I expect racism from the rightwing government of Israel's Benjamin netanyahu and even from the mainstream American news media which picks and choses when principle will or will not apply. But I am shocked at how outrageous this misconduct can become. Read the story of the defamation and denial of human rights for former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

Booted from Facebook for the 2nd time, I have to ask, How do they know I am Arab? Read my humor column in the Jerusalem Post this week.

Mordechai Vanunu can be found most any day from 3-5 PM, having coffee in the garden restaurant of the American Colony, in occupied east Jerusalem.

The American press finds an appropriate symbol in the death of Neda Agha-Soltani to further the cause of Iranian reformists. But the West also fails to apply the same standards to countless Palestinian civilians who died in similar circumstances in their own struggle against oppression.

In Lebanon, where divisions dominate both the political and media spectrum, a new and independent youth newspaper, is shaking up the status-quo.

Sawt Ashabab, which translates to "Youth Voice" in Arabic, began as part of a media literacy project, but has evolved into the successful launch of an independent media organization challenging the country's polarized media landscape.