Aujourdh'hui, Aux nations unies / Today at the UN

Today at the United nations, Palestine will try to get some kind of international recognition as an observing member of the UN. This gives the PA the same ammount of diplomatic relation to the UN as the vatican has. It ain't much but it's a start.

Aujourdhui aux nations unies la Palestine tentera d'obtenir une certaine forme de reconnaissance internationale en tant que membre observateur de l'ONU. cela donnerait a l'Autorité Palestinienne le meme niveau diplomatique que le Vatican dans l'ONU. Pas bezef, mais c'est un debut.

the BBC has produced a guide that is quite good:
en anglais, une bonne presentation sur le site de la BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13701636

and to follow the tragedy of the conflict, as usual, there is uri:
et pour suivre la tragedie, comme d'hab il y a Uri:
http://www.avnery-news.co.il/english/index.html

Don't give money, give peace of mind.

Don't give money, give peace of mind.

The daily morning show on SVT (god morgon sverige) had a report today about what swedes call "mobbning", or bullying. The law allows kids (or rather, their parents) to sue the local governement responsible for the school if they hav been victim of bullying. This is aiming at making local governments taking actions against bullies; the Parliament logic being that "it has to be more expensive for the local authorities to do nothing than taking action against such behaviour".

Speaking as someone who had to deal with this, i'll say: Bullshit.

Yes, bullshit. You think a kid that has been taunted, beaten, called names for being different, gay, muslim, red-headed or whatever other slighest trait of difference he/she could have, gives a shit about getting money for it? I'll tell you what i wanted: i wanted the assholes to go away. sent to another school. I didn't want money so i could feel compensated for what they did to me, i wanted them to get out of my life so that i could live the way i wanted.

that should be the law: If you are a bully, you don't belong in this school. Fear should be in the mind of bullies, not of the school accountant.