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Tag Archives: Civil
Something is Rotten in the State of Israel: On a Constitution, or Lack Thereof – By Ilan Ben Zion
Civil liberties in Israel are under assault. In December 2009, Anat Kamm was placed under house arrest. Kamm, a reporter for Israel’s Walla news, allegedly [singlepic id=403 w=300 h=200 float=right]stole sensitive defense ministry documents and gave them to a Ha’aretz journalist who ran an article about IDF violation of Supreme Court orders. An Israeli court issued a gag order, silencing the Israeli media and government officials, inhibiting free speech.
Until the foreign press got hold of the story, the entire incident was under wraps.
Richard Silverstein, an American journalist at the forefront of breaking the news, queried: “In what kind of country does a journalist simply disappear with
Normalization, Ignorance and Fear in the Israeli Palestinian conflict
Instead of establishing bodies and associations that work on explaining and spreading the Palestinian case through the world and the Israeli society, many [singlepic id=281 w=320 h=240 float=right] individuals and groups from the Palestinian society choose to establish associations that work on enclosing the Palestinian people and separating it from the world by claiming that “Normalization” is something that affects the Palestinian people negatively and makes it lose its rights. Many organizations prefer to stay isolated rather than going out and facing the occupier and affecting its public opinion by showing the truth of the Israeli Palestinian conflict to the Israeli people before the rest of the world.
Beirut is Crying Again
Lebanon is living in war again but this time it is witnessing a war between its sons and daughters. The streets are closed again, the fire is in so many places, the victims are dying, and the situation is becoming worse.
After a long round of negotiations that brought nothing between the several Lebanese parties and groups, the situation exploded and turned into a street fight between the Lebanese that are fighting to prove who can be stronger and make decisions.
