BEIRUT: An empty lot in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs and a Hizbullah stronghold, has been converted into an open-air exhibition in remembrance of last summer’s war with Israel.

Spider Web, as the exhibit is titled, serves as a stark reminder of the scale of death, destruction and the breadth of military engagement of the conflict.

“The idea behind this project was conceived by a group of artists and media people in commemoration of the war last summer. The exhibition embodies a panoramic story of the war told in an artistic way,” says Ali Daher, who supervised the project.

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Listen to an interview with Khaled Mouammar, of the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) on the recent decision of the Conservative government of Canada to re-institute limited funding toward the Palestinian Authority (PA). On Monday, July 23rd, Canada’s Forgein Minister Peter MacKay announced that the Canadian government would pledge a limited $8 million to the fragile P.A.

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Chaque jour, la Knesset a l’occasion de voter des lois qui pourraient faire progresser Israel en Etat juif démocratique ou le tranformer en Etat juif raciste. La ligne entre les deux est très fine. Cette semaine, la ligne a été franchie. Si le conseiller juridique de la Knesset ne considérait pas le projet de loi intitulé “Loi sur le Fonds National Juif” comme suffisamment raciste pour le sortir de l’ordre du jour, il est difficile d’imaginer quelle sera la législation qu’elle considérera comme raciste.

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Alex Selim, The Daily Star Thursday, July 19, 2007

Photo, Lens on Lebanon: Amani Bzei in the village of Zibquine with Eric Gottesman.

Project empowers members of hardest-hit communities to express their own stories and opinions about conflict through photographs and videos…

BEIRUT: Last summer’s war with Israel drew the world’s attention, once again, to Lebanon in a state of siege. During the 34 days of bombardment, most of the stories and images about the war came filtered through the mainstream media. Some journalists and photographers for both domestic and international press outlets reported their stories with a tinge of their own or their employer’s political bias. Lost in such coverage was the perspective of private citizens who lived through the upheaval.

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SAMEDI, le 14 JUILLET, à 18h
Centre communautaire Côte-des-Neiges
5347 Côte-des-Neiges, 2ème étage
Juste à côté du Métro Côte-des-Neiges
DONS: 0-20$

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BEDDAWI, 23 May 2007 (IRIN) – At least 10,000 Palestinians from Nahr al-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon have fled to neighbouring Beddawi camp following a lull in fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamist militants, according to an official in one of the schools over-run with an influx of displaced people.

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Concert annuel de soutien à Tadamon!

DIMANCHE 27 MAI, 20h
LA SALA ROSSA
4848 St-Laurent
Entrée: $5-15

Joignez vous à Tadamon! Montréal pour leur concert annuel de soutien.
Face à la situation tragique au Liban et dans la région, Tadamon ! Montréal rappelle que ce concert permettra de maintenir un travail durable de solidarité, qui ne s’exprime pas seulement en temps de guerre mais dans la durée et sur le terrain. Nous restons également ouvert à toute aide quant à notre travail d’information, nos campagnes politiques et nos liens avec les personnes œuvrant pour la justice sociale au Liban..

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Belgium’s Defense Minister said last week that he would act to extract payment from Israel for the removal of cluster bomb fragments that the Israel Defense Forces fired into Lebanese territory during the Second Lebanon War.

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BEIRUT: The opening scene is shot from a camera shouldered on a running body. An image of a dirt road jolts in the frame with each step. From somewhere off screen comes the sound of someone shouting gruffly for an ambulance. A smashed car drifts into view. The driver’s side door is open. Slumped in the front seat is a man, his chest and gut covered in blood, clearly dead. Then comes the deafening sound of an explosion. The camera jerks around to the left, searching. The place and time are set – South Lebanon in the summer of 2006.

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Montréal, 15 avril 2007 – Une équipe de jeunes filles a été empêchée de jouer dans un tournoi de Tae-Kwon-Do à Longueuil, Quebec, aujourd’hui. Les joueuses de l’équipe CCMM Ultimate Tae-Kwon-Do se sont rendues au centre sportif du Collège Edouard-MontPetit à 260, rue de Gentilly est à Longueuil pour jouer au tournoi régional Raymond Mourad de Tae-Kwon-Do, mais les organisateurs du tournoi les ont empêchées d’y participer parce que certaines d’entre elles portaient le foulard.

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