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American Presidents: Romancing A Stone

An American past in an Israeli future for an ever present and brutal occupation

(LONDON) - Happy Christmas Mr President or may I call you Barack this Yule Tide?

As you know “Christmas is the day that holds all time together” (Alexander Smith) certainly as you rustle through your Christmas stocking and wrestle with your conscience perhaps to find as you dig deep in both and past ‘hegemonic imperatives’ an olive twig or a so-called ‘peace process’? Perhaps not.

A Tale of Two Squares and Two Movements

Egyptians in Tahriri and Abasssiya Squares have a better grasp of American politics and many of us have.

(CAIRO) - The assault on the "blue bra girl" brought intense wrath upon Egypt's army and the Supreme Council of Armed Forces.

The attacks are on the minds of all protestors, but in Abassiya Sq. the participants focus more on the provocative demonstrators in Tahrir Sq. many of whom they claim are baltagiy (hoods or thugs).

Gaza - Three years ago today

Most people have stopped thinking about what happened in Gaza then—or what’s happening there today. But, I know that the children of Gaza are still very much on your mind and in your heart.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Three years ago today people around the world watched in horror as bombs began falling on Gaza.

I was in Egypt with our Gaza Projects Director Dr. Mona El-Farra. We were scrambling to purchase emergency supplies and get them into Gaza. Eventually, we were able to deliver more than six tons of food, medicine, and medical equipment—including an ambulance and wheelchairs—thanks to the generosity of people like you.

Prominent Egyptian activist and blogger released from prison...

Egyptian Blogger and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah released from prison, pending further ‎investigations into the Maspero clashes. Is it a cause for rejoicing, or is it too late to resuscitate a dying revolution?

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been released from custody.

Post-Mubarak Egypt Still a Work in Progress

There are rumors that a second, violent revolution will happen on January 25.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Two friends of mine recently returned from Cairo and report that except for Tahrir Square and the immediate surroundings, there is very little evidence of protests against military rule.

True this is scant anecdotal evidence, but it appears from the news accounts that the protestors may be losing the propaganda campaign that portray them as vandals and arsonists.

It`s a Win-Win Situation!

Jews are of course most welcome in our rapidly changing movement – they are precious to us and we are responsible for them too. But let’s be clear: we need no Kosher stamp.

(LONDON) - A few years ago that I grasped that Zionism was just one manifestation of Jewish political power in the West.

Egypt`s Revolutionary Flame Reignites in Tahrir Square

Egypt's version of the Occupy movement retakes Tahrir Square.

(SALEM) - In typical fashion, the Washington Post is among U.S. news groups backing the 'government' of Egypt as it crushes, rapes and brutalizes citizens in Tahrir Square who stand up and speak out against the military junta that seized power in the wake of the ousting of Hosni Mubarak.

The Last and Gloomy Pages of Egypt`s Revolution

“Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won” – William Ralph Inge: The End of an Age

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Thomas Merton said, “The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt”.

Perhaps this time period best defines that statement, and it is likely Egypt's weathered attempt to shed tyranny and secure a future with liberty, is going to be the new definition.

Egypt`s Activists Bid Farewell to the Revolution

“Anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation.”

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Soldiers have stormed an anti-government protest camp in Cairo …Mubarak says he will not run for another term as president … violent clashes have killed at least seven people and injured more than 150 others- and still counting …Tahrir square is packed with millions of Egyptians.

Protesters set cars alight and threw stones at military police in the Egyptian capital …what inspiring scenes we are getting here from Tahrir square … a wounded activist said that he had been arrested and beaten by soldiers at a sit-in near the parliamentary building earlier…

Debunking the Israelite Myth: Ancient Egypt Knew No Pharaohs

If you think the stories the Hebrew Bible had told about ancient Egypt was the whole truth … you’d better think once again.And if you believe that ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs … then you’d better read the next lines

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Ancient Egypt knew no Pharaohs, Prologue: The title might sound a bit strange and perplexing, but throughout the following lines I’m going to elaborate, as I unfold this bizarre issue, on the historical reasons why the rulers of ancient Egypt were called kings and not Pharaohs.

“Kings or pharaohs, what difference does it make?” some might argue.