May 23 2011
Nakba day: we waited 63 years for this By Karma Nabulsi, Thursday 19 May 2011 … It was the moment for which we had all been holding our breath for decades – for 63 years to be precise. Palestinians everywhere watched the unfolding scene transfixed and awed. The camera followed the movements of a small …
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May 23 2011
From the lying lips of Mike Huckabee (a likeable liar), a man who has known Palestinians, who has children who were educated by a Palestinian: “There’s no such thing as a Palestinian.” Haram… – Monsieur d’Nalgar [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DYB5YGTFRg[/tube] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DYB5YGTFRg
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May 23 2011
Netanyahu and the one-state solution By Neve Gordon, 23 May 2011 14:43 … Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address US legislators on Tuesday. He will, no doubt, tell members of Congress that he supports a two-state solution, but his support will be predicated on four negative principles: no to Israel’s full withdrawal to the 1967 …
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May 23 2011
A perspective on Obama’s speech on Thursday, from a Norwegian friend in Beirut… – Monsieur d’Nalgar Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 4:26 PM Subject: Re: Obama’s speech Dear friends, This comes to you from the noisy-as-ever Beirut. After days of dull, miserably hot weather, with the skies full of the dust of Gaddafi’s desert (occasionally …
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May 22 2011
Obama’s Peace Tack Contrasts With Key Aide, Friend of Israel By Helene Cooper and Mark Landler, May 21, 2011 … WASHINGTON — Five days ago, during a closed-door meeting with a group of Middle East experts, administration officials, and journalists, King Abdullah II of Jordan gave his assessment of how Arabs view the debate within the …
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May 22 2011
Uneasy times in Lebanon as Syrian revolt simmers By Robert Fisk, Saturday, 21 May 2011 … If you want to discover the truth about Tripoli, you have only to visit the castle of Saint Gilles. Instead of Crusaders, the Lebanese army is inside, and around the great 12th-century walls and at the massive doors, separating …
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May 22 2011
Obama’s Middle East challenge By Paul Vallely, Sunday, 22 May 2011 … Contiguous. Now there’s an interesting word. You had to read between the lines to understand Barack Obama’s new vision for the Middle East. The American president began with an apologia designed to make some kind of coherent sense out Washington’s utterly inconsistent attitudes …
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