Israelis' Sabbath of Rage demands change- but not for Palestine

Israel joins the people power Mideast wave of protests- sweeping Palestine aside while it focuses on domestic middle class issues, as better housing; Another social media hoax Arab woman-identity investigated (Liliane Khalil); Remembering Kuwait's day of Invasion by aggressor Iraq; What's Saudi Arabia protesting or not protesting? And cross-dressing in Arabia.

Israel has a 'Middle Class', in the words of Haaretz, protest for change.

Roar Mag [3]

150,000+ demonstrate for social justice in Israel

Israelis protesting against social justice. No irony here. "For two weeks already, angry Israelis have been camped out in squares across the country. Last night, the protests culminated into an historic march."

Plus 972 [4]

The tent protest: neither social justice, nor revolution

"This article was jointly written by Dahlia Scheindlin and Joseph Dana, based on our shared experiences of the protests: "The popular, mass protests here that began as a cry of rage against housing prices have evolved admirably into a public outcry against a slew of deep-rooted problems in Israeli social and economic life. Visiting the tent camps early every day, we’ve watched the protest grow from a motley band of wishful Woodstockers at the tip of Rothschild Boulevard two weeks ago, to a sort of mini-metropolis spreading close to the end of the road. There’s a first aid tent courtesy of Physicians for Human Rights, “Settle the Negev and the Galil” tents, ideological discussions, guitar and drum sing-alongs, Kabalat Shabbat, Friday night dinner, outdoor films about revolutionary themes, families with babies, and endlessly creative slogans. There are tents down near the central bus station, in a cat and mouse game with the municipality, which is trying to break up their camp."

The next web: Middle East [5]

Twitter investigation uncovers another Middle East hoax

On the heels of the Gay Girl in Damascus comes this unfolding mystery and fraudulent blogger: The trail left by a suspect blogger claiming to be an Arabic woman has led to many possible identities masked by the online aliases - including Jewish name, Atlanta based worker "Gisele Cohen". "As the report’s conclusion shows, there are still many questions surrounding Liliane Khalil’s existence, and very few answers."

Social Slave [6]

August 2nd, 1990 – In Remembrance of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

"This is a short video clip I found on YouTube which is CNN’s report on the 1st day of the Iraqi invasion on Kuwait on August 2nd, 1990. I still remember that morning quite clearly. My parents had traveled to London at midnight and we were staying with our grandmother. No one went to work and we were confused as to what’s going on when one of our aunts told us that Iraq has invaded Kuwait and there is a war going on. Later we found out that soon after Mom’s plane took off, the next BA flight was held by the Iraqi forces."

Saudi Jeans [7]

The New Activism

Homing in on KSA's status during the Arab Uprisings. "It is rather sad that at a time when peoples are toppling dictators and changing regimes, we are still stuck talking about women driving, underage marriage and the right of prisoners to get a speedy, fair trial. I’m not saying these issues are unimportant, but let’s face it: their importance pales quickly when you compare them with other countries’ struggles to change their reality. So, what’s up in Saudi Arabia?"

360 Dewan [8]

Men Behind Veil!

Turning the tables on Arabian or Muslim men. Cross-dressing Arabia: "I was checking Flickr and found this work called MASKulinity posted by abdullah.oblongata it may have more than one explanation .. interesting."