By Ramzy Baroud The political outcomes of the Gaza war are yet to be entirely decided with any degree of certainty. However, the obvious political repositioning which was reported as soon as Israel declared its […]
Israeli right-winger Benjamin Netanyahu and centrist Tzipi Livni met on Friday but failed to agree on forming a coalition government and left it unclear whether negotiations between their parties would continue. After meeting for over […]
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana toured the war-shattered Gaza Strip on Friday, as the EU announced that it would donate $553 million in aid to Gaza. Solana’s trip is the first of its […]
After failure to remove harsh criticism of its major ally Israel, the United States said Saturday, February 28, it will boycott a UN anti-racism conference over claims of anti-Semitism. "We’re not going to further engage […]
With Gaza casting its shadows at the far distance, Sweden has banned fans from a Davis Cup tie, fearing protests over the deadly Israeli war in the densely-populated strip. "We do not agree with the […]
By Jamal Juma’ The Israeli bombing and invasion of Gaza, which has now claimed more than 1,400 lives, generated serious popular backlash the world over. The overwhelmingly weak official positions and statements, especially in the […]
By Terry Lacey – Jakarta There is a strange post war silence about Gaza and Palestine in Indonesia as if the activists and political leaders that got involved have discovered a can of worms. The […]
By Ralph Nader As the 2009 Academy Awards swept their way into history, the glitz and the massive global audiences show that across cultures fictional stories, mythologies and money go hand in hand. As the […]
By Dina Jadallah-Taschler There is an abundance of discourse over the means and methods that are pursued and/or justified by the Palestinians in their quest for independence and liberation. In the first part of this […]
Palestinian factions, including rival Fatah and Hamas, launched on Thursday, February 26, long-awaited Egypt-brokered reconciliation talks with an eye on bridging gaps and forming a national unity government. "They concluded the first day of meeting […]
A group of former international peace negotiators is advocating a re-think of the West’s Hamas isolation policy, insisting that the Palestinian group must be engaged in the peace process. "As former peace negotiators, we believe […]
By Dina Jadallah-Taschler The issue of Palestinian resistance, in terms of its permissibility and types, is a highly inflammatory question for most Western observers. Mainstream media discourse frequently boils down to criticisms and condemnations of its […]
Israel’s outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert shot a thinly-veiled warning at Iran on Thursday after the Islamic state announced the completion of its first nuclear power plant. "We are a strong country, a very strong […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It is not entirely surprising that Amos Gilad, an Israeli general who once sued his own government for “irreversible mental damage” caused by his role in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, […]
The US, Israel’s closest ally, is pressing Tel Aviv to allow direly-needed humanitarian aid into the beleaguered Gaza Strip, an issue Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to raise during her upcoming visit to the […]
By Hadi Yahmid – Paris Feeling stained by Israeli crimes against the civilian population of the bombed-out Gaza Strip, two prominent French-American Jews are demanding the removal of their relatives names from Israel’s famous Holocaust […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London Can it be true? This week in the High Court in London, lawyers acting for an independent Palestinian organization will start proceedings against the British government. They seek a judicial […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth When Israel’s 18th parliament opened today, there was only one Arab woman among its intake of legislators. Haneen Zoubi has made history: although she is not the first Arab woman to enter […]
By M. Shahid Alam "The Achilles’ heel of the Arab coalition is Lebanon. Muslim supremacy in this country is artificial and can easily be overthrown. A Christian State ought to be set up there, with […]
By Joharah Baker Everyone knew that the timing of Israel’s Cast Lead Operation in Gaza was hardly coincidental. It ended mere days before US President Barack Obama’s inauguration into the White House and weeks before […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Enough is enough. After 61 years of Palestinian slaughter, displacement, occupation, oppression, and international dismissiveness and complicity, global action is essential. Israel must be held accountable. World leaders won’t do […]
By Ivan Eland Barack Obama entered the presidency as one of the most rhetorically pro-civil liberties politicians in recent memory. And shortly after taking office, he drew applause from friends of liberty for promulgating executive […]
By Joel Kovel In January, 1988, I was appointed to the Alger Hiss Chair of Social Studies at Bard College. As this was a Presidential appointment outside the tenure system, I have served under a […]
A leading international rights organization is advocating a global arms embargo on Israel, along with Palestinian groups, to stop indiscriminate attacks on civilians, particularly singling out the US, Israel’s main arms supplier. "We urge the […]
Outgoing Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert on Monday, February 23, relieved his pointman on Egyptian-brokered truce talks with Hamas after he publically criticized the embattled premier for changing the conditions for a long-time ceasefire. "The prime […]
Israel’s right-wing Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu failed Monday, February 23, to persuade top rivals to join a coalition cabinet, raising the possibility of forming a right-wing government that is likely to kill peace chances […]
By Uri Avnery – Israel Iacta alea est – the die is cast – said Julius Caesar and crossed the River Rubicon on his way to conquer Rome. That was the end of Roman democracy. […]
By Dr. Haidar Eid and Neta Golan After very close Israeli elections, many analysts seem to feel Likud head Benjamin Netanyahu will get the nod to form the next Israeli government. Though Likud lost to […]
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria In attempting to analyse the article by Peter Fabricius titled "Two-state solution the only viable option" (Star – February 20, 2009), I fail to understand his logic in dismissing a […]
The US has confirmed receiving a letter from a Hamas leader addressed to President Barack Obama, though the Palestinian group insists the letter speaks for its author not the group or its Gaza government. "I […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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