Editor’s Note: The following is a statement issued by the One Democratic State Campaign following the killing of Nizar Al-Banat by Palestinian Authority forces. Mondoweiss occasionally publishes press releases and statements from organizations in an effort to draw attention to overlooked issues. Statement of the One Democratic State Campaign on the assassination of Nizar Banat Down […]
Posts Tagged ‘ignominious’
The Ignominious Jewish End To The Colossus Of Rhodes, One Of The Seven Wonders Of The World
September 26th, 2020 Awake Goy
The Colossus of Rhodes was a gigantic 33-metre-high statue of the sun god Helios which stood by the harbour of that city from c. 280 BCE, one of the most important trading ports in the ancient Mediterranean. Made by the local sculptor Chares using bronze, the statue soon appeared on contemporary travel writer’s lists of […]
12-yo Muslim kid arrested & held 3 days without charges because a bully lied about a bomb in his backpack
December 18th, 2015 Awake Goy
The latest victim of Islamophobia is a 12-year-old Sikh boy in Arlington, Texas. Armaan Singh Sarai, a student at Nichols Junior High School in Arlington with a heart condition, was arrested and jailed for three days based on a bully’s accusation that he had a bomb in his backpack. Nichols principal Julie Harcrow immediately […]