Middle East

NOVANEWS Al-Jazeera on Wikileaks Afghan story Saving the environment doesn’t come at the cost of people How the ALP tries to keep any pro-Palestinian thoughts well hidden How the Melbourne Film Festival embraces apartheid Israel Many truths within Wikileaks, if you care to look Al-Jazeera on Wikileaks Afghan story 31 Jul 2010 The Wikileaks Afghan logs release has caused outrage, consternation and celebration across the world. Al-Jazeera’s media show, The Listening Post, this week discussed the significance of the story and the future of online journalism. They asked me to briefly comment on the tale (starts at 8.40): 31 Jul 2010 Here’s a novel and worrying way to engage in the population/immigration debate and one that many Western leaders may embrace in the race to th...

NOVANEWS Here are the headlines from Mondoweiss for 08/20/2010: ‘Cordoba House’ controversy has one Pakistani American looking for a back-up plan The 9/11 holocaust and the ground zero mosque Bigot or colorful activist? Washington Post is neutral on Islamophobes Eden Abergil responds to critics: ‘I can’t afford Arab-lovers to ruin the perfect life I live! I’ve got no remorse and no regrets.’ Eid al-Fitr, 9/11, and my status in America Peace talks in the shadow of demolitions Eden Abergil: ‘I would gladly kill Arabs – even slaughter them.’ ‘Cordoba House’ controversy has one Pakistani American looking for a back-up plan Aug 19, 2010 | Saleema Gul Most Muslims thought, and perhaps still think, that the rising Islamophobia across Europe would never be able to set a stro...

NOVANEWS In This Issue... Massacre, with a smile More Recent Articles Search The Only Democracy? Massacre, with a smile  A few days ago we learned about Eden Aberjil, an Israeli woman who posted pictures on her Facebook account of her abusing bound Palestinian prisoners at the time of her military service. The picture is captioned ‘Army service, the most wonderful time of my life!’ The controversy reached the New York Times, where Aberjil defended herself. She said that the “pictures were taken in good will, there was no statement in them.” According to the Times, she added that they were not intended to humiliate the prisoners but merely to document her “military experience,” and that she had no idea they “would be problematic.” The IDF response is what ...

NOVANEWS  Israel has great quality of life (if you’re Jewish and wealthy) “Gaffes” by IDF soldiers Muslims aren’t all the same (pass onto the clueless) Humiliating Palestinians is a daily IDF affair The Afghan war from the Taliban side Wikileaks needs all the defenders it can get Backing Vanunu Australian churches finally start taking a positive stand against Israeli occupation Israel has great quality of life (if you’re Jewish and wealthy) 18 Aug 2010 Newsweek publishes a list of “the world’s best countries”. Finland is 1st, Australia is 4th, the US is 11th and Israel is 22nd. Clearly occupying another people and discriminating against an Arab minority doesn’t affect the corporate mindset towards the Zionist state.   “Gaffes” by IDF soldiers 18 Aug 2010 Rupert Mur...

NOVANEWS Here are the headlines from Mondoweiss for 08/19/2010: Poll: Israel continues to lose support in the US, especially among liberals I am a Palestinian-American, and people tell me about my freedom Deutscher saw the future before he died in ‘67 Mosadegh and the Iranian standoff Ethnic states are common these days. But Today in Palestine: Settlers beat 10-year-old Palestinian girl Lobby once worked the ‘Atlantic’ and Martha Gellhorn to deprive Palestinian refugees of standing Poll: Israel continues to lose support in the US, especially among liberals Aug 18, 2010 04:09 pm | Adam Horowitz  Haaretz is reporting on a new poll conducted by the Israel Project. Among the findings: One of the questions that the poll presented was "Does the U.S. need to support Israel...

NOVANEWS August 18, 2010  by Michael Leon Pakistan Floods By Amb. Marc Ginsberg in Huffington Post For nearly three weeks since the monsoon rains triggered historical flooding along Pakistan’s Indus River the world has barely reacted to the tragedy befalling the hapless people of Pakistan. The numbers are staggering…over 20% of the country has been inundated by the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history; over 20 million marooned victims — a staggering 14% of Pakistan’s population of 170 million — have lost everything. The mounting humanitarian crisis is beginning to take on biblical proportions. And some fear the worst is yet to come! Only a small fraction of the six million victims has received any tangible aid — 500,000 at last unscientific count…the situation made all the more compelli...

NOVANEWS It’s like sharia is invading every American home “Gladly kill Arabs – even slaughter them” Australia does not have a refugee “issue” Rupert Murdoch gives Republicans 1 million bucks American liberals have problem with Israel (and it’s growing) American “freedom” means endless colonisation Iceland and Wikileaks see a happy future together Which Western hacks want free propaganda trips to Zionist central? Why Wikileaks shames most corporate media The wisdom of Jews utilising BDS It’s like sharia is invading every American home 19 Aug 2010 America has a serious problem with Muslims: Twenty-eight percent of voters do not believe Muslims should be eligible to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. Nearly one-third of the country thinks adherents of Islam should be barred fro...

NOVANEWS Here are the headlines from Mondoweiss for 08/18/2010: Two weeks later, Palestinians arrested in shocking video remain in Israeli prison More evidence that Israel’s image has dramatically shifted Maybe the U.S. bears some responsibility for intolerance in Afghanistan Islamophobia in New York, Redux: We should have seen the ‘ground zero’ furor coming The noxious comeback of the SUV Bedouin village in the Negev razed for the fourth time to make way for Jewish National Fund park The question of apartheid in Israel/Palestine Israel is delegitimizing itself Settlement boycott starts to bite Two weeks later, Palestinians arrested in shocking video remain in Israeli prison Aug 17, 2010 11:06 pm | Adam Horowitz Gideon Levy has interviewed the Jabari family fea...

NOVANEWS Thank you Ubisoft for backing Colombo’s war crimes Islam is a religion of peace (news flash to the ADL) Young IDF soldier simply does what comes naturally Thank you Ubisoft for backing Colombo’s war crimes  17 Aug 2010 When do computer game companies enjoy being co-opted by the state (especially police states) to earn profits? While the war in Sri Lanka is over fighting the LTTE is not, at least on a new video game to be launched this November by French gaming company Ubisoft. In the game to be titled Ghost Recon Predator, players are tasked with an elite squad on the hunt for terrorists in Sri Lanka. The video trailer of the game shows the players in the jungles of Sri Lanka going behind the LTTE. The trailer shows messages appearing on the top of the screen saying the ...

NOVANEWS August 17, 2010  by Maidhc Ó Cathail   Osama Bin Laden - Who’s keeping the terror myth alive? - In the trigger-happy post-9/11 world, the favoured way to instigate a war is to demand that the designated “evildoer” prove a negative. Iraq was invaded because it couldn’t prove that it didn’t have WMDs. Iran is under constant threat of attack unless it can demonstrate that it’s not seeking nuclear weapons. And now Pakistan is being chastised for allegedly harbouring Osama bin Laden–who in all probability has been dead and buried for eight years. Questioning Pakistan’s willingness to pursue bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year told a group of Pakistani editors, “I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where the...