by Yousef Munayyer posted November 23, 2012 by The New York Times MORE than 160 Palestinians and 5 Israelis are dead, and as the smoke clears over Gaza, the Israelis will not be more secure and Palestinians’ hopes for self-determination remain dashed. It is time for a significant re-evaluation of the American policies that have […]
posted November 24, 2012 by Today’s Zaman … Thousands of Shiite Muslims gathered in İstanbul’s Halkalı district on Saturday to mark the day of Ashura and mourn the martyrdom of 72 people, including Husain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala 1,369 years ago. Ashura is a religious observance marked every
posted November 25, 2012 by Today’s Zaman … … Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said on Sunday that Turkey has had talks with Israel through diplomatic channels to revive bilateral ties but reiterated that reconciliation is not possible until Ankara’s demands are met by the Israeli side. In a televised interview on Sunday, Davutoğlu also
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOaxAckFCuQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] “If Anybody here, came hoping to hear a balanced presentation, then they are going to be sorely disappointed. I say this, because a lot of the things that you are about to hear to night are difficult to hear.” “Miko Peled is a peace activist who dares to say in public what others
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by The Hindu posted July 6, 2012 by The Hindu [Syria Timeline: (1920-1960) — French mandate to merger with Egypt] Ba’ath takeover 1961-63 Following another military coup led by Abd al-Karim al-Nahlawi September 28, 1961 Syria secedes, re-establishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic Several other overthrows and end in a coup on
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by Robert Fisk posted November 26, 2012 by The Independent The people of Huj – now almost forgotten – had helped the Jewish Haganah army escape the British. The thanks they got was to be sent into Gaza as refugees. I think I found the village of Huj this weekend – but the road sign
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzjMMiue8Q[/youtube] Hamas leader says he’ll move to a peaceful path contingent on the “end of the occupation” and Palestinian statehood. Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared a position on Palestinian statehood that is nearly identical to that of his Fatah rival, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in an interview with CNN aired Wednesday. “I accept
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posted November 27, 2012 by Press TV … Leading US strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski, unofficial dean of the realist school of American foreign policy experts, has drawn an unflattering picture of US-Israel relations. … In a speech to the National Iranian American Council, Brzezinski said, “I don’t think there is an implicit obligation for the United
