On the 65th anniversary of the Nabka, one Jew asks for empathy

Published May 8th, 2013 - 16:19 GMT

An old Palestinian man still holds the key to his old house taken from him in 1948.

"Put yourself in their shoes" - Taking Obama seriously for Nakba at 65

A Jewish blogger calls fellow Jews to task and asks them to listen to President Obama and empathize with Palestinians for once.

Source: Micha's Paradigm Shift

A good use of a horn in Jordan

A blogger stood in the street with a sign saying, ' If you hate university violence, honk your horn!". He was blown away.

Source: Lee's Blog

See what others think of you from Google’s search

When you search for something on Google you notice some suggestions. Google builds these suggestions from previous people’s search.

Guess what happens when you put in, "Syrian men are..."

Source: Jaraad

Fisk on Syria and Stenography “Journalism” (Democracy Now! Video)

Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk denounces the increasingly common stenography approach in Western journalism, where articles are written with no fact-checking and no reporting from the ground:

Source: Informed Comment

Lebanon: Scandal Breaks Out over Homophobic Raid in Dekwaneh

What “morality” and what “religion” gives you the right to forcibly strip people and take pictures without their consent?