Protests erupted all over the world (especially in Africa and Asia) on the night of the Baptist hospital massacre in Gaza. People united under one demand: the liberation of Palestine. Many protests, especially in Lebanon and Jordan, surrounded the US embassy. In Iraq the resistance fired a drone at the Green Zone. These popular developments demand attention. If we look carefully at the bigger picture, … Continue reading Gaza: The Flood Opened The Abyss
In Beirut The City Of The World Rabee Jaber tells the story of Abed al-Jawad al-Baroudi a 25 year old man who ran away from Damascus, crossed rivers and walked through the valleys and mountains of Beqaa until he settled in an obscure coastal village called Beirut. In the three part novel Jaber paints a vivid historical image of Beirut at a time when it … Continue reading Lebanese Bubbles
Not Just Another Day On the morning of the second Sunday of May 2011, Beirut was sluggishly waking up. Nothing seemed unusual or special apart from some intruding grey clouds leftover from the harsh winter of that year. Clouds or not, it was a warm spring weekend where the most pressing issue for Beirutis was to get their shopping done before noon for a grand … Continue reading Return, Fail, Repeat
“What we are hurtling toward is a world demarcated into fortified Green Zones for the super-rich, Red Zones for everyone else — and black sites for whoever doesn’t cooperate. Europe, Australia, and North America are erecting increasingly elaborate (and privatized) border fortresses to seal themselves off from people fleeing for their lives. Fleeing, quite often, as a direct result of forces unleashed primarily by those … Continue reading AIN AL-HILWEH CAMP THE PHYSICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WALLS SURROUNDING PALESTINIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON
Moe Ali Nayel The Electronic Intifada Beirut 15 May 2014 “We walked and walked and walked for days until we finally settled on the beach of Damour,” said 80-year-old Um Zohair. “On the beach we fetched green banana leaves together and with bamboo sticks we made a hut that sheltered us for three months on the sand.” Sixty-six years ago, Um Zohair — Nada Mousa … Continue reading “We’re exhausted from being homeless”: recalling the Palestinians’ plight on Nakba Day
Moe Ali Nayel The Electronic Intifada Beirut 12 November 2012 On Friday, 9 October, approximately 100 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon gathered at the Palestinian Authority’s Beirut embassy to demand PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ ouster. Demonstrators were outraged by Abbas’ recent statements on Israeli television against the right of return for Palestinian refugees. A thunderstorm, threats from members of Fatah, the dominant party in the … Continue reading “Time to go,” Abbas told by Palestinians in Beirut
The Russell Tribunal on Palestine comes to New York. Alice Walker, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others tell you why you should support this historical initiative. Register now!: http://www.russelltribunalonpalestine.com/en/sessions/future-sessions/register Follow us on twitter @RussellTribunal and like us on Facebook. Continue reading Russell Tribunal on Palestine- NYC – Oct. 6-7, 2012
Hillary Clinton condemns Flotilla 2 calling it a provocation. Is flying kites provoking Israel too, Ms Clinton? Here is what I think is a provocation, Hillary, pull a chair sit and listen: The killing of peaceful protesters by Israeli occupation soldiers on the border is a provocation. GAZA under siege and people living in inhumane conditions is a provocation. The thousands of Palestinians (children and … Continue reading Hillary Clinton you are a provocation
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