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- Israeli Contempt & PA Defeatism
Yesterday’s nomination of Tzipi Livni as Kadima’s candidate for Israel’s upcoming national election (and especially the pleasant reception of the news by Ramallah) confirms two immutable facts about Israel/Palestinian relations: 1) Israel’s tradition of electing killers to the highest office is alive and well… Likewise, 2) the Palestinian puppet leadership always lick it all up. [...]
- Mohammed Omer: IOF Was “Trying to Torture Me”
When I was coming back from my award ceremony and also a speaking engagement, I was stopped for nearly one hour and a half before an Israeli Shin Bet officer came to me and started collecting my bags, which were securely checked already. I kept waiting for some time until they got my luggage and [...]
- My Friend, Mohammed Omer, Assaulted by the Israeli Occupation Forces
I would like to share some rather disturbing news regarding a friend of mine from Gaza. Mohammed Omer, an award winning journalist, was recently assaulted by the Israeli Occupation forces without justification as he attempted to return to Gaza via the Allenby Bridge crossing on the Jordanian-West Bank border. Mohammed, whom I came to know [...]
- U.S. Reverses Fulbright Decision
It seems the U.S. State Department has reversed the decision to deny the seven Gaza students Fulbright Grants. And while this is good news in principle, it should not be praised out of context—or too early. The spokesman for the Israeli Defense Ministry’s department of civilian affairs, Major Peter Lerner (whom I dealt with regularly [...]
- Fulbright Grants Denied to Gazan Students
What better way to punish Hamas than by punishing Gazan students? The American State Department recently withdrew the Fulbright Grants for Gazan students hoping to pursue higher education opportunities in the United States. And on what grounds? Well, it seems that because Israel isn’t letting them out anyway, it’s better not to waste money on [...]
- This is Zionism
Now this is the kind of heartwarming story I just love to hear about: Israel has granted a residency permit to a homosexual Palestinian man who said that his sexuality placed his life at risk. Ah yes, remind us again how tolerant and civilized Israeli society is! “In this case the man’s lawyer said his [...]
