Tag Archives: Gaza

Abbas:Ineffectual or Traitor?

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

‘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 →

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The Gandhi Principle & The Middle East

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

“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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Egypt , Israel : Propoganda Inc.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

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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We Are All Palestinian Today

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

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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I Hate Israel

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

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 →

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1712

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

1712. That stomach turning number is the number of Palestinians no longer on this earth because Israel considered them expendble. Israel does not care that they were mothers to children. Israel doesnt care that they were children who will now … Continue reading →

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Resistance

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

‘He is resisting a cold’ is a phrase you typically hear as the snowfalkes nip at your nose in the heart of winter. But n Palestine it is a different sort of resistance that is at the core of the … Continue reading →

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Prisoner or Hostage ?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Prisoner or Hostage ?.

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Prisoner or Hostage ?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Today Mr. John Kerry , America’s number one voice on all things foreign policy, deemed a purported Hamas capture of an Israeli soldier ‘outrageous’.  So for your reading pleasure today I bring you the wonderfully educational Geneva convention  . If you … Continue reading →

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Western Guilt and Israeli Atrocities

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

How many times in the past 23 days have you heard of Israel killing a Palestinian child in cold blood? The answer, at time of writing this piece, is well over 200 times. While the U.S is clearly miffed at … Continue reading →

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