An argument that I heard from many peace activists in Israel and Palestine during my recent visit is that the Nakba-- that is, the dispersal of the Palestinians from their homes, primarily in 1948, and the expropriation and frequent destruction of the properties they had left behind-- was not a one-ff affair, but is a continuing process.
Monday, April 27, 2009
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"According to local Islamic tradition, the mosque was the spot where the head of Husain ibn 'Ali, one of the Shiite tradition's most revered founders/martyrs had been buried."
ReplyDeleteLooks like those Israelis really care for Shite's...
But the Israelis are the only one in the region that respect the religious choices of other people!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like Norman's title better -
ReplyDelete"The Ultimate Mission to Deutschland! Tour a concentration camp! Peep inside a “shower”! Watch the Jews as they pile in! Gaze at the “smoke”-stacks in the horizon!"
<h2 class="storytitle">THE ULTIMATE MISSION TO ISRAEL</h2>
http://www.israellawcenter.org/Missions-general-information.html
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<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Briefings by Mossad officials and commanders of the Shin Bet.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Briefing by officers in the IDF Intelligence and Operations branches.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Inside tour of the IAF unit who carries out targeted killings.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Live exhibition of penetration raids in Arab territory. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Observe a trial of Hamas terrorists in an IDF military court.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">First hand tours of the Lebanese front-line military positions and the Gaza border check-points.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Inside tour of the controversial Security Fence and secret intelligence bases. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Meeting Israel's Arab agents who infiltrate the terrorist groups and provide real-time intelligence. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Briefing by Israel's war heros who saved the country.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 12pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Meetings with senior Cabinet Ministers and other key policymakers. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; color: black; direction: ltr; line-height: normal; unicode-bidi: embed; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Small airplane tour of the Galilee, Jeep rides in the Golan heights, water activities on Lake Kinneret, a cook-out barbecue and a Shabbat enjoying the rich religious and historic wonders of Jerusalem's Old City</span></li>
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