harmonicminor.com » Jerusalem http://harmonicminor.com kristofer j. petersen-overton Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Only Democracy in the Middle East http://harmonicminor.com/2010/05/25/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle-east-2/ http://harmonicminor.com/2010/05/25/the-only-democracy-in-the-middle-east-2/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:02 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2580 Thus, Nawi’s conviction points to a relatively recent development regarding the restriction of resistance, to extremely passive modes of protest. And, in some cases, even these kinds of protests are prohibited, as in Sheikh Jarrah where activists are repeatedly arrested simply for demonstrating against the seizure of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. (full article…)

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“Took” is a euphemism for “conquered” when it comes to coverage of Israel in the New York Times.

]]> http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/26/took/feed/ 0 And the Ethnic Cleansing Continues… http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/09/and-the-ethnic-cleansing-continues/ http://harmonicminor.com/2009/10/09/and-the-ethnic-cleansing-continues/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:14:32 +0000 Kris Petersen http://harmonicminor.com/?p=2379 According to Israeli press reports, Israel is planning a massive new settlement in the vicinity of Jerusalem, on land owned by Palestinians of al-Walajah. The project, expected to be approved by the Israeli ministry of the Interior, could become the single most populous settlement built in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967 according to the Israeli daily Maariv. The project plans prepared by the ministry of the Interior and the Jerusalem municipality call for 14,000 housing units for 40,000 settlers on 3,000 dunums of land which would require the demolition of al-Walajah residents’ homes, according to the paper. (full article…)

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He’s right. They should grateful for any crumb Israel tosses to them. In fact, they should be happy Israel hasn’t slaughtered them en masse as in Gaza.

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