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Protest Violence in Sweden Over Davis Cup
Sporting events continue to be sites for Palestinian solidarity protesters. The array of expression is wide, from the banning an Israeli tennis player in Dubai, to riots at basketball games in Turkey and Spain, and shows of support by footballers. Palestinians even pursue their own sports despite the Israeli occupation. The recent protests in Sweden [...]
Some Former Gitmo Inmates Are SO Unappreciative
CBS News reported that “Two Ex-Gitmo Detainees Renew Pledge To Attack Western Interests in New Al Qaeda Video.” It is apparent these two ex-prisoners did not get the “Stockholm syndrome.” Though it sounds like a Scandinavian STD, it’s a fuzzy psychological term that describes when people held captive come to empathize with their captors. As [...]
Company Constructing Israel Light Rail Loses Swedish Contract
A renewed push for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel is sweeping the globe in the wake of the most recent wave of Israeli crimes. From Farmers Union boycott of Israeli agricultural products to UK IT firms suspending their contracts with Israeli telecoms companies. Not to mention the increasingly louder calls of academic and cultural [...]
Talented Arab Alert (TAA!): Salem Al Fakir
From the land that brought us Lingonberry sauce and Robyn (whose career is soaring again) comes Salem Al Fakir, the half-Syrian half-Swedish singing sensation. With his improvisational piano skills and his crackly, soulful, accented, slightly odd voice, he sounds like a cross between Stevie Wonder and a Scandinavian homeless drunk. His gigantic family has single-handedly [...]
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