Palestine Think Tank

Free Minds for a Free Palestine
Israel war on Gaza: Share Album - Get Embed Code

Posts Tagged ‘Siniora’

The Ball of Violence in Lebanon is growing

By Adib Kawar • May 12th, 2008 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Middle East Issues, Newswire, Palestine, Resistance, War, Zionism

(Arabic translation below)
WRITTEN BY ABDUL BARI ATWAN,Editor of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Translated by Adib S. Kawar
The last four days uncovered the reality of the balance of power in Lebanon, for when the pro-government leaders, such as Saad Al-Hariri and Walid Jumblatt find themselves under siege, and cannot leave their headquarters, and ask for the army's protection, [...]



Lebanon Labour Strikes: Politicizing Public Demands

By Adib Kawar • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Israel, Middle East Issues, Opinions and Letters, Zionism

In the picture, David Welch, the US Near East Affairs emissary with Fouad Siniora. Lebanese labor unions called for a strike on May 7th for adjusting the salaries of the public and private sector employees and workers, as salaries and wages had not been adjusted for the last ten years, although the cost of living [...]