dictatorThe nephew of `Ali `Abdullah Salih (the Yemeni dictator) who is highly ambitious and who is involved in a power struggle with the dictator's son, criticizes his uncle's strategy.As'ad
- Nazila FathiBell Keller (editor of the New York Times) keeps throwing the name of Nazila Fathi, as a native Iranian covering Iran, as analogous to the Ethan Bronner's case. No, that is the wrong analogy. The analogy is this: would Nazila Fathi still be permitted to write for the Times (or even enter its building) if her son were to volunteer in the Iranian Revoluti […]As'ad
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[...] 17, 2008 [An excellent clip posted at Body on the Line. Note the sick disdain for indigenous peoples made clear by the quotes of the same European [...]
There is a frog-shaped hole in Arundhati Roy’s interpretation of the comments of Golda Meir and Levi Eshkol. For better or worse, they are not denying the personhood of Palestinians. They are denying the existence of a Palestinian entity. I personally believe that a Palestinian nation has come to exist, due in no small part to the occupation. But in the time of the administrations of Meir and Eshkol, shortly after the term Palestinian had come into prominence following the Palestinian National Charter of 1968, it is easy to understand their confusion at the sudden appearance of ‘Palestinian’ as a term referring to the people of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.