Upset of ME Strategic Balance Worries Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Sunday urged Russia not to upset the strategic balance in the Middle East with its arms sales to Muslim countries. "The Russians must play a positive role in the […]
Year: 2008
Book Review: The Duel
The Duel – Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power. Tariq Ali. Scribner (Simon & Schuster Inc.) New York, 2008. By Jim Miles Pakistan is becoming more and more important in the news media […]
Israel Would Destroy Hezbollah in War: General
Israel would use "disproportionate" force to destroy Lebanese villages from which Hezbollah’s group fired rockets at its cities in any future war, an Israeli general said in remarks published on Friday. "What happened in the […]
Israeli Commander Says Settler Violence Rising
The Israeli military commander in the occupied West Bank said settler violence against Palestinians and Israeli soldiers was on the rise in what he called a "grave phenomenon." "There has been a rise in Jewish […]
Life after Bush: Forecasting Peace in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud President Bush sounded much less uncertain of his peace "vision" when he received Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on Sept. 25. Certainly much has changed since the Nov. 2007 conference in […]
Learning from South Africa
By Savera Kalideen and Haidar Eid The strategic value of international solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, refugees in the Diaspora and Palestinians in Israel raises some fundamental questions. […]
Oslo at 15 Years: A Vanishing Dream
By Daniel Levy – Washington This month marked 15 years since the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on the South Lawn of the White House, launching the Oslo process and a new hope […]
The India Debate: Faith, Terrorism and Democracy
Editor’s Note: For the benefit of its readers, The Palestine Chronicle presents two contributions by two of its respected writers, Vijay Rajiva and Aijaz Zaka Syed. The two writers differ on various issues concerning the violence […]
Bahrain MPs Slam FM Call for Grouping with Israel
Lawmakers and opposition activists in Bahrain on Thursday slammed the foreign minister of the Gulf state, a staunch U.S. ally, after he called for a regional grouping of Arabs and historic foe Israel. "The minister […]
The Peace of Make Believe, President Bush Legacy
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan President Bush foreign policy legacy in the Middle East is not limited to the human tragedy that he inflicted on Iraq and the region or the destruction of Lebanon and the […]
Gaza’s Only Growth Industry
By Nadia W. Awad After Hamas defeated Fatah in the ‘Battle for Gaza’ in June 2007, the Hamas-led government became solely responsible for the Gaza Strip. Israel, the US and the rest of the international […]
Tag Rugby Match at Taybeh Oktoberfest
By Maria C. Khoury – Taybeh, West Bank The community of Taybeh, in the West Bank is going to keep its leading role this year by continuing to make history in Palestine. Along with introducing […]
Imperial America: Success or Failure
By Deepak Tripathi In a period of unprecedented financial upheaval, the recent surge in violence in South Asia is perhaps receiving less notice in the west than it deserves. The audacity of attacks by the […]
A Push for Reform and Economic Stimulus
By Kevin Zeese The Senate voted 75-25 in favor of the bailout, with support from both sides of the aisle, essentially an even vote between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate. The Senate included a […]
Project Censored’s Media Democracy Advocacy
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago For 32 years, Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Project Censored has pioneered US media democracy, research, and First Amendment issues. Founded by Carl Jensen in 1976, it’s now headed by Professor […]
Behind The Deregulatory Curtain
By Ralph Nader The current finger pointing by the deregulation crowd in Congress and their ideological soul mates in the media reminds me of the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz. It is as […]
Book Review: The Unexpected War
"The Unexpected War – Canada in Kandahar" by Janice Gross Stein and Eugene Lang. Viking Canada (Penguin), Toronto, 2007. By Jim Miles Afghanistan may have been a war unexpected in Canada, but a familiarity with […]
Rival Palestinian Leaders Pledge Unity Talks
Leaders of the rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday with pledges to seek unity at talks in Cairo in the coming weeks. Healing the […]
Forgotten at the Gaza-Egypt Border
By Eva Bartlett "His father died this morning," a hotel guest explained, gesturing to Raed, slumped and silent in his chair, face long. It was Wednesday, August 20 in Sinai’s al-Arish, a town about 50 […]
Gaza Eid Made in Egypt
By Ola Attallah – Gaza City Walking down the market in his Gaza neighborhood, hajj Abu Murad was baffled. A few days ago the market was almost deserted with shelves left empty because of the […]
Is the Realignment of Politics Happening?
By Sam Husseini Yesterday, a defacto coalition of conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats defeated a Wall Street giveaway backed by Bush, Obama, McCain, the Democratic and Republican congressional “leaderships” — and most of all, the […]
Israel Must Quit Nearly All Occupied Land: Olmert
Israel’s interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel must give up virtually all the occupied West Bank including east Jerusalem, insisting in an interview published on Monday this was key to achieving peace with the […]
Fascism in Israel: It Can Happen Here
By Uri Avnery The German name Sternhell means bright as the stars. The name fits: the positions of Professor Ze’ev Sternhell indeed stand out sharply against the darkness of the sky. He warns against Israeli […]
Bailout Fiasco: Grand Theft America
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago The crime of the century. The greatest one ever. Author Danny Schechter calls it "Plunder." The title of his important new book on the subprime and overall financial crisis. Economist […]
The Debate Obama Needed, Not America
By Kevin Zeese "Senator McCain and I agree." "I think Senator McCain would agree." "Senator McCain is absolutely right." Over and over, a dozen times in 90 minutes Senator Obama expressed his agreement with Senator […]
Arabs Slam Israel over Settlement Policy at UN
Arab countries slammed Israel over its settlement expansion policy in the West Bank Friday during a U.N. Security Council debate. Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and the Palestinian president urged the U.N. Security Council to […]
Settlers ‘Price Tag’ Policy
Blocking roads, throwing stones at Palestinian vehicles and burning Palestinian orchards and fields all over the West Bank, radical Israelis are taking law into their hands. "We are taking our fate into our own hands," […]
Palestinian Economy: From Bad to Wretched
By Ramzy Baroud The numbers are grim, whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian economy is in one of its most wretched states, and the disaster is mostly, if not entirely […]
