By Norman Solomon PalestineChronicle.com  Moments after hearing about North Korea’s nuclear test, I thought of Albert Einstein’s statement that "there is no secret and there is no defense; there is no possibility of control except […]

By Meron RapoportHaaretz Correspondent An investigative report to be aired on Italian television Wednesday raises the possibility that Israel has used an experimental weapon in the Gaza Strip in recent months, causing especially serious physical […]

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may appoint an emergency government or call early elections after the latest efforts to form a unity coalition with Hamas failed, his aides said on […]

By Sam Bahour Thirteen years ago, I left a comfortable life in the United States for an uncertain future in the West Bank. Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization had just signed the Oslo Accords. […]

By Danny Rubinstein The headline of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh’s speech before masses of his supporters in Gaza last weekend was: "Despair not! Hamas will lead the next government." But when the content […]

By Joshua FrankPalestineChronicle.com I’m still wondering where all the damn outrage is, and I’m not talking about the Foley scandal. On September 29 the Senate voted 100-0 in favor of the pork swollen Pentagon Budget, […]

By Amira Hass My host at the Gaza refugee camp sounds delighted as he picks up the phone, urging some colleagues to "come on over" with a mischievous smile. The recipients of his call are […]

By James PetrasPalestineChronicle.com In a month in which the US Congress voted to legalize torture, discard the US Constitution by abolishing habeas corpus and increase the military budget to prolong the daily slaughter of hundreds […]

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) – The Qatari foreign minister was due in Gaza City Monday to mediate between the feuding Palestinian factions in an effort to form a national unity government, a senior official said. […]

By Gideon Levy It happens once every few months. Like a periodic visit by an especially annoying relative from overseas, Condoleezza Rice was here again. The same declarations, the same texts devoid of content, the […]

By Remi KanaziPalestineChronicle.com Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is back in the Middle East and she is in a “very concerned” state. For someone who has played Israeli ambassador to the Middle East since her […]

By Jim MilesPalestineChronicle.com Militarism is defined as being the undue prevalence of military spirit and ideals.  It includes not only the positively presented recruitment and training ads that tell a wonderful story about finding yourself […]

By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor The Independent On 24 June 2002, President George Bush strode into the White House Rose Garden and announced to the world his vision of a two-state solution for Israel and […]

By Jordan Times (Editorial) Having ignored him for over a year, now all of sudden the world and his dog wants to talk to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It’s astonishing how short memories can be. […]

By Joharah Baker The press conference at the Muqata’a could have taken place anywhere. The two podiums, the two national flags standing behind the two sharply clad politicians. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and […]

By Institute for Palestine Studies United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice traveled to the occupied Palestinian territories to “support” President Mahmoud Abbas. But her short-term solutions will not stop the economic crisis or end […]

By Uri AvneryPalestineChronicle.com Once while traveling in a taxi, I had an argument with the driver – a profession associated in Israel with extreme right-wing views. I tried in vain to convince him of the […]

GAZA CITY – The Palestinian prime minister has brushed off the visit to the region by Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, saying she is serving an American and Israeli agenda. Rice is in […]

By Ramzy BaroudPalestineChronicle.com It is no secret that the Palestinian people have always struggled with the problem of impotent, self-seeking leaderships, who have historically invested far greater time fending for their own status and position […]

By Amira Hass The experiment was a success: The Palestinians are killing each other. They are behaving as expected at the end of the extended experiment called "what happens when you imprison 1.3 million human […]

By Hisham Abu Taha  GAZA CITY – Following two days of deadliest violence and fighting, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh vowed yesterday that his Hamas-led government would not let Palestinians slide into civil war. Twelve […]

By Sami Abdel-Shafi A number of days ago, I had the honor of participating in a meeting in Gaza City between a handful of people from the Palestinian private sector and a dignitary from the […]

By Sara Roy Overview In one of many reports and accounts of economic life in the Gaza Strip that I have recently read, I was struck by a description of an old man standing on […]

By Borzou Daragahi AMMAN, Jordan – A politically inexperienced king takes control of a Middle Eastern monarchy from his powerful father, surrounds himself with U.S. military hardware and spies, loses touch with his people and […]

GAZA CITY – Gunbattles between Fatah and Hamas fighters erupted on Monday night in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, killing two and wounding 14. The fighting was the latest in a series of sporadic […]

By Azmi Bishara Israel’s invasion of Lebanon ushered in a new regional situation that has made the choice between war and peace extremely clear. This clarity is troublesome for Israel, which is unwilling to pay […]

By Uzi Benziman In the 1967 war, Jordan’s King Hussein was considered an enemy of the state of Israel. In the 1973 war, Hussein refrained from joining the combined assault of Egypt and Syria, and […]

By Arthur Neslen Dear Jeremy, I read your reply to the Medialens email about the BBC’s lack of coverage of Rabbi Menachem Froman’s Gaza peace initiative with some interest. As a former BBC staffer, I […]

By Norman SolomonPalestineChronicle.com The uproar over Bob Woodward’s new book, State of Denial, has intensified the media focus on a basic controversy that’s summed up this way: Is Iraq a quagmire? Like many other debates […]

By Ivan Eland PalestineChronicle.com The bell weather of the cautious establishment press, Bob Woodward, has finally unloaded both barrels on the Bush administration’s Iraq policy, in his new book, State of Denial. The media hoopla […]