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Abbas:Ineffectual or Traitor?
‘He is a traitor’ is a phrase you will hear, with the frequency of breathing, when asking Palestinians what they think of Mahmoud Abbas, their president. Feelings are so strong that quotes should be attached to the term ‘president’. Indeed, … Continue reading
The Gandhi Principle & The Middle East
“The function of a civil resistor is to invoke a response’, one of the wisest men once said. The notion that ‘ 100,000 Englishmen simply can not control 350,000,000 Indians if those Indians refuse to cooperate.’ amazed me at a … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, resistance, revolution, Sisi, writing
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Egypt , Israel : Propoganda Inc.
If you are unjust, If you are an autocrat, propoganda is both your pillow and blanket. Egyptian and Israeli leadership, with Sisi and Bibi at the helm, both understand this political subtlety; it is a subtlety that hits with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Gaza, IDF, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, resistance, Sisi, writing
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We Are All Palestinian Today
Are you human? Are you humane? Then today, the least you can do, is declare yourself Palestinian. After a break from the bloodshed, the rockets, the artillary, Israel decided, yet again, to turn the life of the average Gazan citizen … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Gaza, IDF, Middle East, Palestine, resistance, War, writing
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A Tale of Blood: Rabaa to Gaza
Late last night, in Gaza, gunships made those menacing sounds again: more rockets landed on the strip. This invasion will end sooner than later but the scars that the inhumane death toll, nearly 2000, will leave behind will not. It … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, gaza, IDF, islam, israel, Journalism, Middle East, palestine, Politics, rabaa, WAR, Writing
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Israeli left hand, Egyptian right hand: bloodied Gaza
Nearly 2000 Palestinians are dead but Israel is not the only killing machine in this equation: Egypt is no less responsible. While not one Egyptian bullet has been used, it is clear that, Sisi is in Cairo smoking a celeberatory … Continue reading
The Orange Ball
The Orange Ball A war is winding down but emotional scars, in Israel and the occupied territories, do not heal with any immediacy. Our story takes us to an ordinary park in East Jerusalem: It was a simple ball, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, gaza, IDF, israel, Journalism, Middle East, palestine, Short Story, WAR, Writing
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Gaza Carnage: What it means
Blood has cost. Continue reading
A Cease Fire for all the Wrong Reasons
The only winner in a schedualed 72 hours cease fire is Egypt’s Sisi who will emerge a diplomatic hero. Israel and the Palestinians are acquiescing not so much because they long for peace but, rather, because they fear the alternative. … Continue reading
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I Hate Israel
Hate ia cancereous concept. Once piercing your soul it can find the way to your inner core and destroy you. Having said that : I hate Israel. I dont hate Israel because it kills. I dont hate it because it … Continue reading
Words Reign Supreme 