on media manipulation and the coup in honduras

i’m still catching up on work and news while i was away at summer camp. one of the important developments was the military coup in hondoruas. john pilger was on democracy now! with amy goodman while i was away discussing this coup as well as the way the u.s. responded to honduras in comparison to [...]

what obama reads (or should read)

the other day amira hass had an article in ha’aretz, which i suspect barack obama did not read. in it she articulates the obvious: that the israeli colonial terrorist state has never been invested in peace, only in war and in a never-ending series of negotiations:
Successive Israeli governments since 1993 certainly must have known what [...]

grading hiatus

i spent the past few days grading sets of papers and exams for all 4 of my classes. that is around 400 papers. in an ordinary situation this would be a nightmare. but here it is especially challenging as my students english language skills are so weak that it takes an eternity to decipher what [...]

building momentum against israeli apartheid

many of you know that it is now israel apartheid week around the world and also here in palestine (i will paste in the information about events in palestine below because the link here to the apartheid website does not seem to be updated yet). there are all kinds of things you can [...]

tidbits from a tired marcy

i must sleep, but before i do i want to just report some key items from today.
israeli terrorists continue to bomb gaza. i keep thinking that people who think that israeli terrorists can stop bombing gaza are sort of like people who think that obama is all about hope and change. for those still drinking [...]

never before

rania sent me these videos from a new lebanon-based group called the “never before campaign.” the videos are very powerful. i don’t know any other details about this new group, but it looks promising.

and rami sent me this the other day from beirut, which also seems [...]

gaza & boycott, divestment & sanctions

the boycott movement is gaining steam globally. it is amazing to watch. it gives me hope that people will not forget gaza. that they will be steadfast and help palestinians in gaza to remain steadfast. there is even a new rap song by invincible, an anti-zionist jew, about the boycott which you can download for [...]

on getting away with murder

we really need new language. new words. how the fuck can one make it clear the extent to which israeli terrorists get away not just with murder, but with massacres, with genocide. i am not only speaking about now about gaza, but SIXTY ONE YEARS OF GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER. how is it possible that [...]

from nahr el bared to gaza

aside from a seeing a few friends while in beirut, i’ve been kind of hiding out. just don’t feel like going out. just don’t feel like being in spaces where beirutis are out laughing and having fun. but i leave rania’s house for the obligatory 3 hours a day when the electricity is cut. i [...]

gaza “cease-fire”

according to my oxford english dictionary cease-fire means:
cease-fire:
noun
a temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce.
• an order or signal to stop fighting
yesterday, of course, the united nations security council voted for a “cease-fire.” 14 voted in favor of this. 0 voted against it. 1 abstained (u.s.) un sc [...]