Gaza- of all places- giving aid to Haiti

By sheila | Jan 18, 2010

Haaretz: Gaza collects Haiti aid, says it was similarly shaken by Israel

Palestinians in Gaza are offering donations and financial support for the victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake at the Strip’s Red Cross headquarters, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported on Monday.

The Ma’an reported said that Gazan family members of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel also participated [...]

Civilian deaths in Gaza under-reported

By sheila | Sep 8, 2009

JPost: Civilian deaths in Gaza op were higher

More than half of the 1,382 Palestinians who were killed by the IDF in Operation Cast Lead did not take part in hostilities, the human rights organization B’Tselem said in a special report being published Wednesday morning regarding Palestinian fatality figures during the fighting. Palestinians search through…

Palestinians search through [...]

Vatican taught Hezbollah to kill Jews

By sheila | Jul 22, 2009

Haaretz: OU disavows pamphlet claiming Vatican-Hezbollah conspiracy

The Orthodox Union has apologized for the publication of a booklet its staff distributed to Israeli soldiers, implying that the Vatican organizes tours of Auschwitz for Hezbollah members to teach them how to kill Jews.

Obama speaks to Muslims too much

By sheila | Jul 21, 2009

The New Muslim-Catholic Coalition

…Obama said not just “the Qur’an” but “the Holy Qur’an,” which is more or less akin to saying “the Holy Father” instead of “the pope.” He quoted from the hadith about “when Moses, Jesus and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer.” Adding “peace be upon them,” I think, is akin [...]

Why I love Bibi and Lieberman

By sheila | Jul 2, 2009

How many times have we heard Bibi or some other right-wing flunky declare, in a passionate voice, that the bond between Israel and the US is unbreakable. Bibi sounds like a broken record here, and this is not the first time he has peppered his speech with the cute catchphrase: “…our bond with the US [...]

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