Only this photo might express how I feel now about Aleppo...
Anger, Hope, Frustration, confusion and bitterness
But still, a dream is always there, as high as this citadel is and as small as their tiny dusty hands are.
22 Jul 2008
Aleppo...till now
Only this photo might express how I feel now about Aleppo...
Anger, Hope, Frustration, confusion and bitterness
But still, a dream is always there, as high as this citadel is and as small as their tiny dusty hands are.
12 Jul 2008
Lost in Samarkand
It's been so long since I stared at a wall for long...
since I planted my fingers into a golden warm sand...
since I felt my heart strongly beating
since I graped a deep breath and surrendered to my illusions...
sleeping in Aleppo, Lost in Samarkand...
since I planted my fingers into a golden warm sand...
since I felt my heart strongly beating
since I graped a deep breath and surrendered to my illusions...
sleeping in Aleppo, Lost in Samarkand...
14 May 2008
It is never
It is never a victory when one lebanese kills another lebanese.
It is never justified.
there is never peace when rights are lost.
there is never celebration when blood is on hands.
The blood will never dry.
It is never a nation based on religion.
It is never a promotion of state security when a blogger is sentenced to 3 years in prison for expressing his opinions
It is never safe to go out after midnight on a Saturday night in Glasgow
It is never... and it will never be
It is never justified.
there is never peace when rights are lost.
there is never celebration when blood is on hands.
The blood will never dry.
It is never a nation based on religion.
It is never a promotion of state security when a blogger is sentenced to 3 years in prison for expressing his opinions
It is never safe to go out after midnight on a Saturday night in Glasgow
It is never... and it will never be
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194,THE RIGHT TO RETURN.
The General Assembly,
Having considered further the situation in Palestine,
1. Expresses its deep appreciation of the progress achieved through the good offices of the late United Nations Mediator in promoting a peaceful adjustment of the future situation of Palestine, for which cause he sacrificed his life; and
Extends its thanks to the Acting Mediator and his staff for their continued efforts and devotion to duty in Palestine;
2. Establishes a Conciliation Commission consisting of three States members of the United Nations which shall have the following functions:
(a) To assume, in so far as it considers necessary in existing circumstances, the functions given to the United Nations Mediator on Palestine by resolution 186 (S-2) of the General Assembly of 14 May 1948;
(b) To carry out the specific functions and directives given to it by the present resolution and such additional functions and directives as may be given to it by the General Assembly or by the Security Council;
(c) To undertake, upon the request of the Security Council, any of the functions now assigned to the United Nations Mediator on Palestine or to the United Nations Truce Commission by resolutions of the Security Council; upon such request to the Conciliation Commission by the Security Council with respect to all the remaining functions of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine under Security Council resolutions, the office of the Mediator shall be terminated;
3. Decides that a Committee of the Assembly, consisting of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, shall present, before the end of the first part of the present session of the General Assembly, for the approval of the Assembly, a proposal concerning the names of the three States which will constitute the Conciliation Commission;
4. Requests the Commission to begin its functions at once, with a view to the establishment of contact between the parties themselves and the Commission at the earliest possible date;
5. Calls upon the Governments and authorities concerned to extend the scope of the negotiations provided for in the Security Council's resolution of 16 November 1948 1/ and to seek agreement by negotiations conducted either with the Conciliation Commission or directly, with a view to the final settlement of all questions outstanding between them;
6. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to take steps to assist the Governments and authorities concerned to achieve a final settlement of all questions outstanding between them;
7. Resolves that the Holy Places - including Nazareth - religious buildings and sites in Palestine should be protected and free access to them assured, in accordance with existing rights and historical practice; that arrangements to this end should be under effective United Nations supervision; that the United Nations Conciliation Commission, in presenting to the fourth regular session of the General Assembly its detailed proposals for a permanent international regime for the territory of Jerusalem, should include recommendations concerning the Holy Places in that territory; that with regard to the Holy Places in the rest of Palestine the Commission should call upon the political authorities of the areas concerned to give appropriate formal guarantees as to the protection of the Holy Places and access to them; and that these undertakings should be presented to the General Assembly for approval;
8. Resolves that, in view of its association with three world religions, the Jerusalem area, including the present municipality of Jerusalem plus the surrounding villages and towns, the most eastern of which shall be Abu Dis; the most southern, Bethlehem; the most western, Ein Karim (including also the built-up area of Motsa); and the most northern, Shu'fat, should be accorded special and separate treatment from the rest of Palestine and should be placed under effective United Nations control;
Requests the Security Council to take further steps to ensure the demilitarization of Jerusalem at the earliest possible date;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to present to the fourth regular session of the General Assembly detailed proposals for a permanent international regime for the Jerusalem area which will provide for the maximum local autonomy for distinctive groups consistent with the special international status of the Jerusalem area;
The Conciliation Commission is authorized to appoint a United Nations representative, who shall co-operate with the local authorities with respect to the interim administration of the Jerusalem area;
9. Resolves that, pending agreement on more detailed arrangements among the Governments and authorities concerned, the freest possible access to Jerusalem by road, rail or air should be accorded to all inhabitants of Palestine;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to report immediately to the Security Council, for appropriate action by that organ, any attempt by any party to impede such access;
10. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to seek arrangements among the Governments and authorities concerned which will facilitate the economic development of the area, including arrangements for access to ports and airfields and the use of transportation and communication facilities;
11. Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;
12. Authorizes the Conciliation Commission to appoint such subsidiary bodies and to employ such technical experts, acting under its authority, as it may find necessary for the effective discharge of its functions and responsibilities under the present resolution;
The Conciliation Commission will have its official headquarters at Jerusalem. The authorities responsible for maintaining order in Jerusalem will be responsible for taking all measures necessary to ensure the security of the Commission. The Secretary-General will provide a limited number of guards to the protection of the staff and premises of the Commission;
13. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to render progress reports periodically to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Security Council and to the Members of the United Nations;
14. Calls upon all Governments and authorities concerned to co-operate with the Conciliation Commission and to take all possible steps to assist in the implementation of the present resolution;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary staff and facilities and to make appropriate arrangements to provide the necessary funds required in carrying out the terms of the presentresolution.
The keys in your hands , the keys in our hearts, millions of 194, The right to return back home in Palestine.
Having considered further the situation in Palestine,
1. Expresses its deep appreciation of the progress achieved through the good offices of the late United Nations Mediator in promoting a peaceful adjustment of the future situation of Palestine, for which cause he sacrificed his life; and
Extends its thanks to the Acting Mediator and his staff for their continued efforts and devotion to duty in Palestine;
2. Establishes a Conciliation Commission consisting of three States members of the United Nations which shall have the following functions:
(a) To assume, in so far as it considers necessary in existing circumstances, the functions given to the United Nations Mediator on Palestine by resolution 186 (S-2) of the General Assembly of 14 May 1948;
(b) To carry out the specific functions and directives given to it by the present resolution and such additional functions and directives as may be given to it by the General Assembly or by the Security Council;
(c) To undertake, upon the request of the Security Council, any of the functions now assigned to the United Nations Mediator on Palestine or to the United Nations Truce Commission by resolutions of the Security Council; upon such request to the Conciliation Commission by the Security Council with respect to all the remaining functions of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine under Security Council resolutions, the office of the Mediator shall be terminated;
3. Decides that a Committee of the Assembly, consisting of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, shall present, before the end of the first part of the present session of the General Assembly, for the approval of the Assembly, a proposal concerning the names of the three States which will constitute the Conciliation Commission;
4. Requests the Commission to begin its functions at once, with a view to the establishment of contact between the parties themselves and the Commission at the earliest possible date;
5. Calls upon the Governments and authorities concerned to extend the scope of the negotiations provided for in the Security Council's resolution of 16 November 1948 1/ and to seek agreement by negotiations conducted either with the Conciliation Commission or directly, with a view to the final settlement of all questions outstanding between them;
6. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to take steps to assist the Governments and authorities concerned to achieve a final settlement of all questions outstanding between them;
7. Resolves that the Holy Places - including Nazareth - religious buildings and sites in Palestine should be protected and free access to them assured, in accordance with existing rights and historical practice; that arrangements to this end should be under effective United Nations supervision; that the United Nations Conciliation Commission, in presenting to the fourth regular session of the General Assembly its detailed proposals for a permanent international regime for the territory of Jerusalem, should include recommendations concerning the Holy Places in that territory; that with regard to the Holy Places in the rest of Palestine the Commission should call upon the political authorities of the areas concerned to give appropriate formal guarantees as to the protection of the Holy Places and access to them; and that these undertakings should be presented to the General Assembly for approval;
8. Resolves that, in view of its association with three world religions, the Jerusalem area, including the present municipality of Jerusalem plus the surrounding villages and towns, the most eastern of which shall be Abu Dis; the most southern, Bethlehem; the most western, Ein Karim (including also the built-up area of Motsa); and the most northern, Shu'fat, should be accorded special and separate treatment from the rest of Palestine and should be placed under effective United Nations control;
Requests the Security Council to take further steps to ensure the demilitarization of Jerusalem at the earliest possible date;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to present to the fourth regular session of the General Assembly detailed proposals for a permanent international regime for the Jerusalem area which will provide for the maximum local autonomy for distinctive groups consistent with the special international status of the Jerusalem area;
The Conciliation Commission is authorized to appoint a United Nations representative, who shall co-operate with the local authorities with respect to the interim administration of the Jerusalem area;
9. Resolves that, pending agreement on more detailed arrangements among the Governments and authorities concerned, the freest possible access to Jerusalem by road, rail or air should be accorded to all inhabitants of Palestine;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to report immediately to the Security Council, for appropriate action by that organ, any attempt by any party to impede such access;
10. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to seek arrangements among the Governments and authorities concerned which will facilitate the economic development of the area, including arrangements for access to ports and airfields and the use of transportation and communication facilities;
11. Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible;
Instructs the Conciliation Commission to facilitate the repatriation, resettlement and economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees and the payment of compensation, and to maintain close relations with the Director of the United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees and, through him, with the appropriate organs and agencies of the United Nations;
12. Authorizes the Conciliation Commission to appoint such subsidiary bodies and to employ such technical experts, acting under its authority, as it may find necessary for the effective discharge of its functions and responsibilities under the present resolution;
The Conciliation Commission will have its official headquarters at Jerusalem. The authorities responsible for maintaining order in Jerusalem will be responsible for taking all measures necessary to ensure the security of the Commission. The Secretary-General will provide a limited number of guards to the protection of the staff and premises of the Commission;
13. Instructs the Conciliation Commission to render progress reports periodically to the Secretary-General for transmission to the Security Council and to the Members of the United Nations;
14. Calls upon all Governments and authorities concerned to co-operate with the Conciliation Commission and to take all possible steps to assist in the implementation of the present resolution;
15. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the necessary staff and facilities and to make appropriate arrangements to provide the necessary funds required in carrying out the terms of the presentresolution.
The keys in your hands , the keys in our hearts, millions of 194, The right to return back home in Palestine.
23 Apr 2008
The Thing is...
the other day I was walking through the woods, I saw a rabbit standing infront of a candle making shadows of people on a tree
Stephen Wright
Stephen Wright
5 Apr 2008
Team 69...community action day 1 - go green!
Team 69 going green!
the first CAD... and we've already found an umbrella, one and a half bike....
cleaning the forrest could be ~an inriching~ experience.a great day we spent volunteering with
BTCV who are doing a great job develpoing community and saving nature...
Go BTCV!
16 Mar 2008
Become balanced
We all need time
To process…to evaluate…
To get old…
To understand…
And as I am told… to accept…
And we reach that… the acceptance..
When night will only mean darkness…
When daylight is the only reason you wake up for..
You become “balanced”
You become a good sane person…
you become “dependable”
this is what I am told
now what I tell, what I see
now, where I am in the cross roads
now …where I
am
dis appearing
trapped in a 2 dimensions world…
and just when you are overwhelmed with the concept of losing yourself
and then… just then… every thing will become crystal clear…
and you realize the facts…
and you are not a “balanced” person any more!
To process…to evaluate…
To get old…
To understand…
And as I am told… to accept…
And we reach that… the acceptance..
When night will only mean darkness…
When daylight is the only reason you wake up for..
You become “balanced”
You become a good sane person…
you become “dependable”
this is what I am told
now what I tell, what I see
now, where I am in the cross roads
now …where I
am
dis appearing
trapped in a 2 dimensions world…
and just when you are overwhelmed with the concept of losing yourself
and then… just then… every thing will become crystal clear…
and you realize the facts…
and you are not a “balanced” person any more!
7 Mar 2008
Numbers have names too- war crimes in Gaza
Amira Abu Asr (Gaza’s Princess) 20 days 
Angels under attak
Bara Naser Habib
Rania Iyad ( 8 years old)
some of the martyrs – March 2008
1-Eayd Abu Shebak 25, 2-Jacklin Abu Shebak 17, 3-Bassam Obied 45, 4-Mahmoud Bassam Obied 15, 5-Samah Asalyia 17, 6-Salwa Asalyia 14, 7-Mosleh Abu Ali 22, 8-Hamza El-Jamal 40, 9-Mustafa Abu Jalala 18,10-Muhamad El-Mabhoouh 17, 11-Hassan Rashad Safi 25, 12-Abed Allah Abed Rabu 20,13-Mustafa Manoun 21,14-Sa'ed El-Hasheem 21,15-Ibrahim El-Zien 26,16-Abed Allah Abu She'iera 18,17-Mustafa Abed Rabu 24,18-Muhamad Sliem 16,19-Ghada Saleh 16,20-Hussien El-Batsh15,21-Tala'at Dardouna, 22-AbedEl-Hamied Hamada, 23-Thabet Jenied22,24-Sultan El-Zien, 25-Muhamad Obied, 26-Mahmoud El-Attar, 27-Na'el Abu Oun 20,28-Abed El-Rahman Shehab 22 (one of Hamas legal Council ),29-Ali El-Ketnani, 30-Safa'a Abu Sief 12, 31 Sa'ed Dabour 18,32-Jihad Abu Helial,33-Thari Abu Obied,34-Tamer Weshah,35-Ahmed Saleh,36- Muhamad Eqila, Eqila, 37-Hassan Abu Harb,38-Khaled Att Allah,39-Ibrahim Att Allah, 40-So'ad Att Allah, 41- Mahmoud Rayian- 42-Abed El karim El-Haou 28, -,43-Omar Inshassi 20, 44- Ra'fat Yassin 22 khan-Yonis, 45-Hassan Abu El-Naja 21, khan-Yonis,46-Mustafa Zaghlol 32, 47-Belal El- Jamal 25, 48-Moa'tasem Abed Rabou 24, 49- Mosleh Muhamad Musleh 23, 50-Belal El-Jamal 25,
The following victims identified, the corpses were found badly burnt, their names have just been added to the list of Martyrs:51-Nehad Daher 12,52-Hamada Sa'ed 18,53-Belal Azaam21,54-Mohanad El-Shami 20,55-Muhamad Abu Rayia 19,56-Abed El-Mo'ty Sa'ed 20
DAMN YOUR PEACE EFFORTS
DAMN YOUR ONE STATE SOLUTION
DAMN YOUR NEGOTIATIONS
DAMN YOUR RELIGIONS
DAMN YOUR ORGANIZATIONS
DAMN YOUR MEDIA
DAMN YOUR LIBERATION
DAMN YOUR POLITICIONS
DAMN YOUR BOOKS… YOUR HISTORY… YOUR THEORIES…
DAMN YOUR TEARS AND WEEPING
DAMN YOUR CONSCIENCES
DAMN YOUR OIL, YOUR MONEY
DAMN YOUR ANALYZINGS
DAMN YOUR LEADERS
DAMN YOUR INTELLICTUALS
DAMN YOUR IDIOLOGIES
DAMN YOUR PRINCIPLES
DAMN YOUR ETHICS
AND DAMN YOUR BELIEVES
3 Mar 2008
Using the “Nazi choice” against Palestinians
“….If they don't stop after we kill 100, then we must kill a thousand and if they do not stop after 1,000 then we must kill 10,000. If they still don't stop we must kill 100,000, even a million. Whatever it takes…. “
Shmuel Eliyahu
Shmuel Eliyahu
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