CNN Middle East News- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-AssadAs violence raged in Syria, U.S. officials made clear Tuesday that the United States has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad. […]
- Yemeni VP announces he'll run for presidentYemeni Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday, announcing he will run in the February 21 election. […]
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- State media: Iran is ready to ban oil exports to EuropeIranian lawmakers appeared ready to impose a ban on oil exports to Europe in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the European Union and the United States in January, state media reported Tuesday. […]
- 'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-Assad
Tag Archives: rights
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
Israel Deterrence’s power Vs Revenge
One expression, which can be found usually in Israeli leaders’ speech to the Israeli people, is “Deterrence”. Most of the Israeli decisions to go to war were [singlepic id=225 w=320 h=240 float=right]made by considering the importance of deterrence and control by fear over the Middle East. When Israel suffered serious losses while leading wars against Lebanon, Gaza and even the six days war, the Israeli leaders used and continue until today to defend their decisions by claiming that it is a price which Israel must pay for the sake of empowering its deterrence power over the Middle East.
The Taste of Freedom…
Freedom is the source of life for us and once you lose your freedom you will be suffering until you lose everything good in your life. Some does not know what the taste of freedom is because they were never taught about it or lived it. Imagine this special moment that someone lives after a hard period of time that prevented him from his freedom…the air smells like something else, the sun looks like the queen of the world, and the blue skies looks really like heavens.
