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Monthly Archives: June 2010
UC Irvine’s message: Criticize Israel, get suspended
LA Times: Students across the country are monitoring events at UC Irvine as pro- Israel groups try to reestablish their deterrence capacity on American campuses. After a 4-month-long investigation, UC Irvine’s administration last week announced an unprecedented recommendation to suspend … Continue reading
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Juan Cole on Turkish-Israeli Relations
Sometimes, most of time, maybe even all the time when I read Professor Juan Cole’s posts, I want to re-post them verbatim here. His recent post on Turkish-Israeli relations is once such moment. Read it here.
Ron Artest and his therapist
So I used to post a lot of comedy-oriented links here. What ever happened to those? Here’s a tribute to the past and promise to the future – posts that will make you smile will appear alongside posts that will … Continue reading
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Israeli Ambassador to the US: US-Israel relations a ‘tectonic rift’
The Guardian: Relations between Israel and its staunchest ally, the US, have suffered a “tectonic rift”, according to Israel’s ambassador to Washington. Michael Oren briefed Israeli diplomats on the sharp deterioration between the countries ahead of Israeli prime minister Binyamin … Continue reading
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Plight of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
See the video here. If Walid Jumblatt is now speaking in support of Palestinian rights, it just goes to show how perilous their situation is in Lebanon.
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Iran Time Magazine Covers
Speaking of Iran being on magazine covers (see the post below this one)… here are most though not all of the issues of Time Magazine with Iran on the cover. Did I mention that when I was an undergraduate, I … Continue reading
Fareed Zakaria on the possibility of regime change in Iran
This is one of the few times you’ll see me agree with Fareed Zakaria. Here he speaks about the possibility of regime change in Iran and sharply and convincingly criticizes McCain’s wishful thinking.
Hundreds in Oakland protest Gaza blockade
[This is just a stepping stone… watch and see how activists from around the world begin to mobilize against Israeli interests. The massacre of the Freedom Flotilla was the last straw and I believe that people are just fed up … Continue reading
Israel Derangement Syndrome
Andrew Sullivan: To read Charles Krauthammer today is to enter a twilight zone of an alternate reality. A country permanently occupying and colonizing a neighboring region, and treating its original inhabitants as dangerous interlopers, is the victim. An elite commando … Continue reading
Posted in Gaza, Palestine, The Conflict
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Film: “South of the Border”
See the trailer for Oliver Stone’s latest documentary film here. See him talk about his film with Bill Maher here.
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UCI bans Muslim Student Union
UCI’s MSU should just establish a new club with a similar name, i.e. the Muslim Student Association, and continue to raise awareness of Israel’s murderous policies. OC Register – Excerpts:Â Ayloush called the university’s actions “unprecedented, heavy-handed and draconian.” “It … Continue reading
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Red Cross: Gaza blockade illegal
Excerpt: But the ICRC – a neutral organisation – said the meagre list of goods allowed into Gaza doesn’t meet the needs of the territory’s 1.5 million inhabitants. The shortages are particularly dire in Gaza’s health care system, where the … Continue reading
Apple: The New iPhone 4
For those of you who live in a cave and are just venturing out for the first time, Apple recently announced the release of its newest iPhone. See a video of its design here welcome you to the future. You can pre-order … Continue reading
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Green Movement: One Year On
My friends in Iran say that Iran was dead today and that nothing happened on the streets. Of course, they couldn’t be everywhere at all times. Here’s footage of a protest at Sharif University. Here’s footage of a protest at Tehran … Continue reading
iPouya.com: Major Renovations Complete
I couldn’t be more excited about the recent changes implemented onto my blog. First, with the help of friends, I updated the entire program running the site, making it much more secure and user friendly. Then I cleaned up much … Continue reading
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