Tag: "Ramallah"

‘Homeland On a Thread’ Cut

‘Homeland On a Thread’ Cut

Palestinian society is coming along in leaps and bounds

Art curators hang a Picasso painting titled "Buste de Femme" on the wall in a gallery, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, June 20 2011. A Pablo Picasso painting worth 7 million dollars has finally completed its journey to an arts academy in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The small art school put in the loan request in early 2010. Normally, such inter-museum exchanges are routine and take about six months to coordinate but because of complications such as finding reliable transport and clearing Israeli checkpoints, the process has taken over a year. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Photo of the Day

A female bust is hung in Ramallah

Anti-Israel Activist Reveals Real Motivation For Coming to “Palestine”

Anti-Israel Activist Reveals Real Motivation For Coming to “Palestine”

Sometimes, reporting from the anti-Israel/pro-palestinian crowd can be very revealing.

Especially when it is intended for their own eyes.

Dumbass of the Day

Dumbass of the Day

Desperately Seeking Darwin

How Arabs Are Treated In Israel

How Arabs Are Treated In Israel

From the Israeli Channel 2 television show “What Would You Do?”, actors portray an Arab trying to buy coffee and a Jewish shopkeeper who refuses to serve. Hidden cameras are installed in the kiosk to see what the real customers do when confronted with this staged situation.

Insulting Treatment

Insulting Treatment

In a recent op-ed in the New York Times, a couple of pro-palestinian useful idiots bemoan the inhumanity of the Kalandia checkpoint.

In this post, I bemoan their disingenuousness.

There’s Something About Chayedri

There’s Something About Chayedri

Ma’an News reports on the “first Jewish woman” to be treated at Ramallah Hospital.

Except not all is as it seems.

One tooth for all : Palestinian, Israeli and foreign peaces activists take part in a protest in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah.… Read more » (AFP/Abbas Momani)

Protester of the Day

This guy was spotted at an anti-Israel protest near Ramallah.

A student from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows his creation as he takes part in a competition to roll the most original looking joint in the southern city of Beersheba March 16, 2010. The student-organised event, which featured legal tobacco as the filling rather than marijuana, drew around 20 contestants wanting to win the 800 Shekels prize (around $200). REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Mar 17th, 2010

The US is waiting for Israel’s response to demands raised by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, including the cancellation of the Ramat Shlomo construction project in East Jerusalem, yet more goodwill gestures toward the palestinians, and a public declaration by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of his willingness to discuss the conflict’s core issues in the [...]

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Mar 10th, 2010

The Day In Israel: Wednesday Mar 10th, 2010

From the Department of Bad Timing: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to alleviate new tensions with the United States on Tuesday, after an announcement that Israel will build 1,600 new homes in an ultra-Orthodox East Jerusalem neighborhood drew strong condemnation from the White House, and visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. The prime minister reportedly [...]