Category Archives: Israel-Palestine

The Strange Case Of Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury

Posted on March 4, 2007 by Mash

    On January 16, 2007 Congressman Mark Kirk, Republican of Illinois, sponsored a sense of the House resolution demanding that the Bangladesh government drop all charges against Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a journalist facing sedition charges. According to the resolution: Expressing … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Israel-Palestine, Media, Middle East Conflict | 28 Comments

A Technical Failure

Posted on November 10, 2006 by Mash

    Meanwhile the killing continues… This farming community buried the al-Athamnah family Thursday, after marching through muddy streets bearing the bodies of the dead aloft and reaffirming in angry chants its commitment to war with Israel. Tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Why The Middle East Crisis Matters

Posted on July 26, 2006 by Mash

Today Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki met with President Bush at the White House. Tomorrow evening he is to address a joint session of Congress. The Democratic leadership in the Senate are up in arms because Maliki has  condemned the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Media, Middle East Conflict, Politics | 6 Comments

The Nakba

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Mash

    On June 28, 2006 the Israel Defense Forces reentered the Gaza Strip ostensibly to win the release of Corporal Gilad Shalit. Corporal Shalit had been kidnapped by Palestinian militants 3 days earlier. The Israeli operation has been codenamed … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 6 Comments