Category Archives: Middle East

Good times over for expats in Saudi Arabia

Posted on February 24, 2017 by kf1

Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany with his wife and school-age children, who hardly know their homeland. As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to employ more of … Continue reading →

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70.5% of the 193 UN member nations recognise the State of Palestine http://aje.io/x79m

Posted on January 18, 2017 by kf1

70.5% of the 193 UN member nations recognise the State of Palestine https://t.co/mJe0QiX80y pic.twitter.com/5NytVKnUfB — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 18, 2017

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Palestinian child detainee has leg amputation after being hit by an Israeli jeep

Posted on January 12, 2017 by kf1

16-year-old Palestinian detainee Sharif Khanfar is being held in Afula’s Ha’emek Hospital and has had a below-knee amputation, due to an injury sustained after being hit by an Israeli jeep near a flying checkpoint in Jenin on 3 January 2017. … Continue reading →

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Terrorism: How the Israeli state was won – Tom Suarez

Posted on January 3, 2017 by kf1

On December 14, Tom Suárez spoke at The House of Lords, London, at the invitation of Baroness Jenny Tonge. Drawing from his recently published book State of Terror, he addressed the centennial of the Balfour Declaration and his views on … Continue reading →

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From the beginning……

Posted on January 3, 2017 by kf1
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We need to talk about the Balfour Declaration by Toby Greene

Posted on January 3, 2017 by kf1

2017 is the hundredth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, the British government’s letter of support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Toby Greene argues that Britain should use the spotlight to promote a positive vision for the … Continue reading →

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Sex, honour, shame and blackmail in an online world – BBC – 26 Oct.16

Posted on October 27, 2016 by kf1

A BBC investigation has found that thousands of young women in conservative societies across North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia are being shamed or blackmailed with private and sometimes sexually explicit images. Daniel Silas Adamson looks at how … Continue reading →

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In Massive Intel Error, US Kills 80 Syrian Troops, Helps ISIL Advance

Posted on September 21, 2016 by kf1

In a massive intelligence failure, the US Air Force hit a Syrian military installation in Deir al-Zor that it thought was Daesh (ISIS, ISIL). But it turned out to be the Syrian Arab Army position at Deir al-Zor military airport. … Continue reading →

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Palestinians with Disabilities are Not Immune from Israeli Violence by RICHARD HARDIGAN

Posted on September 21, 2016 by kf1

“The test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.” –Pearl S. Buck On Friday, August 26, Iyad Hamed was shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Silwad. The initial military report, … Continue reading →

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The shocking story of Israel’s disappeared babies – AJ

Posted on August 10, 2016 by kf1

New information has come to light about thousands of mostly Yemeni children believed to have been abducted in the 1950s. ‘No one wanted me to know the truth,’ said Gil Grunbaum, pictured in the late 1950s with his adoptive parents … Continue reading →

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