Rime Allaf - Articles

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17. Theater of the absurd in the Occupied Territories Rime Allaf - Dec 2001 Daily Star Lebanon This year will certainly be remembered in the Palestinians’ history annals, not only because of the direct effects of Sept. 11 on them, but mainly because all hell broke loose on their occupied land, way before Sept. 11, and no one came to their rescue.... 16. Resorting to 'comparative suffering' will do Israel no good Rime Allaf - Dec 2001 Daily Star Lebanon Even though Israel abundantly uses live bullets, missiles and booby-trap bombs, leaving actual stones for Palestinian children to defend themselves against jets and tanks, the adage that it lives in a glass house but still throws stones is nonetheless applicable.... 15. The world still turns the other cheek to Dr. Sharon's slaps Rime Allaf - Dec 2001 Daily Star Lebanon Crimes against humanity have a tendency to haunt their perpetrators, even when they were committed two decades ago in an insignificant refugee camp that no one outside the region had ever heard about. Not in the least repentant, Ariel Sharon, the butcher of Sabra and Shatila, is nevertheless annoyed by reminders of his role in the infamous massacre of 1982.... 14. Al Jazeera is not pro-Zionist enough for Fouad Ajami's taste Rime Allaf - Nov 2001 Daily Star Lebanon The media in the US and in Europe consider themselves free and impartial; whether this is really the case is disputable, to say the least. Numerous incidents in the recent past have indicated how easily its reporters have bowed to pressure from authorities in various countries, or even from their own bosses.... 13. Blair forgets to do his homework and fails the test Rime Allaf - Nov 2001 Daily Star Lebanon There is a very slight chance that Tony Blair and his cabinet are strategists (of debatable brilliance); more likely, they are ill-advised politicians with an astounding lack of foresight or knowledge of the Middle East.... 12. Rudolph Giuliani & company in need of $10 million 'Palestine reality tour' Rime Allaf - Nov 2001 Daily Star Lebanon The entire world is gripped with fear and paranoia, but some events (seemingly insignificant in the scale of things) still manage to make international headlines. That the behavior of an American mayor in reaction to that of a Saudi prince should provoke such a flood of writings is somewhat puzzling, at times when other incidents surely deserve more attention.... 11. American-Israeli honeymoon ruined by talk of a Palestinian state Rime Allaf - Oct 2001 Daily Star Lebanon In the past, the few sporadic arguments between the US and Israel could have been likened to bouts of sibling rivalry, or to the inevitable squabbles that happen even in the best of families. The quarrels were unpleasant but brief, as both sides never forgot that in the end, they were bound by relations strong enough to overcome any misunderstanding. If they ever disagreed, the US and Israel eventually ended up supporting each other against the world.... 10. Troika forces the world to choose one evil and fight another Rime Allaf - Oct 2001 Daily Star Lebanon Congratulations were apparently the only order of the day when two Palestinian students were killed in Gaza by Palestinian police forces on Monday. Israeli authorities could hardly contain their glee, delighted that the Palestinian Authority had finally stooped so low as to deny Palestinians the right to even rage at other people’s tragic circumstances.... 9. Ignorant theories on Arab-Islamic culture broaden delusions Rime Allaf - Oct 2001 Daily Star Lebanon There aren’t enough hours in the day to read, let alone individually respond to, all the recent offensive commentaries in the media pretending to analyze the mentality and psychology of Arabs or Muslims. At best, one can only attempt to counter an aggregate of condescending attitudes, composed of a “holier-than-thou” mind-set which seems to have made some commentators deem themselves capable of evaluating whole populations’ thought processes, while ignoring obvious geopolitical and historical issues... 8. Will Operation Enduring Freedom bring all freedom fighters a sense of justice? Rime Allaf - Sep 2001 Daily Star Lebanon You simply have to feel sorry for the poor soul who penned the term “Operation Infinite Justice,” which was supposed to be the name of whatever the US is going to do sooner or later, in Afghanistan, or elsewhere, or both. Perhaps it was found by an intern at the Pentagon (surely an English major, but with no theological or philosophical background) who happily presented the result of a no doubt harrowing brainstorming session to his superiors, who in turn were so amazed by this notion - so much grander than a mere Desert Storm - that they completely overlooked the infinite arrogance of the term, and the infinite impossibility of its achievement....

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