From YnetNews: The Western Wall – on all its various parts, structures and gates, and all the names these parts, structures and gates are called – is an inseparable part of the al-Aqsa compound,” declared Islamist leader Sheikhh Raed Salah. The Western Wall “is part of Al-Aqsa’s western tower, which the Israeli establishment fallaciously and sneakily calls the...
The enemy within: Balad MK to speak at Israel Apartheid Week in Canada
Propaganda posing as scholarship. From Ha’aretz: MK Jamal Zakhalka (Balad) intends to participate in aninternational conference in Montreal entitled IsraeliApartheid Week, Army Radio reported on Tuesday. The Israeli Arab parliamentarian is currently making his way to Canada from Britain. Jewish students will hold a counter-demonstration at Montreal campuses wearing blue-and-white shirts and...
Taliban Recruiting Hundreds of Suicide Bombers for Major Attack on NATO Forces
VISIT THE NEW MEMRI BLOG AT www.thememriblog.org Special Dispatch Afghanistan/Jihad & TerrorismFebruary 23, 2007No. 1473 Taliban Recruiting Hundreds of Suicide Bombers for Major Attack on NATO Forces in the Spring: Al-Jazeera Reports To view this Special Dispatch in HTML, visit: The following are excerpts from Al-Jazeera TV reports on Talibanmilitary plans. The reports were aired on February...
In a Satirical Poem, Saudi Author Laments Conditions in the Arab World
From MEMRI: In a satirical poem titled “When,” posted on Arabic reformist websites including www.aafaq.org , reformist Saudi author and journalist Wajeha Al-Huwaider lamented what she regards as the conditions in the Arab world. In the introduction to this poem, she wrote: “‘When’ is an ode to the troubles of the Arab citizen. Both men and women participated in its...
Today in Jewish History – Adar 10
Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1980, Israel and Egypt exchanged ambassadors, marking a new era of cordial, if cold, diplomacy. In 1973, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat had orchestrated an attack on Israel in the Yom Kippur War, but after suffering defeat he became resigned to Israel’s existence. In 1977, Sadat and Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Peace Agreement, for which they received the...
No Apartheid in the Middle East
From No Apartheid in the Middle East: I find it offensive that the suffering of black South Africans could be equated to the current predicament of the Palestinians. Israel is not an apartheid state. In South Africa discrimination was enforced to establish white racial superiority. This is simply not the case in Israel or the PA. There will always be restrictions on civil freedom in any society...
IDF Uncovers Third Explosives Factory in Nablus Raid
From IDF Uncovers Third Explosives Factory in Nablus Raid: Israel Defense Forces troops on Monday uncovered a third explosives laboratory in the West Bank city of Nablus, containing gas balloons, pipe bombs, explosives, computers and electrical equipment. The IDF’s apparent targets in the Nablus operation were seven members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades. Troops broke into...
Destroyed Synagogues Used as Bases to Fire on Israel
From Destroyed Synagogues Used as Bases to Fire on Israel: The ruins of two large synagogues in evacuated Jewish communities of the Gaza Strip have been transformed into military bases used by Palestinians to fire rockets at Israeli cities, according to Abu Abir, a spokesman for the Popular Resistance Committees. “We are proud to turn these lands, especially these parts that were for a long...
Hello, Corporate America? Still want to outsource your staff?
In a highly unusual move, the deputy director of the CIA, Stephen R. Kappes, was flown to Pakistan to personally present President Pervez Musharraf today with “compelling” CIA evidence of al Qaeda’s resurgence on Pakistani soil, U.S. officials say. Kappes joined Vice President Dick Cheney for the surprise showdown meeting in Musharraf’s office in Pakistan. The CIA evidence...
Taliban Muslims target Cheney in Afghan suicide blast
A Taliban Muslim suicide bomber killed up to 12 people at the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday in an attack the rebels said was aimed at Dick Cheney, but the U.S. vice president was not hurt. An American and South Korea soldier were killed, as well as a U.S. government contractor whose nationality was unknown, NATO and Korean officials said. NATO said 27 people were wounded. A...