Yearly Archives: 2009

Israeli drive to prevent Jewish girls dating Arabs, By Jonathan Cook

NAZARETH // A local authority in Israel has announced that it is establishing a special team of youth counsellors and psychologists whose job it will be to identify young Jewish women who are dating Arab men and “rescue” them. The move by the municipality of Petah Tikva, a city close to Tel Aviv, is the latest in a series of …

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THE DAY THE VULTURES CAME TO LEBANON WITH THE BACK UP SUPPORT OF USA AND UK, WHILE THE ARAB WORLD WAS WATCHING THE DRAMA WITH THE TAILS BETWEEN THE LEGS.

Hezbollah outshines Israel Army: Officials Mohammed Mar’i | Arab News RAMALLAH: Twenty-four senior Israeli defense officials said that Hezbollah had better intelligence information than Israel and better control of its forces during the July 2006 war against Lebanon, according to an official Israeli Army scorecard compiled recently by a top navy officer. The Hebrew daily Ma’ariv said that during his …

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America’s Phoney War in Afghanistan, By F. William Engdahl

One of the most remarkable aspects of the Obama Presidential agenda is how little anyone has questioned in the media or elsewhere why at all the United States Pentagon is committed to a military occupation of Afghanistan. There are two basic reasons, neither one of which can be admitted openly to the public at large. Behind all the deceptive official …

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What does China’s ascendance mean for Palestine?, By Sarah Irving

It is not likely that China will offer an alternative to US hegemony regarding Palestine anytime soon. (MaanImages) George Habash, the late leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), called China Palestine’s “best friend.” Indeed, he was on an official PFLP visit to China when the conflict between Palestinian forces and the Hashemite Kingdom erupted in …

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Egypt’s oldest university in spotlight over niqab ban, By Yasser Khalil

Cairo – Al-Azhar University in Cairo is one of the oldest and most respected Sunni religious institutions in the world. It works hard to uphold the image of Islam by supporting tolerance, urging Muslims to avoid extremism and rendering edicts on the proper behaviour for Muslims—such as respect for one’s neighbours and the need to practice charity towards anyone in …

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PAKISTAN HIT BY DOUBLE GAMES

The enormity of the carnage that visited the civilians at the Meena Bazaar in Peshawar on Wednesday is certainly not going to be Pakistan’s last. The blast at a bazaar that sells largely women merchandize, some say, was an attack on Pakistan’s way of life. But the picture behind the horror is more complex and has many hands behind it. …

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