Tag: uprising
Israeli Vice PM: Syrian Assault is Genocide
Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz, is calling Syrian President Bashar Assad’s war against opposition a “genocide”, and said Israeli support is behind efforts to overthrow him.
Egypt Sending 2,000 officers into the Sinai, Well Above Treaty Limits, to Fight Rampant...
Egyptian Maj.-Gen. Ahmad Jamal said that Egypt's Interior Ministry decided to send 2,000 officers and soldiers from the Special Forces to the north of Sinai, in order to increase security control of the area. He said the ministry has already sent 150 officers and the rest will be sent soon. The main reason for sending them is to implement security plans, especially plans to protect the natural gas line.
Egyptian Gas Pipeline to Israel Blown Up Yet Again
The Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was hit by an explosion on Monday for 14th time since last spring's uprising against...
Syrian Forces Renew Attack on Hama, Homs
According to rebel forces, Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early Wednesday, targetting residential neighborhoods from armored vehicles and...
UN Chief to Assad: ‘Stop Killing Your People’
“Stop the violence. Stop killing your people,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said in a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose troops have killed more than 5,000 people during a 10-month-old uprising.
Syrian President Grants General Amnesty
Embattled president Assad offers another gesture to try to quell the 10-month old unrest.
Explosions Hit Syrian Security Bases
Two explosions, possibly suicide bombers rock Damascus on Friday morning,
Soldiers Defecting En Masse in Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s popularity continues to slide, with at least 10,000 soldiers in the army defecting.
Newly Translated Book On The Warsaw Ghetto
Many books have been written about the Warsaw Ghetto in the 66 years since its destruction. There have been reports, memoirs, studies, albums and movies of all kinds that have tried to tell the story of what happened. But to date for the English speaker the story was never complete.
Newly Translated Book On The Warsaw Ghetto
Many books have been written about the Warsaw Ghetto in the 66 years since its destruction. There have been reports, memoirs, studies, albums and movies of all kinds that have tried to tell the story of what happened. But to date for the English speaker the story was never complete.
The Wicked Son
When Dr. Israel Shahak died on July 2, 2001, the Monitor speculated that he “presumably had ample opportunity by now to compare notes with Hitler, Stalin and the other equally distinguished residents of his new, supernaturally heated neighborhood.”
The Times Just Doesn't Give Up
On its front page Sunday, The New York Times carried a box headlined, "Some Expect Hamas To Resume Talking," with the following text: