Outside Lebanon
It's Wednesday afternoon. Many Lebanese, in Beirut at least, are beginning to get on with their lives. Stores are opening, there's more traffic, and in response to questions, most people say "I'm ok, how are you?" Stories are passed around about confrontations and bullets over the weekend. Another layer has been added to the mythology of Lebanon. In fact, a friend said today, that having survived two "events" we were almost Lebanese!
The delegation from the Arab League is here now (not yesterday as I told you). They are meeting with everyone important.
I have read that the border crossing to Syria at Masnaa has been opened. that's a start, at least. Watch for news of the airport road. That's the major "civil disobedience" of Hizbollah at the moment. Well, the downtown tents too. They have been there so long they almost seem like a regular part of the landscape.
The title for today's post refers to events in the country to the south. GWB (WFPE) is there now, "celebrating" the beginning of Israel. How many of you know that there is an Arabic word for exactly the same event? The work is "Nakba" and it translates to "Catastrophe." That is what the birth of israel was for the people who lived in Palestine., I would direct you to read the chapter in Tom Freedman's book From Beirut to Jerusalem that describes the event if I could tell you which chapter. (It's packed Instead, I give you this link:
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B63B5EF-1708-416C-BCA4-B294A39E3D51.htm
It is an excellent narrative of the events of that war.
I don't think that visiting AlJazeera's website will put you on a "no-fly list." Maybe just a little extra airport security. (Like I always get).
The delegation from the Arab League is here now (not yesterday as I told you). They are meeting with everyone important.
I have read that the border crossing to Syria at Masnaa has been opened. that's a start, at least. Watch for news of the airport road. That's the major "civil disobedience" of Hizbollah at the moment. Well, the downtown tents too. They have been there so long they almost seem like a regular part of the landscape.
The title for today's post refers to events in the country to the south. GWB (WFPE) is there now, "celebrating" the beginning of Israel. How many of you know that there is an Arabic word for exactly the same event? The work is "Nakba" and it translates to "Catastrophe." That is what the birth of israel was for the people who lived in Palestine., I would direct you to read the chapter in Tom Freedman's book From Beirut to Jerusalem that describes the event if I could tell you which chapter. (It's packed Instead, I give you this link:
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1B63B5EF-1708-416C-BCA4-B294A39E3D51.htm
It is an excellent narrative of the events of that war.
I don't think that visiting AlJazeera's website will put you on a "no-fly list." Maybe just a little extra airport security. (Like I always get).
posted by MIke at 6:42 AM
1 Comments:
The news reports on this side of the world of your side of the world, are sounding better, that is less eventful with some sort of rcondicilation to follow. I'm glad that at least the kitties are enjoying themselves. Quite the picture and move - but of course, you could not have expected otherwise. Peace and love,
Deb
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