Qifa Nabki
Israel
Sandmonkey on Gaza
“So, to break the news to you: Hey, Palestinian leaders, no matter how many homemade rockets you fire, the Israelis will retaliate with 100 times more weapons who are 1000 times more effective in killing their targets, so yeah, you are not winning here. And hey, Israeli leaders, No matter how many bombs you drop … Continue reading
A Letter from Israel
(I received this today from Israel, on day two of the assault on Gaza). I’ve been driven mad by this whole thing since yesterday, literally in a state of shock, not believing that the so-called “moderate” leadership of Olmert, Livni, and Barak, could actually give the go-ahead to such a bloody operation. And now, despite the … Continue reading
Conspiracy Chronicles, no. 2
“What is with all of these wild fires?” I asked Abbas as we drove back to Beirut from Saida. “This is a mafia at work,” he said confidently. “Really?” “Yes, isn’t it obvious?” “Ummm…” “The fires are always in the Chouf. Always roughly in the same area.” “Not really.” “More or less. They are mostly … Continue reading
Landis and Abbas Go Head to Head
Given the enormous potential of Syria’s peace negotiations with Israel to transform the strategic balance of the region, it is a bit odd that the discussion of this issue has been largely absent in Lebanese media and political circles. The talks are hardly ever mentioned by opposition figures, and the majority only ever seems to … Continue reading
HummusGate
I haven’t gotten so many email forwards about a Lebanon-related issue since the National Geographic special about Phoenician DNA, which featured a stunning photo-montage of several sweaty and very hairy Lebanese fishermen (or, maybe just accountants pretending to be fishermen) rowing a boat and trying their best to look non-Arab. The latest story, showing up … Continue reading
Qifa Nabki 
And the people say…