I am found of what happens in Middle East. Here I recollect and comment such eventsa.

Zionism Unmasked: The Dark Face Of Jewish Nationalism (By Dr. Alan Sabrosky*) - 11-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu once remarked to a Likud gathering that "Israel is not like other countries." Oddly enough for him, that time he was telling the truth, and nowhere is that more evident than with Jewish nationalism, whether or not one pins the "Zionist" label on it. Nationalism in most countries and cultures can have both positive and negative aspects, unifying a people and sometimes leading them against their neighbors. Extremism can emerge, and often has, at least in part in almost every nationalist/independence movement I can recall (e.g., the French nationalist movement had The Terror, Kenya's had the Mau Mau, etc.). But whereas extremism in other nationalist movements is an aberration, extremism in Jewish nationalism is the norm...

Welcome to the World's First Murdochracy (John Pilger) - 11-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - Adelaide is Australia's festival city. Its arts festival is currently in swing. Polite debate, aesthetics and high-octane wine are putting the world to rights. With one exception. Adelaide is where Rupert Murdoch began his empire. The voracious trail starts here. No statue stands; his is a spectral presence, controlling the only daily newspaper, even the printing presses. Across Australia, he owns almost 70 percent of the capital city press and the only national newspaper and Sky Television and much else. Welcome to the world's first murdochracy...

MPs appeal for saving the life of a cancer patient held in IOA jail (Palestinian Information Center) - 11-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - Hamas MPs in Nablus on Wednesday appealed to human rights groups and official institutions to immediately intervene to save the life of Tarek Al-Asy, who is held in Israeli occupation authority (IOA) jails. Family of the prisoner said that Asy had contracted colon cancer a while ago and that his health condition was worsening. The lawmakers asked decision-makers and societies concerned with prisoners affairs to immediately act to demand his release and to extend appropriate treatment for him until he is actually released...

The Hebronisation of Jerusalem Growing Israeli and settler control has set Jerusalem on the same path as the West Bank's most divided city (Mick Dumper) - 11-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - The recent escalation of tensions in Jerusalem with clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police in and around the Old City appear to signify the emergence of a disturbing new trend: the Hebronisation of Jerusalem. This presages not only the triumph of the radical settler groups in taking over culturally sensitive parts of the city, but also further violence and turmoil. More importantly it also interrupts the delicate moves towards the resumption of negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority/PLO. Why Hebronisation? Hebron, just south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem, is a city – despite pockets of wealth – characterised by poverty, lack of investment, increasing criminality, the breakdown of municipal services and the absence of any recognised national and local leadership. Since the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Israeli settler groups in Hebron have acted with increasing impunity in a city with an overwhelming Palestinian majority...

Palestinian Women Imprisoned (Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) - 10-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association marks International Women’s Day 2010 by honoring, commemorating and saluting Palestinian women political prisoners and detainees in their steadfast resistance against Israeli colonial occupation and struggle towards securing the right of Palestinians to self-determination. An estimated 10,000 Palestinian women have been arrested and detained since 1967 under Israeli military orders, which govern nearly every aspect of life in the occupied Palestinian territory today, including more than 750 Palestinian women arrested by Israel between the years 2000-2009...

Child Rape in Afghanistan? (DAVE LINDORFF) - 10-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - The stated goal of the US-led war in Afghanistan, according to the Obama administration, is to defeat the Taliban and establish a stable democratic government over the entire country. Critical to that goal is establishing a professional Afghan Army and police force that is not corrupt and that has the respect of the Afghan people. But reports out of Canada suggest that, far from creating such a military and police force, the so-called International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) is turning a blind eye to the thuggish criminality of those organizations, both to avoid growing opposition in ISAF member countries and to avoid offending those organizations in Afghanistan. The issue in question is routine rape of children by Afghan soldiers and police operating on Canadian-run bases in the Kandahar region...

WHAT ABOUT REAL HEALTH INSURANCE? (Malcom Lagauche) - 10-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - People are hitting the streets in the U.S. in masses. Every day, we see violent demonstrations. We have seen fights and even guns brandished by some of the protestors. Speakers at "town hall" meetings have been shouted down to the point that the meeting must cease. The subject of these raucous events is the proposed overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system by Barack Obama. Let’s be clear about one thing. Obama’s plan is merely window-dressing for business as usual. The supporters of this scheme maintain the U.S. will finally have a national health service. This is only lip-service to the administration. On the other hand, the opponents are using outright lies to denigrate the planned changes. They accuse the Obama administration of bringing socialism to the U.S., despite Obama’s unashamed affinity to capitalism..

Rachel Corrie's family seeks Israeli damages (Aljazeera.net) - 10-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - The family of a US student activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza has launched a case against the Israeli government. Rachel Corrie, whose family is seeking $324,000 in damages from the defence ministry, was one of several foreign activists killed in confrontations with Israel in occupied territory in the past decade. She was nonviolently protesting against Palestinian home demolitions when the army bulldozer crushed her to death...

Rachel Corrie's seeks Israeli damages (Aljazeera.net) - 10-mar-2010

March 10, 2010 - The family of a US student activist killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza has launched a case against the Israeli government. Rachel Corrie, whose family is seeking $324,000 in damages from the defence ministry, was one of several foreign activists killed in confrontations with Israel in occupied territory in the past decade. She was nonviolently protesting against Palestinian home demolitions when the army bulldozer crushed her to death...

Strawberry Fields Forever: A Struggle For Farming (Palestine Monitor) - 10-mar-2010

March 9, 2010 - Trying to make a living as a farmer in Gaza these days is taking a toll on the family ties so integral to the Palestinian culture. Traditionally, occupations are passed from father to son for generations, and their tie to the land is particularly strong. Before Israel imposed a suffocating blockade on the 14-kilometer-long Gaza Strip in 2007 (as punishment for electing Hamas as its governing party), farmers could make a good living growing carnations and strawberries for export and vegetables for the local market. But now, sons are watching their fathers struggle just to make ends meet, and are either forced to get second jobs or are looking for different futures for themselves and their families – at the same time that their fathers need them on the farm more than ever, because they can no longer afford to hire additional help...

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