Author: shergald

Whitest Man in America Compares Detroit to Iraq

Right wing Republican extremists sometimes open their mouths and say the funniest things. This satirical piece about Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI) was posted at KABOBFest on Friday, March 23, 2007. Whitest Man in America...

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UPDATE: US State surveillance of Arab Blogs

In this post by Sabbah’s Blog, Heitheim Sabbah responded to doubters of the seriousness of the US State Department’s involvement in surveillance of Arab and Palestinian blogs. It is called, The U.S. State...

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A Palestinian Martyr

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, a martyr is, “A person who voluntarily suffers death rather than deny his or her religion. Readiness for martyrdom was a collective ideal in ancient Judaism, notably in the era of...

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Sharpsville to Nablus: Tragedies of Apartheid

Anna Baltzer, who runs the blog, AnnaInTheMiddleEast, is a Jewish-American Columbia graduate and Fulbright scholar, and two-time volunteer with the International Women’s Peace Service, a human rights organization based in...

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40 years of military occupation is enough

In an Open Letter dated March 24, 2007, various undersigned Palestinian activist groups sent this letter to the new Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon. It is here published by permission of the Electronic Intifada. Dear...

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