Kudos to the Palestinian women's national soccer team..Wish them all but the best.

"tis fine,...isn't it, to bestow all the grudgery of birthing,child rearing,head chef,house cleaner,food gatherer,clothing/shoe mender,night-time companion ,endless inspirational-spiritual confidant,and character builder...but unthinkable to allow the fair sex a few moments in time....life's most joyous,glorious,and precious period....too relish innocent youthful activities amongst their female peers....all to soon, will be embedded memories lapsing through fleeting years embracing unknowingly what soon will be cherished as an eternity's time.... when the beautiful women come of age.....so I say to you fathers,brothers,and all male siblings...let your best half have a small-part of their youth to indulge frugally their athletic/physical enjoyment,....remember...life is all but a collection of a few unforgettable moments"

The West should applaud the determination and courage of these Muslim women to defy Muslim men that routinely deny and severely punish women that act in such a independent manner.

Although it is beyond the reach of many news Media Outlets, it would be interesting to interview these same Muslim women a year from now if any of them are still alive.

The Bush family has sacrificed so many brave American men and women protecting Kuwait, its truly amazing how much core Kuwaiti values differ from core American values.

I wonder how come a news leader as CNN does not mention anything about the massacre that the Egyptian fans were subjected to by the Algerians fans following the playoff the took place in Sudan on saturday. After the match the Egyptian fans were attacked by the Algerian fans with knifes, hatchets and rocks and their buses were completely destroyed while they were on their way to board their planes back to Egypt. Please investiagte this incident and bring it to the light, as you have always done in many similar incidents.

Israel has ordered construction work on an internationally financed football stadium being built for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to be halted.

Palestinian municipal authorities in al-Bireh, near Ramallah, have been told they lack the correct permit to build.

This is because Israel has designated some of the plot for the planned stadium as under its exclusive control.

If Palestinian officials do not comply with the order, Israel could demolish the arena.

The stadium's development has been financed by the world football's governing body, Fifa, as well as France, Germany and Gulf states.

Palestinians have said that Israel's issuing of the stop-work order is unreasonable and politically motivated.

Israeli officials have said they are working with their Palestinian counterparts to resolve the issue.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8371680.stm

Experts from Fifa, France, Germany and Gulf states can't receive the correct permit to build if it is to help Palestinian sport.

Nobody in the world should play sport with Israel until such scandals are resolved.

Shame,

All building in Israel and the territories is subject to an enormous amount of bureaurocracy.
Almost every project has its stops and starts often due to miscommunications that are usually straightened out.
Only a select few of these incidents make it to the media, usually for political motives so that they will attract responses like yours.

Miriam if you find a honest bone in your body, please look after it. As it will be the only one you have.

When was the last time we witnessed Jewish houses being demolished and the land given back to Palestinians? Never, even though it is Israel which has illegally annexed Palestinian land according to international law.

Naturally you will claim Israels land grabs are not illegal because you do not recognize international law. But your defense simply portrays criminality. How would you like to be treated with such discrimination?

These things happen when cowardly Israel sits smugly with Americas enormous armament supply behind it.

No more American tax aid for Israel and no more blood in the name of the promised land!!!

Shame,

Jewish houses are demolished regularly when they have been built illegally.
The same day last week when the world had its attention of Arab house demolitions, Jewish homes were also being demolished in Judea.
What you choose to witness is very selective, politically so.
The international law you talk about is not international law but the inaccurate slogans and claims of those who routinely cover up their own violations of real international law.

Shame,

4 years ago Israel demolished entire Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip.

Look what that resulted in!

But then I assume that is the society you want to see in the ME, Jew-free and chaos.

Miriam Israel left Gaza and then............
Israel built a wall. The wall does not follow the green line boarder. The wall is built on Palestinian land and confiscates parts of Gaza which have now been illegally annexed by Israel.

Israel bombs the remains of Gaza into rubble.

Then Israel claims the Palestinians were better off under Israeli rule.

John A,

There is no wall between Israel and Gaza.

There is a wall between Egypt and Gaza.

Between Israel and Gaza there is a fence that was built between 1994 and 1996 after Oslo and the withdrawal of Israel from 80% of Gaza.
Preceding the second Intifada, the Gazans removed large parts of the fence and proceeded to pass through to carry out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians.

It is Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank who are claiming that life was better under Israeli rule.

Israel has not annexed any of Gaza.
Israel disengaged in 2005.

There is no Israeli in Gaza except for the kidnapped Gilad Shalit.

John A,

What wall did Israel build around Gaza after they left and turned over control to the PA???

Egypt built the wall around Gaza in 1948!!

But all you have to read the details of the Gaza, their industry, GDP, infrastucture, economy, medical and educational institutions between 1967 and 1994-when Gaza was handed to PA control-and you would see if they were really better off then-–or when they were ruled by Egypt-after 1994 when they were given authority to run their own affairs.

Don't rely on "Israeli claims" -investigate for yourself there John boy!!