The BBBC, again

I have long said the BBC is a seriously biased media source regarding the Middle East. If one uses the BBC as their main source of news for that region then one’s knowledge is not that of reality but of the agenda the BBC is trying to promote. The BBC is obviously not keen on […]

Hahaha

One of the funniest things I’ve heard in a looooong time.. Annan really deserves an Oscar for this.
Annan: Syria Promises to Enforce Arms Embargo on Hezbollah
What’s next? Iran to head the International Atomic Energy Agency efforts to limit proliferation of nuclear weapons?
Annan: Syria Promises to Enforce Arms Embargo on Hezbollah

Another Fake Reuters Photo from Lebanon

Another manipluative photo from Reuters.

Another photo by Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj has been shown to be doctored. The photo, which proports to be of an Israeli F-16 firing missiles on Lebanon has been doctored to make the photo seem more sensational.
The Jawa Report: Another Fake Reuters Photo from Lebanon
And yet another one:
Reuters calls the […]

Reuters admits publishing distorted Beirut photo, apologizes, pulls pic

If you follow general media to gain understanding of what’s happening around the world then you might find this of interest. It demonstrates a few things:
1. The power of blogs
2. The power of media and its potential abuse
3. The power of.. photoshop
Reuters has admitted that one of its published photos has been crudely distorted and, […]

My highschool

My highschool in Haifa has just been hit by katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon.
8 people were killed by this volley of rockets.

Hello, it’s me, Nasrallah. Can you hear me?

This is my own translation to a funny article published today by Bud Zeinman about Nasrallah in his blog.

Hello, it’s me, Nasrallah. Can you hear me?
The leader of the Hizbollah on the phone with Bud Zeinman
by Bud Zeinman.
Nasrallah? Walla, it is you! I was worried about you ya ayuni, I thought maybe something happened […]

Israel, Lebanon and middle-east politics of war

As most of you are aware (especially if you follow oil prices) there’s a serious conflict going on in the middle-east at the moment. I have been following the news on about 8 different sources with concern for my country and people. I left Israel in 1997 but I am still very much in touch […]

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