May 23 2011

Predictable confession

Is this President still worthy of the hope we pinned on him?

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Monday, 23 May 2011 … President Obama arrives for a state visit to Britain this week, and there is much excitement at my gym where…  [more]

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May 23 2011

Summer is on its way

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…  [more]

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May 23 2011

No such thing

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…  [more]

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May 23 2011

The bi-national one-state solution

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…  [more]

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May 23 2011

That we wonder when

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…  [more]

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May 22 2011

Experience as an impediment

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,…  [more]

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May 22 2011

$1,500 for an AK-47

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…  [more]

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