By Caelum Moffatt A lot has been made of Israel’s intentions towards the Gaza Strip over the last few months. Commentators have analyzed and deconstructed the Israeli government’s fierce rhetoric with respect to Gaza and […]

By Gaither Stewart in Rome The myriad of European Union organizations in Brussels and Strasbourg have become grottos of secrecy. The shadowy EU government is in effect a non-elected “Commission” which makes decisions in secret […]

By PACBI Morrissey,  Today, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed your video message to the Israeli public, confirming your performance in Tel Aviv on July 29, 2008 [1]. You end your message with the words "God […]

By Ghassan Khatib The tension between Israel, Syria and Lebanon has carried indirect negative consequences for Palestinians. Even though it is correct to say that at the moment there is no serious or promising peace […]

By Gaither Stewart Strange and scary names like Hamas and Mujahideen and Islamic Jihad and Hizbollah cited over and over in the news create sensations of tension and fear. Hizbollah is a familiar name, usually […]

By James J. Zogby I just returned from a speaking trip in the Middle East. While there, I addressed two groups: a media forum in Kuwait, attended by over 300 journalists from across the Arab […]

By Najwa Sheikh In a few weeks, Palestinians the world over will commemorate their Nakba (catastrophe) — the loss of their homelands, their identity, dignity and their life. Many countries and organizations that are interested […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed Opinion polls fascinate me. They are, if honestly conducted, perhaps the best possible way to gauge public opinion. At a time when spin is the norm and global media is controlled, […]

By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Sixty years ago this month, Abdel-Qader al-Husseini (1908-1948), a charismatic Palestinian military leader, was killed in the battle for al-Kastal, an Arab village west of Jerusalem. To honor his and his […]

By Al-Awda.org Register now to be part of a historic and unique event. The Sixth Annual International Al-Awda Convention will aim to recapitulate Palestinian history with the help of those who have lived it. Together, […]

By Gaither Stewart While the drums of war roll and the US warships are parked along Iran’s shores, questions and more questions emerge from the disastrous past of US-Iran relations. In this climate and after […]

By Ivan Eland Some things never change. In a continuation of the Bush administration’s Orwellian doublespeak on the Iraq War, President Bush recently gave an upbeat speech in Dayton, Ohio, extolling the progress in Iraq […]

By Ben White As the 60th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel approaches, Western church leaders are putting their names to a historic joint declaration calling for a just peace in Palestine/Israel. […]

By Chris Lane It’s late;How pale the sky over PalestineClouds dripping bloodon ancient golden stone. Withered white the jacarandaonce garbed in purple dressReady for the dance.How silent the blue bells,Dangling on dead donkey necks. How […]

By Genevieve Cora Fraser Prisoners in their own landA million Iraqis DeadMission accomplishedThe man grinned and saidPlunder, rape, destruction Occupation’s outputIslamic tensions fedDehumanize Western soldiersA new zombie raceGrab a man by the jawBlow off his faceThe […]

By Uri Avnery Next month, Israel will celebrate its 60th anniversary. The government is working feverishly to make this day into an occasion of joy and jubilation. While serious problems are crying out for funds, […]

By Patrick Moser OFER MILITARY CAMP, West Bank – Mohammed, 14, barely glanced at the Israeli military judge as he was led shuffling into the cramped courtroom, his legs in shackles. The Palestinian boy had […]

By John V. Whitbeck I have been watching with growing amazement and concern the assaults on the bizarrely quasi-religious Olympic Torch as it has staggered through London, Paris and San Francisco, as well as the […]

By M. Shahid Alam On January 31, 2008, when the Winograd Commission submitted its final report on the Second Lebanese War of July 2006, this was a first in Israeli history: a report on why […]

By Yigal Bronner and Neve Gordon "Archaeology has become a weapon of dispossession," Yonathan Mizrachi, an Israeli archaeologist, said in a recent telephone interview with us. He was referring to the way archaeology is being […]

By Ben White Earlier this week, Lee Marsden wrote about how Republican presidential candidate John McCain has managed to pick up the support of Christian Zionist heavyweight John Hagee. While Hagee praises McCain’s position on […]

By Nizar Sakhnini At 4:00 P.M. on May 14, 1948, "State of Israel" was proclaimed in Tel Aviv. About 8 hours later, the White House announced: "This government has been informed that a Jewish State […]