CCTV | (Ron Kampeas Interview) — “CCTV America’s Elaine Reyes interviewed Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Ron Kampeas.” CCTV: “Ron Kampeas discusses how France’s Jewish community is affected by Paris terror attacks ”
Archives for January 2015
Winter Floods strike a Gaza reduced to Rubble by Israeli Shelling
GAZA CITY (Ma’an News Agency) — Hundreds of Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday were forced to evacuate their homes due to rising water levels, as winter Storm Huda began to take a toll on the besieged coastal enclave on the third day of its landing. Hatem al-Khur, an official in the Khuzaa […]
How is the Press in the Muslim World covering the Paris Attacks?
By Joanna Paraszczuk | (RFE/RL) — Media in the Muslim world have published a wide variety of reactions to the deadly attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. In Iran, the morning papers offered very diverse coverage of the event. Although overall coverage was low-key compared to Western media, some […]
Yes, they’re Condemning the Paris Attacks: The Muslims’ War on Terror
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — When American commentators like Carl Bernstein complain that Muslim authorities have not sufficiently denounced the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo staff in Paris, they show a profound ignorance of the current situation in the Middle East. The fact is that both governments of Muslim-majority countries and the […]
Paris attack becomes Political Football in Israel and Palestine
By Nasser Lahham | Ma’an News Agency | — The shooting at a satirical magazine in Paris on Wednesday, which left 12 people dead, came at a very sensitive and dangerous time for both Palestinians and the Israelis. France has recently supported the Palestinian people and their cause at the UN Security Council, causing panic […]
Charlie Hebdo: A Clash of Extremisms, not of Civilizations
By Aurelien Mondon | The Conversation | — The attack on Charlie Hebdo was an abominable tragedy. It struck the heart of one of our capitals and symbols of our democracies as terrorists attacked our freedom of the press. It is now essential to pay our respects to those who lost their lives yesterday and […]
“Anyone but Bibi’: Israeli PM popularity slumps as 90% of his Campaign Money Comes from US
RT | — “Israel’s Prime Minister has kicked off his re-election campaign, with a well-funded operation, much of which is coming from abroad. More than 230,000 dollars has come in from various donors in the United States. It makes up almost 90% of Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election funds, most of it coming just from three American […]
The Big Carbon Empire strikes Back
By Michael T. Klare | Tomdispatch.com | — Around the world, carbon-based fuels are under attack. Increasingly grim economic pressures, growing popular resistance, and the efforts of government regulators have all shocked the energy industry. Oil prices are falling, colleges and universities are divesting from their carbon stocks, voters are instituting curbs on hydro-fracking, and […]
Paris Terrorist was Radicalized by Bush’s Iraq War, Abu Ghraib Torture
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Sharif and Said Kouashi, the two brothers for whom the French police are searching, were born in Paris of Algerian parents, Mokhtar et Freiha Méguireche, according to a profile published by Le Monde. Said was born in 1980. Sharif was born in 1982. The brothers were poor and […]