Palestine set to 'Spring'

Always on the lengthy side, but worth delving in!

"Now it is official: if the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) pursues recognition of the Palestinian people’s claim to statehood in the United Nations this month, financial sanctions will follow. Such a response can be expected not only from Israel, which channels around one billion dollars of Palestinian public revenue to the Palestinian Authority (PA) per annum, but also from major donors whose collective aid has averaged around 1.5 billion dollars in recent years."

It's never natural for a parent to kill their child, or a brother to turn on sibling. But it's happening too many times for comfort in Jordan- as is being tracked- and further afield.

"In Aqaba. No further words."

"This excellent video needs to be publicized. Although the purpose of the video doesn’t directly relate to Palestine, it deals with misconceptions, civil oppression, and most of all, discrimination, three major components of the philosophy of occupation."

"So, dear college students, please take this advice and follow it well or you’ll be sorry!"

On plotting out your future: "I’ve always wanted to complete my studies, get my masters, the PhD & become a University Professor. Publish books & journals. But there wasn’t any program related to my major available at any university in Kuwait & also my father wouldn’t let me travel."

Have you always been curious about which nations offer the cheapest gasoline, and what bearing this has on the driving masses? South America trumps Arabia for cheap petrol it turns out.

"If gas in Kuwait was the same price as Venezuela would you drive more? I personally don’t think it would make a difference…"