Category Archives: Human rights
“Sunset of a Thousand Kisses”, or “Night of Fear”
The only life visible through the snow was an occasional wolf that pranced effortlessly in the virgin snow. The whiteness and picturesque scene masked the violent and blood-stained reality of the locale. Yair stood in his position, a concrete pillbox overlooking southern Lebanon, an area which the Hezbollah army completely controls. Continue reading
Filed under American Jewry, Gilad Schalit, Hezbollah, Human rights, Israel, Israeli Jews, Lebanon, Middle East, New York City, Syria, Terrorism, United Nations
Extra! Extra! Terrorists Like to Read!
I can see the commercials now. Just as the Sunday morning rerun of “Top Chef” goes into a commercial break, the commercials start. The first shows a couple sitting comfortably on a couch on a lazy Sunday morning. It’s just … Continue reading
Filed under al Qaeda, CIA, Human rights, I hate the media, Media Coverage, Middle East, New York Times, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism
Nigeria’s Newest (i.e. Youngest) Bride
“The Prophet Mohammed married at the age of nine, therefore any Muslim who marries a girl of nine years and above, is following the teachings of the Prophet.” – Nigerian Senator Sani Ahmed Yerima, 49. The ripples caused by the … Continue reading
Filed under Al Jazeera, BBC, Human rights, Islam, Marriage, Nigeria
Gilad Shalit Four Years Later: A flotilla for a flotilla
“We can’t win on this one in terms of PR. If we let them throw egg at us, we appear stupid with egg on our face. If we try to prevent them by force, we appear as brutes.” -Israeli Foreign … Continue reading
South Korea’s Awkward Conversation with the World
If the Security Council could be swift in coming down on one of your democratic member states that was enforcing a blockade to protect their own citizens, maybe you could move a little on the unprovoked North Korean attack on my ship. Continue reading
