Comments on: Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/edward-abbeys-desert-solitaire/ Sustainably Driven. Future Ready. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: George Hayduke https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/edward-abbeys-desert-solitaire/#comment-34294 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:52:18 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6037#comment-34294 What Israel needs is for all of the invaders to leave. The Europeans that came to “make the desert bloom” did so by both subduing nature and killing the indigenous population. It is a nation built on the sorrow of another and the shame of a state sponsored apartheid.

It is a nation in which greedy Europeans smack their fat lips on finger sandwiches and hummus from the comfort of a lawn chair while cheering Israeli helicopter gunships dropping phosphorous bombs on women and children in Gaza.

The deserts in Palestine belong to the Palestinians. They do not need “voices” from greedy invaders, nor do they need help from those who desecrate them with their mere presence.

]]> By: Romantic Desert Lodge in Egypt Offers Fresh Eggs And Sanity | Green Prophet https://www.greenprophet.com/2009/01/edward-abbeys-desert-solitaire/#comment-18613 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:25:40 +0000 http://greenprophet.com/?p=6037#comment-18613 […] A twelve hour bus ride south of Cairo (travel overnight if you like), the lodge is great for artists or yogi masters seeking refuge from the noise and pollution further north, couples in love, or the single adventurer with a decent budget. Despite its remote location, the lodge offers a smorgasbord of activities that will keep restless children occupied all day, leaving parents free to bask in the desert’s rustic warmth. […]

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