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It’s a Looney World News Roundup

This has been such a bizarre week loaded with outlandish news articles about the Middle East and Gaza in particular, are all over the news. Here are few stories that caught my attention, I hope you find them of… »

World’s Most Ethical Army Vs. The 12 Year Old

The Israeli Criminal Army has imprisoned 12-year old Alhassan Muhtasib of Hebron for the past 9 days. Alhassan, was arrested with his younger brother, Alameer, 7, who was severely beaten by the barbaric forces for suspicion they threw stones.

While the younger Muhtasib was located by his family on day one at an Israeli Army base,… »

Guest Post: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Deserve Civil Rights

Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon face a very uncertain future. They deserve better. When Palestinians were kicked out of their homeland at gun point in 1948, some found a safe haven in Lebanon, where they were received with an open arms. Lebanese provided them shelters, food and other life essentials years before the United Nations… »

Holocaust Survivor Goes on a Hunger Strike for Gaza, Egypt Doesn’t Care

ShareAn 85-year-old Holocaust survivor who gave a wonderful interview for Democracy Now about her planned trip to Gaza as part of the Gaza March had made it known that she is pissed at the way the Egyptian government have been treating her and follow activist who came in support of Gaza. American activist Hedy Epstein… »

Santa vs. Israeli Soldiers

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GOD Promised Me Your Land, Your Corneas, and Your Bones

ShareThe cat is finally out of the bag and now Israel has admitted to harvesting Palestinian organs…when Aftonbladet, a Swedish newspaper featured an opinion piece by freelance journalist Donald Bostrom about the same subject four months earlier, the Israelis went ballistic and reached into their “name-calling” drawers and surprise…surprise, they called Sweden anti-sematic. The story… »

Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on?

Share Guest Post by Nahida Izzat, an exiled Palestinian Un-Merry Christmas for me! What is going on? “Hello is this the Christmas Help Line?” “Yes… good afternoon and merry Christmas Angela speaking How can I help you? Are you feeling lonely today?” “Absolutely, awfully lonely And I have a serious problem Grave one without a… »

Justice delayed is justice denied

Yesterday, 2 October 2009, the Palestinian leadership – under heavy
international pressure lead by the United States – deferred the draft
proposal at the Human Rights Council endorsing all the recommendations
of the UN Fact Finding Mission (the Goldstone Report)…. »

Through the Eyes of 5000 Children

Share Guest Post By Yasmeen J El Khoudary, a fan of KABOBfest and a student at the American University in Cairo. Yasmeen did some volunteer work in Gaza this summer. For the first time in almost two years, I was fortunate enough to spend this summer in Gaza with my family. I was even more… »

War in Darfur Over? But what about George Clooney?

“If war is a conflict whereby today you attack and then go back home and stay until three, four, five months and come back… If that is a definition of war then there is a war in… »