[2635] To boycott Israel, we first need ties

Posted in Conflict & disaster, Society on December 3rd, 2012 3 Comments »

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be an emotional matter to many Malaysians. While there are diverse opinions on the conflict, the pro-Palestinian sentiment is firmly in the majority in Malaysia. Each time the conflict between Israel and Palestine flares up, the pro-Palestinian side will egg the public on to do at least two things. One, they [...]

[1916] Of freedom of movement in Gaza

Posted in Liberty on March 6th, 2009 No Comments »

I saw this on CNN earlier. The video is called Closed Zone. The video was commissioned by Gisha, a human right group in Israel.

[1873] Of Hishammuddin Rais is my hero!

Posted in Kitchen sink on January 8th, 2009 No Comments »

Watch Astro Awani now! Yes, Hishammuddin Rais is on TV pawning the BN MP for Pasir Salak!

[1871] Of there is no angel or demon

Posted in Conflict & disaster on January 7th, 2009 2 Comments »

Relationship between Israel and Palestine has to be one of the most enduring conflicts of our time. Not one year has passed since I first learned of the conflict without the announcement of a death linked to it. The countless deaths and the dead end of this vicious cycle of hostility repeats itself over and [...]

[1523] Of market pressure in Gaza

Posted in Economics, Society on January 23rd, 2008 No Comments »

Witness the power of the market: RAFAH, Egypt — Thousands of Palestinians streamed over the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on Wednesday, after a border fence was toppled, and went on a spree of buying fuel and other supplies that have been cut off from their territory by Israel. They used [...]

[1268] Of Fouad Ajami on the Fatah-Hamas conflict and Palestine

Posted in Conflict & disaster, Liberty on June 20th, 2007 1 Comment »

It isn’t a pretty choice, that between Hamas and Fatah. Indeed, it was the reign of plunder and arrogance that Fatah imposed during its years of primacy that gave Hamas its power and room for maneuver. We must not overdo the distinction between the “secularism” of Fatah and the Islamism of Hamas. In the cruel [...]

[1260] Of divided and occupied Palestine

Posted in Conflict & disaster on June 15th, 2007 2 Comments »

Now, we have Hamas-controlled Gaza and Fatah-controlled West Bank. Instead of fighting for Palestinian sovereignty, both groups have turned against each other. BY THE end of this week, the Islamists of Hamas will have either destroyed the secular-minded Fatah in the Gaza Strip, or at least shown that they can. The relative quiet after a [...]