On Olives and Sake

I watch it again and again, and again…

And while most of the time, spent trying to understand japanese words in the background.

A question keeps breathing, humming, eating me alive, questions, questions, minds, people, unknows, and variables, salt, names, names, and names… fears, regrets, every step of the way, looking back, looking down on ur feet, looking back to see if someone looking over ur shoulder, looking ahead? I donno, no croners, hope, hope, until it hurts, may, may, may, may, may, may, may, may, the absolute need to get drunk, the enormous self restraint that keeps u in ur room on a friday night, and the complete passive dazzeled look.

I guess, you grow up, you learn, you take chances… and you just hope your timing is correct.

I was walkin out of the dorm today, on my way to class, and a japanese girl passed me by, the back of her t-shirt read..

Love is eternal,
Life is immortal,
And the world, oh the world.

Oh, Tokyo!

Remember this Starsailor classic, I never found it online when it first came out a couple years back.

Yesterday, I was downloading a compilation, and out of the blue, Starsailor – Alcoholic.

Don’t you know you’ve got your Daddy’s eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away

I was looking for another you
And I found another one
I was looking for another you
When I looked round you were gone

Stay by my side
And the pipe dream is yours now
Stay by my side
And the cynics won’t get in our way

Don’t you know you’ve got your Daddy’s eyes
Daddy was an alcoholic
But your mother kept it all inside
Threw it all away
I was looking for another chance
To see your blue eyed problem

It’s one of these songs that FORCE you to sing along, to do the James Walsh impression…

I was litterly happy-jumping. :)

A few thoughts on the inflaming middle east.

-Israel/Palestine IS a battlefield, it IS a war zone, and YES, It is legal to act upon that towards military personnel.
-The major objection is not the actual action of kidnappig the soldeir, rather, what will that benefit the cause of the palestinian people?have the kidnappers ever asked themselves that?
-When Israel is fighting through its army, I think it’s only fair to respond against this army.
-Things get out of hand, when these people mix things up and start blowing up malls, and nightclubs.
-All of the above does not in any way, imply that I support any of these actions, any kind of killing, torture, injustice towards any HUMAN BEING is immoral, and unjustified. that was just me using the “war” logic.

So, basically, the major corner stones in Hizbulla’s success in Southern Lebanon was the overly successful operations to kidnap Israeli soldeirs from the occupied strip and have prisoner exchanges, that was the main reason why Barak decided to pull back.

Gilad Shalit, is now a prisoner of war, and he is entitled to all the rights of a prisoner of war, and most importantly keeping him alive, away from torture and humiliation.

Although a lot of what Hamas has done through the years is ligitimtly called “Terrorism”, this is one of the few things that dont fit in that category… although they fit into another category, “Moronic”.

Before diving into this really dangerous area, few facts I’d like to clarify.

- Any form of hate, racism and discrimination against anyone on the basis of religion or ethnicity is totally rejected.
- Modern history proves that states can no longer be built around religion.
- Israel IS now a fact, Arab world should understand that, so they can deal with it the best way they can.
- They who call for the “Destruction of Israel” are as racist as the ones who refuse “The Right of Return” for the hundreds of thousands of homeless palestinians.
- Any form of violence, killing, torture against civilians [Israelis or Palestinians] is absolutly rejected.

Now, what triggered this was a new website called, Arabs For Israel,

Now, although I might be one of the most enthusiasts for the inter-cultural aproach to this whole conflict, what this site is offering can only make me sick.

In the Who Are We, section they say..

Every major World religion has a center of gravity. Islam has Mecca, and Judaism certainly deserves its presence in Israel and Jerusalem.

I said, Israel is a fact now, but that DOES NOT in any way change the fact that the creating of the State of Israel, is a very ill conduct of international politics and a disgusting preview of extreme power. Another example that especially bitter for us Syrians, is the annexation of Iskandaron, or what is now called Hatai. Although it’s a turkish land now, and thats a fact we are dealing with. that doesnt change anything that it was an illegal conduct or disgusting WWII politics.
No, they dont have the right to gather people from all over the world just because 3000 years ago their prophet lived there.

We stand firmly against suicide/homicide terrorism as a form of Jihad.

ofcourse, everybody is, but where’s the “We stand firmly against discrimination, massacres, occupation….. etc. against palestinians.”???

Palestinians have several options but are deprived from exercising them because of their leadership, the Arab League and surrounding Arab and Moslem countries who do not want to see Palestinians live in harmony with Israel.

And Israel is playing a great role in letting palestinians chose their own options right?

If Palestinians want democracy they can start practicing it now.

They did [regardless of the result, democracy is not the push of a button, its a culture that needs to grow, and it always has to start somewhere], and how did Israel, the World react?

Arabs must end the boycott of Israel.

Excuse me? Am I supposed to buy Apples from my own Golan Heights that says “Made In Israel”… how the hell do u have the decensy to call for the end of boycott, while the EU still boycotts any product of the occupied territories [Gaza, West Bank, Golan Heights].

I would love to be a part of a project that calls for a bi-national modern state, a project that advocates love instead of war, that dovactes peace, that advocates justice for all the parties involved.
But, this is disgraceful.

What is more disgusting is the people who actually try to compare with a great initiative like Friends of Syria.

we are accidents
waiting waiting to happen.

we are accidents
waiting waiting to happen.

Radiohead – There. There.

I believe Radiohead.

btw,
Maad, Thank You.