Links 14-17 May 2011
I have yet again left the links list to grow much too long before posting. More travel this week.
- Israel and Palestine: Here comes your non-violent resistance | The Economist
Will Americans support a Palestinian non-violent resistance movement against Israel?
- Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
Suspects in Maspero violence referred for expedited trial:
- BHL: France's National Disgrace - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
Charlatan BHL again reveals himself as the ogre he is / Reason Magazine
- Egyptian Saif al-Adel appointed acting leader of al Qaeda - CNN.com
CNN: Egyptian Saif al-Adel appointed acting leader of al Qaeda #HowCorporate
- yfrog Photo : http://yfrog.com/h73kotfj Shared by idiazroncero
@arabist egypt's flag @madrid's sol square (right)
- Supreme Military Court Sentences Minor to Death... EIPR Urges Immediate Suspension of the Sentence and a Full Review of Cases Heard by the Military Judiciary | Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights
- Behind the lawlessness | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
Behind the lawlessness #Egypt #Jan25
- Untitled (http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/440652)
Is Egypt’s judiciary ready to try corrupt former officials? #Egypt
- Israel and Palestine: Here comes your non-violent resistance | The Economist
The Economist is hip to Palestinian non-violent protest, and violent Israeli reactions. h/t @IsmailKhalidi @kasrawiNYC
- AP sources: Raiders knew mission a one-shot deal - Yahoo! News
a tracking dog named Cairo, two women in the room, snafus and Team 6 .... fabulous details on #obl raid here. :
- Nakba day violence on the Israel-Lebanon border - Al Jazeera English
Number 3 brought a tear to my eye: "Going home" Amazing photos by @justimage #Palestine #Nakba #dignity
- Log In - The New York Times
French press knew (but did not report) that foreign minister had affair with Syrian defence minister's daughter:
- Log In - The New York Times
French press knew (but did not report) that foreign minister had affair with Syrian defence minister's daughter:
- Log In - The New York Times
French press knew (but did not report) that foreign minister had affair with Syrian defence minister's daughter:
- « The Price of Hope : Human Rights Abuses During the Egyptian Revolution » - FIDH
Report.
- Egypt justice officials order release of Mubarak’s wife after agreement on disputed assets - The Washington Post
In 1st speech, Egypt’s military ruler says economy and security are main priorities - The Washington Post:
- Wonk Room » Myths About Palestinian ‘Nakba Day’
- Web Offers a Voice to Journalists in Morocco - NYTimes.com
- Why We Needed Bin Laden Dead - The Chronicle Review
Interesting article on the biological roots of revenge.
- The New York Times‘s shameless Nakba distortion
- Untitled (http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/439447)
1. What the fuck 2. What has the picture got to do with the story?
- Suzanne Mubarak turns over $3 million to Egypt, claiming that’s all she possesses
suzanne mubarak turns over $3 million to egypt, claiming that's all she possesses: #jan25 #corruption
- Mubarak to apologize to Egyptians and plead for amnesty, as prosecution imminent
Mubarak to apologize to Egyptians and plead for amnesty, as prosecution imminent
- Moroccans For Change
a must read blog about Morocco #feb20 for English-language readers
- Moroccans For Change
a must read blog about Morocco #feb20 for English-language readers
- Untitled (http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/439421)
Gamal al-Banna: No to civil state with Islamic reference #egypt
- Israeli Embassy protest - a set on Flickr
Israeli Embassy protest photos by @Sarahcarr #Nakba #Egypt
- Norman Finkelstein on revolution, counter-revolution and Israel-Palestine | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
Norman Finkelstein tells @AlMasryAlYoum_E that Israel is behind Egypt's counter revolution, maybe even church attacks
- How can a book fair make Saudi Arabia 'guest of honour'? | Books | guardian.co.uk
The @Guardian blog: How can a book fair make Saudi Arabia 'guest of honour'?
- Monde arabe : Syrie : une fosse commune aurait t dcouverte Deraa | International | Radio-Canada.ca
#Syrie : une fosse commune aurait été découverte à Deraa #Syria #France
- Yemen Opposition Says Plan to Remove Saleh Collapses; Seven Dead in Syria - Bloomberg
Yemen opposition says GCC plan is dead | it's not dead, it's resting
- BAHRAIN: Students required to sign pledge of allegiance to government | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
"I acknowledge that not signing this document means I do not wish to continue my education in the Uni of Bahrain"
- Untitled (http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/media-releases/2011/libya-achieving-a-ceasefire-moving-toward-legitimate-government.aspx)
ICG: Libya - Achieving a Ceasefire, Moving Towards a Legitimate Government
- The Associated Press: Egypt police fire at rally outside Israel Embassy
security official said some protesters sustained bullet wounds & one protester was in critical condition: #cairo #may15
- The Arab Spring's second wave - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
The Arab Spring's second wave - Opinion - Al Jazeera English Op-ed from Leila Hudson and Dylan Baun
- Full: A new security strategy, but not necessarily a new GCC - The National
The National Op Ed by @shadihamid: A new security strategy, but not necessarily a new GCC
- BBC News - Eritreans 'being tortured in Egypt's Sinai for ransom'
Eritreans 'being tortured in Egypt's Sinai for ransom' :-((
- Egypt's liberals and social democrats urged to unite - Ahram
A good first step.
- Cairo University professors charged with encouraging demos | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
Cairo University professors charged with encouraging demos: Cairo University has referred three professors of ma...
- Al-Jazeera TV network draws criticism, praise for coverage of Arab revolutions - The Washington Post
Some good, hard questions being asked of al-Jazeera by @washingtonpost:
- Heikal speaks to Al-Ahram on Mubarak, Obama and Bin Laden - Ahram
- Egypt FM named new Arab League chief
Better than al-Fiqi, but a loss for Egypt.
- The Ignominious End of George Mitchell « The Third Way: Finding Balance In Mideast Analysis
- Obama expected at pro-Israel gathering - POLITICO.com
Obama to speak at AIPAC.
- Bloody Sunday as Israel murder 21, and injure over 200 people in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon | Gaza TV News
Bloody Sunday as #Israel murder 21, and injure over 200 people in #Palestine, #Syria, and #Lebanon #nakba
- عدالة الشارع... تقرير التحقيق الميداني في أحداث العنف الطائفي بإمبابة مايو 2011 | المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية
EIPR's comprehensive report on Imbaba, written by researcher Ishak Ibrahim
- Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty?
Patrick Seale.
- Tom Donilon Gets a Laugh at Dennis Ross' Expense | The Nation
- The crisis in Syria: More stick than carrot | The Economist
- The new Tunisia: Bumpily ahead | The Economist
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