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Category Archives: Egypt
Wael Ghonim at Harvard: a key figure of the Egyptian revolution speaks truth to U.S. power
Hailed as the spark that ignited the Egyptian revolution, Wael Ghonim spoke at Harvard University earlier this month on Egypt and U.S. policy in the Middle East.
Khader Adnan, 61 days on a hunger strike, near death
A Palestinian prisoner on his 61st day of hunger strike while shackled to a bed in an Israeli hospital is in immediate danger of death, according to a medical report submitted to the supreme court in an effort to secure his release.
News roundup on the 59th day of Khader Adnan’s hunger strike
As Khader Adnan entered his 59th day on hunger strike, his wife Randa appealed for the international community to end his isolation and save his life.
Israeli military escalating arrests in Hebron of boys aged 12-15 years old; at least 10 children arrested last week
Hebron: At least 10 children arrested by Israeli military in one week The extreme Golani Unit of the Israeli military is escalating its arrests of Palestinian children in Al Khalil (Hebron), targeting boys between the ages of 12 to15 years … Continue reading
Settlers spray ‘Death to Christians’ on a monastery, ‘Death to Arabs’ on a school and ‘Mohammad is a pig’ on village entrance
More “pricetag” attacks by Israeli settlers
Does the US have anything to teach Egyptians about democracy?
When will the Egyptian Democratic institute come to the U.S. and lecture Americans on how to excercise the popular will?
Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East
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Settlers attempt to burn another mosque in Nabi Saleh and graffiti ‘death to Arabs’ near Ramallah
Land Theft / Ethnic Cleansing Zionist plans to build a shopping centre on Armenian Church land The Jerusalem occupation municipality announced a plan to build a new shopping centre with a car park on a piece of land that is … Continue reading
Occupy Oakland’s landslide BDS endorsement
Last Wednesday, Occupy Oakland’s general assembly voted with overwhelming support to endorse Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions. Oakland’s movement has incurred tear gas used by the police, where the same manufacturers also produce tear gas used by the Israeli military.
Posted in Activism, BDS, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Double standard for the neighbor–’Washington Post’ and Egypt
Egyptian restrictions on NGOs prompt Washington Post call for end to military aid. What about Israel’s conduct toward NGOs?
Posted in BDS, Egypt, Israel/Palestine
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In interview of Muslim Brotherhood leader, NPR repeatedly asks about Israel’s security
Four times Robert Siegel of NPR asks a Muslim Brotherhood spokesman about Israeli security
Tadamun: Israel detained student because of computer engineering graduate project
Tadamun: Israel detained student because of his graduate project The international Tadamun society for human rights said the Israeli occupation forces detained about one month ago a university student from Tulkarem city because of his graduate research project. link to … Continue reading
Max Ajl, “One State, Two States: Who is the subject of Palestinian liberation?”
Max Ajl, “One State, Two States: Who Is the Subject of Palestinian Liberation?” In Finkelstein’s explicit demands to water down the struggle lies a tacit recognition that his battalions of disaffected liberals, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, are not the ones … Continue reading
Three things to consider before mourning for Sheikh Emad Effat
A memoir reflecting on the murder of Sheikh Emad Effat a year into the Egyptian revolution.
Children in Nabi Saleh play their favorite game called ‘Mustafa Tamimi’ during weekly protests
this is the game #NabiSaleh kids were playing yesterday..the one called #MustafaTamimi facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… it’s their fave from what i hear — Linah Alsaafin (@LinahAlsaafin) January 21, 2012 Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Land, Property Theft & Destruction / … Continue reading
Must-see TV from West Wing: Hide the 1709 map of Holy Land, it doesn’t show Israel!
Blackwashing joins pinkwashing and greenwashing to save the Israeli brand
Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine
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Military trial for 17-year-old girl, charged with… Spilling Water on Soldier
Military Trial of 17-year old Amal Hamamdeh from Mufakarah. Charge: Spilling Water on Soldier, Assaf Oron As reported here, during home demolitions in the cave-dweller village of Mufakarah, two young women who resisted nonviolently were arrested and charged with … Continue reading
Settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron. Palestinian fire fighters save settlers in Hebron
and other news from Today in Palestine: Jewish settlers assault two young men and the soldiers arrest themIsraeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men in Al-Khalil city after a group of Jewish settlers assaulted them on Friday. link … Continue reading
Moral dilemmas in everyday life in Egypt
Greatest danger to Egypt’s future is not politically-sophisticated Muslim Brotherhood but military/industrial elite– called “felool”, or “remnants”
13 year old Palestinian girl in wheelchair victim of hit and run by Israeli settlers
Hiba Abdul Ghaffar, 13, was heading to school Thursday when she was hit by a settler car near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron,
Egypt’s history through British-colored glasses
Muslim Brotherhood began as anticolonial movement. And Nasser had audacity to demand nationalization of canal Egyptians died to build
Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt
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A Year of Foreboding: What next for the Arab Spring?
From Libya in North Africa to Pakistan on the edge of South Asia, the region has seldom been so explosive. Human aspirations for liberty and freedom from oppression defined the year 2011 — where is the region headed in 2012?
Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Iran, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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U.S. continues to fund Israeli military but not Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’
“Sharaa Simsim,” the Palestinian version of Sesame Street, has been put on hiatus for the 2012 season due to a funding freeze by the U.S. Congress.
Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine
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Poof, Dome of the Rock, gone: IDF rabbinate edits Dome of the Rock out of picture of the Temple Mount
IDF rabbinate edits out Dome of the Rock from picture of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Photo appears in army packet on Hanukkah describing the Jewish revolt against Hellenistic rule; IDF spokesman: Image meant to illustrate a period in which holy … Continue reading
The ‘special relationship’ and the arms race
The Obama administration just sealed a $29.4 billion deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Boeing F-15s. A region-wide arms race in the Middle East is being paid for by American taxpayers and consumers for the benefit of US arms companies.
Posted in Egypt, Iran, Israel Lobby, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics
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Jenin Freedom Theatre Director Zakaria Zubeidi ordered by Israel to turn himself in to PA security services
Palestinian pardoned by Israel put back on wanted list Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin who now runs the Freedom Theater, says he did not know his pardon was canceled. Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander … Continue reading