Cemetery with over 100 tombs from 2200-650 BCE shows prehistoric Bethlehem was a rich town situated along important trade routes.
wild.
Category: Middle East,
3,400-year-old Beads Found in Nordic Graves Made by King Tut’s Glassmaker
Cobalt glass beads found in Scandinavian Bronze Age tombs reveals trade connections between Egyptian and Mesopotamia 3400 years ago – and similar religious rituals.
I love stuff like this: showing that our world has always been interconnected.
Leading Israeli Sociologist Calls on for Boycott of West Bank University
Prof. Uri Ram, who heads the Israeli Sociological Society, urged colleagues to boycott academic institute in settlement of Ariel.
Leading Israeli Sociologist Calls on for Boycott of West Bank University – Israel News – Haaretz
hmmmm
Israeli Hiker Stumbles on Rare Gold Coin of Emperor Augustus in Galilee
The coin, only the second known of its kind, was issued as part of a commemorative series by Emperor Trajan, a successor of the founder of the Roman Empire.
Israeli Hiker Stumbles on Rare Gold Coin of Emperor Augustus in Galilee – Israel News – Haaretz
cool!
Israeli troops relying on Waze app blunder into Palestinian area; clashes follow
At least one Palestinian was killed in fighting after the Israelis mounted a rescue mission.
whoops!
Iraqis Celebrate as Threat of Third Bush Presidency is Over
Moments after the first evidence of Jeb Bush’s dismal finish began trickling in, Iraqis roared with glee as spontaneous festivities erupted across the country.
Iraqis Celebrate as Threat of Third Bush Presidency is Over – The New Yorker
lololololol
Israeli PM’s wife mistreated staff, court finds
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, mistreated household staff, a labor court has found, in a case brought by a former caretaker.
Israeli PM’s wife mistreated staff, court finds | Radio New Zealand News
Somehow this does not surprise me at all.
At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion
A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured, Turkish officials say.
Ankara blast: At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion – BBC News
Sigh…
Trump on Iraq: How Could We Have Been So Stupid? “One Of The Worst Decisions In The History Of The Country”
“It’s one of the worst decisions in the history of the country. We have totally destabilized the Middle East.” “We spent $2 trillion,” Trump said about the Iraq war. “Could have rebuilt our country. We could have done so much with that money. And instead, we’re worse in the Middle East than we were 15 years ago. Right now, it’s a disaster.”
<Snicker>
It’s gotta sting the G.O.P. when that guy is the only one talking sense.
Iran Official Claims U.S. Republicans Asked to Delay Prisoner Release Until After Presidential Election
Ali Shamkhani, chief of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, claimed today that U.S. Republican officials reached out to Tehran asking that the recent release of four American prisoners be delayed until after the upcoming presidential election. There are very good reasons to be skeptical of Shamkhani’s claim. If it is true, it is completely insane.
What the fuck is so insane about the G.O.P. doing the exact same thing they did in the Carter-Reagan era hostage crisis? Nothing, that is what. Gawker needs to grow up and pull their collective thumbs out of their asses.
Israeli Drone Feeds Hacked By British and American Intelligence
Agents monitored military operations in Gaza, watched for a strike against Iran, and kept tabs on drone technology.
Israeli Drone Feeds Hacked By British and American Intelligence
Since we probably bought and paid for the damn things I am more than fucking OK with this. Israel’s government is incapable of keeping their word, all the more reason to spy on their asses.
Sweden may reject thousands of asylum applications
Sweden’s interior minister says his country is preparing to expel 80,000 asylum-seekers in the next year, according to media reports.
Sweden may reject thousands of asylum applications – CNN.com
Sigh…
Malala Yousafzai warns of education gap for Syrian refugees
Campaigner Malala Yousafzai calls for more to be done to educate millions of Syrian refugee children denied access to school.
Malala Yousafzai warns of education gap for Syrian refugees – BBC News
sigh
Israeli Dies of Wounds From Settlement Stabbing
An Israeli woman died on Tuesday of wounds she suffered in a Palestinian stabbing attack in a West Bank settlement the previous day, according to a Jerusalem hospital.
Israeli woman, 23, dies of wounds from Palestinian stabbing – The Washington Post
Damnit!
Israel says it will seize West Bank land
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation.
Israel says it will seize West Bank land – Times of India
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Dirty, pig-suckling, mother-fuckers.
Israel plans to seize West Bank farmland
Israel plans to appropriate a large tract of agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Army Radio said on Wednesday, a move that has angered Palestinians and is almost certain to draw international criticism.
Israel plans to seize West Bank farmland: Army Radio | Reuters
My god , the Israeli government are such, horrible, evil, dastardly assholes. It is so hard not to root against them!
Netanyahu Signs Off on Israeli Seizure of West Bank Farmlands
Despite international criticism over its settlement policy, Israel plans to seize a large tract of farmland in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Wednesday.
Netanyahu Signs Off on Israeli Seizure of West Bank Farmlands
Netanyahu’s government and anyone who supports them are horrible, backwards, evil bigots.
How Iran persecutes its oldest religion
Over the past two years, many Muslim Iranians have begun publicly rejecting the Shiite theocracy’s intolerant ways by adopting symbols and festivals from Zoroastrianism. Those actions aredenounced as causing “harm and corruption” by ayatollahs like Khamenei and Jannati.
How Iran persecutes its oldest religion – CNN.com
hmmm
Netanyahu says Israel and EU need to reset ties | Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the European Union on Thursday of holding his country to a double standard, (and I presume that nomenclature would apply to any and all standards Israel did not find convenient?) and reserved special criticism for Sweden… proceeding to whine like a yappy little bitch.
Israel has been at odds with the EU over its decision to require labeling of exports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. (Because, “nothing to see here, move along” like they are South Park or something?)
Relations with Sweden, however, have deteriorated since it recognized Palestinian statehood last year. Think of how much easier life would be for all parties if they just got over it…
Source: Netanyahu says Israel and EU need to reset ties | Reuters
In U.S. court, Israel faces civil suit by Americans injured in Gaza flotilla raid
Four injured by Israeli commandos aboard a U.S.-flagged vessel in May 2010 seek damages in novel claim.
hmmm
In U.S. court, Israel faces civil suit by Americans injured in Gaza flotilla raid
Four injured by Israeli commandos aboard a U.S.-flagged vessel in May 2010 seek damages in novel claim.
hmmmm
Greek airline apologizes for pushing Arabs off flight after protest by Jews
The Aegean Airlines’ CEO wrote to a Palestinian leader who had said the “appalling behavior by the Israeli passengers is reminiscent of the worst years of the South African apartheid.”
An apology is a paltry start. This sort of bigotry is the kind that fueled the trains into concentration camps in WWII. The “Jews” who complained should be the ones prevented from flying, as well as the employees who acquiesced to their bigoted and evil demands.
The response to an Israeli official’s ban on a Jewish-Arab love story? A video of Jews and Arabs kissing
Tel Aviv liberals respond to an education ministry decision to ban a book about forbidden love between Jews and Muslims with a video of strangers from each side kissing each other.
Ironically, its almost impossible to tell who is Israeli and who is Palestinian in the video.
Ministry officials were worried that the “intimate relations between Jews and non-Jews threatens the separate identity,” reported Israeli daily Haaretz, which broke the story.
🙂
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