Palestinian Authority bans Egypt solidarity rally in Ramallah By Kate January 31, 2011 2 And other news from Today in Palestine:
Endgame By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 23 The Egyptian army has said that it will not use force to put down the…
‘AJ just showed protesters dressed in shrouds used to wrap dead before burial, indicating willingness to die for freedom’– tweet from Alaa Abd El Fattah: By Today in Palestine January 31, 2011 0 That’s the tweet of the day. Here is a live stream for the latest from…
Like a be-in from the 60s– joy, peace, excitement By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 39 Felice Gelman, a Westchester NY activist who has led several delegations to Gaza and Egypt,…
‘Tomorrow we’ll trample you with our shoes! Leave with honor, you disgusting bunch!’ By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 128 I wish the American media were reflecting more of the pure democratic joy of the…
NYT’s Douthat says all that wonderful Middle East stability gave us 9/11 By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 23 My big new theme is, Let the political imagination of the north African Arabs come…
‘Mr President, we have Professor Chomsky on line 2.’ ‘Noam! Hi! I need to talk to you–‘ By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 51 Here are the folks Obama should be listening to, it’s a letter from brains in…
Obama failed to seize the day (and spent his political capital) By Philip Weiss January 31, 2011 5 Obama must have wanted to make the Cairo speech for years–probably fantasized about it before…
No to Mubarak, No to Suleiman, Down with tyranny By Today in Palestine January 31, 2011 9 Here is a translation of a video that was posted yesterday: Say what parliament, and…
Noticing my distress, the other detainee whispered: ‘I’m sorry. This is not Egypt. This is Mubarak’ By Ahmed Moor January 31, 2011 38 Ahmed Moor wrote this article on Thursday in Cairo. It appears here for the first…