All Journal Posts Tagged 'egypt' (13)

Arab Human Rights Abuses Uncovered In Explosive Report

"A man spends his first years learning how to speak and the Arab regimes teach him silence for the rest of his life" - Algerian writer Ahlem Mosteghanemi, "Memory in the Flesh" The above quote forms the backdrop to an explosive report titled “Bastion of Impunity, Mirage of Reform” released this week by the Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) on the state of human rights in the Arab World for 2009. Given the Report’s contents and the existence of CIHRS as a non gover… Continue

Added by david singer on December 13, 2009 at 4:06am — No Comments

Egyptian Israel-hater frontrunner to head UNESCO

UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, dedicated to encouraging "peace and security by encouraging collaboration among nations," may soon be headed by a man who boasted that he would publicly burn all the Israeli books he could get his hands on? Egypt's culture minister, Farouk Hosny, is reportedly the frontrunner among nine candidates in the race for UNESCO director-general. Representatives from the 58 nations which comprise UNESCO'… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on September 12, 2009 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments

Palestine - Obama Must Focus On Jordan And Egypt

President Obama has already invested much personal time and considerable diplomatic resources in unsuccessfully pursuing former Presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton’s failed attempts to create an additional Arab State in the West Bank and Gaza - some 6% of former Palestine. In doing so President Obama has completely ignored the fact that another Arab State - today called Jordan - was established in 77% of former Palestine 63 years ago. President Obama needs to question why another Arab Stat… Continue

Added by david singer on August 5, 2009 at 2:37am — No Comments

Palestine - Negate The Debate On The Jewish State

Any prospect of creating a new Arab State between Israel and Jordan took another nosedive this past week with an extraordinary outburst by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak saying he could not accept the existence of Israel as a Jewish State. In an interview with Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot on 10 July President Mubarak said Israel’s request for Palestinian recognition of a Jewish state is unacceptable. “Don’t you have Arab citizens in Israel?” Mubarak asks. “You want to turn Israel into a… Continue

Added by david singer on July 19, 2009 at 10:44am — No Comments

Egypt is venue for Obama's next Muslim outreach speech

US President Barack Hussein Obama II will deliver another reconciliation speech to the Muslim world in Egypt next month. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters on Friday that the speech would be delivered in Egypt on June 4 but did not say whether it would be in the Egyptian capital Cairo, nor would he confirm that he had even received an invitation from Egypt. Insiders speculate that Obama would like to speak in front of the Giza pyramids, so that he can speak i… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on May 9, 2009 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Lieberman rejects Annapolis: "roadmap" alone obligates

New Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in his first words upon entering his new office, made it clear that the era of Tzipi Livni was long gone. He said that while Israel is committed to the 2002 Road Map, including the accompanying Mitchell report, it is not obligated by… Continue

Added by Israel Insider on April 1, 2009 at 7:00pm — 3 Comments

Gaza - Cranky Ban Ki Engages In Hanky-Panky

The dust has settled temporarily in Gaza with at least one fact clearly established - a badly bloodied but unbowed or unrepentant Hamas still remains firmly entrenched in occupation and control of Gaza’s civilian population. Its estimated terrorist army of 20000 fighters pledged to bring about the destruction of Israel has only been reduced by 500 at the most - perhaps only by as few as 48 if you want to believe Hamas. Whilst the Hamas arsenal of rockets and mortars may have been seriously dep… Continue

Added by david singer on January 23, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Egypt and Jordan - Lifelines to Gaza and West Bank

The growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza is slowly leading to the realization that removal of Hamas and its 20000 terrorist army from there has become a fundamental priority in permanently ending the suffering of Gaza’s civilian population. This understanding has been complemented by the acknowledgment that the Palestinian Authority has been reduced to the status of a political eunuch following 1. its failure to achieve any breakthrough in 15 years of fruitless negotiations with Israel and 2.… Continue

Added by david singer on January 14, 2009 at 12:44am — No Comments

Gaza - Oust Hamas Or Surrender To Terror

Concern for Gaza’s civilian population has engendered a wave of demonstrations around the world over the past few days as Israel’s army enters Gaza to try and effectively end the incessant barrage of rockets and mortars that have been fired indiscriminately into Israel’s population centres by Hamas for the last eight years. Significantly missing from those demonstrations were any signs demanding “Hamas Out”. There were plenty of banners saying “Free Palestine” but not one saying “Free Gaza”, “… Continue

Added by david singer on January 5, 2009 at 1:20pm — No Comments

Gaza - The Solution Ain't Rocket Science

Gazan Arabs have no one but themselves to blame for voting Hamas into power and allowing Hamas to destroy their lives in the traumatic manner that has suddenly befallen them in the past week. This inevitability was on the cards from the day Gazans freely - and overwhelmingly - elected Hamas to power in Gaza’s municipal council elections on 28 January 2005 giving Hamas a solid power base and stranglehold in 77 out of the 118 seats contested. Emboldened by Israel’s total - and unilateral – withd… Continue

Added by david singer on January 2, 2009 at 2:24am — No Comments

Palestine - Lame Ducks, Dead Ducks and Revived Ducks

President George Bush became a lame duck on 20 November 2008 - giving up his unfettered executive authority to begin working closely with President-elect Barack Obama on important policy matters of significant national importance until his retirement from office at noon on 20 January 2009. President Bush’s Roadmap became a dead duck on the very same day - after the Palestinian Authority placed full page advertisements in a number of Israeli and Palestinian newspapers urging Israelis to embrace… Continue

Added by david singer on November 22, 2008 at 8:15am — No Comments

Lieberman: If Hosni can't come to Israel, he can go to Hell

Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Israel Beitenu party, spoke for many Israelis when he reamed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, saying that if he does not care to visit Israel, he can "go to hell." Despite Israel's chilly peace treaty with Egypt, Mubarak has never deigne

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Added by Israel Insider on October 30, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Report: Egyptians say they'll shut Rafah crossing until Hamas frees Shalit

The Egyptian government has informed Hamas that it will not reopen the Rafah border crossing until the movement releases kidnapped IDF soldier St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit, a Hamas official in Gaza said Thursday, the Jerusalem Post reported.

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Added by Israel Insider on August 15, 2008 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

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