Hamas-Israel war – October 2023

A review day by day what started and what happened around the new Israeli-Hamas conflict, perhaps going into a long during war.

Apartheid in Israel

We can follow ex-Israeli soldiers who want to show tourists how Israel and how Jewish settlers treat Palestinians and destroyed the old city of Hebron.

The countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian

In the 2023 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, Nigeria jumped to sixth place, its highest ranking ever, from No. 7 the previous year. “Militants from the Fulani, Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and others conduct raids on Christian communities, killing, maiming, rapingContinue reading “The countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian”

The Nation: Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate.

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Rashid Khalidi. While Israelis hail the 75th anniversary of their country’s founding, Palestinians are preparing to mark 75 years of brutal oppression. The coming month witnesses two very different, albeit intimately linked, 75th anniversaries. This May, Palestinians will solemnly commemorate the Nakba, the catastrophe that befell their society…

Days to be open to others

A celebration event for multiple religion denominations during the same period in April 2023

The New Arab: Israeli protests seek to uphold the settler colonial status quo, Palestinian resistance is the means of liberation

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By Tara Alami. The anti-government Israeli protests that have taken place over the last months highlight an unravelling of contradictions within the Zionist project. But ultimately, they seek to continue flying the colonial flag, writes Tara Alami. During the past several years, Zionist settlers have periodically organised protests against…

The Jordan Times: Real journalism asks tough questions

Originally posted on Levant's Agora:
By James J. Zogby. Too often both the Israeli and Arab press fail miserably in reporting on violent acts in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Aspects of the recent press coverage of murderous assaults by Israeli forces into Palestinian-populated areas and deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis have been particularly upsetting. For…

The Telegraph for 2023 February 06-07

Monday February 6 Comment and analysis Tom Harris | Boris may surpass Churchill in wilderness return Caroline Leaper | No room for good taste on Grammys red carpet Andrew Orlowski | Silicon Valley’s best idea is already a running joke Nile Gardiner | US conservatives are battling for Ukraine Jane Shilling | Fall of sourdoughContinue reading “The Telegraph for 2023 February 06-07”

The forgotten Syria

With the war in Ukraine, it looks like the press has no attention any more to another country, located on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Asia, where Russia also provided a lot of atrocities. Syria has become oblivious. In 1970 Syria came under the authoritarian rule of Alawite Pres. Hafez al-Assad,Continue reading “The forgotten Syria”

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