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Christian Palestinians: Israel `Manipulating Facts` by Claiming we are Welcome

Israel's envoy to U.S. writes that Christians are morethan elsewhere in Mideast. Too bad the Christians disagree.

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - Here's some information that Interior Minister Eli Yishai might want to consider: Since the 1948 establishment of the State of Israel, its Christian communities have expanded 1,000 percent.

Lies Taking us to War

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it. --Mark Twain

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A January 12th headline in the Wall Street Journal: "Humanitarian gestures and covert actions won't stop Iran's bomb."

They lie and they know it! Show them the wisdom of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: "The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted."

Power Crisis Posing Serious Health Risks In Gaza

Reports on the ground indicate that life is slowing down, and even stopping, after Egyptian fuel did not make it into the coastal region.

(GAZA CITY) - The Hamas led Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip is now trying hard to control the deteriorating situation in the Gaza Strip, following the serious shortages of electricity and fuel supplies.

Ali Abunimah and Gilad Atzmon at the OK Corral

At the very least, we need to accommodate one another even if some people have some views that rub us the wrong way.

(MICHOACAN, Mexico) - The recent open letter Granting No Quarter: A Call for the Disavowal of the Racism and Antisemitism of Gilad Atzmon, apparently written by Ali Abunimah, has come as a shock to many people, including yours truly.

Disavowal: `...a mental act that consists in rejecting the reality of a perception`

How can a critique of Zionism’s strategies “legitimize” what it claims to be?

(LAVERNE, CA) - Strange that Ali Abunimah would seek to silence the voice of a man who proclaims, to all the world in his new book The Wandering Who, that he stands for “justice, human dignity, equality and social and economic rights.”

Perhaps Mr. Abunimah failed to read Mr. Atzmon’s book. Perhaps he failed to see the contradiction he penned.

Dissident Voice: A Call for the Disavowal of Splittism

Self-appointed? Please. Do humans need an appointment to oppose social injustices?

(LONDON) - When someone within the broad framework of social justice espouses views that are repugnant to others within a social justice movement, disavowal of such views is fair.

In Ancient Egypt, Canaan Revisited Without Israel

Despite the scarcity of archeological finds that corroborate the veracity of the Hebrew bible’s narrative, modern archeology doesn’t deny the Israelites existed; rather it states they only existed quite differently.

(ALEXANDRIA, Egypt) - Did you know that Egypt is mentioned in the Holy Bible approximately 700 times (Egypt: 595 times, Egyptian(s): 120 times).

How Many Violations of US Arms Laws Are Too Many?

It depends whether the miscreant enjoys “We will always have your back regardless”…. status
Graphics By alex

(BEIRUT Al-Manar) - On March 6, 2012, the US Congressional Research Service released a report to the US Congress concerning Restrictions on the use of American weapons by recipient countries.

`Jewish Only` - Slander and Racism in Huffington Post

Hate-based journalism is a blog thing.

(SALEM) - It may not be 'mainstream' in nature, but the Huff Post is absolutely an idling hot rod for the Zionist hasbara propaganda machine.

`Arab Governments Remain Silent on Palestine`

"Since Israel is their main ally in the Middle East, then the Americans are trying to topple Assad regime..." - Issam Naman, former Lebanese minister

(TEHRAN) - The focus of several Arab leaders including Saudi Arabia and Qatar has strongly been shifted in the last few months on the events taking place in Syria.

It seems that the latest Israeli aerial attacks on Gaza have been ignored by the Arab world.