Like a bird sweeping across the sky In spite of broken wings, The sun still brighter Despite the night, The sweet smell of lily of the valley Under a thick blanket of concrete pavement, Heartbeat Taken out of my chest. . .
poniedziałek, 31 października 2011
Ciężki poniedziałek w Gazie...
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czwartek, 27 października 2011
Szesnaście powodów dla których chciałbyś żyć w Libii Kadafiego... (PL)
środa, 26 października 2011
Agony ...
I am here. I am everywhere
Every place you've been I have waited
Every face you've seen I have worn
I have not one name but thousands
I come on the wings of an epidemic
Of a massacre
A lone scream in the night
Announced by the distant thunder of a war
or the bleat of the slaughtered calf
I visit the dying in their burning skin
Devour the bodies of the sick
I crush the hearts of the hopeful as I dance on the backs of the weak
Your greatest fears are my delight
With your cries you invite me in
I am the betrayal you could not have seen
The killer you thought you knew
One day I will be your mother or your father or your friend
Another day I will be your neighbor, or perhaps I'll work through you
There are monsters hiding in your closet
There are ghosts beneath your bed
The dream you feared was real
Was real
These are gifts to you from me
I love you in my little way
With your suffering I am alive!
Can't you hear the music on the wind?
Don't you recognize the tune?
Is it you my friend, your struggling?
Your spirit torn limb from limb?
But I am not death
Death is your deliverer
Death looks to me with sorrow in his eyes and asks, "Why must you do this?"
My answer remains unchanged
I do what you cannot
No end is swift under my watch
Mercy is a mistake I correct
I am peace destroyed and eyes forced open
The ragged ring around your neck.
I am your secret wish for others
I am their secret wish for you
I have not one name but thousands
But you... you may call me Agony
And I am pleased to make your acquaintance
Kashmir’s First Blood
32 bullets, he took ‘em all, to shield others from unrelenting guns
By Baba Umar
It was the morning of January 21, 1990. The sun came up without much sparkle but it shone on young Rauf’s face for the last time. For, by noon, he was lying on the ground in his favourite blue jacket and green shoes, his body pierced by a hail of troopers’ bullets...
wtorek, 25 października 2011
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Mutassim Gaddafi : "My wounds are all medals on my chest"
MUSTASIM - these WOUNDS are MEDALS to me. Am not afraid of you! What are u, nothing but teenagers, and dont know what u are talking about.
Cam-guy - Come listen to this guy, he's talk like a brave man.
MUSTASIM - listen, what's your name ( Like u question a bad officer), u people are not brave, u should go do something else.
Cam-guy - Now u want to be a HERO to the last minute huh?
*Mutassim: These are all Medals on my chest!
*Rebel is laughing.
*Mutassim:This is a kids talk,stop talking like teenagers.You boy what is your name? This is children's game,you boy what is your name ?
*Rebel:Mustafa.
*Mutassim:I want to talk to you alone !
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Libya S.O.S.: HOW MANY OF GADDAFI’S DOUBLES DID THEY ACTUALY KIL...
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Gaddafi is alive / Kadafi żyje.
środa, 19 października 2011
Tears of Gaza / Gazas tårer - full movie by Vibeke Løkkeberg (English and Norsk subtitles)
poniedziałek, 17 października 2011
Afghan Massacre The Convoy of Death ( full movie in english)
niedziela, 16 października 2011
Seeking Asylum in Norway: Never Easy for Palestinians
By Julie Holm for MIFTAH |
Many Palestinians I meet here in Ramallah ask me where my interest in Palestine and the Palestinians comes from. Proudly, I answer that in Norway numerous organizations and political parties are concerned with their situation. Further we have a large Palestinian community of engaged, enlightened people who make sure that we don’t forget what is going on in their home country.
Only a few weeks ago, the Norwegian State Secretary, Espen Barth Eide, spoke to the UN General Assembly. There he announced that Norway is looking forward to welcoming Palestine as a new member state in the UN. He confirmed that the Norwegian position is that the Palestinian people are right in seeking recognition as a state. This is an important statement coming from Norway, a country with a special position when it comes to involvement in Palestine and its relations with Israel. However, I can’t help but wonder how this is in line with the way Palestinian asylum seekers are currently being treated in Norway.
Out of the largest groups of asylum seekers in Norway, Palestinians are the ones who are treated the most abrasively. Denying asylum to Palestinians in Norway has created a group without rights where they are and unable to return from where they came. Many are resourceful persons who had to flee from the West Bank, Gaza or neighboring countries because of problems with the Israeli occupation authorities and settlers or because of disputes with political groups inside Palestine. They have often chosen Norway as their destination because of the positive reputation Norway has in the Middle East and because of the Norwegian support in building Palestinian state institutions.
Earlier, all stateless Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank applying for asylum in Norway would be eligible to stay. It was the belief of the Norwegian authorities that this was required based on the general conditions in the area. This practice is in line with recommendations of the UNHCR. However, Palestinian asylum seekers in Norway are now asked to return to a life marked by occupation, violations of human rights and violence.
Further, even if they wanted to return it would most likely not be possible. The core of the issue is that the Norwegian authorities are not able to return the Palestinians to the occupied territories. They expect the Palestinians to go back voluntarily, but that is impossible when it comes to Gaza and often problematic even for the West Bank. There are many reasons why they are not able to return, including being banned by the Israelis; the risk of going to prison; the fact that what was once their home is now occupied by settlers; and disagreements with powerful political groups within Palestine. There is simply no way for these Palestinians to go back unless it is by illegal means and at their own risk. Hence they are forced to live in Norwegian asylum centers or to work illegally to get by for an indefinite period of time.
Many Palestinians I have met in Norway have been in this situation; unable to return, and not allowed to stay. Application processes for asylum and residence permits can take months and in some cases years. Meanwhile there is not much to do but wait. From what I have been told, that is the worst part, the waiting. And even if the applications are denied the Palestinians can’t return to Palestine, which means that they have to wait even longer.
The Palestinian asylum seekers who were denied permanent stay in Norway can wait for their case to be reconsidered, for something that will change the situation and make it possible for them to stay. As Palestinians everywhere else, however, they are also waiting for something to happen in Palestine - a waiting game that has been going on for more than 60 years.
Nonetheless, this is not going to change overnight, neither is the humanitarian situation in Gaza or the settler violence in the West Bank. When Espen Barth Eide spoke on behalf of Norway at the UN, he called for a change on the ground. As many times before, Norway is advising Palestine and Israel, making lists of demands they should fulfill and condemning the inhumane conditions under which the Palestinians live. Maybe it is about time they start looking at the conditions of Palestinian and other asylum seekers in Norway. Further, it makes no sense to condemn the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and call for changes on the one hand, and to deny Palestinians permanent stay in Norway on the other, thus attempting to send them back to what the Norwegian authorities themselves have deemed an unsustainable situation.
SOURCE : http://www.miftah.org
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