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The Egyptian Revolution…A beginning for a change that is needed in the Arab world
The world is still observing and understanding what is going on in Egypt. No one predicted such a sudden change and move from the people who have been [singlepic id=476 w=320 h=240 float=right] ruled by President Mubarak for more than thirty years. Even the super intelligence agencies did not predict such a quick and sudden change in the Arab world.
It all started ten days ago when Egyptian protestors went out to demonstrate after creating several Facebook groups calling for a change after the people revolution in Tunisia. Many did not believe that social networks such as Facebook would succeed in helping to make such a movement that later found a great
Wikileaks and the Mossad, the Palestinian Authority ambition to get a recognition of a Palestinian state, and the rising tension in Gaza
Julian Assange, who is the founder of Wikileaks stated in an interview with AlJazeera that his website will publish thousands of documents that are related to [singlepic id=440 w=320 h=240 float=right]Israel, Second Lebanon War and Al-Mabhouh assassination in Dubai. Assange denied any kind of secret agreement with Israel that prevents the releasing of documents related to the latter.
Assange’s statement that puts Israel in a sensitive situation especially if Wikileaks releases secret documents that proves Israel’s role in Dubai’s assassination and other operations such as the assassination of the Syrian President consultant is not the only reason that is worrying Israel. President Mahmoud Abbas
The Bipartisanship Boogey
by Jeff Pozmantier [singlepic id=433 w=320 h=240 float=right]
One of the latest rages in certain elements of the Loyalist wing of the American Jewish community, after their requisite attack on Obama’s supposed Arab favoritism, and what they are certain is Palestinian duplicity masquerading as reasonableness, is to raise the “loss of political bipartisanship” bogeyman. Bipartisanship erodes, in this view, when American Jews confuse our senators and representatives by either publicly criticizing Israel, or by refraining from criticizing Palestinians or Arab countries. That confusion about who or what to support then undermines one of the very few issues that now enjoys widespread bipartisanship support — Israel.
Unusual Facts and Figures (Part 1)
By Jeff Pozmantier[singlepic id=430 w=320 h=240 float=right]
My occupation (the pecuniary one, not a West Bank settlements one) is selling property and casualty insurance to motorsports sanctioning organizations. So I do know some unusual facts and figures that you’ll never be able to find in an Internet search engine. There’s the racer in Puerto Rico who lost, shall we say, a private body part to a collision with another racer. He was disappointed when he found out that the insurance company did not view that part to be worth what he or his wife did. But, if you were to ask me how many similar body parts have been lost in drag racing accidents In Puerto Rico, and what the value per part is, I would be your guy.
Why settlements are a reason for the Palestinians to stop the negotiations?
Eventhough the International community, the European union and the American administration are trying to convince the Palestinian leadership to wait and [singlepic id=383 w=320 h=240 float=right]not to leave the negotiations table because of the Israeli decision to continue in the settlements building, it seems that the Palestinians will have to put an end to the Israeli play that can be called “Directing the conflict” instead of finding a solution for it.
Some say that settlements should not become an excuse for the Palestinians to stop the negotiations with Israel while Israeli leaders accused President
Israel offers to “ease” the blockade on Gaza
After three years of blockade on more than one million and seven hundred Palestinians who live in the Gaza strip,[singlepic id=247 w=280 h=200 float=right] Israel is considering an easement on the entrance to the strip but refuses to end the blockade. The Israeli decision to consider an easement on the entrances to Gaza was made after the worldwide criticism that was made about the Israeli policy regarding the Gaza strip and the late freedom flotilla incident that Israel killed in it nine peace activists while preventing it from reaching Gaza.
Iran agrees on a nuclear fuel swap deal with Turkey
Following the Iranian agreement on the nuclear fuel swap deal, Iranian President Ahmadi Najad asked from the world powers to consider the Iranian [singlepic id=191 w=260 h=180 float=right] agreement a good Iranian intention that should lead to new talks with Iran.
The deal states that Iran agrees to swap 1200 kg of its low enriched uranium for higher enriched nuclear fuel that will be used in the Iranian medical research reactor. Turkey will host the exchange and will supervise on the whole process. The efforts of both Brazil and Turkey resulted in the Iranian agreement which is still not clear.
Palestinians mark the Sixty-Two Nakbah anniversary with more Israeli attacks on the West Bank and Gaza
While the Palestinians live the sixty-two Nakbah anniversary, the Israeli settlers continue to attack Palestinians in the West Bank. Palestinian teenager Aysar [singlepic id=190 w=320 h=240 float=right] Al – Zaban was shot by an Israeli settler while he was tending his family’s land at Mazra’a Al Sharqia village near Ramalla. The fifteen years old boy was killed although he was not even involved in the stones throwing in the area. In Gaza, a sixty-five years old man was shot by the Israeli army who claimed that he was trying to walk towards the security siege which the Israelis have put around the Gaza strip.
