"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world..." Palestinians Will Never Forget By Susan Abulhawa How can anyone watching Gaza burn escape the bitter realization th...

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In light of my fake TV boyfriend Maksim Chmerkovskiy's recent engagement to fellow Dancing With the Stars sexy diva Karina Smirnoff, I've finally stopped weeping long enough to compile a video tribute to our precious time together. Press play below!......

Filed under: Accessories, Clothing, Swimwear and Lingerie, Jeans, Product Reviews, Daily Obsession Sculptz Tights are like tights with the Spanx built in. Do they work? We got a size 2 model to pose in her jeans with and without the Sculptz Tights on (and without the B.S. poses). Continue reading Sc...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iyhrdbAuvi3J2ph_mlZkwdBMxGUgD95HAKPG0 UN contradicts Israel over depth of crisis in Gaza By JOHN HEILPRIN – 11 hours ago UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday there is an "increasingly alarming" humanitarian crisis in Gaza, directl...

FREEDOM & RETURN: A Rights Based Solution to building a just and lasting peace in the Middle East ... Not just the return (al-awda) of the refugees, but also a return to the rule of law and respect for human rights: For more than five decades Palestinian refugees and internally displaced have st...

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Imperfections, originally uploaded by Rickydavid. Happy New Year! Or is it Happy New Years?? With an 's.' I think it's just year without an 's.' Shit. I don't know. Why don't I know. I went to school Come on. What did I yell last week at midnight besides 'Really, Eric...

My blogging muscles, that is.  I don't want to pull something... ; ) So much of my knitting for the last six weeks has been stealth knitting that blogging about knitting seemed, well, just empty.  And I got away from the routine of blogging itself, and we all know how easy it is to d...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/the-death-and-life-of-my-father-1225793.html The death and life of my father For Fares Akram, The Independent's reporter in Gaza, the Israeli invasion became a personal tragedy when he discovered his father was one of the first casualties of the gr...