Liz's Bits: Archive

“The Syrian people had been rendered poor and isolated. They had been fed the...”

– From the Turks to Assad: to us Syrians it is all brutal colonialism| Rana Kabbani, Comment is Free, Mar 30. Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/30/turks-assad-colonialism-family-mafia

Mar 30th

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Mar 28th

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Mar 22nd

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46% of Jewish Israelis justify attacks on innocent...

Ynet (the website of the popular tabloid Yediot Aharonot) published a very disturbing poll today. The poll was conducted following the Itamar terror attack that left five members of a family of settlers dead. The respondents of the poll were 504 Israelis from all sects of society. The poll discussed the practice of “price tag” (תג מחיר). The practice is basically settlers attacking...

Mar 22nd

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This is the most fun I've had with a mouse in a... →

Mar 21st

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Mar 21st

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Mar 19th

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Mar 19th

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Mar 18th

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CrowdVoice - Great crowd-sourcing site to keep up... →

Contains pages “Voices” for uprisings in Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, etc.

Mar 17th

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“There are soldiers here, willing to fight for us, but we have no weapons. We are...”

– Hana El-Gallal: ‘He will kill everyone. Do something. Please…’ - The Independent, March 17

Mar 17th

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Mar 15th

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Mar 14th

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Notes from a Lecture about Perceptions of...

This year, the Hebrew University organized several events to mark International Women’s Day, including lectures, concerts, self-defense classes and workout groups. A number of women’s rights NGO have set up booths on campus and the university is handing out stickers (link) (that not many of my fellow students are wearing, unfortunately). The sticker says “I too support gender...

Mar 8th

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