World Conflicts — Israel/Palestine

World Conflicts — Israel/Palestine

• Post Number 300: Tribute to Terence Stamp !

  

  So this is our 300th post ! And we’d like to take this opportunity to remember Terence Stamp, English actor extraordinaire, star of Teorema by Pasolini (1968),... Read more

  The 10 february 2013 by   Hanine
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• What is WRONG with Muslims?

  

  Optimists like me (and Steven Pinker) see a world in which violence is being progressively restrained. Naysayers point to a persistence of violent conflict in... Read more

  The 09 february 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• Book Review: Olives – Alexander McNabb

  

  About Olives (2011)When Paul Stokes runs out of choices, his only path is betrayal.The fragile peace is holding. Behind the scenes, the Israelis are competing... Read more

  The 08 february 2013 by   Donnambr
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• Tieless in Gaza

  Party at Professor P’s house last night. We were celebrating our three new appointments and bonding and stuff. Three? Well, our REF gamble is going to work,... Read more

  The 07 february 2013 by   Andyxl
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• Concert Review: Peace, Love and Beethoven

  

  The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra plays Carnegie Hall. by Paul J. Pelkonen Daniel Barenboim. Photo © 2013 EMI Classics. This past week at Carnegie Hall featured... Read more

  The 04 february 2013 by   Superconductor
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• Expat Life: Toilet Tales

  

  For reasons only known to the gods of cyberspace, I came upon multiple posts last week dealing with expat nightmares and struggles concerning foreign toilets... Read more

  The 03 february 2013 by   Miss Footloose
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• “The Descendants of Apes and Pigs”

  

  I missed this, from the current President of Egypt, back in 2010: These futile [Israeli-Palestinian] negotiations are a waste of time and opportunities. Read more

  The 27 january 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Dead Sea Or Stream of Living Water?

  

  Are you excited about this new year ahead of us, do expect much from God and His blessings upon your life, do you beleive this is the year for your breakthrough? Read more

  The 25 january 2013 by   Familyfriends
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• Naftali Bennett – Ultra Conservative with Power on His Mind.

  

  I love it when I come across a character that many people in the world have not heard of, and suddenly he springs into the limelight. Naftali Bennett could be... Read more

  The 20 january 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• Naftali Bennett and Palestine – A Match Made in Hell.

  

  This is part 2 of a post looking at the new rising star of Israeli politics, Naftali Bennett. He is the leader of the Jewish Home party in Israel and his succes... Read more

  The 19 january 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• Turn of the Century Books: Bestsellers 1913

  We're so embroiled in the fast pace of modern life, you almost never hear the phrase "turn of the century" applied to the 90s rolling over to the 2000s. Read more

  The 18 january 2013 by   Bluestalking
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• Expat Life: Oh, the Stuff You Collect!

  

  I have yearnings to be a minimalist. A minimalist expat. Then I wouldn’t have to deal with all those possessions that get bagged and boxed and shipped and store... Read more

  The 14 january 2013 by   Miss Footloose
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• LANDING No21: One More Stripe

  

  Hellooo fashion travellers! It's a new day today sooo.... let's land in fashion!Today we are landing in stripe-world.. That's why I got dressed in this dress! Read more

  The 12 january 2013 by   Queenlina
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• Class-Based Bible Reading

  

  As Americans affixed to Downton Abbey are learning, everything in English life is suffused with class. The staff at Downton is, by most appearances, literate. Read more

  The 11 january 2013 by   Cris
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• Keren Kayment Le Yisrael and Environmental Racism in Palestine

  

  by Ben Lorber / article from the Lughnasadh 2012 issue of the Earth First! JournalSince the idea of Zionism first gripped the minds of a few intellectuals and... Read more

  The 11 january 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• New Discoveries!!!

  

  Long weekend this weekend and I was moping around wondering what I could do that would be interesting.. have a sprained ankle so can't go out..so television it... Read more

  The 30 december 2012 by   Ayeshahalam
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• La Pierre's Lies About Israeli Schools Exposed

  The Reporter Israel's policy on issuing guns is restrictive, and armed guards at its schools are meant to stop terrorists, not crazed or disgruntled gunmen,... Read more

  The 25 december 2012 by   Mikeb302000
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• Wish Upon a Star for 2013: a Christmas Meme

  

  2012 was strange. As well as being another big year for anti-cut campaigns – among them Pat’s Petition, Scope’s Keep Us Close, Stolen Futures and The Hardest Hi... Read more

  The 15 december 2012 by   Mmostynthomas
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• News Boy-ish.

  

  This past week has been crazy busy…. went to and semi-hosted a Christmas Party, and last night we went to December Nights in Balboa Park. It was awesome as... Read more

  The 09 december 2012 by   Momfashionlifestyle
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• Trapped in the Shallow End of the Dream Pool

  

  It is a languid Sunday morning. I slept late last night. Lately I have been sleeping for as long as I want until Razia has no choice but to either throw me off... Read more

  The 06 december 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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• Jupiter Retrograde Conjunct Aldebaran – Bestowing the Riches of the Earth but...

  

  This aspect is now effective between now and 20th December 2012This is the second time that Jupiter has approached 10 Gemini (actually 9:59 Gem) in the past... Read more

  The 04 december 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Congratulations, Palestine

  I hereby congratulate the people of Palestine on their recent initial step towards international recognition. And I am deeply ashamed that the United States... Read more

  The 03 december 2012 by   Keith Berner
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• A P. C. Holiday Yea Yeah (Bite ME)

  Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs tend to exclude, marginalize and insult. Henceforth these songs will be re-written with new titles to avoid any real, imagine... Read more

  The 01 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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• A Politically Correct Holiday

  Christmas Carols and Holiday Songs tend to exclude, marginalize and insult. Henceforth these songs will be re-written with new titles to avoid any real, imagine... Read more

  The 01 december 2012 by   Eowyn
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• UN Passes Resolution Naming Palestine A State

  

  In the most recent flare up in violence between Israel and Palestine, things looked set for a ground invasion by the Israeli army into Palestine. Luckily, and... Read more

  The 30 november 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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• Egypt: Tahrir Revolts Against Massive Power Grab

  

  Dear readers, I have been watching the unfolding events in the past days with some trepidation, but not that much surprise. Morsi has issued a sweeping decree o... Read more

  The 29 november 2012 by   Warigia
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• Man Visits Every Country in the World -- Without Flying!

  

  According to this article from The Age, a British man has earned the distinction of becoming the first person to visit every nation on the planet without flying... Read more

  The 27 november 2012 by   Kungfujedi
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• What the Market Wants: From Rush to Risk to Worry

  

  The S P 500 held once again at the 1350 level, and a “Rush to Risk” ended the shortened week at 1409, up more than 3% for nearly all indices and sectors. Where... Read more

  The 26 november 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Radio-Trottoir: North Kivu No More Part of DRC; It's a Franchise Granted to...

  

  (PHOTO: Prez Mwai Kibaki, Joseph Kabila, and Yoweri Museveni; Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, November 24, 2012) *** President Joseph Kabila may have squandered... Read more

  The 26 november 2012 by   Aengw
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• Three Hundred High-profile Pakistani Websites Hacked

  

  About three hundred high-profile Pakistani websites including Google, Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft, Visa, HSBC, Visa, Coca Cola, blogger, Sony and eBay have been... Read more

  The 24 november 2012 by   Azharnadeem
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• Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories Solidarity Statement with the...

  

  Cross Posted from Its Getting Hot In HereRising Tide Vancouver Coast Salish Territories opposes the recent attacks on the people of Gaza and the ongoing militar... Read more

  The 23 november 2012 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Israel: Guns and Moses

  

  The main thing that struck me about the Jewish state was that everything important or interesting had a church built right on top of it. The shepherd's field?... Read more

  The 22 november 2012 by   Antipodeanblog
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• So, Several Rockets and Several People Later, Where Does That Leave Them?

  I am, as always, deeply indebted to those ‘hawk-eyes’ from KGS NightWatch who produce a daily ‘intrep’, er, ‘for my eyes only’, of course! Read more

  The 22 november 2012 by   Davidduff
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• Political Settlement Not Ceasefire is the Key to Gaza Peace

  Not too long ago I worked for an interfaith charity seeking to bring together Muslim and Jewish students on the basis of what they shared in common. Read more

  The 21 november 2012 by   Lesterjholloway
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• My Bloody Palestine - Ceasefire Or Invasion?

  this situation is close to tipping point, i) a ceasefire will be announced and everything will be well or ii) Israel will crank up its air/land/sea offensive an... Read more

  The 21 november 2012 by   Freeplanet
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• Why Worry Wednesday – Same Problems No Longer Bothering Markets

  

  Check out our Big Chart. Check our our bounce levels, which I posted on Monday and still are: Dow 12,720 weak, 12,950 strong. S P 1,375 weak, 1,400 strong.... Read more

  The 21 november 2012 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Conflict in Israel – Pressure Mounts to Find a Solution

  

  The situation in Israel is teetering on the edge of all out civil war as the massed ranks of Israeli reserve troops stand ready on the border of Gaza waiting fo... Read more

  The 20 november 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• Israel Prepares for Ground Assault on Gaza

  

  When the rockets began hitting the ground in Israel, the world tensed. The globe had been witness to this before, and the ensuing retaliation on the part of... Read more

  The 20 november 2012 by   Anthonyhymes
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• 7 Children Wiped out in One Family in Palestine Due to ‘technical’ Error

  

  The Al-Dalou family have lost all of their 7 children…… wiped out by an israeli rocket, that is a picture you will not see on sky news or bbc. Read more

  The 20 november 2012 by   Umkhaloodie
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• Enemies – Really?

  

  Perspective under attack I am not an Anglican and I am not a woman. These two things mean that my understanding of the passions within and history behind the... Read more

  The 19 november 2012 by   Richardl
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• Gaza’s Citizens: A Human Sacrifice in a Political ‘blame Game’

  

  Writing on the latest conflict in Gaza, I’m reminded of the extent to which media coverage of a given issue can significantly shape its perception, even when... Read more

  The 18 november 2012 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• “Lights–Camera–Atrocity !”

  What happens when the cameras turn up at the scene of an airstrike in Gaza and there simply aren’t enough Palestinian dead and injured to produce dramatic... Read more

  The 17 november 2012 by   Eowyn
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• The Victory of Love

  1 Corinthians 13:8-13(on the occasion of a parish memorial service)Services like this are important but also painful:They are painful because the very act of... Read more

  The 16 november 2012 by   Malcolmdrogers
  

• Venus Conjuncts Arcturus and Spica - Trying to Find a Peaceful Solution

  

  This is now working for us (16th through 19th November 2012)So interesting how the stars are acting out a drama at this present time which is developing in the... Read more

  The 16 november 2012 by   Solarisastro
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• President Obama- Save Palestine

  

  Israel broke the ceasefire in 2006. The only people that should have a right to defend itself is palestinians. Read more

  The 16 november 2012 by   Umkhaloodie
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• Timewave Graph November 14 Thru 20

  

  Wars, airstrikes on Gaza, unrest, climate vicissitudes, rising Schumann resonance, the last solar eclipse, so much could be packed into interpreting the graph i... Read more

  The 15 november 2012 by   Tantrawave
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• Anat Hoffman Arrested at the Wall Between Israel and Palestine

  

  By Sophie Rae Last Tuesday, Anat Hoffman, executive director of the Israel Religious Action Center and chairwoman of Women of the Wall was arrested when she too... Read more

  The 25 october 2012 by   Sophierae
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• Second Mural in Amsterdam

  September 2012, I returned to Amsterdam to paint my second mural in the city.  It was part of the ‘Three Artists, Three Cities’ project where myself and 2... Read more

  The 02 october 2012 by   Aerosolarabic
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• Egypt Today (unpublished Article) Article on Arabic Graffiti from 2003

  Egypt Today Magazine / Writer: Jacky Tuinistra / Date: 2003 I just dug out a fascinating article that was written 9 years ago on arabic graffiti. Read more

  The 10 september 2012 by   Aerosolarabic
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• Israeli & Palestinian Scientists Finger Cats As Culprits In Gaza Superbug Spread

  

  As if the Middle East wasn't beset by enough trouble, a unique strain of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacteria has begun stalking the... Read more

  The 20 june 2012 by   Petslady
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• David Miliband: The Voice of Experience Addresses the Israeli-Palestine...

  

  DAvid Miliband, former UK Foreign Secretary. Photo credit: World Economic Forum, 2010 David Miliband addressed a fund raising event this week in aid of OneVoice... Read more

  The 23 march 2012 by   Periscope
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• 1001 List

  

  There are now three editions of the 1001 list, with 1294 titles on all three lists. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (2010) [France, French] The... Read more

  The 18 february 2012 by   Surbhi204
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• Organized Terror and Ethnic Cleansing in Palestine

  (Part 2) By: Andrew Gavin Marshall Part 1, The Origins of Imperial Israel: A Buffer Against Arab Nationalism can be seen here The official Israeli government... Read more

  The 03 january 2012 by   Devondb
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• US Cuts UNESCO Funding After Palestine Given Full Membership

  

  UNESCO has voted to accept Palestine as a member - and weather the US and Israel's wrath. But is this really a victory for Palestine and a blow to the... Read more

  The 01 november 2011 by   Periscope
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• Palestine’s Bid for Statehood: Is a Crisis Coming?

  

  As Palestine prepares its bid for statehood, the US threatens to veto it. Will there be a diplomatic crisis, or worse, as Israel threatens harsh consequences? Read more

  The 21 september 2011 by   Periscope
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• Israel, the PLO and Palestine – Violence and Attacks on the Rise Again Between...

  

  An attack on a bus in Jerusalem, then rockets are fired from Gaza into Israeli territory. Tensions are rising again between Israel and the PLO, the Palestine... Read more

  The 27 march 2011 by   Solarisastro
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• Islamic States and the Repercussions of Their Denial

  

  The Middle East, technologically behind the rest of the world and ridden with poverty and Islamic fundamentalism, is perhaps the bloodiest and most volatile... Read more

  The 08 august 2010 by   Aravindan Ingersol
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