Les Politiques

Gaza: Rap Under Siege

But even getting music made depends on Israel's goodwill. The studio in which Black Unit Band was recording their first album closed down recently due to power outages, brought on by Israel's refusal to let fuel into the coastal territory.

Me, my neighbour, Israel, and the Palestinians

I have a dog. I have been walking this dog for more than ten years now in a neighbourhood park every morning. Over these years,I have got to know so many wonderful people with dogs. We developped friendships, shared our domestic stories, discussed film, culture, politics, and everything else.

Many of the people I know in this park are Jewish and most of them are very careful when discussing

The Slow Death Of Gaza

There can be no dispute that measures of collective punishment against the civilian population of Gaza are illegal under international humanitarian law. Fuel and food cannot be withheld or wielded as reward or punishment. But international law was tossed aside long ago.

Israeli policeman headbutts Palestinian woman

Human rights group B'Tselem films violence at demonstrations as police move in to destroy 'illegal' homes

Al-Qaida's hate propaganda: Disgusting

This organisation is a shame the Islamic world would have to bear for a long time. Their speech is full of manipulation, hate, and bigotry. And no, Islam and Muslims are not like this bunch. In fact, I think that Al-Qaida is responsible for the anti-Muslim wave across the western world, for Guantanamo, for Iraq, for Abu-Ghraib, and for what is happening to the peace process in Palestine, as

The Obama presidency is starting to stink

"Obviously, he will influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn't he? What is he, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House."
Barack Obama chief of staff's father on his son's (Emmanuel Rahm) new role in the coming Obama administration, to the Israeli press.

It seems that Rahm had already apologized to the Arab American community.

I think that Obama would have to

Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question

From The New York Times. Another Time, another president, another NYT rethoric.

If The World Could Vote

Check for yourself the results globally and country by country. You can actually cast your vote.

This in no way means that Obama is popular, what it means for sure is that the world is tired and exhausted of the neoconist Bush years, and desperately want some change. Will there be change ? We still have to see...But better vote for an improbable change than for a highly probable repetition of

Lebanon arrests Mossad cell

Some of the Lebanese army's past statements regarding covert Israeli activities in Lebanon have turned out to be reliable.

Israeli settlers preparing for war

"They [the settlers] don't think like us. Their thought is messianic, mystic, satanic and irrational," Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said, warning of another political assassination.

"What we are seeing today is the result of a deep rift with the faith-based community, and not only in the West Bank," Diskin said. "Their approach began with the slogan 'through love, we will win'