Tagged: gaza

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

One Direction, Kim Kardashian: tweeting for Israel

Normally, neither Kim Kardashian nor the boyband One Direction would be in my sphere of attention. I know that both have a massive following worldwide, and in fact, I don’t want to comment any further on that. I do not aim to insult people, and fear that elaborating on my opinion might be interpreted by some as such.   Sorry...

Nakba-denial: whitewashing Zionist crimes

By Tariq Shadid – Remember the old days, before the Oslo accords, when we all knew what it meant to be pro-Palestinian? In those days, there was barely any disagreement on what should be the aim of the struggle: one democratic state for all, that makes no distinction on the basis of ethnicity or religion, with Jerusalem as its capital,...

Doc Jazz FB page passes 25,000 members

The number of Doc Jazz Facebook fans has been on a steady rise that started ever since his performance in Al Quds University in Palestine, in October 2009. Less than a year ago, in September 2011, we were happy and humbled to announce having passed the 15,000 member count, and now the counter has hit 25,000 and beyond! Again, we...

Omar Ghraieb from Gaza: we moved on

Omar Ghraieb from Gaza: we moved on

by Omar Ghraieb, Gaza, December 27 – Today we mark the 3rd anniversary of Israel’s vicious war on Gaza. Three years have passed. Wow. Three years ago today, at 12:30 pm, I was playing with my nephew in the living room when the whole ground shook. Israeli F16s, Apaches and drones suddenly filled the air and bombings were happening. We never...