Category Archives: Arab Spring

Wanton Israeli attack led Shadid to rebuild his Lebanese grandparents’ home

Anthony Shadid grew tired of journalism’s demand for drama. He wanted to help a shattered Lebanon rebuild

Posted in Arab Spring, Media, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East | 3 Comments

‘NYT Book Review’ gives ‘Crisis of Zionism’ to Zionist with predictable result, a slam

‘NYT’ says that anti-Semites believe in the Israel lobby, in review of Peter Beinart’s book

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Media, US Politics | 9 Comments

Power outages lead to the death of three children in Gaza

A family in the central Gaza Strip has suffered an unimaginable tragedy because of a candle lit during one of Gaza’s frequent power outages.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 1 Comment

The children of Kufr Qadum: “You arrested our fathers, so we lead the demonstration today”

After Israeli army nightly incursion into Kufr Qadum accompanied by massive arrest of villagers , the children of the village have come out in protest with a message to the occupying army and the world: “You Arrested Our Fathers, So We Lead the Demonstration Today”. The weekly demonstration has again been brutally suppressed by the army, who blacked all entrances to the village, took hold of a home, made use of the “Skunk”, and fired the usual dose of teargas and shock rounds.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 3 Comments

Israel’s man in Egypt throws his hat into the presidential race

Suleiman supported Israel’s blockade, was against Fatah-Hamas reconciliation and was the CIA’s ‘point man’ for extraordinary rendition and torture.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

The untold suffering of Palestinian children (190 in detention now)

‘The Suffering of the Palestinian Child Under Israeli Occupation’ — important document published today

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Israeli forces attempt to arrest 2-1/2-year-old Palestinian

Israelis crack down on Kufr Qaddoum, part of Jerusalem municipality on eastern side of separation wall

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 3 Comments

Video: Israeli military violently evicts Palestinians, internationals from Hebron house

Two days ago the Israeli military raided a house in Hebron’s old city, evicting Palestinian and international activists who hoped to prevent it from being taken over by settlers.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 7 Comments

‘German GQ’ gets a political story American media have ignored: Palestinian youth

Joseph Dana profiles for German GQ magazine Palestinian activists Dina Alzeer and Fadi Quran, who are at the center of the new youth movement flourishing on the ground.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists | 5 Comments

The Israel/Palestine conflict will be resolved when Arab countries kick the U.S. out of the region

Continued US involvement in the ‘peace process’ will only dampen the Israel-Palestine conflict or cover for more Israeli settlement. Not till the Gulf states tell the U.S. to get lost will the power balance in the region change and the conflict be resolved

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 56 Comments

Settlers run wild in the West Bank, but Israel rarely bothers to put them in kangaroo courts

Palestinian family pelted with stones near Hebron, by zealot settlers. No accountability

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 1 Comment

Settlers take over house in Hebron, PA detains owner

Several dozen settlers move into property located near Cave of Patriarchs; say they have legal ownership. Palestinian owner detained by PA police.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 1 Comment

Making Herstory: Revolutionary Egyptian women speak

A new video project focused on Egyptian women activists captures the narrative of change in Egypt and gives spectacular insight into how “ordinary” women make revolutionary choices for themselves and their families.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East, Reports/Video | 1 Comment

UPDATE: Hamas, family misled AP reporter on death of five month old child

A seven-month-old baby in Gaza died on Friday evening after medical equipment he was connected to switched off as a result of a power cut, a Hamas-affiliated TV channel said. Gaza medical spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya confirmed the incident, adding that the infant was born with respiratory problems and doctors had recommended the use of mechanical breathing apparatus to be used at home.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments

Half of Gaza’s ambulances and fire trucks are at a standstill due to fuel crisis

The Committee for Ambulance and Emergency in Gaza announced Wednesday that 50% of ambulances and fire trucks stopped working as the fuel crisis in the Gaza Strip have worsened.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 1 Comment

The ‘folly’ of the ‘war lobby’– What if NYT’s top-pick comments reflect popular opinion?

New York Times most popular commenters decry the idea of war with Iran

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 17 Comments

Two cheers for Beinart

Peter Beinart went from doing private speeches to AIPAC to calling for boycott of Israeli settlements, and good for him

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 33 Comments

Two Israeli refusers on why they support BDS

Two Israeli activists explain why they support the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel in addition to refusing to serve in the Israeli military, “Shaking off an occupation is a delicate, complex, and multifaceted process, but we all should and can take part in this shaking off.”

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, US Politics | 6 Comments

Israeli settlers attack a shepherd and a child in separate attacks in the West Bank

Settlers destroy 220 olive trees in Nablus village land

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments

Kill other peoples, but not your own

The wrong lesson from Syria: It’s OK to kill another ethnic population. But not your own.

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 25 Comments

Gilad Shalit’s father says, ‘If I were Palestinian I’d kidnap soldiers’

Noam Shalit, father of former prisoner Gilad Shalit announced on Israel’s Channel 10 he would kidnap and Israeli soldier in his quest for freedom, if he were a Palestinian.

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation | 45 Comments

Are solar panels an existential threat to Israel too?

Israel is planning to demolish ‘illegal’ solar panels that are the only source of electricity for Palestinians in West Bank villages.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 4 Comments

Fighting from civilian areas? Perfectly understandable– in Syria

Syrian rebels are excused for fighting in civilian areas, on NPR. Never in Gaza

Posted in Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 27 Comments

Egypt is looted, and the U.S. press calls it ‘reform’

Neoliberals and market Bolsheviks have privatized industries in Egypt, and the result is crony capitalism

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East | 14 Comments

To my unborn children

A 24 year old Gazan blogger writes a letter to his future children about growing up in Gaza under Israeli occupation.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments