https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/02/23/hamra-street/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:13:20 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;m not going to add anything to the narrative describing how Christopher Hitchens and two other journalists were assaulted on Hamra Street, West Beirut. The persons who were there on the occasion can describe it themselves. But since words often fail to give a sense of what the scene looked like, and since it involved a short foot pursuit, I&#8217;ve posted a trio of pictures after the Read More to give readers a flavor of the street and its environs. The first image is a panorama of Hamra Street with the site of the infamous &#8220;Syrian Nazi&#8221; poster highlighted in full color while the rest of has been blued. The sign that Hitchens wrote on &#8212; what he wrote I will leave to him to say &#8212; is not really a poster, but a commemorative sign marking the spot where members of that organization &#8212; the SSNP &#8212; once killed two IDF soldiers at a place called the Wimpy Cafe. As the NationMaster site says:]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:41:02 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/02/23/hamra-street-n187307