Posted on February 20th, 2010 by Marian Houk
In today’s news: Karzai says NATO still causes too many civilian deaths: “Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that NATO’s efforts to prevent civilian deaths during its operations are not enough because innocent people keep dying, as the military alliance continued its offensive in a key Taliban stronghold … Karzai said that NATO has made [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, International Humanitarian Law, Iraq, USA
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Well, can it get clearer than this? Buried in an AP story that was headlined as a criticism of U.S. military moves, the reporter, Ali Akbar Dareini, reported that Iranos Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [Khamene'i] “insisted his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, saying Islam forbids weapons of mass destruction. ‘Because of this reason, [...]
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Filed under: Iran, Journalism and Journalists, Nuclear technology and weapons
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Palestinian TV showed the Friday prayer in … the Muqata’a Presidential headquarters in Ramallah today. Front and center, the chief worshipper was Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen). The sermon was given by the Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Awqaf (Muslim Trust foundations), Mahmoud Habbash. After the eventful tension of recent weeks (particularly the extremely [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on February 16th, 2010 by Marian Houk
It has gone largely quiet. Paul Martin, freelance British journalist and documentary filmmaker, who is now in Gaza’s central jail after being detained in a Gaza City courthouse, has apparently been able to speak to a lawyer. According to AP, Martin had just begin testifying in the Gaza courtroom when he was ordered detained. Here [...]
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Filed under: Gaza, Journalism and Journalists, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is now back in Ramallah after a visit to several Asian countries. President Abbas presided over a government meeting this morning which ratified the new program by the new Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of Economy, Haasan Abu Libdeh (who was in charge of the Palestine Investment Conference held in [...]
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Filed under: Israel, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions
Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Freelance British Journalist Paul Martin — apparently a documentary filmmaker — was detained yesterday at a courthouse in Gaza City by Hamas authorities on “suspicion of breaking local/’Palestinian’ laws”, and Gaza’s Attorney General has now ordered him held for 15 days. Martin is reportedly now in Gaza City’s central prison. As the AP reports, this [...]
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Filed under: Gaza, Israel, Journalism and Journalists, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on February 14th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Here’s one suggestion, from an article in the NY Times: “That’s love … All it requires is a little bravery. Or a lot”.
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Posted on February 14th, 2010 by Marian Houk
How do you define corruption?
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Posted on February 14th, 2010 by Marian Houk
It has just been announced in Ramallah that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) has apparently suspended (not fired) his Chef de Cabinet Rafiq Husseini, and established an investigation committee headed by the Fatah No. 2, Abu Maher Ghneim, in the wake of the all-too-public release of a “sex + corruption” videotape featuring Husseini. (Azzam [...]
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Filed under: Corruption, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians, Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment
Posted on February 14th, 2010 by Marian Houk
A house in Beit Hanina (East Jerusalem) is to be demolished today (or in ten days — conflicting reports), displacing or leaving 160 people without homes. A group of Palestinian-run shops just inside the Damascus gate of the Old City of East Jerusalem were given three days notice last Wednesday of their impending demolition. At [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
