1. Inter-Palestinian fighting in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a barrage of virulently anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic cartoons in the Arab and Muslim media, according to the Arab Affairs desk of the Anti-Defamation League Israel. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/1,7340,L-3414643,00.html

2. Wir wussten, dass dieser Staatsstreich geplant ist, aber wir konnten ihn nicht verhindern. Das ist vor allem Schuld des Auslands: Nachdem die Hamas im Januar 2006 die Wahlen gewonnen hatte, wurden alle Hilfszahlungen an die palästinensische Autonomiebehörde gestoppt, als Kollektivstrafe. Doch genau das Geld hätten wir gebraucht, um unsere Sicherheitskräfte darauf vorzubereiten, die Hamas zu bekämpfen. Wir sind die einzigen, die die Hamas hätten stoppen können, aber man hat uns nicht gelassen....

Von wegen Krise im Nahen Osten. Colette und Zahava haben ganz andere Sorgen.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,3414322,00.html

Siehe auch: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3409348,00.html

Now, Hamastan needs to conquer the West Bank to make itself the credible and legitimate champion of the Palestinian struggle. Meanwhile, Fatahland will try to regain its lost territory of Gaza before it can even begin to negotiate credibly with Israel. An endless war will further contribute to Palestine’s demise. For ordinary Palestinians, seven years of the Intifadah yielded nothing but grief, death, and poverty. The passage of time did nothing to strengthen Palestinian territorial claims: if anything it gave time to Israeli settlements to expand and Israeli control over Jerusalem to tighten.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/emanuele_ottolenghi/2007/06/already_in_its_death_throes.html

Wenn man den amerikanischen Kontinent im Osten anheben würde, sagen die Amis, würden alle Verrückten nach Westen rollen - und dort ankommen, wo es nicht mehr weiter geht, am Strand von Kalifornien. Wie wahr der Satz ist, kann man jeden Tag an der Promenade von Venice erleben. Hier findet man alle, die ihr eigenes Leben nicht in den Griff bekommen, aber die Welt retten wollen, Künstler, Heiler, Kartenleser - das letzte Aufgebot der Friedensbewegung.  Dr. John Michel, “Parapsychologist, Holistic Healer”,  schwenkt eine amerikanische Fahne, auf seinem T-Shirt steht “Impeach That Son Of A Bush”, für ein paar Dollar erklärt er jedem sein Programm “Food Not Bombs” und wie er sich die Amtsenthebung von Bush vorstellt. Jeden Samstag und Sonntag lädt er an der Ecke Ocean Front/Dudley Avenue zu einem “Prayer for Peace!” ein.
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THE BBC is institutionally biased, an official report will conclude this week. The year-long investigation, commissioned by the BBC, has found the corporation particularly partial in its treatment of single-issue politics such as climate change, poverty, race and religion… Singled out is the coverage of Bob Geldof’s Live 8 concert and the Make Poverty History campaign. The report says there was no rounded debate of the issues.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1942948.ece

Tashbih Sayyed called himself a Muslim Zionist. He fearlessly directed his great intellect and powerful voice to combat Jew-hatred and anti-Zionism, often at great personal cost. In befriending the Jews, he enraged his own community. Nevertheless, he never allowed an anti-Semitic comment to pass unanswered in his presence. Furthermore, he wanted Jews to educate themselves about the depth and breadth of anti-Semitism imbedded in his own culture and religion. He also wanted us to understand how the Muslim world regards non-Muslims and that the common perception of Islam as a religion of peace and tolerance is a lie.

No one could intimidate him into silence. His right to think and speak his mind was as sacred to him as his own honor and he devoted his life to defending it.

Tashbih understood the meaning of honor. In his culture, honor...

With Gaza under its exclusive control, Hamas can now pursue its Islamicization program with greater vigor. It has already imposed the hijab, banned alcohol and Western music, and set up Islamic courts in parts of the enclave. With no one to challenge further Islamicization, Hamas can now impose the full sharia.
http://www.benadorassociates.com/article/20846

See also:
Arafat’s Children
http://www.opinionjournal.com/weekend/hottopic/?id=110010219&mod=RSS_Opinion_Journal&ojrss=frontpage

http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2007/06/sloshed_sarkozy.php