Tagged: israel

Wikileaks leaks toxic acid in every direction, except to Israel – Tariq Shadid

Wikileaks leaks toxic acid in every direction, except to Israel – Tariq Shadid

(Published also on Palestine Think Tank) Let us ponder for a second about the meaning of ‘leaking’. When something is leaking, it is usually understood that some fluid substance that is supposed to be flowing in a certain direction, is escaping from its designed route because of a defect in the structure that was built to guide it. Usually, if...

Don’t Wait, Declare the State – Tariq Shadid

Don’t Wait, Declare the State – Tariq Shadid

Mahmoud Abbas is left with only one opportunity to change the course of a failed diplomatic strategy: he should repair the ties with Hamas immediately, and subsequently declare an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital in the West Bank and Gaza, based on the borders of June 4, 1967. He should stop addressing the Israelis, but instead...

Settlement Freeze – a poem by Doc Jazz

Settlement Freeze – a poem by Doc Jazz

Remember when you could call a spade a spade?If you miss those good old days looks like you came to lateSo just hold your hands up, if you so much as sneeze You can forget about your rights ’cause they’re about to releaseThe settlement freeze