Israel is the spoiled child of the West, specially the USA and England. And like every spoiled child with bad educators he/she will sooner or later go astray from one side and be forgiven for his bad deeds from the other side. If another state in the world had done only 1% of the crimes which Israel did since its establishment until today, it will be considered as the biggest devil and the heart of the evil axes. Our biggest problem, we the Palestinian, Lebanese people and all the other people in the region that our problem is with Israel and not with somebody else.
I don’t want to talk here about the reasons of this coquettish behavior of Israel and the special treatment which it gains from the West. I just want to mention some small remarks to help people to rethink about there image of Israel.
Israel is the only democratic oasis in the Middle East surrounded with a desert of tyranny, fanaticism and terrorism. Ok. Good.
• The president of this state, Mr. Moshe Katzav, is accused in sexual harassment of one of his workers. To defend himself he accused her that she tried to blackmail him.
• The prime minister, Mr. Ehud Olmert is accused of corruption and fraud, by buying an apartment in Jerusalem for a good price in return of giving benefits to the conductor who sold him the apartment.
• The chef staff of the army, Mr. Dan Haloetz, who said that he sleep very well after he throw a bomb of one ton on the heads of people, is accused that he sold his stocks in the bank 2 hours after the kidnapping of the 2 soldiers in Lebanon and the beginning of the war, according to inside information that the stocks value will decrease.
• The defense minister, Mr. Ameer Peretz, who is half analphabet, took in his hands one of the most dangerous war machine as if he had a doll in his hand. And now he assigned his friend Shahak to get him out from this trouble.
• The Minister Shimon Peres, Nobel price winner for peace, in spite that he was involved of all the wars of Israel, is under investigation from the state comptroller for illegal elections collected money.
• The Justice Minister, Mr. Haim Ramon, who demanded from the army to delete complete villages in South Lebanon from the map, is also accused of sexual harassment, and will be trialed.
• The minister, Mr. Tsahi Hanigbi, a known fascist since he was student in the Hebrew university, is accused with cheating, corruption and breach of trust.
• The financial minister, Mr. Abrham Hershzon, complaint that he got intimidations from the organized crime but he afraid to complain.
• The coalition chairman, Mr. Avigdor Yetzhaki, is accused of corruption and cheating.
This situation exists from the beginning. Only the names change. Yes, this is the state which can do anything it wants and the world stands and applaud. To keep the attention of the people away from these small affairs, the just go and kill some Arabs in Gaza or Beirut and say: it is self defense.
If it was not tragic, it would be very funny.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
The great victory of Israel
On the contrary of what many people on both sides say that Israel was defeated in this war, I think that Israel achieved one of its great victories. Don’t believe Shaul Mofaz the ex-defense minister when he said that Israel was defeated. He said that because of his envy to the present defense ministers, Ameer Pertz. If he was the defense minister in this war, for sure he’ll say the opposite. And don’t believe all the politicians and journalists from the right and the left because everyone has his own agenda. And of course you can’t believe the Arabs because they are “fatal liars”!.
Israel had a big victory in this war, do you want the proof? During one month the strongest army in the region (some says the fourth in the world) killed 1450 civilians, 500 of them are children,3659 injured , one million refugees, and destroyed 20000 buildings and 105 bridges. And god knows how many roads, cars, factories, etc. is that not a great victory? So what if they killed only 61 of Hezbollah fighters? Don’t forget that those children who were killed are potential terrorists and “who comes to kill you get up early to kill him”, isn’t it? Listen to what Eli Yeshai, the leader of the third biggest party, Shas, said: “It’s permitted to kill civilians even to destroy whole village to prevent shooting on our army or civilians”. He’s not the only one who believes that. According to one of the recent polls 70% of the Israelis believe the same. And why is that? Because the Jewish people is the treasured people (A’m Segolah) the chosen people of god. With such ideology, who needs Muslim fascists or anti Semites?
Congratulations Israel for your great victory.
please have a look to this link
http://www.youtube.com/v/ogiSMfjOrk0
Israel had a big victory in this war, do you want the proof? During one month the strongest army in the region (some says the fourth in the world) killed 1450 civilians, 500 of them are children,3659 injured , one million refugees, and destroyed 20000 buildings and 105 bridges. And god knows how many roads, cars, factories, etc. is that not a great victory? So what if they killed only 61 of Hezbollah fighters? Don’t forget that those children who were killed are potential terrorists and “who comes to kill you get up early to kill him”, isn’t it? Listen to what Eli Yeshai, the leader of the third biggest party, Shas, said: “It’s permitted to kill civilians even to destroy whole village to prevent shooting on our army or civilians”. He’s not the only one who believes that. According to one of the recent polls 70% of the Israelis believe the same. And why is that? Because the Jewish people is the treasured people (A’m Segolah) the chosen people of god. With such ideology, who needs Muslim fascists or anti Semites?
Congratulations Israel for your great victory.
please have a look to this link
http://www.youtube.com/v/ogiSMfjOrk0
Sunday, August 13, 2006
The sharpening of knives
Two days after Israel waged its war; this means at Friday 14th of July, Yede’ot Ahronot the biggest newspaper in the state (and probably other news papers) attached to its copy a small blue-white flag written on it in Hebrew: “we will win”. Now after 33 days of war and one ceasefire resolution, all Israeli newspapers together with many writers, journalists and politicians have to admit: we didn’t win. The optimistic among them said we had a draw. The others said we had our first defeat. And they thanked the USA, England, France and the Security Council for the pro Israeli solution.
I remember that already on the first days of the war I wrote an article and said: “after all, and in the end man and not any war machine is the decisive factor in a war”
The Israelis (and many people in the West) can’t understand this simple sentence. They think that Hezbollah fighters are not more than a gang of extreme terrorists and fanatic Muslims who explode themselves to get their price in paradise in the form of beautiful ladies. Or they are mercenaries who fight for handful of dollars but when they face the first danger, they take off their shoes and run away.
Israel learned on its flesh that this is not the case. Although it’s true that Hezbollah is a religious party and belongs to the Shi’et sect, its struggle, which didn’t begin one month but about 25 years ago, was a patriotic struggle. It developed through a hard, bitter and long fight against the occupation of their land by Israel, which waged also in that time even more cruel war against civilians, destroying whole villages and committing many massacres. The collective memory of the people of south Lebanon is not short as Israel mistakenly thought.
Soon, the cannons will be silent, and another war will begin in Israel. Some people even said it has already begun. The politicians against the militaries, the politicians against themselves: Olmert against Pertz and vice versa, Olmert against Levni and vice versa. The coalition against the opposition and vice versa.
Everyone is asking now: where’s the victory which you promised us? is that worthy of all that loses? Etc. etc.
Few people, Like the journalist Gedo’n Levi in Haaretz said: maybe it was better that we didn’t win. Imagine that we had a big and easy victory, what will happen? Then the next step will be a war against Iran and Syria and we’ll destroy Gaza completely. The steadfast of Lebanon sopped such scenario. The arrogance of Israel is damaged.
Hezbollah can claim victory in spite of the high price which it paid and in spite of the unfair resolution of the Security Council. My question is: Can Hezbollah as sectarian religious party lead a whole progressive struggle against American-Israeli hegemony in the Middle East? I doubt that, but about this subject much writing and discussions should come.
I remember that already on the first days of the war I wrote an article and said: “after all, and in the end man and not any war machine is the decisive factor in a war”
The Israelis (and many people in the West) can’t understand this simple sentence. They think that Hezbollah fighters are not more than a gang of extreme terrorists and fanatic Muslims who explode themselves to get their price in paradise in the form of beautiful ladies. Or they are mercenaries who fight for handful of dollars but when they face the first danger, they take off their shoes and run away.
Israel learned on its flesh that this is not the case. Although it’s true that Hezbollah is a religious party and belongs to the Shi’et sect, its struggle, which didn’t begin one month but about 25 years ago, was a patriotic struggle. It developed through a hard, bitter and long fight against the occupation of their land by Israel, which waged also in that time even more cruel war against civilians, destroying whole villages and committing many massacres. The collective memory of the people of south Lebanon is not short as Israel mistakenly thought.
Soon, the cannons will be silent, and another war will begin in Israel. Some people even said it has already begun. The politicians against the militaries, the politicians against themselves: Olmert against Pertz and vice versa, Olmert against Levni and vice versa. The coalition against the opposition and vice versa.
Everyone is asking now: where’s the victory which you promised us? is that worthy of all that loses? Etc. etc.
Few people, Like the journalist Gedo’n Levi in Haaretz said: maybe it was better that we didn’t win. Imagine that we had a big and easy victory, what will happen? Then the next step will be a war against Iran and Syria and we’ll destroy Gaza completely. The steadfast of Lebanon sopped such scenario. The arrogance of Israel is damaged.
Hezbollah can claim victory in spite of the high price which it paid and in spite of the unfair resolution of the Security Council. My question is: Can Hezbollah as sectarian religious party lead a whole progressive struggle against American-Israeli hegemony in the Middle East? I doubt that, but about this subject much writing and discussions should come.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
The Israeli Security Council
They call it falsely the United Nations Security Council. The big lie doesn’t stop here. They continue and say: the Security Council is the organ of the United Nations charged with maintaining peace and security among nations. After one month of dirty war on Lebanon and after the apparent policy of the United States and England against the cease fire and their pressure on other members, we, the people of Lebanon and Palestine at least, can say that the security council is an organ charged with maintaining war and security of Israel and it doesn’t give a damn about security of Lebanon or other countries in the region.
One can say: there’s at least finally a ceasefire. This means that the “destruction” and the “killing of civilians” will stop on both sides. This is another big lie. I want anybody who has a drop of objectivity to compare between the destruction of North Israel from one side and south Lebanon and South Beirut from the other side. From the beginning of the war 40 Israeli civilian were killed (17 of them were Arabs) and this is not because Hezbollah can’t kill more civilians. From 3000 rockets launched to Israel only about 500 directed to Israeli settlement and towns (according to Israeli sources) while the great majority fell on open areas. Hassan Nasrallah said in one of his speeches that he avoids targeting petrochemical industries in Haifa golf because he knows what for disasters it would cause to civilians. He knew that most the Jewish population of the north left to the hotels in the south and the center of Israel. Bombing some settlements on the north was mainly for warning and deterrence. While in this period Israel launched more than 12000 air strikes (again from Israeli sources) mainly on civilian houses and civilian infrastructure, this without counting the artillery and war ships shellings. More than 1000 civilians were killed and million were uprooted after there homes were destructed. Is there any comparison?? The Americans, Europeans, and others talked the whole time about the right of Israel for self defense. No one mentioned the right of Lebanon for self defense.
When I followed the Security Council debate about resolution 1701 last night I couldn’t believe my eyes and my ears. From where all this hypocrisy and heartlessness. Unbelievable. I remembered for a while the film “the accused” with Jodie Foster which I saw a few weeks ago on one of the satellite channels. What a horror, a woman repeatedly assaulted and raped and others stand to watch and cheer. For one whole long month Lebanon was raped from the sky, the sea and the ground every day, every hour and everyone can see that live on TV (the Israelis saw very little because Israeli TV’s didn’t show the whole scene, I think also the West showed very little, to judge from what I saw in the BBC and the Dutch TV). While all the respectable foreign ministers and representatives who talk before and after voting to the resolution without any opposition, cheered for Israel.
Anan started this orgy Condoleezza Rice and the French foreign minister continued. They talked about their worry to the security of Israel. And confirmed its right for self defense. In different words all of them made Hezbollah the main responsible. Even the idiotic Arab representative, who are supposed to represent the victim, the Qatari foreign minister, knew only how to praise the Americans and the French for their efforts, while criticizing Israel in abashed words.
After the voting, the foreign ministers or representatives of Greece, England, Denmark, China, Slovakia, Russia, Argentina, Japan, Tanzania, Peru and Ghana talked, all of them, even those who talked about the human suffering of the Lebanese people didn’t even mention one word of condemnation toward Israel, as if what happened in Lebanon was a natural disaster, a tsunami or earth quack. This was not a film like in the Accused (although the film was based on a real story) but happened in reality. like in the film, not only the rapers should be accused but also those who cheered
One can say: there’s at least finally a ceasefire. This means that the “destruction” and the “killing of civilians” will stop on both sides. This is another big lie. I want anybody who has a drop of objectivity to compare between the destruction of North Israel from one side and south Lebanon and South Beirut from the other side. From the beginning of the war 40 Israeli civilian were killed (17 of them were Arabs) and this is not because Hezbollah can’t kill more civilians. From 3000 rockets launched to Israel only about 500 directed to Israeli settlement and towns (according to Israeli sources) while the great majority fell on open areas. Hassan Nasrallah said in one of his speeches that he avoids targeting petrochemical industries in Haifa golf because he knows what for disasters it would cause to civilians. He knew that most the Jewish population of the north left to the hotels in the south and the center of Israel. Bombing some settlements on the north was mainly for warning and deterrence. While in this period Israel launched more than 12000 air strikes (again from Israeli sources) mainly on civilian houses and civilian infrastructure, this without counting the artillery and war ships shellings. More than 1000 civilians were killed and million were uprooted after there homes were destructed. Is there any comparison?? The Americans, Europeans, and others talked the whole time about the right of Israel for self defense. No one mentioned the right of Lebanon for self defense.
When I followed the Security Council debate about resolution 1701 last night I couldn’t believe my eyes and my ears. From where all this hypocrisy and heartlessness. Unbelievable. I remembered for a while the film “the accused” with Jodie Foster which I saw a few weeks ago on one of the satellite channels. What a horror, a woman repeatedly assaulted and raped and others stand to watch and cheer. For one whole long month Lebanon was raped from the sky, the sea and the ground every day, every hour and everyone can see that live on TV (the Israelis saw very little because Israeli TV’s didn’t show the whole scene, I think also the West showed very little, to judge from what I saw in the BBC and the Dutch TV). While all the respectable foreign ministers and representatives who talk before and after voting to the resolution without any opposition, cheered for Israel.
Anan started this orgy Condoleezza Rice and the French foreign minister continued. They talked about their worry to the security of Israel. And confirmed its right for self defense. In different words all of them made Hezbollah the main responsible. Even the idiotic Arab representative, who are supposed to represent the victim, the Qatari foreign minister, knew only how to praise the Americans and the French for their efforts, while criticizing Israel in abashed words.
After the voting, the foreign ministers or representatives of Greece, England, Denmark, China, Slovakia, Russia, Argentina, Japan, Tanzania, Peru and Ghana talked, all of them, even those who talked about the human suffering of the Lebanese people didn’t even mention one word of condemnation toward Israel, as if what happened in Lebanon was a natural disaster, a tsunami or earth quack. This was not a film like in the Accused (although the film was based on a real story) but happened in reality. like in the film, not only the rapers should be accused but also those who cheered
Friday, August 11, 2006
Who's responsible?
Every time the Hezbollah katyusha rockets hit an Arab village or town and victims fall the Israeli media asks: isn’t Hezbollah and Hassan Nasrallah responsible for this damage and killing? Don’t you see that they don’t distinguish between Arab Palestinians and Israelis? Why don’t you condemn them?
After what happened today in Deir al Asad where a young mother (25) and her son (5) were killed and other members of her family were injured, some of my foreigner friends asked the same question. And they added: if such a rocket of Hezbollah hits your house and killed your daughter or wife or brother how would you react?
The Israeli media had many answers from me and from many others including members of the families themselves. So this answer of mine is addressed mainly to my friends everywhere in the world. And I hope that I can explain my point of view.
Until now 17 Arab Palestinians in the north of occupied Palestine 1948 (the Galilee and Haifa) were killed, among them 4 children: the twin brothers (7 and 4) from Nazareth Mahmmoud and Rabie’, Doa’a (15) from Mghaar, and Fathi (5) from Deir al Asad. The other 13 are adults from Haifa, Majd el Koroum, I’bilin, Mghaar, Tarshiha, and A’ramshe. They belong to all the communities in Palestine: Muslims, Christians and Druze. No doubt that what happened for these families is a big tragedy regardless who’s responsible.
I believe there are 2 kinds of responsibilities. The first one I call high ethical responsibility, which every great leader should have (but also normal people should have it too). Hassan Nasrallah, not only as Hezbollah leader, but also as an Arab leader and as distinguish human leader enjoys a high ethical responsibility. This means that he takes care of his fighters and his people, he does everything he can to keep them safe, and he feels very sad if anyone is hurt. He’s responsible for them. After the twin brothers from Nazareth were killed he said in his speech when millions of people saw and heard him: “I apologize to the family, apology is not enough, I take the whole responsibility, it was not done on purpose” and then he said: “we considered those who were killed today in Nazareth martyrs of Palestine, Lebanon and the nation. We send them our condolence and apology and we hope they will accept it”
All the 17 who were killed are martyrs of Palestine, Lebanon and the Arab nation. And in this meaning Sayed Hassan Nasrallah is responsible for what happened.
But on the other hand there’s the practical responsibility. Who’s responsible for all this misery, all this killing and all this destruction? Now the whole world points to the Israeli government and the American administration. Hassan Nasrallah said from the first day and repeated that in every speech: we don’t want this war, we want ceasefire, and we want indirect negotiation for prisoners swap. While the Israeli sent their war machine to destroy all Lebanon, and kill more than 1000 and uproot more than 1 million people. And the Americans give the political cover, the time and the bombs.
Hassan Nasrallah asked Israel to stop targeting the civilians, and in spite of the unbalance let the fighters meet in the field. But Israel responded with the Qana massacre and with more massacres. So, what do you want from him to sit with tied hands and simply watch how his people is slaughtered? How his country is destroyed? He has no F16, no Apache, no tanks; he has what I call the weapon of the poor: Katyushas and Kalashnikovs.
Finally, I propose to all of us, and to the local leadership (the follow up committee, political parties, civil society association, etc.) to add these 17 martyrs to the list of our martyrs of October 2000 and of Land Day and to all who fell defending our just cause.
After what happened today in Deir al Asad where a young mother (25) and her son (5) were killed and other members of her family were injured, some of my foreigner friends asked the same question. And they added: if such a rocket of Hezbollah hits your house and killed your daughter or wife or brother how would you react?
The Israeli media had many answers from me and from many others including members of the families themselves. So this answer of mine is addressed mainly to my friends everywhere in the world. And I hope that I can explain my point of view.
Until now 17 Arab Palestinians in the north of occupied Palestine 1948 (the Galilee and Haifa) were killed, among them 4 children: the twin brothers (7 and 4) from Nazareth Mahmmoud and Rabie’, Doa’a (15) from Mghaar, and Fathi (5) from Deir al Asad. The other 13 are adults from Haifa, Majd el Koroum, I’bilin, Mghaar, Tarshiha, and A’ramshe. They belong to all the communities in Palestine: Muslims, Christians and Druze. No doubt that what happened for these families is a big tragedy regardless who’s responsible.
I believe there are 2 kinds of responsibilities. The first one I call high ethical responsibility, which every great leader should have (but also normal people should have it too). Hassan Nasrallah, not only as Hezbollah leader, but also as an Arab leader and as distinguish human leader enjoys a high ethical responsibility. This means that he takes care of his fighters and his people, he does everything he can to keep them safe, and he feels very sad if anyone is hurt. He’s responsible for them. After the twin brothers from Nazareth were killed he said in his speech when millions of people saw and heard him: “I apologize to the family, apology is not enough, I take the whole responsibility, it was not done on purpose” and then he said: “we considered those who were killed today in Nazareth martyrs of Palestine, Lebanon and the nation. We send them our condolence and apology and we hope they will accept it”
All the 17 who were killed are martyrs of Palestine, Lebanon and the Arab nation. And in this meaning Sayed Hassan Nasrallah is responsible for what happened.
But on the other hand there’s the practical responsibility. Who’s responsible for all this misery, all this killing and all this destruction? Now the whole world points to the Israeli government and the American administration. Hassan Nasrallah said from the first day and repeated that in every speech: we don’t want this war, we want ceasefire, and we want indirect negotiation for prisoners swap. While the Israeli sent their war machine to destroy all Lebanon, and kill more than 1000 and uproot more than 1 million people. And the Americans give the political cover, the time and the bombs.
Hassan Nasrallah asked Israel to stop targeting the civilians, and in spite of the unbalance let the fighters meet in the field. But Israel responded with the Qana massacre and with more massacres. So, what do you want from him to sit with tied hands and simply watch how his people is slaughtered? How his country is destroyed? He has no F16, no Apache, no tanks; he has what I call the weapon of the poor: Katyushas and Kalashnikovs.
Finally, I propose to all of us, and to the local leadership (the follow up committee, political parties, civil society association, etc.) to add these 17 martyrs to the list of our martyrs of October 2000 and of Land Day and to all who fell defending our just cause.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
رسالة مفتوحة الى جمعية عدالة
رسالة مفتوحة الى جمعية عدالة
تعرف جمعية عدالة التي تأسست عام 1996 نفسها على انها:"مركز قانوني عربي غير حزبي وغير ربحي، وكمنظمة حقوق إنسان، بهدف خدمة المجتمع العربي الفلسطيني في إسرائيل، الذي يشكل حوالي 20% من مجمل السكان في البلاد." (هذا التعريف مقتبس من موقع الجمعية نفسه)
لا اريد هنا أن أتطرق لا من بعيد ولا من قريب اذا كان هذا المركز بالفعل عربيا ام لا، حزبيا أم لا ربحيا أم لا. ليس لأن هذه المواضيع غير مهمة بحد ذاتها ولكن فقط لأنها ليست في سياق موضوع هذه الرسالة. بودي أن اتناول الشق الآخر من التعريف الا وهو ان هدف هذا المركز خدمة المجتمع العربي الفلسطيني في إسرائيل. هنا تقبع خطيئة عدالة الاولى وخطيئة كافة الجمعيات التي تسمي نفسها أهلية.
لقد أصبح مالوفا وطبيعيا إذا وجهت سؤالا الى شخصية مثقفة او غير مثقفة وطنية او غير وطنية عن تعريفه لهويته أن تسمع الجواب التالي: أنا عربي فلسطيني إسرائيلي أو انا عربي فلسطيني مواطن في اسرائيل. واضح انه لا يوجد خلاف جذري بين الاجابتين. قد يختلف ترتيب هذه الكلمات من شخص ال آخر او من جمعية الى أخرى. فكلما ارتفع منسوب الاسرلة تقدمت كلمة اسرائيل في الترتيب. عند هؤلاء المثقفين (وجميع العاملين في عدالة ينتمون الى النخبة المثقفة) وعند هذه الجمعيات لم يعد هناك ثمة تناقض جذري بين ان تكون عربيا فلسطينيا وأن تكون في الوقت نفسه إسرائيليا. ويحلو لهؤلاء الكلام عن الاقلية العربية الفلسطينية في اسرائيل والتي تشكل حوالي 20% من مجمل سكان البلاد.
هذا التعريف يخبىء في ثناياه العديد من الاخطاء والأخطار المقصودة او غير المقصودة ولكنها تعود بأضرار كارثية على الجماهير الفلسطينية وعلى هويتها الوطنية. يتضمن هذا التعريف الاعتراف بشرعية دولة اسرائيل في هذا الجزء المحتل من فلسطين عام 1948 ويخلد تقسيم فلسطين التاريخية والجغرافية بناء على مقدرة دولة اسرائيل العسكرية في احتلال وضم أجزاء اخرى من فلسطين. هذا التعريف يخلد ايضا تقسيم الشعب الفلسطيني في اماكن تواجده المختلفة بالرغم من ان النضال لإعادة اللحمة لهذا الشعب لم تتوقف ابدا. وهو ايضا ينافي الحقيقة الموضوعية حيث من الواضح انه بعد أكثر من قرن على الهجرة الصهيونية وعلى حوالي 60 سنة من قيام هذه الدولة، ما زال الشعب الفلسطيني وبالرغم من كل ما تعرض له يشكل الأغلبية في هذه المنطقة.
الاستنتاج الذي اخرج منه في هذا السياق ان عدالة هي جمعية اسرائلية تعمل حسب القانون الاسرائيلي وتخضع في نهاية المطاف للمفاهيم السياسية الاسرائيلية. ويبدو هذا بوضوح أشد عندما نستمع منها الى دورها والى مهماتها:
"رفع قضايا وإلتماسات أمام المحاكم، تتعلق بالحقوق الجمعية للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية؛
العمل من أجل سن ودفع قوانين تضمن للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية المساواة والحقوق الجمعية؛
توفير إستشارة قانونية لتنظيمات غير حكومية ومؤسسات عربية؛
تنظيم أيام دراسية، ندوات وورشات عمل تثقيفية، بالاضافة إلى نشر تقارير عن مسائل قانونية تعنى بحقوق الأقلية العربية الفلسطينية، وذلك من خلال قسم الاصدارات والنشر في المركز؛
تدريب محامين عرب وشباب وطلاب حقوق في مجالات حقوق الانسان والأقليات القومية؛
المرافعة الدولية وتقديم تقارير للجان حقوق الانسان الدولية المختلفة حول وضع الأقلية العربية الفلسطينية في إسرائيل". (مقتبس من الموقع ذاته)
من البديهي ان رفع القضايا والإلتماسات امام المحاكم الاسرائلية يتطلب مسبقا الاعتراف بشرعية هذه المحاكم وبعدالة القوانين الاسرائيلية مهما كانت مجحفة في حق جماهيرنا. اما العمل على سن ودفع قوانين "تضمن للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية المساواة ....." فمن المعروف ان هذه العملية تتم في الكنيست الصهيوني الذي سن كافة القوانين العنصرية في حق شعبنا ويضفي الشرعية على هذه المؤسسة العنصرية.
أما المرافعة الدولية التي تتكلم عنها جمعية عدالة فأنها لا تتعدى بعض التقارير المرسلة الى المفوضية السامية لحقوق الانسان التابعة للامم المتحدة ولبعض المحافل الاوروبية. وحسب رأيي بما ان هذه الجهات بالاضافة الى صناديق مشبوهة في علاقاتها بإسرائيل هي التي تمول هذه الجمعية فمن الطبيعي أن لا تستطيع عدالة أختراق هذا السقف المفروض عليها من قبل الممولين.
اننا بحاجة الى مركز قانوني يقوم اولا وقبل كل شيء يقوم بجمع المعلومات وهي غزيرة جدا حول جرائم الحرب التي ارتكبتها اسرائيل منذ قيامها وحتى يومنا هذا وتقديم مجرمي الحرب القدامى والجدد امام جميع المحاكم الدولية. ولنبدأ بجرائم الحرب الاخيرة في غزة ولبنان.
اننا بحاجة الى مركز قانوني يثبت للعالم عدم شرعية دولة اسرائيل من وعد بلفور الى الانتداب البريطاني الى قرار التقسيم والاعلان عن قيام دولة اسرائيل وحتى اليوم.
هل تستطيع عدالة أو أي منظمة حقوقية القيام بمثل هذه المهمة؟
تعرف جمعية عدالة التي تأسست عام 1996 نفسها على انها:"مركز قانوني عربي غير حزبي وغير ربحي، وكمنظمة حقوق إنسان، بهدف خدمة المجتمع العربي الفلسطيني في إسرائيل، الذي يشكل حوالي 20% من مجمل السكان في البلاد." (هذا التعريف مقتبس من موقع الجمعية نفسه)
لا اريد هنا أن أتطرق لا من بعيد ولا من قريب اذا كان هذا المركز بالفعل عربيا ام لا، حزبيا أم لا ربحيا أم لا. ليس لأن هذه المواضيع غير مهمة بحد ذاتها ولكن فقط لأنها ليست في سياق موضوع هذه الرسالة. بودي أن اتناول الشق الآخر من التعريف الا وهو ان هدف هذا المركز خدمة المجتمع العربي الفلسطيني في إسرائيل. هنا تقبع خطيئة عدالة الاولى وخطيئة كافة الجمعيات التي تسمي نفسها أهلية.
لقد أصبح مالوفا وطبيعيا إذا وجهت سؤالا الى شخصية مثقفة او غير مثقفة وطنية او غير وطنية عن تعريفه لهويته أن تسمع الجواب التالي: أنا عربي فلسطيني إسرائيلي أو انا عربي فلسطيني مواطن في اسرائيل. واضح انه لا يوجد خلاف جذري بين الاجابتين. قد يختلف ترتيب هذه الكلمات من شخص ال آخر او من جمعية الى أخرى. فكلما ارتفع منسوب الاسرلة تقدمت كلمة اسرائيل في الترتيب. عند هؤلاء المثقفين (وجميع العاملين في عدالة ينتمون الى النخبة المثقفة) وعند هذه الجمعيات لم يعد هناك ثمة تناقض جذري بين ان تكون عربيا فلسطينيا وأن تكون في الوقت نفسه إسرائيليا. ويحلو لهؤلاء الكلام عن الاقلية العربية الفلسطينية في اسرائيل والتي تشكل حوالي 20% من مجمل سكان البلاد.
هذا التعريف يخبىء في ثناياه العديد من الاخطاء والأخطار المقصودة او غير المقصودة ولكنها تعود بأضرار كارثية على الجماهير الفلسطينية وعلى هويتها الوطنية. يتضمن هذا التعريف الاعتراف بشرعية دولة اسرائيل في هذا الجزء المحتل من فلسطين عام 1948 ويخلد تقسيم فلسطين التاريخية والجغرافية بناء على مقدرة دولة اسرائيل العسكرية في احتلال وضم أجزاء اخرى من فلسطين. هذا التعريف يخلد ايضا تقسيم الشعب الفلسطيني في اماكن تواجده المختلفة بالرغم من ان النضال لإعادة اللحمة لهذا الشعب لم تتوقف ابدا. وهو ايضا ينافي الحقيقة الموضوعية حيث من الواضح انه بعد أكثر من قرن على الهجرة الصهيونية وعلى حوالي 60 سنة من قيام هذه الدولة، ما زال الشعب الفلسطيني وبالرغم من كل ما تعرض له يشكل الأغلبية في هذه المنطقة.
الاستنتاج الذي اخرج منه في هذا السياق ان عدالة هي جمعية اسرائلية تعمل حسب القانون الاسرائيلي وتخضع في نهاية المطاف للمفاهيم السياسية الاسرائيلية. ويبدو هذا بوضوح أشد عندما نستمع منها الى دورها والى مهماتها:
"رفع قضايا وإلتماسات أمام المحاكم، تتعلق بالحقوق الجمعية للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية؛
العمل من أجل سن ودفع قوانين تضمن للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية المساواة والحقوق الجمعية؛
توفير إستشارة قانونية لتنظيمات غير حكومية ومؤسسات عربية؛
تنظيم أيام دراسية، ندوات وورشات عمل تثقيفية، بالاضافة إلى نشر تقارير عن مسائل قانونية تعنى بحقوق الأقلية العربية الفلسطينية، وذلك من خلال قسم الاصدارات والنشر في المركز؛
تدريب محامين عرب وشباب وطلاب حقوق في مجالات حقوق الانسان والأقليات القومية؛
المرافعة الدولية وتقديم تقارير للجان حقوق الانسان الدولية المختلفة حول وضع الأقلية العربية الفلسطينية في إسرائيل". (مقتبس من الموقع ذاته)
من البديهي ان رفع القضايا والإلتماسات امام المحاكم الاسرائلية يتطلب مسبقا الاعتراف بشرعية هذه المحاكم وبعدالة القوانين الاسرائيلية مهما كانت مجحفة في حق جماهيرنا. اما العمل على سن ودفع قوانين "تضمن للأقلية العربية الفلسطينية المساواة ....." فمن المعروف ان هذه العملية تتم في الكنيست الصهيوني الذي سن كافة القوانين العنصرية في حق شعبنا ويضفي الشرعية على هذه المؤسسة العنصرية.
أما المرافعة الدولية التي تتكلم عنها جمعية عدالة فأنها لا تتعدى بعض التقارير المرسلة الى المفوضية السامية لحقوق الانسان التابعة للامم المتحدة ولبعض المحافل الاوروبية. وحسب رأيي بما ان هذه الجهات بالاضافة الى صناديق مشبوهة في علاقاتها بإسرائيل هي التي تمول هذه الجمعية فمن الطبيعي أن لا تستطيع عدالة أختراق هذا السقف المفروض عليها من قبل الممولين.
اننا بحاجة الى مركز قانوني يقوم اولا وقبل كل شيء يقوم بجمع المعلومات وهي غزيرة جدا حول جرائم الحرب التي ارتكبتها اسرائيل منذ قيامها وحتى يومنا هذا وتقديم مجرمي الحرب القدامى والجدد امام جميع المحاكم الدولية. ولنبدأ بجرائم الحرب الاخيرة في غزة ولبنان.
اننا بحاجة الى مركز قانوني يثبت للعالم عدم شرعية دولة اسرائيل من وعد بلفور الى الانتداب البريطاني الى قرار التقسيم والاعلان عن قيام دولة اسرائيل وحتى اليوم.
هل تستطيع عدالة أو أي منظمة حقوقية القيام بمثل هذه المهمة؟
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Kill me with a kiss
Kill me with a kiss
When Justice Minister Haim Ramon was a young member of the labor party he was considered to be one of the promising leaders of the dovish wing of this party. Many Arab members of the same party saw in him a friend of this sector and supported him in the elections. My position was like many other Palestinians, that there’s no real difference, not only between right and left Zionism (Labor vs. Likkud) but also between the so called hawk and dovish wings inside the labor party. Facts prove that we are right. Ramon, Pertz, Metzna’ are only a few examples.
Now Ramon is in Kadema Party, and he’s the justice minister. He is indicted of sexual harassment. He’s suspected of kissing a young woman who works at a government ministry on her mouth against her will.
a Few weeks ago he was interrogated for more than 7 hours by the police. The interrogation hasn't finished yet but police sources say that there’s a strong case, and that he would be convicted in this case.A Few days later the government general attorney Mazuz asked him to stop handling professional issues in his office, like approval pardons and appointing new judges.
Meanwhile, the war broke out in Lebanon. And the justice minister became a blood thirsty hawk. In every occasion he declares that the Israeli army should continue the war, no ceasefire is acceptable and the full achievements of all goals, he criticized the army that they don’t use enough power. He demanded to destroy complete villages by air and only then to let ground troops enter.
Does he do that to let the Israelis forget or forgive his kiss? Is that a message to that woman to withdraw her accusation against him? Or maybe it’s an attempt to influence the police and later the judges to have mercy on him? Maybe we need a professional psychologist to analyze this case?
Until then thousands of Lebanese people have to pay expensive price for the kiss of Ramon.
When Justice Minister Haim Ramon was a young member of the labor party he was considered to be one of the promising leaders of the dovish wing of this party. Many Arab members of the same party saw in him a friend of this sector and supported him in the elections. My position was like many other Palestinians, that there’s no real difference, not only between right and left Zionism (Labor vs. Likkud) but also between the so called hawk and dovish wings inside the labor party. Facts prove that we are right. Ramon, Pertz, Metzna’ are only a few examples.
Now Ramon is in Kadema Party, and he’s the justice minister. He is indicted of sexual harassment. He’s suspected of kissing a young woman who works at a government ministry on her mouth against her will.
a Few weeks ago he was interrogated for more than 7 hours by the police. The interrogation hasn't finished yet but police sources say that there’s a strong case, and that he would be convicted in this case.A Few days later the government general attorney Mazuz asked him to stop handling professional issues in his office, like approval pardons and appointing new judges.
Meanwhile, the war broke out in Lebanon. And the justice minister became a blood thirsty hawk. In every occasion he declares that the Israeli army should continue the war, no ceasefire is acceptable and the full achievements of all goals, he criticized the army that they don’t use enough power. He demanded to destroy complete villages by air and only then to let ground troops enter.
Does he do that to let the Israelis forget or forgive his kiss? Is that a message to that woman to withdraw her accusation against him? Or maybe it’s an attempt to influence the police and later the judges to have mercy on him? Maybe we need a professional psychologist to analyze this case?
Until then thousands of Lebanese people have to pay expensive price for the kiss of Ramon.
Monday, August 07, 2006
Why the Israeli war hasn't stopped yet?
Why the Israeli war hasn't stopped yet?
There are many reasons for that. First of all, the entire Israeli military machine failed until now to fulfill the missions which the political leadership (the government) imposed on. Secondly, the sponsor of this war, the USA also failed to achieve its target: to advance the New Middle East. And of course there are many more reasons for that. But I don’t want to talk about them right now. I would like to talk about the role of the Israeli media in the continuation of the war.
Israel succeeded to create 2 awful monsters: a military machine and a propaganda machine. I read the main 3 Israeli newspapers daily: Maa’riv, Yedeot Ahronot and Haaretz and I watch the news in Israeli channel 2 and 10. And I almost don’t find any news. I find a united group, a front, recruited and mobilized to incite and provoke war. I believe the other media like radio station, other newspapers and TV channels are the same. All of them play on one string and one tune: continue the war! Hit them hard! Use more power and more fire! Destroy all their villages! Kill Hassan Nasrallah! Kill Hezbollah.
In the 2 TV channel which I mentioned sits a group of so called experts, interpreters and reporters who think that they know everything, understand everything and make from their distorted ideas an absolute truth. Take for example Ehud Ya’ri the expert interpreter for Arab affairs from channel 2. He thinks that he knows even the dreams of all Arabs, leaders, children, Palestinians, Lebanese, refugees, etc. and he tells the Israeli audiences what he thinks and they believe him. Together with him sit many other pseudo experts like Aharon Barne’, Rnoy Daniel, Amnon Abramovitch, Yoram Benur, Gadi Sokanik, Moshe Nesbaum, and many others. The competitors from channel 10 are not better, enough to mention: Dan Margalit, London and Keshinbaum, Alon Ben David, Zvi Yehezkeli, and others. This beside their guests from the extreme right Knesset members, fascist academics and settlers who add their own diamonds and pearls. All of them are pushed by and stirred up with the idea which is rooted deep in the Zionist ideology that the Arabs understand only one language: the language of force. And they say who won’t come with force he will come with more force.
Almost for one month this group shouts with one voice: don’t stop the war. Use more power. Pound Hezbollah. Etc. etc.
The danger of this propaganda machine is enormous. Because most Israeli population take their news and information only from these sources. Therefore it’s not astonishing that the majority of the Israelis support the continuation of this war. The Israeli decision makers too are under the influence of this machine. This situation brings disasters on Palestinians, Lebanese but also on Israelis.
There are many reasons for that. First of all, the entire Israeli military machine failed until now to fulfill the missions which the political leadership (the government) imposed on. Secondly, the sponsor of this war, the USA also failed to achieve its target: to advance the New Middle East. And of course there are many more reasons for that. But I don’t want to talk about them right now. I would like to talk about the role of the Israeli media in the continuation of the war.
Israel succeeded to create 2 awful monsters: a military machine and a propaganda machine. I read the main 3 Israeli newspapers daily: Maa’riv, Yedeot Ahronot and Haaretz and I watch the news in Israeli channel 2 and 10. And I almost don’t find any news. I find a united group, a front, recruited and mobilized to incite and provoke war. I believe the other media like radio station, other newspapers and TV channels are the same. All of them play on one string and one tune: continue the war! Hit them hard! Use more power and more fire! Destroy all their villages! Kill Hassan Nasrallah! Kill Hezbollah.
In the 2 TV channel which I mentioned sits a group of so called experts, interpreters and reporters who think that they know everything, understand everything and make from their distorted ideas an absolute truth. Take for example Ehud Ya’ri the expert interpreter for Arab affairs from channel 2. He thinks that he knows even the dreams of all Arabs, leaders, children, Palestinians, Lebanese, refugees, etc. and he tells the Israeli audiences what he thinks and they believe him. Together with him sit many other pseudo experts like Aharon Barne’, Rnoy Daniel, Amnon Abramovitch, Yoram Benur, Gadi Sokanik, Moshe Nesbaum, and many others. The competitors from channel 10 are not better, enough to mention: Dan Margalit, London and Keshinbaum, Alon Ben David, Zvi Yehezkeli, and others. This beside their guests from the extreme right Knesset members, fascist academics and settlers who add their own diamonds and pearls. All of them are pushed by and stirred up with the idea which is rooted deep in the Zionist ideology that the Arabs understand only one language: the language of force. And they say who won’t come with force he will come with more force.
Almost for one month this group shouts with one voice: don’t stop the war. Use more power. Pound Hezbollah. Etc. etc.
The danger of this propaganda machine is enormous. Because most Israeli population take their news and information only from these sources. Therefore it’s not astonishing that the majority of the Israelis support the continuation of this war. The Israeli decision makers too are under the influence of this machine. This situation brings disasters on Palestinians, Lebanese but also on Israelis.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
The Palestinians of the Galilee and the war
The Palestinians of the Galilee and the war
The weekend was very hard for the Palestinian community which lives in the Galilee. 9 people were killed in several Arab villages. From the beginning of the war 14 Palestinians were killed, almost half of the civilians who were killed in this war. One can say: it’s very normal because they make 50% of the population in this area and Hezbollah shoots indiscriminately to all towns and villages in the North part of Israel. The facts are a little different. It’s true that the Palestinians consist 50% of the population and now 80% after the departure of the majority of the Jewish citizens, but this is not the real reason for the relative high causality among them. There are at least 3 other more important reason for that.
1- The Katyusha rockets are not shot blindly to the north. One can’t find even one Palestinian who believes that Hezbollah targets also the Arab villages. The reason that some rockets fall in these villages that Israel built many of its military bases near Arab villages and that many of the Israeli settlements and town are also built on confiscated Arab land close to these villages. If we take Majd Alkroom as an example: only 3 km to the east-south is Karmiel which was built on the lands of Majd alkroom itself and other neighboring villages too (Nahef, Bi’neh, Deir Alasad) and few km to the north there’s a military camp and industrial park. And because Hezbollah doesn’t possess advanced and clever missiles like Israel then it’s normal that they sometime miss their original targets. The same in Tarshiha, Mighar, Nazareth and other places.
2- In most Arab villages there are no shelters or safe rooms. Israel never considered them as part of its security policy for the civilians. It never built a public shelter in any Arab town. This reminds me of the discussion in the government in 1991 during the first Golf war whether to provide masks for the Arab population or not. Mostly we hear the sirens from the neighboring Jewish settlements. While in the Israeli settlements there are Lexus shelters with all that they need including entertainment shows from artists from the center.
3- This reason is which I think is the most important one. That almost all the Palestinian population support Hezbollah in this war. When they see on Arab satellite channels the destruction, killings, massacres caused by Israel in Lebanon, such a thing the averages Israeli doesn’t see in his own TV, then they say: let Hezbollah destroy more even if we have to pay something. Therefore when the sirens start screaming the Israelis run to a shelter while the Palestinians run to their roofs to see where the rockets fall. Besides, I think that most Palestinians still have open wounds from the Nakba and the other defeats which they had since 1948, they didn’t forget the humiliation and the feelings of powerlessness, depression and revenge. And now, here finally there’s an Arab organization which daress not only to say no to Israel, but also to beat it in sensitive places.
This situation makes the Israeli politicians and media crazy. In the beginning of the war they tried to convince these Palestinians that Hezbollah is their enemy too. They talked about a mutual “solidarity”. Now it’s clear for everybody above all doubt that these people belong to the Lebanese-Palestinian Arab nation and not to the state of Israel.
The weekend was very hard for the Palestinian community which lives in the Galilee. 9 people were killed in several Arab villages. From the beginning of the war 14 Palestinians were killed, almost half of the civilians who were killed in this war. One can say: it’s very normal because they make 50% of the population in this area and Hezbollah shoots indiscriminately to all towns and villages in the North part of Israel. The facts are a little different. It’s true that the Palestinians consist 50% of the population and now 80% after the departure of the majority of the Jewish citizens, but this is not the real reason for the relative high causality among them. There are at least 3 other more important reason for that.
1- The Katyusha rockets are not shot blindly to the north. One can’t find even one Palestinian who believes that Hezbollah targets also the Arab villages. The reason that some rockets fall in these villages that Israel built many of its military bases near Arab villages and that many of the Israeli settlements and town are also built on confiscated Arab land close to these villages. If we take Majd Alkroom as an example: only 3 km to the east-south is Karmiel which was built on the lands of Majd alkroom itself and other neighboring villages too (Nahef, Bi’neh, Deir Alasad) and few km to the north there’s a military camp and industrial park. And because Hezbollah doesn’t possess advanced and clever missiles like Israel then it’s normal that they sometime miss their original targets. The same in Tarshiha, Mighar, Nazareth and other places.
2- In most Arab villages there are no shelters or safe rooms. Israel never considered them as part of its security policy for the civilians. It never built a public shelter in any Arab town. This reminds me of the discussion in the government in 1991 during the first Golf war whether to provide masks for the Arab population or not. Mostly we hear the sirens from the neighboring Jewish settlements. While in the Israeli settlements there are Lexus shelters with all that they need including entertainment shows from artists from the center.
3- This reason is which I think is the most important one. That almost all the Palestinian population support Hezbollah in this war. When they see on Arab satellite channels the destruction, killings, massacres caused by Israel in Lebanon, such a thing the averages Israeli doesn’t see in his own TV, then they say: let Hezbollah destroy more even if we have to pay something. Therefore when the sirens start screaming the Israelis run to a shelter while the Palestinians run to their roofs to see where the rockets fall. Besides, I think that most Palestinians still have open wounds from the Nakba and the other defeats which they had since 1948, they didn’t forget the humiliation and the feelings of powerlessness, depression and revenge. And now, here finally there’s an Arab organization which daress not only to say no to Israel, but also to beat it in sensitive places.
This situation makes the Israeli politicians and media crazy. In the beginning of the war they tried to convince these Palestinians that Hezbollah is their enemy too. They talked about a mutual “solidarity”. Now it’s clear for everybody above all doubt that these people belong to the Lebanese-Palestinian Arab nation and not to the state of Israel.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Who's the terrorist?
Who is the Terrorist?
In the so called international community's (USA, Israel, and Europe) eyes Hezbollah is considered to be a terrorist organization while Israel is the only democratic state in the Middle East. Therefore all what Hezbollah does are terrorist acts which should be condemned while all that Israel does is self defense which should be supported.
After 25 days of fighting let facts talk for themselves. According to Israeli sources: 32 Israeli civilians were killed, 10 of them are Palestinian Arabs. While Israel killed until now about 1000 Lebanese civilians. Most of them through massacres and crimes against humanity. Qana, where many children were killed and Alqaa’ where 33 workers were slaughtered with cold blood are only examples. Actually in every village Israel reached there was a massacre: in Bent Jbail, Mirwahin, Aitaron, Serfa, Aita Assha’b, etc.
Hezbollah caused some harm to the Buildings in some towns and villages in the north of Israel while Israel destroyed almost all of Lebanon. The Israeli air force launched until now more than 5000 air strikes, no body knows until now how many tons of explosives they dropped. They destroyed all the bridges of the country, many streets, some complete villages, buildings where civilian live, energy stations, airport, schools, mosques. Israel as a good student of the USA believes in the theory of burned ground and continues the tradition which began in Vietnam in the sixties and seventies and finished recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel uses this strategy very successfully in Palestine and Lebanon.
The weapon used by Hezbollah is Katyosha rockets from 30 years ago and very simple guns. While the Israeli army which is considered the fourth strongest army in the world has and uses the most sophisticated weapon like F-16 warplanes, Apache helicopters, missiles, clever bombs, cluster bombs, tanks, and much more.
Hezbollah, from the first day of the war, called for cease fire and for negotiation to swap prisoners, while Israel closed its ears and chose for war. Hezbollah wanted Israelto stop targeting civilians and stop damaging the Lebanese infrastructures, otherwise he has to react. But Israel continued and escalated its war against whole Lebanon. In his last speech, Nasrallah said that he doesn’t want to send rockets to the Israeli towns in the north and that all what he does is only reaction to the Israeli attacks not action. And he asked Israel to stop that and to face Hezbollah in the military field in spite that the balance is in the advantage of the Israeli army. Israel responded with more war crimes against civilians.
Now, who’s the terrorist?? Hezbollah? If so we are all terrorists
In the so called international community's (USA, Israel, and Europe) eyes Hezbollah is considered to be a terrorist organization while Israel is the only democratic state in the Middle East. Therefore all what Hezbollah does are terrorist acts which should be condemned while all that Israel does is self defense which should be supported.
After 25 days of fighting let facts talk for themselves. According to Israeli sources: 32 Israeli civilians were killed, 10 of them are Palestinian Arabs. While Israel killed until now about 1000 Lebanese civilians. Most of them through massacres and crimes against humanity. Qana, where many children were killed and Alqaa’ where 33 workers were slaughtered with cold blood are only examples. Actually in every village Israel reached there was a massacre: in Bent Jbail, Mirwahin, Aitaron, Serfa, Aita Assha’b, etc.
Hezbollah caused some harm to the Buildings in some towns and villages in the north of Israel while Israel destroyed almost all of Lebanon. The Israeli air force launched until now more than 5000 air strikes, no body knows until now how many tons of explosives they dropped. They destroyed all the bridges of the country, many streets, some complete villages, buildings where civilian live, energy stations, airport, schools, mosques. Israel as a good student of the USA believes in the theory of burned ground and continues the tradition which began in Vietnam in the sixties and seventies and finished recently in Afghanistan and Iraq. Israel uses this strategy very successfully in Palestine and Lebanon.
The weapon used by Hezbollah is Katyosha rockets from 30 years ago and very simple guns. While the Israeli army which is considered the fourth strongest army in the world has and uses the most sophisticated weapon like F-16 warplanes, Apache helicopters, missiles, clever bombs, cluster bombs, tanks, and much more.
Hezbollah, from the first day of the war, called for cease fire and for negotiation to swap prisoners, while Israel closed its ears and chose for war. Hezbollah wanted Israelto stop targeting civilians and stop damaging the Lebanese infrastructures, otherwise he has to react. But Israel continued and escalated its war against whole Lebanon. In his last speech, Nasrallah said that he doesn’t want to send rockets to the Israeli towns in the north and that all what he does is only reaction to the Israeli attacks not action. And he asked Israel to stop that and to face Hezbollah in the military field in spite that the balance is in the advantage of the Israeli army. Israel responded with more war crimes against civilians.
Now, who’s the terrorist?? Hezbollah? If so we are all terrorists
Thursday, August 03, 2006
A'kka doesn't fear the roaring sea
Acre doesn’t fear the roaring sea
Acre, a beautiful dreaming city on the see shore, knew in its long history very hard times. Napoleon Bonaparte was here a long time ago and failed to occupy it. The Zionists occupied Acre (A’kka) and since then it lives a continuous tragedy.
Today at 9 o’clock in the morning I took my 2 daughters and went to Acre. A drive of about 20 minutes from Sakhnin. I wanted to renew my passport, which normally one can do here in the municipality, but because of the war the municipality is not working. So I decided to do that in the interior ministry office in Acre. I promised my 2 daughters that afterwards we’ll continue to the old city, walk in the old market and have breakfast (hummus & foul) in one of the most known restaurant in the market.
Fortunately or unfortunately the interior office was also closed, because the war and because yesterday some rockets fell there. So we went to the old city somewhat earlier. Most shops were closed, almost no one walking in the streets. The promenade along the harbor, which is usually full with people, tourists and natives, was also empty. The market too was calm and empty. There was a bakery open 2 or 3 vegetable shops, one grocery. We arrived to the restaurant which in this hour of the day in normal times is not only open but also many people would stand outside in a queue waiting for a free table. This time were only a few people inside. We entered the restaurant, and we had our hummus. The atmosphere was different. Everything was quiet. Even nobody talked about the war. People looked at each other in an undefined way. We finished our meal very fast and I said to my daughters let’s go back home.
At home, 2 hours later we heard the siren alarm and after that a strong sound of falling rockets. It was so strong that we were sure that this time it’s too close. We ran to the TV to see what happened. Rockets fell everywhere in the Galilee. The closest was in Carmiel about 5 km from here. But we knew also that rockets fell in Acre and 3 people were killed. In spite that they don’t say the exact place where the rocket fell, but I recognized the street which 2 hours ago I drove through. My wife who was so afraid and worried sighed very deeply. A Few minutes later, in the same Israeli channel the so called military analyzer and his guest, one of the ministers, talked about how much it is important and necessary to continue the fight in Lebanon and destroy more villages in the south to clean the area from rockets.
Acre, a beautiful dreaming city on the see shore, knew in its long history very hard times. Napoleon Bonaparte was here a long time ago and failed to occupy it. The Zionists occupied Acre (A’kka) and since then it lives a continuous tragedy.
Today at 9 o’clock in the morning I took my 2 daughters and went to Acre. A drive of about 20 minutes from Sakhnin. I wanted to renew my passport, which normally one can do here in the municipality, but because of the war the municipality is not working. So I decided to do that in the interior ministry office in Acre. I promised my 2 daughters that afterwards we’ll continue to the old city, walk in the old market and have breakfast (hummus & foul) in one of the most known restaurant in the market.
Fortunately or unfortunately the interior office was also closed, because the war and because yesterday some rockets fell there. So we went to the old city somewhat earlier. Most shops were closed, almost no one walking in the streets. The promenade along the harbor, which is usually full with people, tourists and natives, was also empty. The market too was calm and empty. There was a bakery open 2 or 3 vegetable shops, one grocery. We arrived to the restaurant which in this hour of the day in normal times is not only open but also many people would stand outside in a queue waiting for a free table. This time were only a few people inside. We entered the restaurant, and we had our hummus. The atmosphere was different. Everything was quiet. Even nobody talked about the war. People looked at each other in an undefined way. We finished our meal very fast and I said to my daughters let’s go back home.
At home, 2 hours later we heard the siren alarm and after that a strong sound of falling rockets. It was so strong that we were sure that this time it’s too close. We ran to the TV to see what happened. Rockets fell everywhere in the Galilee. The closest was in Carmiel about 5 km from here. But we knew also that rockets fell in Acre and 3 people were killed. In spite that they don’t say the exact place where the rocket fell, but I recognized the street which 2 hours ago I drove through. My wife who was so afraid and worried sighed very deeply. A Few minutes later, in the same Israeli channel the so called military analyzer and his guest, one of the ministers, talked about how much it is important and necessary to continue the fight in Lebanon and destroy more villages in the south to clean the area from rockets.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
قانا وأخواتها
قانا وأخواتها
من كان يظن أن مناظر اشلاء الاطفال الذين انتشلوا من تحت الردم في قانا سوف يحرك ضمير صناع القرار في إسرائيل فقد مني بصدمة او على الاقل بخيبة أمل. إلا أن من يعرف طبيعة هذه الدولة وطبيعة حكامها لم يتفاجئ. قد يتحرك الضمير اذا كان هناك ثمة ضمير ولكنه كيف يتحرك إذا كان ميتا او معدوما اصلا؟
لم تكن مجزرة قانا الثانية المجزرة الاولى التي ترتكبها دولة إسرائيل. حتى انها وبالرغم من فظاعتها لم تكن أفظع مجزرة ترتكبها. إن تاريخ دولة إسرائيل هو تاريخ مجازرها. في عام 1948 شردت اكثر من نصف الشعب الفلسطيني، هدمت أكثر من 500 مدينة وقرية واقترفت أكثر من 70 مجزرة ولعل اشهرها كان دير ياسين، الطنطورة، بلد الشيخ، عيلبون وغيرها. وبعدما قامت هذه الدولة على انقاض الشعب الفلسطيني ووطنه نمت وترعت على الدماء المسفوكة في المجازر التي لا تنتهي. يكفي هنا أن نذكر بعض المحطات على طريق المجازر الممتد منذ اليوم الاول لقيام هذه الدولة الى يومنا هذا: كفر قاسم، قبية، بحر البقر، يوم الارض، صبرا وشاتيلا، المجازر العديدة خلال الاتنفاضة الاولى والثانية وخصوصا مجزرة جنين، مجزرة قانا الاولى، ومجازر قطاع غزة التي لم تتوقف حتى اليوم.
ومن الجدير ذكره هنا أن اسرائيل لم تعترف بأي مجزرة إقترفتها ولم تتحمل مسؤولية ايا منها وغني عن القول انها لم تقدم أي أعتذار لضحاياها. في أحسن الاحوال كانت تبدي "أسفها" العابر بعد ان تتنصل من المسؤولية وتحملها لغيرها كما كان موقفها إزاء مجزرة قانا الثانية. ومن ثم تعود الى سابق عهدها وتواصل المجازر من غير رادع.
حسب رأيي هذا ليس غريبا على دولة ولدت من رحم اللاشرعية، من رحم المؤامرات الدولية والخيانة. لقد كانت ولادتها خطأ تاريخيا يتحمل تبعاته ونتائجه المأساوية كل من يمت لها بصلة ما. الشعب الفلسطيني والشعب اللبناني ليسا الشعبين الوحيدين الذين يعانين من هذا الغول المتعطش للدماء، بل جميع شعوب المنطقة والعالم بأسره. وليس من باب الصدفة أن ترى حتى الشعوب الاوروبية أن اسرائيل تشكل أكبر خطر على السلام العالمي. وأكثر من ذلك فإن هذه الدولة تشكل أكبر خطر على اليهود الذين تدعي زورا وبهتانا انها قامت لحمايتهم وللدفاع عنهم. ومن الواضح للجميع اليوم أن اسرائيل أخطر مكان في العالم لليهود. فهي تزج بهم في حروب لا تنتهي وتحاول بشتى الطرق إقتلاعهم من بيوتهم الامنة في أرجاء الارض والإلقاء بهم في اتون الحروب المستمرة.
من أجل السلام العالمي، ومن أجل حرية جميع الشعوب يجب العمل على الغاء هذه الدولة ولاستعاضة عنها بنظام إنساني يتمتع بضمير حي يولد من رحم العدالة والحرية.
من كان يظن أن مناظر اشلاء الاطفال الذين انتشلوا من تحت الردم في قانا سوف يحرك ضمير صناع القرار في إسرائيل فقد مني بصدمة او على الاقل بخيبة أمل. إلا أن من يعرف طبيعة هذه الدولة وطبيعة حكامها لم يتفاجئ. قد يتحرك الضمير اذا كان هناك ثمة ضمير ولكنه كيف يتحرك إذا كان ميتا او معدوما اصلا؟
لم تكن مجزرة قانا الثانية المجزرة الاولى التي ترتكبها دولة إسرائيل. حتى انها وبالرغم من فظاعتها لم تكن أفظع مجزرة ترتكبها. إن تاريخ دولة إسرائيل هو تاريخ مجازرها. في عام 1948 شردت اكثر من نصف الشعب الفلسطيني، هدمت أكثر من 500 مدينة وقرية واقترفت أكثر من 70 مجزرة ولعل اشهرها كان دير ياسين، الطنطورة، بلد الشيخ، عيلبون وغيرها. وبعدما قامت هذه الدولة على انقاض الشعب الفلسطيني ووطنه نمت وترعت على الدماء المسفوكة في المجازر التي لا تنتهي. يكفي هنا أن نذكر بعض المحطات على طريق المجازر الممتد منذ اليوم الاول لقيام هذه الدولة الى يومنا هذا: كفر قاسم، قبية، بحر البقر، يوم الارض، صبرا وشاتيلا، المجازر العديدة خلال الاتنفاضة الاولى والثانية وخصوصا مجزرة جنين، مجزرة قانا الاولى، ومجازر قطاع غزة التي لم تتوقف حتى اليوم.
ومن الجدير ذكره هنا أن اسرائيل لم تعترف بأي مجزرة إقترفتها ولم تتحمل مسؤولية ايا منها وغني عن القول انها لم تقدم أي أعتذار لضحاياها. في أحسن الاحوال كانت تبدي "أسفها" العابر بعد ان تتنصل من المسؤولية وتحملها لغيرها كما كان موقفها إزاء مجزرة قانا الثانية. ومن ثم تعود الى سابق عهدها وتواصل المجازر من غير رادع.
حسب رأيي هذا ليس غريبا على دولة ولدت من رحم اللاشرعية، من رحم المؤامرات الدولية والخيانة. لقد كانت ولادتها خطأ تاريخيا يتحمل تبعاته ونتائجه المأساوية كل من يمت لها بصلة ما. الشعب الفلسطيني والشعب اللبناني ليسا الشعبين الوحيدين الذين يعانين من هذا الغول المتعطش للدماء، بل جميع شعوب المنطقة والعالم بأسره. وليس من باب الصدفة أن ترى حتى الشعوب الاوروبية أن اسرائيل تشكل أكبر خطر على السلام العالمي. وأكثر من ذلك فإن هذه الدولة تشكل أكبر خطر على اليهود الذين تدعي زورا وبهتانا انها قامت لحمايتهم وللدفاع عنهم. ومن الواضح للجميع اليوم أن اسرائيل أخطر مكان في العالم لليهود. فهي تزج بهم في حروب لا تنتهي وتحاول بشتى الطرق إقتلاعهم من بيوتهم الامنة في أرجاء الارض والإلقاء بهم في اتون الحروب المستمرة.
من أجل السلام العالمي، ومن أجل حرية جميع الشعوب يجب العمل على الغاء هذه الدولة ولاستعاضة عنها بنظام إنساني يتمتع بضمير حي يولد من رحم العدالة والحرية.
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