In 2006 during the invasion of Lebanon by the illegal Zionist entity, the then Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice had described the plight of Lebanon as “the birth pangs of a new Middle East”. Fast forward to 2011, she didn’t know how right she was….although it is in a totally different vision from what the neo-cons and the Zionist supporters back in the United States had for the Middle East.

For too long the Arab people of the Middle East were held beholden to their dictatorships and tyrants, they themselves subservient to the United States and her Zionist friend. Today, we have witnessed a radical change in the landscape of Middle East politics. Tunisia has fallen to democracy, Egypt too has followed suit. Protests and revolts are currently ongoing in Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria and Oman. Other countries such as Jordan and Syria are trying to find ways to stem the tide of “people power” that is flooding the Middle East. Yes, Israel, you are no longer “the only democracy in the Middle East” as your fanatical supporters and sympathisers had loudly proclaimed all these years. Suddenly Israel is now irrelevant to the democratization of the Middle East. It will just be a matter of time before the Palestinians under Israeli occupation stage their own “people power” revolt and the Israelis know it. It will be the coming of a Third Intifada, one that Israel will find it hard to end.

Can we say now that Israel is nothing more than a cancerous, oppressive apartheid state in the sea of democracy that is now the Middle East?

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What could be the root cause of the unwanted situation throughout the world? I think the cause is ideological; the fight to develop and ensure democracy, as far as possible throughout the world.

Rule of people

Democracy is derived from two Greek words, in English meaning “rule of the people”. This injustice has given rise to different conscientious interpretations. Abraham Lincoln’s injunction is often quoted: “Government of the people, for the people, by the people.” But once I read a wit as saying: the emphasis was on ‘the’, but, not as usually taken, on “people”.

Fortunately, in our age the definition of democracy has broadened, and is understood to mean every person has a fundamental right to vote, and to participate in the government of his country.

Another ideological matter that is contentious in meaning, and has led to differences of opinion, is terrorism. Terrorism means one thing to George Bush, and quite another meaning to Hamas, and to Ehud Olmert.

The problem is: Does every group resisting the established government, for whatever reason, justifiably be termed terrorists? Was Nelson Mandela, leader against apartheid in South Africa, a terrorist? Would the liberators from tyranny and oppression in past ages, be regarded today as terrorists?

Returning to today’s experience: Why is Hamas deemed by America in particular a terrorists group? They are resisting the occupation of their country Palestine, from its occupation by Israel! Moreover, Hamas was voted to form the government by a majority of the people.

Have courage

What should be the policy of America in the Middle East, in particular with Israel? America should have the courage, and impartiality to indicate to Israel it must completely end its occupation of Palestine.

In effect, to implement United Nations Resolution 242. The withdrawal from occupied Palestine would be to the 1967 borders. Two independent states would be created, as indeed has already been declared, desirable.

Israel’s economic viability depends heavily on America’s subsidisation. Thus America could use its financial clout to pressure Israel to end its unlawful occupation of Palestine. This simple act of policy of ending the occupation of Palestine would reverberate throughout the Middle East, in friendship with America.

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Five components characterize the music of the Arabs (Arab Woman) :

1. The Arab Woman tone system (a musical tuning system) with specific interval structures, invented by al-Farabi in the tenth century.

2. Rhythmic-temporal structures that produce a rich variety of rhythmic patterns, Arab Woman awzan, used to accompany the metered vocal and instrumental genres and give them form.

3. Musical instruments that are found throughout the Arabian Arab Woman world and that represent a standardized tone system, are played with standardized Arab Woman performance techniques, and exhibit similar details in construction and design.

4. Specific social contexts for the making of Arab Woman music, whereby musical genres can be classified as urban (music of the city inhabitants), rural (music of the country inhabitants), or Bedouin (Arab Woman music of the desert inhabitants).

5. A musical mentality that is responsible for the aesthetic homogeneity of the tonal-spatial and rhythmic-temporal structures in Arabian Arab Woman music, whether composed or improvised, instrumental or vocal, secular or sacred.

Unfortunately, we have noticed that the Malaysian Zionist cannot read.

1. They wish to wipe out all Palestinians from their homeland and throw them into the sea?

2. They kill all women, children and young men of the general Palestinian population (see the recent massacre of Beit Hanoun), without discriminating between civillians and fighters?

3. They destroy Palestinian civillian infrastructure and government buildings, denouncing it as “terrorist infrastructure” (never mind the fact that these structures were paid for and funded by the EU and the world community)?

4. They deny the Hamas government, even though Hamas was elected by popular vote through fair and free elections?

5. They build an “apartheid wall”, effectively sealing off the West Bank and Gaza from each other and turning each area into separate bantustans?

Really, why must Palestinians bend over and allow this racist, apartheid Zionist state to exist?

Zionism used FEAR to create what it claims to be a “Jewish National Home”. This sounds like driving on the wrong side of the street while ALL others drive on the right side. Zionism claimed to have a solution to “ghettos” only to create the largest ghetto ever. If you remember that around 65% of Israelis live in the coastal strip between Haifa and Gaza border.

If you look at the map and measure the distance between the sea shore and the wall: 18 kms. only Did Zionism really achieve what it claimed all the time to have achieved? What is a better short description of Israel than a “modern times ghetto”?

While you read these lines Israel has imprisoned a democratically elected parliament and the cabinet that was brought to power by a democratic process attested by International observers. Zionism claims to have the “moral right” to do to others what it says Jews have been through. This is equivalent to saying a thing is WRONG and RIGHT at the very same time!

It is WRONG when Jews are being persecuted.
It is RIGHT when the Jewish State is persecuting!
What sense does that make to a level-headed person?

Gaza is now under attack. Reason given: one Israeli soldier has been taken prisoner. Palestinian Resistance says “free women and children held prisoners” for us to free the soldier. Simple demand to which Israel has responded with heavy shelling and plane strafing.

Israel claims it wants PEACE. This peace is supposed to be with the indignant population whom Israel has expelled. While Israel talks peace it uses its military power to subjugate the very people it wants to live with. Strange unprecedented formula that NEVER brought Israel anywhere near peace.

While you are reading these lines more Palestinian are being killed and rendered homeless.
Israel uses military power – thanks to Uncle Sam – to bring around tranquility from the muzzle of the gun.

Time alone will judge if this is a DREAM that will come TRUE. Or if it is a nightmare that changed the HOLY LAND into a modern ghetto.

• Rashid Khalidi, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
• Ali Abunimah, One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

Jimmy Carter’s comments in CNN and his book were also mentioned — as well as the ongoing debate between the the one-state and two-state solution.

You can listen to the audio or read the partial, rush transcript. Good stuff.

Such hypocrisy disgusts me.

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