Israel Defends Gaza War
The Israeli government has said that its war on the Gaza Strip earlier this year, that left up to 1,417 Palestinians dead, was "necessary and proportionate". The government also said on Thursday that it was […]
Month: July 2009
Two Palestinians Die in Gaza Tunnel Collapse
Two Palestinians have been killed when a tunnel – used to import vital supplies into the Gaza Strip — collapsed, medical sources say. This week, at least nine people have been killed in cave-ins and […]
Israel Pulls Anti-Semitism Card on Venezuela
Tel Aviv has accused the administration Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of cooperating with Israel’s enemies and supporting anti-Semitism. On the last leg of his South American tour, hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman expressed concern about […]
United for Freedom and Universal Justice
By Omar Barghouti and Sid Shniad For several decades, the world has watched in frustration as the crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory deepened. Confused by the details of what is alleged to […]
Gaza in A Jar?
By Dallas Darling During the Nuremberg Trials, there is a story of a disturbing incident that occurred. The prosecution was finding it difficult to convict those accused of committing crimes against humanity. The suspected war […]
Israel’s Discriminatory Land Policies
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Israel’s late 1947 -1948 "War of Independence" took six months to create a new Jewish state, excluding Arabs to the greatest extent possible. To accomplish it, widespread war crimes and […]
Neighbors Dupe Hondurans into Thinking There is Coup
By Belen Fernandez I approached a police officer on the sidewalk in Tegucigalpa yesterday to inquire as to the whereabouts of the current protests in favor of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. The officer informed […]
Gaza Kids ‘Hit Kite-flying Record’
Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have broken a world record on the number of kites flown simultaneously in the same place, UN officials have said. More than 5,000 children gathered for the […]
Jewish Fundamentalists Storm al-Aqsa Mosque
More than 200 Jewish extremists have reportedly entered al-Aqsa Mosque, positioning themselves inside the holy site, allegedly to perform religious rituals. According to a statement released by the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, the […]
Israel Orders Probe into Gaza War Crimes
The Israeli military has ordered criminal investigations into 14 of the cases of the soldiers’ conduct during the three-week war on the blockaded Gaza Strip. Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday that the army is currently […]
After Israeli War, Iran Moves to Rebuild Gaza
As the Israeli siege keeps Gaza buried in ruins, an Iranian foundation works alongside a local Palestinian charity group to help families rebuild their homes. Thee three-week-long Israeli military offensive in Gaza has left the […]
Facts vs. Beliefs
By Jeff Gates In unconventional warfare, beliefs are deployed as weapons by those waging war by way of deception. Does anyone recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraq’s biological weapons […]
Entertaining Apartheid Israel Deserves No Amnesty!
Open Letter to Amnesty International by PACBI In May, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called on singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to heed the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of […]
Taking over Post-Arnold California
By Mickey Z. What do you think of Obama’s reaction to the Gates incident? Who killed Michael Jackson? Why did Palin resign? Why are 90% of the large fish in the ocean gone? Which question […]
Live from Honduras
By Belen Fernandez Arriving to Toncont
Let Them Eat Kenafah
By Samah Sabawi and Nahedh ElRayes Jr. They ate the world’s largest Kenafah in Nablus.And broke a Guinness world recordIn absurdity and madness Esteemed dignitaries And press from around the globe,All gathered to admire the […]
Latin America in Israel’s Crosshairs
By Jamal Juma’ Does South American politics move forward in constructing a new continental and global order based on democracy, human rights and mutual solidarity or will it fall pray to Israeli strategies that undermine […]
On PCHR’s 2008 Annual Report
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Established in 1995, The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) functions independently in Gaza and enjoys "Consultative Status" with the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It’s also an affiliate […]
US-Israel Relations: New Horizons or Same Matrix of Control?
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria The current standoff between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the issue of ‘settlements’ has raised the prospect of defining a new chapter in US/Israel […]
Guilt By Association
By Andrew I. Killgore Guilt By Association: How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War; By Jeff Gates, State Street Publications, 2008, paperback, 320 pp. Guilt By Association is an initially confusing masterpiece almost too […]
New York, the Untold Story of 9/11
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai We all remember where we were when the 9/11 happened. The surreal experience of watching the World Trade Center’s twin towers crumble and go down one after another on […]
Israeli Leader Calls Obama ‘Slave’
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Israel’s Shas Party, has called US President Barack Obama "a slave" who seeks to rule the world and control Tel Aviv’s affairs. "American insidiousness tells us to build here […]
US Envoy Meets Israeli Premier
George Mitchell, the US envoy to the Middle East, has said he has made "good progress" in talks with Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, on Israeli settlement building. "We look forward to continuing our […]
In Anti-US Rally, Israelis Term Obama ‘Racist’
Israeli far right factions have staged a rally in Jerusalem against US President Barack Obama amid growing signs of dissension between the two allies. Nearly 1,500 people held a demonstration at a Jerusalem (al-Quds) square […]
UN: Israeli Illegalities Shatter ME Peace Hopes
Top United Nations officials have warned that Israeli settlement activities in Palestine threaten the fragile hope of a two-state solution. Senior UN officials on Monday condemned Israel’s illegal building of new homes across the West […]
US, Israel Fail Agreement on Settlements
George Mitchell, the US envoy to the Middle East, says that he has not reached a deal with Israel on halting settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. In a Monday meeting with the acting […]
Israeli Army Invades West Bank, Arrests Civilians
The Israeli military has invaded Palestinian towns in the West Bank, forcibly entering homes and ransacking them while arresting scores of civilians. Targeting West Bank communities, Israeli troops on Sunday searched and raided homes in […]
When Will Americans Come to the Aid of Palestine?
By Jeff Gates Unless President Barack Obama resolves to expunge ‘special’ from the U.S.-Israeli ‘special relationship,’ this entangled alliance will continue to ensure that the U.S. is portrayed as guilty by its association with Tel […]
Arab Pupils Expected to Learn Zionist Song
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth A leading Arab educator in Israel has denounced the decision of Gideon Saar, the education minister, to require schools to study the Israeli national anthem. Officials announced last week that they were […]
Iran: Israel Must Shed Nuclear Arms
Iran’s foreign ministry has said the United States should concentrate on getting Israel to dismantle its nuclear arsenal, instead of criticizing Tehran’s nuclear program. The comments came after Hillary Clinton last week said the US […]
