Scenes From THE WALL followed by discussion

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 6:56AM Gilad Atzmon Scenes from THE WALL followed by a short discussion featuring: Play writer Douglas Watkinson, producer Lesley Watkinson, Lauren Booth and Gilad Atzmon Scenes From THE WALL followed by discussion from Tali Atzmon on Vimeo. You must check it outit plays until Monday 6 June 2011Tuesday to Saturday [...]

Why June 5 Matters

Via Silverling Posted by realistic bird on May 31, 2011 by Joe Catron, source I gasped as the first bullet struck a young man standing a few paces ahead of me. Watching him crumple to the ground, I struggled for breath and fought my natural urge to run. ‘Allahu Akbar!’, the crowd roared around me. [...]

President al-Assad Grants General Amnesty for Crimes Committed before May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011 DAMASCUS, (SANA)-President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday issued Legislative Decree No. 61 for the year 2011 granting general amnesty for crimes committed before May 31, 2011. The amnesty includes all members of Muslim Brotherhood and other detainees belonging to political movements. The amnesty also pardons half penalties for felonies if there was no [...]

MASSAD: Are Palestinian children less worthy?

Via A4P  30May11 by Joseph MAssad 30 May 2011 What is it about Jewish and Arab children that privileges the first and spurns the second in the speeches of President Barack Obama, let alone in the Western media more generally? Are Jewish children smarter, prettier, whiter? Are they deserving of sympathy and solidarity, denied to [...]

ISRAEL: Believe it or not – Israeli police detain 7-year-old Palestinian boy and accost relatives, family members say

Aadel M Al-Mahdy  Police detain 7-year-old Palestinian boy  and accost relatives, family members say According to relatives’ account, the boy was arrested by border policemen in East Jerusalem village of Silwan; police: We acted in accordance with the law. By Nir Hasson Jerusalem policemen arrested a Palestinian seven-year-old child, relatives said on Sunday, claiming that [...]

The ruined village Palestinians will never forget

The ruins of Lifta are the final remains of the Palestinian hamlets that fringed Jerusalem until 1948. Now plans to bulldoze them are causing outrage A Palestinian looks at an abandoned security site after it was damaged by Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip Harriet Sherwoodguardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 23.17 BST function [...]

The ruined village Palestinians will never forget

The ruins of Lifta are the final remains of the Palestinian hamlets that fringed Jerusalem until 1948. Now plans to bulldoze them are causing outrage A Palestinian looks at an abandoned security site after it was damaged by Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip Harriet Sherwoodguardian.co.uk, Sunday 29 May 2011 23.17 BST function [...]

THE WALL a play by Douglas Watkinson – reviewed by Gilad Atzmon

The Wall is a thought provoking new play based on Douglas Watkinson’s own experiences. At the age of sixty, David visits a British military cemetery in Israel. For the first time in his life he is about to call upon the grave of his father Ralph who was blown up in 1947 at the age [...]

THE WALL a play by Douglas Watkinson – reviewed by Gilad Atzmon

The Wall is a thought provoking new play based on Douglas Watkinson’s own experiences. At the age of sixty, David visits a British military cemetery in Israel. For the first time in his life he is about to call upon the grave of his father Ralph who was blown up in 1947 at the age [...]

“A foreign intervention in Syria means disaster for both Turkey and the region.

Syria deployed tanks in the border village, witnesses said, ignoring growing pressure from Washington which called onSyria’s President Bashar Al-Assad to stop trying to crush popular unrest or step aside. Think tank report says Turkey should focus on Syria 26 May 2011, Thursday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL A report released by an Ankara-based think tank [...]