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Sunday, July 31, 2011
A rosy open thread
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But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.
Saudi cleric rules that men can marry baby girls "in the cradle"
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From the WSJ: A senior Saudi cleric issued a religious ruling to allow fathers to arrange marriages for their daughters " even if the...
US DEA busts Hezbollah weapons smuggling ring
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From Now Lebanon : It was just an undercover operation meant to lead to the arrest of an Iranian drug dealer in Bucharest, Romania. But it ...
Chabad members strike deal to enlist in IDF (updated)
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From Israel HaYom : Leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch ultra-Orthodox movement have brokered an agreement with the Israel Defense Forces to dr...
Death toll in Syria up to 136 today, rumors about who is in control (update)
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From Al Arabiya: Syrian forces killed at least 136 civilians and wounded hundreds in major tank assaults on Hama and other cities that bega...
More trouble for the PA: Workers plan to strike
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This was predictable : The union of civil servants in the West Bank on Sunday called for an open strike to begin Tuesday in protest over t...
Islamists fighting Egyptians in Sinai - 4 civilians killed
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From Ma'an : Five Egyptians were killed on Friday in clashes between Egyptian forces and reported Islamists. Over 100 masked men wear...
Syria attacks Hama with tanks, 100 killed so far (updated)
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From Radio New Zealand: Syrian tanks have stormed the city of Hama killing at least 45 civilians, a leading rights group says. Earlier, a...
What a surprise: Iran blames Israel for Norway massacre
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From Trend.AZ : The head of the Iranian military on Saturday accused "the Zionists" of being behind the terrorist attacks in Norw...
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Samir Kuntar reportedly injured in explosion
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From Ya Libnan: An explosion caused by a bomb or grenade killed a person in the Dahiyeh suburb of southern Beirut, An-Nahar newspaper repo...
Anti-BDS hot chocolate in Australia
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From The Australian: A GROUP of prominent Australians met for a hot chocolate last night in a peaceful protest against violence in front o...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Why peace is impossible, reason #2671
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A most interesting piece in Dissent magazine by Michael Walzer: In a “solidarity” march for an independent Palestinian state earlier in Ju...
Syria update: Syrian embassy in US is threatening protesters!
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Al Jazeera (via Now Lebanon ) reports that nine protesters were killed today - so far. There are reports of more soldiers defecting from...
Latest Latma (7/29/11)
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Some new faces in this one.
Should Israel's policies be dictated by fears of becoming a "pariah"?
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In my Twitter exchange with Jeffrey Goldberg yesterday, he pretty much admitted that Israel's giving up the West Bank would very possib...
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