Under the title “The Right of Return Convoy”: Viva Palestina Arabia is organising an aid convoy to again break the siege on Gaza. [...] This convoy, which comes after the great siege-breaking efforts of Viva Palestina in Britain and of attempts to break the siege by sea, is therefore scheduled to reach Gaza on 15 May, Nakba Day, on which Palestinians the world over commemorate the catastrophe that forced so [...]
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According to Egyptian writer Bassem Sabry, not only is it entirely expected that Egyptians would vote for the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist parties, we shouldn’t be alarmed by it. “It is time for the critics to stop haranguing Egyptians for voting the way they did, realize that their vote was only a logical and expected result of all conditions considered, and instead focus on the core of what the democratic process is all about: how the wider array of Egyptian political parties can learn to positively and constructively better compete for the votes and betterment of the lives of Egyptians.”
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The uprisings and social protests that shook the world last year were just the start. It’s imperative the people’s voice continues to be heard in 2012.
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Cohen: “[If] Netanyahu could show a fraction of the nimbleness evident when American Jews are offended in instances where Turks are offended (by the killing of their citizens in international waters), or where President Barack Obama is offended (by ongoing settlement expansion in the West Bank against his express request), or where Egyptians are offended (by Israel’s dismissal of their democratic aspirations), then Israel would be in a better, less isolated place today.”
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A survey has found that “if you watch Fox News you are significantly less likely to [know what's going on in the world] than if you mostly avoid news shows and newspapers all together.” That’s right. Watch Fox News and know less about the world than if you did no reading of newspapers at all. Wow.
Permalink: http://liamgetreu.com/2011/11/22/fact-fox-news-viewers-less-informed-than-those-who-dont-read-a-newspaper/
Israeli Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Danny Danon has penned an op-ed in Fox News calling for a three-state solution: Israel, Egypt and Jordan. No need for the Palestinians though, he reckons. In one fell swoop, Danon has written off an entire national movement for self-determination. Imagine what he would have said if someone had done that with Jewish self-determination (“Zionism”, for those playing at home). “Antisemites,” he would have raged!
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Joe Klein at Time Magazine went to the West Bank to meet some young, educated Palestinians who are going to be asking the Israelis exactly that. Israel (and Western Jews) are excellent at mis-casting Israelis as David, something possible when suicide bombers are terrorising Jerusalem commuters. But it’s difficult to put down a peaceful protest with military uniforms, something that Israel will no doubt try to do if something like [...]
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Daniel Levy, in the Huffington Post, on why Israeli leaders loved Mubarak so much: Mubarak’s Egypt was a linchpin for … Israel’s ability to pursue a hard-line regional policy with near impunity. When Benjamin Netanyahu (or his predecessors) needed to revive his ‘man of peace’ credentials he could always pop over to Sharm el-Sheikh for a hug-in with his friend Hosni, and when Israel needed the Arab world to turn [...]
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Everyone’s favourite Mideast leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking at a rally in Tehran’s Azadi (Freedom) Square: Massive crowds of Iranians, waving flags and chanting “Death to Mubarak!” and “Death to America!” descended on Tehran’s Azadi Square (Freedom Square) to listen to the hardliner who lashed out at the West and Israel in a speech marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic revolution. “We will soon see a new Middle East materialising [...]
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February 12, 2011 - Media -
I’m a big fan of newspapers — I love waking up in the morning and reading The Age. But, when confronted with today’s front-page, below, I can’t help but think how relevant it remains. Compare that to how the front-page of the website of the New York Times looks this morning, and it’s hard to go back to newspapers from now. The answer? I don’t want to compromise on quality [...]
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