Middle East

The Israeli prison service announced on Wednesday the names of the
detainees who will be released in the second phase of the swap deal which is
planned to be concluded next Sunday.

The first phase was implemented on Oct 18, and witnessed the release
of 447 Palestinian prisoners in exchange of the former captured Israeli soldier Gila’ad Shalit.

Dr Ibrahim Nahel Othman (alias Khaled Al-Hakim, member of Damas Doctors coordination committee), was killed last Saturday by security forces of Bachar Al-Assad in a northern village of Syria. He was helping the wounded activists protesting each day against the Syrian regime.
(from «la Mort en Vienne», Ossama Mohamed syrian filmmaker, Vienna
international film festival 2011)

Cairo – ”You proved that you are right, that we were wrong. You are catalysts for reforms. Recognise your capabilities for changing the world”, said Qatar’s first lady Sheikha Moza in Doha to 400 “leaders of tomorrow” from 100 countries.

A Palestinian man and his daughter were injured on Sunday after an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza Strip. Palestinian medics said. A local source added that the two were hurt in their home after a raid targeted a close building in Al-Zaitoon neighborhood south of Gaza City.
The source confirmed that at least two missiles hit the building and
caused a total destruction for it.

23 Reasons Why We Should be Careful About Uncritically Accepting Western Views of the Syrian Insurrection.

As insurrection in Syria lurches towards civil war, the brakes need to be put on the propaganda pouring through the Western mainstream media and accepted uncritically by many who should know better.

Razan Zeitouneh talks with peace activist Ossama Nassar from Darayaa about the chances of the Syrian revolution to remain peaceful.
The trained eye cannot miss a recent change in the general mood in Syria under the pressure of the regime’s crackdown on the opposition and the lack, to date, of any change in the balance of power that could favour the revolution.

Cairo – Since its very beginning in January, the Egyptian revolution has been an all inclusive people’s movement: the Islamists, the Christians or Copts, men, women, the young, the elderly… entire families were there.

At least two Palestinian were killed and two others were wounded in a new airstrike on the central of Gaza Strip on Thursday, Local sources said.
Gaza emergency and ambulance services official Adham Abu Salmiya said that two people were killed and two others were injured in a new Israeli airstrike which targeted a car in Omar Al-mokhtar Street in the middle of Gaza City.

One Palestinian was killed and three others were wounded in an Israeli bombing raid on last Wednesday targeting a home east of Shijaiyeh in Gaza City.
This attack was followed by an airstrike on an open area in Zaiton, located at the South of the Gaza city. The airstrike injured tow fighters of Islamic Jihad
Movement.

“If we, as human beings, do not elevate ourselves in a balanced way that combines materialism and spirituality, then we will not be able to evolve spiritually nor materialistically in order for us to exist and feel that our presence is fulfilled, as well as us feeling fulfilled with the presence of everyone, with God.”