Lebanon, my Lebanon: A stirring new photography book sparks Robert Fisk’s memories From ancient groves where he once dodged bullets to peaceful mountain ranges, from embattled politicians to wise-cracking locals, Robert Fisk, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, finds his memories of 34 years living in Lebanon brought into poignant relief by a monumental new photography …
Category: Palestine
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Nov 04 2010
Cedars of Lebanon
Whoa: I found this funky-but-great version of Seamie O’Dowd, Mairtin O’Connor, and Cathal Hayden playing Cedars of Lebanon. They are three of the greatest living folk/trad musicians in Ireland, and tour Europe a lot in this formation. [tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22xDMXEo0Dw[/tube] Cedars Of Lebanon A long way from Pharoah’s hand, and a quick step from the Promised Land, …
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Nov 04 2010
On the subject of Beirut and its people…
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae2dEWoKsxA[/tube] A song called Alice in Jericho, where Lebanon/Beirut is the actual subject. The singer is Ireland’s Seamie O’Dowd. The venue is some jazz club in Australia, not sure where. Alice In Jericho Now, the natural part of a Nazarene man is the life he’ll give for his own blood-band; but there’s nothing left over …
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Oct 30 2010
Dismal
Dear Friends: Below is the full text of an excellent (make that superior) speech delivered last week in Washington by Kathleen Christison to the annual meeting of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) on the subject of current U.S. policy toward the Israel-Palestine problem. Most of you will recall that Kathy is a retired …
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Oct 13 2010
Sowing evil
People who cultivate the land and produce food for their fellow men share a special bond with all other “sons of the soil” who practice the same life’s work. In all cultures and traditions, the farmer enjoys is a unique place in society, accorded a particular kind of dignity and considered worthy of a special …
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Oct 07 2010
Bravo, Brandon Davis
This was sent to me today by Ilene Cohen, Executive Editor of World Politics, journal of Princeton’s Institute for International and Regional Studies. October 7, 2010 Here I am sitting in an office at Princeton University and I missed this incredible opinion column (following). Thanks to my friend Asli, sitting in her office at UCLA, …
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Sep 12 2010
More civilized?
Why does the US government think burning Qurans is less civilised than drone attacks on civilian populations?
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