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- NYT Image Selection
Wrong. Instead, they went with a poetic Getty image: little children peaking over a little wall. How enchanting! (more…)
- Comment: On the Pope’s Middle-East Tour
To be frank, I couldn’t care less what this lousy Pope does or does not say during his little tour of the Middle-East. I’m strongly opposed to the unfounded respect instinctively granted to religious leaders. Why should anyone care what this man says? Because he wears a silly hat and prays to a mythological man [...]
- What the Pope Could Not Tolerate
“Israel destroyed our home, exiled our people, built settlements, ruined the Muslim holy sites, and slaughtered women, children and senior citizens in Gaza,” he continued. (more…) Those present in the hall attempted to silence him, but he continued, slamming Israel for “destroying Palestinian cities and erecting settlements on Palestinian land. Jerusalem will remain the Palestinian [...]
- Not Enough Flags
“However many flags” the Israelis put up around East Jerusalem, that “does not give Israel any sovereignty over it,” Mr. Husseini said. He was referring to the Israeli flags flying with Vatican flags along the routes the pope was expected to travel, including in East Jerusalem. (more…)
- What a Shocker
After intense lobbying aides agreed the Pope would not make an address on a specially constructed stage in a Palestinian refugee camp that abuts the Israeli security barrier. That platform would have provided television cameras with powerful images of him speaking against the wall, which cuts off Palestinian communities, and even of Israeli watchtowers in [...]
- Dahlan
During his visit, the pope will be personally accompanied by the Palestinian Authority’s military intelligence and Preventive Security Service. (more…)
- This is Zionism
The outdoor theater is being built next to the wall for the pope’s visit to Aida camp May 13. The Palestinians say they chose the spot to highlight life under Israeli military occupation. However, the Israeli government has ordered the construction to stop, saying camp organizers lack the necessary permits and that the theater’s proximity [...]
