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Sometimes It Feels Like Somebody's Watching Me
A Wing And A Prayer
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pesematology
11/20/09

In reply to Something To Shout About
I support the recognition of Palestine.
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sequined
10/15/09

In reply to Salt Of The Earth
If that's what salt looks like in Abu Dis, I'm not sure how it'll fit into my chocolate chip cookie recipe. #abudis
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Kivrin
10/15/09

In reply to Salt Of The Earth
Lovely photo, although I hate olives. (So does my dog. She will eat a soggy, two-day-old French fry off the sidewalk, but olives? Spits 'em right out. Good dog.) #abudis
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Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.
10/15/09

In reply to Salt Of The Earth
At first glance I was hoping they were green peanut M&Ms. #abudis
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Kivrin
10/15/09

@Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: My first thought was edamame. #abudis
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Red-headed bookworm
10/15/09

@Kivrin: I thought maybe it was coffee berries, but that's probably because I am freezing and need more coffee. #abudis
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tootsiesva
10/08/09

In reply to Uphill Battles
This picture reminds me of a scene from the documentary "Promises" that depicts the surreal quality of Israeli/Palestinian interactions, particularly in Jerusalem and particularly between youths. I think there is really something special about the segregated but superimposed dynamic of Jerusalem's urban landscape that is impossible to understand even from my kibbutz, only an hour away. It is the hotbed of some of the most profound and disturbing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians (and secular and religious people, Christians and Jews and Muslims, etc) but it is also unique in that it actually forces people to see (if not necessarily interact) each other on a daily basis. Yes I am continuously shocked by limited view of Jerusalem that most tourists see, but at least the inhabitants of the city are forced to recognize the existing realities of multiple narratives and communities. I love the kibbutz and enjoy the security of a socialist, relatively homogenous environment, but if ever we are going to learn how to peacefully coexist (and maybe even appreciate?!) each other in this land, it seems Jerusalem has the potential to demonstrate the way.
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HereComesMyBaby
10/08/09

@tootsiesva: There's so much bad blood in Jerusalem, though. I think some of the communities in Northern Israel are better examples of peaceful coexistence. In Jerusalem, things are... tense.
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ashlyn
10/07/09

In reply to Uphill Battles
Ah- I know that house! went to a huge Palestinian party across the street from there this summer.
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LaComtesse
10/06/09

In reply to Don't Fence Me In
Yay Palestine! Boo Hamas!
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MIXED
10/06/09

@LaComtesse: This cheer is basically my life motto. You are excellent.
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Triphena
09/16/09

In reply to Sometimes It Feels Like Somebody's Watching Me
Oh, Nate Archibald, what hijinks have Blair and Dorota roped you into this time?
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battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch
08/10/09

In reply to A Wing And A Prayer
When is the world finally going to say 'enough' to this systematic destruction of a peoples? This behavior would be unacceptable from any other 'westernized' nation.
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amusezvous
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
I must say I'm a little disappointed with the responses here. Whatever your views on the Israeli/Palestinian issue, according to international law none of this is "open to interpretation." Mitzpe Shalem is an illegal settlement. It doesn't matter whether it's a kibbutz or non-religious, it was built in the Occupied Territories in 1977, and the Geneva Conventions expressly prohibit a country from settling any territory it took over during a war. Same with taking minerals, mud, etc from the Dead Sea - also against the Geneva Convention to exploit the natural resources of an occupied territory. And, to add insult to injury, there are no Palestinians employed and all profits go to Israelis. I, for one, will never buy any Ahava products - there are other things that "smell good" or make my skin soft that do not perpetuate the occupation of the Palestine. If you're interested, there's a website called "Who Profits" (www.whoprofits.org) run by an Israeli group, that lists Israeli and international companies profiting from the occupation. Motorola is a specifically bad example.

And if you think boycotts are useless, you should ask South Africans.
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thatgirlinnewyork
07/30/09

@amusezvous: thank you for a sober look at the facts. occupation is occupation, and does not point the way toward peaceable coexistence. boo, ahava.
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Lymed
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
Hey, they are in front of my pharmacy. They better be nice to all the great employees there who take great care of me and make sure I don't die of drug interactions.
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CherriSpryte
07/30/09

@Lymed: Is that the place on Conn. Ave just south of Dupont Circle?
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Lymed
07/30/09

@CherriSpryte: Yes. And somehow, seeing their window posted on Jezebel reminds me that I promised I would bring them wedding pictures....it really is like a neighborhood pharmacy.
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JeanCP
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
To explain a bit: the demonstration was part of CODEPINK’s new campaign, Stolen Beauty, a boycott of the Israeli cosmetics company Ahava, which illegally harvests the minerals for its products from the Dead Sea of the Occupied Territory of the Palestinian West Bank. It’s the fifth of four similar demonstrations of the past few months, in Las Vegas, NYC’s Central Park, Santa Monica and Tel Aviv (check out photos and news reports at the campaign site, www.stolenbeauty.org). The campaign is a part of the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to create economic pressure on Israel (and the U.S.) to end its occupation and apartheid of Palestine. Our goal to inspire people to boycott the company, draw attention to Israel’s illegal occupation demand its end.

The purpose of wearing bikinis is two-fold: one, to play on the fact that Ahava harvests minerals from the Dead Sea, a super popular beach destination, and women use the products on their skin all over their bodies; two, to symbolize the fact that our exposure, and uncovering, represents what we’re trying to do to Ahava — to expose and uncover the dirty truth of their illegal practices.
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Hlaode
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
So I am now ordering a product that I would have never heard of if it weren't for their protest against it. Great reviews are great reviews, I thank them for letting me know.
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BeckySharper
07/30/09

@Hlaode: It's some good shit. Trust.
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jesmcb
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
whoa my gosh, that's tschieffely pharmacy on conn ave. Too bad I missed this when I was going to get my lunch on the same block.
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CherriSpryte
07/30/09

@jesmcb: I thought it was! I worked in that building for nearly a year awhile ago .....
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BeckySharper
07/30/09

In reply to The Pink Ladies
I love Ahava products. And if they're made in the Palestinian territory, then one can assume they employ Palestinians, which can only be a good thing given how abysmal the unemployment is on the West Bank.
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ozu
07/30/09

@BeckySharper: It's an Israeli company employing Israelis in an "illegal" West Bank settlement. Whether or not it's actually illegal or whether Palestinian resources are actually being stolen is, of course, up for interpretation.

http://www.alternet.org/action/141483/
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