on hiatus « body on the line

Tribute to terror leader Kahane planned by Israeli legislators November 21, 2009

A plan by right-wing legislators in Israel to commemorate the anniversary this month of the death of Meir Kahane, whose banned anti-Arab movement is classified as a terrorist organization, risks further damaging the prospects for talks between Israel and the Palestinians, US officials have warned. Jonathan Cook reports. […]

Israeli forces shoot at Gaza bird-catchers, farmers November 20, 2009

On 15 November at 8:30am, a number of young men went as usual to the land near Gaza's northern border with Israel planning to catch birds. Amjad Hassanain, 27, was among the bird-catchers hunting near the border fence when Israeli soldiers began shooting. Eva Bartlett reports for The Electronic Intifada. […]

The New York Mets and the business of terrorism November 20, 2009

When I first learned that the New York Mets were hosting a fundraiser for the nonprofit Hebron Fund in support of the Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, I honestly assumed it was a joke, albeit a poor one. When I realized this was an actual, planned event, I still found it almost impossible to believe. This is because, even aside from […]

Book review: A Palestinian century in a poet's life November 20, 2009

My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness bills itself as "A Poet's Life in the Palestinian Century." To better understand Adina Hoffman's biography of the Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali, however, consider it: "A Palestinian Century in a Poet's Life." But this syntactical slip doesn't discredit Hoffman's wor […]

Bantustans and the unilateral declaration of statehood November 19, 2009

From a rumor, to a rising murmur, the proposal floated by the Palestinian Authority's (PA) Ramallah leadership to declare Palestinian statehood unilaterally has suddenly hit center stage. It's no exaggeration to propose that this idea, although well-meant by some, raises the clearest danger to the Palestinian national movement in its entire history […]

zionist land grab

on hiatus October 3, 2009

this 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 Uncategorized

marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان

more palestinian farmland destroyed September 21, 2009

more 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, 2009

in 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, 2009

الأمم 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, 2009

a 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, 2009

here 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, 2009

because 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, 2009

here 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, 2009

because 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, 2009

this 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

green resistance

Sudan, marshes, Oil, Pollution November 20, 2009

… in pictures Check it out here

r.m.

drought and pesticides November 18, 2009

The articles below are related only because they remind me of discussions I’ve had with my students -- GMOs and Pesticides – yes, use of Genetically Modified Plants does NOT result in a lower use of pesticides, but the reverse – Drought and Climate Change and detection and mitigation (by a prof from my alma mater) [...]

r.m.

Lebanon exporting leopards and a bad reputation November 17, 2009

لبنان يصدّر الفهود … والسمعة السيّئة (in violation of the Convention against International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Read the article in full by clicking on the title above) فاقت شهرة لبنان في الاتجار غير الشرعي بالحيوانات في أعوام السلم الأهلي، شهرته في تجارة المخدّرات وتبييض الأموال إبّان الحرب الأهلية. وفيما يسعى اللبنانيون إلى أن يدخلوا […]

r.m.

another excellent website November 16, 2009

Human Landscapes

r.m.

earth portal… November 11, 2009

http://www.earthportal.org/

r.m.

land and people

Changing tack

"This record of failure is one reason that the government of Qatar, in addressing its food-security concerns, has chosen to concentrate on investing in existing agribusinesses rather than just acquiring land. That’s just one of many ways to invest in farming without removing the African farmers. On a bright Rift Valley afternoon, I went to see another o […]

Rami Zurayk

American hunger

"The four largest firms took in $22.5 billion in profits through September. Meanwhile, far more people are going hungry in the United States than previously thought. The Department of Agriculture estimates 50 million Americans, including a quarter of all children, struggled to get enough to eat last year."

Rami Zurayk

Beef

"The solution to cut emissions is to stop eating beef. It leads to emission of methane which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide," he said."The best thing for us, India, is we are not a beef-eating nation.The United States, the world's largest emitter along with China, is also the world's greatest beef-eating nation and consu […]

Rami Zurayk

Organize!

Marcy has again sent me a great link, this time about a boycott campaign by students in support of farmworkers. We have been talking a lot about this, and we have started working on documenting farmworkers conditions in Lebanon. We have a long way to go and a lot to learn, but at some point, it is going to be necessary to link the BDS movement with labor mov […]

Rami Zurayk

Eight?

Eight steps Obama could take to save food (Thanks D.)

Rami Zurayk

razanisms – رزانيّــــات

Oh I Would Love to Dump You, Syria October 31, 2009

Why oh why, I don’t care about you, Syria. I don’t. I sincerely don’t. About its men, women, gay or straight people. its submissive or its courageous people. Its prisoners of conscience or its enemies or its leaders. I don’t understand what is it exactly I feel about you. I mean I don’t really hate you, [...]

Razan

عزمي بشارة يحاضر في دمشق بمناسبة القدس عاصمة الثقافة العربية October 24, 2009

عزمي بشارة يحاضر في غاليري رفيا بالتزامن مع معرض «عبر الحدود» بمناسبة القدس عاصمة الثقافة العربية برعاية نائب رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية، الدكتورة نجاح العطار، تقدم غاليري رفيا يوم الاثنين 26 تشرين الأول 2009 الساعة السادسة والنصف الدكتور عزمي بشارة في محاضرة بعنوان «من هي القدس؟ لماذا القدس؟» بمناسبة «القدس عاصمة للثقافة العربية 2009». وستفتح هذه [...] […]

Razan

After Two Years Behind Bars Syrian State Security Court Sentences A Syrian Blogger Three Years For “Spreading False News” September 14, 2009

This is simply outrageous and heartbreakening. I cannot imagine what his parents feel right now. He was arrested when he was 29 and now he will be released when he’s 34. and for what? for not giving the Syrian intelligence the names of people who spoke against the Syrian government in the forum he administrates. [...]

Razan

قولوا لرابطة السفر الدولية للمثليين والمثليات أن إسرائيل الفصل العنصري ليست مكاناً للاستجمام September 12, 2009

الثامن من أيلول/سبتمبر 2009 صادر عن: أحرار الجنس مناهضين للفصل العنصري الإسرائيلي، تورنتو أحرار الجنس من أجل تقويض الإرهاب الإسرائيلي الشبكة اليهودية الدولية المناهضة للصهيونية أحرار الجنس الناشطون في حملة المقاطعة، وسحب الاستثمارات، والعقوبات على إسرائيل تخطط رابطة شركات السفر الدولية للمثليين والمثليات IGLTA لعقد مؤتمر سياحي في تل أبيب، وذلك في السادس عشر […]

Razan

لماذا يتقدّم “الكفرة” ويتخلّف المسلمون September 11, 2009

مقالة في الصميم لفيصل القاسم. لماذا يتقدمون .. ونتخلف نحن ؟! 9/6/2009 د. فيصل القاسم : ليس هناك أدنى شك أن أكثر شعوب الأرض تخلفاً، بكل أسف، هم المسلمون، وذلك بشهادة تقارير التنمية البشرية التي تصدرها الأمم المتحدة، ويشرف عليها نخبة من أشهر الخبراء والباحثين المسلمين. بعبارة أخرى، فقد شهد شهود من أهلهم. لقد غدا اسم المسلمين مرتبطاً في أذهان [...] […]

Razan

the angry arab news service/وكالة أنباء العربي الغاضب

To the Editor of the Economist

I read three issues of the Economist yesterday, and I counted several usages of the word "reckon". How many time do I have to tell you that it is overused in the magazine. Stop. Please.

As'ad

White Farmers in Zimbabwe

As for as the British press is concerned--and that includes the Economist, there is no injustice in the world or in history that is more cruel and more savage than what befell the white farmers in Zimbabwe. The press goes nuts on that, for some reason. Race, of course, is not a factor. In fact, as far as the British press is concerned, the plight of white fa […]

As'ad

David Ottaway

Remind me to write about the new book by David Ottaway on US-Saudi relations and the role of Prince Bandar. I finished it yesterday. I may write a long article about it for AlAkhbar, and a brief response here. David Ottaway is a serious and decent American journalist. He is not somebody to write a fawning book on the House of Saud. He has too much of self-re […]

As'ad

Saudi Arabia

I was thinking on the plane yesterday, King `Abdullah is the weakest king ever in Saudi history. He has no constituency and no major factions within the royal family. To be sure, King Khalid who followed King Faysal did not rule much: but that was by choice. He was more into prayer and falconry, and he did not mind that Fahd rule on his behalf.

As'ad

Saudi foreign policy: dissent from the neighbors

"His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah is going to pay a two-day official visit to Iran today, leading a high-level delegation. The visit, which comes at the invitation of Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi, aims to further promote and cement historical relations between Kuwait and Iran." By the way, […]

As'ad

on hiatus

Posted on September 27, 2009 by marcy/مارسي newman/نيومان

this blog will be on an indefinite hiatus so that i can give my time to old projects i need to complete, and some new projects that require more time. there are plenty of links for news and blogs in the right-hand column for those who wish to follow news and politics about palestine and beyond.

Filed under: Palestine

3 Responses

TQ, on September 27th, 2009 at 10:08 am Said:

you will be missed. good luck!

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Terry, on October 11th, 2009 at 5:07 am Said:

Glad you are taking a break…before you break.
Don’t know how you are able to keep up such a pace, anyway.

Reply
zohour, on October 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 am Said:

oooooooooh….i miss my wonderful teacher …i hope that you are still remembering us

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