Aaron Schachter
Israeli Left Hopeful Occupy Movement Translates to Votes
Centrist and left-leaning parties have been decimated over the past decade by internal squabbling, and a public that turned to right wing parties on security issues. So the left is hoping to energize the people who took to the streets for “occupy-Tel-Aviv-like” demonstrations.
Mother of Mohamed Bouazizi Speaks About Son Who Sparked Revolution
Two years ago Monday, Mohamed Bouazizi committed a personal act of protest. The young fruit seller from the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid set himself on fire – and set off a revolution.
The World’s End of the World from Around the World
I thought it would be helpful to collate some of the innumerable online bits and bobs regarded Friday’s supposed end of the world.
Islamabad: Capital City Created from Whole Cloth
Islamabad can be either the most boring or most wonderful city in Pakistan, depending on your tolerance for chaos.
The Gaza Twitter War
It was inevitable as governments and the militants fighting governments became more adept at social media that they’d end up using Twitter and YouTube against each other [...]
Astronomer Tycho Brahe ‘Not Poisoned’
New research suggests that Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer who died more than 400 years ago, was not felled by mercury poisoning.
Lebanon Not Happy with Showtime’s ‘Homeland’ Drama
The Showtime drama “Homeland” follows a CIA agent hot on the trail of a suspected al Qaeda-like mole. The show recently picked up four Emmys, now, the show is making waves for something else: worst portrayal of Beirut, according to the Lebanese government.
Israeli Pol Pledges Multi-Partisanship
Centrist Israeli politician Yair Lapid, cruising for right-wing voters, calls Prime Minister Netanyahu’s work on peace a failure [...]
US Presidential Debate: Opinions About China
China was one of the few international topics to come up at last night’s presidential debate. The World’s Aaron Schachter went to one of the most educated zip codes in the United States, Cambridge 02138, to hear what people think about China during the debate season.
Femen’s Topless Warriors Bare All for a Cause
The question asked in the Guardian article is whether anyone even cares about naked breasts anymore [...]
Israel’s Prime Minister and the US Election
It isn’t terribly shocking to find the Middle East playing a role in US election-year politics. But the degree to which Israel’s leader has been inserted into the campaign has caught some pundits by surprise.
‘Why Do They Still Hate Us?’
I got the question this past weekend from my mother-in-law. My colleague got the same question from her mother-in-law: “Why do they still hate us,” they wanted to know [...]
Why Any Hint of a New Palestinian ‘Intifada’ Shouldn’t be Taken Lightly
With the killing of the American ambassador to Libya, and the demonstrations now all over the Middle East, it’s easy to forget one of the long-standing and entrenched issues facing policy makers: Palestinian statehood [...]
Telling the Story of Chen Guangcheng’s Escape
Chen Guangcheng’s story is like something out of Hollywood: blind dissident escapes Chinese captors and seeks safety with US embassy. It’s being told in the US as an almost “good vs. evil” tale.
Wives of British and German Ambassadors Post YouTube Video Appeal to Syria’s First Lady
The wives of the German and British ambassadors to the UN have released a video urging Syria’s first lady to help end the bloodshed in her country. The film, posted on YouTube, asks Asma Al-Assad to urge her husband, Bashar Al-Assad, to stop violent repression.
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