When, Where the Pope Inspires No Hope
By Nicola Nasser – Bir Zeit, West Bank Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be the third pontiff to visit the Holy Land from 8-15 May, following in the footsteps of Paul VI in 1964 […]
Month: May 2009
Netanyahu Has a Plan; The Emperor’s Old Clothes
By Uri Avnery Everybody’s is talking about the first 100 days of Barack Obama. And there’s a lot to talk about. Like a young bull he stormed into the arena. A deluge of new ideas […]
The Lethargy Virus
By Ralph Nader The Swine Flu (or H1N1 virus) is in the air. The public health authorities are acting "in excess of caution" to curb its spread from Mexico into this country. Already, however, this […]
Poor and Honest – A Poem
By Mamoon Alabbasi They are poor AND they are honest Yes, they need a hand, but not your arms Help not their oppressors with your weapons You could join in the fight by cultivating their farms […]
Israel Bombs Tunnels, Cuts Gaza Feeding Tubes
Israeli fighter jets strike tunnels across the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt to further tighten the noose of hunger around the blockaded enclave. The air strike on the first of day of the new month […]
UN Calls on Israel to End Evictions
The United Nations has called on Israel to stop evicting Palestinians and demolishing their homes in East Jerusalem. A report of the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs, published on Friday, said an estimated 1,500 demolition […]
A Palestinian Critique: Durban Review Conference
By Haidar Eid – Gaza "There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism." –Walter Benjamin. The Durban Review Conference, held in Geneva on April 20-24, was […]
Jewish Professor in Trouble for Gaza Holocaust
Comparing the images of children killed in the recent Israeli war on Gaza to the Holocaust has opened the gates of hell against sociology professor William I. Robinson, and American Jew, and brought accusations of […]
Clinton’s Unpromising Start
By Ramzy Baroud Incongruous. One can hardly think of a more suited term to describe the new US administration’s approach to peacemaking in the Middle East. Though there is little evidence that previous US administrations […]
Devastated Gaza still Awaiting Int’l Aid
Israel and Egypt continue to enforce a deadly blockade on Gaza despite international condemnation. Gaza still awaits an international aid package for reconstruction nearly three months after Israel’s 23-day attack on the besieged coastal sliver. […]
Understanding Lebanon’s June Elections
By Rannie Amiri ".. it is in the interest of Lebanon and its stability that there is understanding and partnership among Lebanese in running their country’s affairs." — Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, on Lebanon’s […]
Gaza Citizens at Risk from Rubbish, Rubble, UXO
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the uncontrolled dumping of rubbish pose the greatest environmental and public health risks to residents of the Gaza Strip, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP). A further study is planned […]
Crossing a Marker
By George S. Hishmeh Americans of all walks of life are busy nowadays assessing the first 100 days of the administration of Barrack Obama, a traditional yardstick by which a new president’s performance is measured. […]
Falk Tells Why Israel Stonewalls Gaza Probe
UN investigator Richard Falk says Israel refuses to cooperate with a Gaza war crimes probe because it knows deep down that it made serious human rights violations. The Israeli government has announced that it will […]
Wiping Israel off Brit Airline’s Map Stirs Furor
Angry Israeli passengers complained to British BMI airline that the Jewish state was wiped off the inflight map, which showed flights bound for Israel were instead heading to Mecca. But the airline denied any anti-Israel […]
Bil’in’s Conference on Non-Violent Resistance
By Ghassan Bannoura – Bethlehem The small Palestinian village of Bil’in, located in the central West Bank, hosted its fourth annual conference on non-violent resistance to the Israeli separation barrier and West Bank settlements, from […]
