French politician asks if Palestinian children killed in Gaza are “halal meat”

by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 07/23/2014 – 14:32 In an extreme sign of the anti-Muslim hatred and pro-Israel sentiment among France’s political elite, an elected official took to Twitter to ask mockingly if Palestinian children killed in Israel’s onslaught on Gaza were “halal meat.”Jacques Renaud, the deputy mayor of Montreuil-Juigné in western France, uses Twitter […]

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Worshipers confront Israel deputy FM on Aqsa visit

Maan News | July 17, 2013 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian worshipers and guards confronted the Israeli deputy foreign minister during a visit to the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, a local foundation said. The Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said Israeli deputy FM Zeev Elkin entered the compound through the Moroccan […]

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Gaza Deputy PM meets Bahraini delegation

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… Maan News Agency | Febr 6, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Deputy Prime Minister of the Gaza government Muhammad Awad applauded the growing prominence of the Palestinian issue in the Arab world, after meeting with a delegation from Bahrain during their visit to the Gaza […]

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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister: Flotilla Sabotage Thanks to IDF – by Richard Silverstein

by Richard Silverstein | Sunday Jul 3rd, 2011 | indybay Well, Bogie Yaalon’s actual words quoted in Ynet (Hebrew) were: “Those problems the Flotilla’s having in realizing their plans didn’t just happen. They’re thanks to the work of the political echelon whose focus was on diplomatic political issues, and operational work of the IDF to […]

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Hamas and Women: Clearing Misconceptions

17:12 01/12/2011 The Palestinian woman in Gaza is educated and has a voice. (MENASSAT) By Dr. Ahmed Yousef – Gaza Women in every society have a different perception of their respective roles, which are generally molded by social and cultural norms. Evidently in many parts of the world, these social and cultural norms have restricted […]

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