US Audacity of Hope Falters
By Ramzy Baroud The US has decided to be ‘flexible’ regarding its once touted call for a total Israeli freeze on the expansion of its occupied territories’ settlements, all illegal under international law. A senior […]
Month: August 2009
Olmert Indicted on Corruption Charges
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has finally been indicted over a corruption case that involved dealings during his career before taking office as the premier. "The attorney general… has decided to press charges against […]
Hamas: Shalit Deal Remains Elusive
Hamas has denied reports that the group is close to finalising a deal with Israel over the release of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian fighters more than three years ago. Speaking on […]
Israel Accuses IAEA of Withholding Iran Info
After the release of a recent IAEA report, Israel accuses the International Atomic Energy Agency of withholding information on Iran’s nuclear program. In a Sunday statement, Israel’s foreign ministry said the latest report on Iran’s […]
Winners and Losers of Partition
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai What did Jaswant Singh expect? You can’t be in a party that thrives on the demonization of Muslims and shower fulsome praise on the founding father of Pakistan as […]
Message to President Obama and Americans with a Conscience
By Eileen Fleming ‘There comes a time comes when silence is betrayal…History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, […]
What We Palestinians Need
By Dr. Mustafa Barghouti Irrespective of what political settlement is ultimately embraced, Palestinians need a unified strategy for confronting and overcoming Israeli racism, apartheid and oppression. Palestinians have only two choices before them: 1) either […]
Resolving the Displaced Persons Problem
By Dan LiebermanNegotiators have continually debated the Middle East crisis without regarding the elephant in the room – the Palestinian displaced persons. Rather than being portrayed as victims, these dispossessed persons are often perceived as […]
Carter, Religious Jews Fast With Gaza
Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife fasted in solidarity with the people of the Gaza Strip who are living under siege. About going without for day Carter laughed it off and said, “I […]
Archbishop Tutu Calls on Israel to Engage Hamas
South African cleric and activist, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, stressed that Israel and other parties have no choice but to talk to the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas. "You don’t make peace with friends," he told the […]
Muslims Throng Jerusalem for Ramadan Prayers
Crowds thronged Jerusalem as tens of thousands of Muslim faithful headed for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City. Israeli authorities eased access restrictions for Palestinians from […]
Appeasing Israel – At What Cost?
By Jeff Gates Barack Hussein Obama’s June 4th speech in Cairo was awaited with keen anticipation by a global population of 1.3 billion Muslims outraged at the abuse that Zionism has long inflicted on its […]
Gaza Rights Group Office Attacked
Unknown assailants have attacked the office of a human rights group in the Gaza Strip, incurring damage and stealing personal laptops, a statement says. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights organization said that the […]
Where Cancer Sufferers Get Only Painkillers
Arafat Hamdona, 20, has been confined to the cancer unit of As-Shifa, Gaza’s primary hospital, since he was diagnosed with maxillary skin tumours in June 2008. Red lesions protrude from his face, his features are […]
Israel Calls for ‘Crippling’ Sanctions Against Iran
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for ‘crippling sanctions’ against Iran to halt the country’s nuclear program. "There is not much time" to halt Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, Netanyahu told reporters after talks with […]
Syria and Iran
By Jim Miles Syria and Iran: Diplomatic Alliance and Power Politics in the Middle East. Jubin M. Goodarzi. I.B. Taurus & Co. New York/London. 2009 In a well structured academic work, Jubin M. Goodarzi details […]
Fighting for the Right to Walk
By Ramzy Baroud Gaza’s troubles have somehow been relegated, if not completely dropped from the mainstream media’s radar, and subsequently the world’s conscience and consciousness. Weaning the public from the sadness there conveys the false […]
US, Israel Fail to Diffuse Settlement Disagreement
The US and Israel have once again failed to end a public row over Tel Aviv’s illegal settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. During a four-hour meeting with US President Barack […]
Israel to Halt ‘Growth’ in Exchange for Iran Sanctions
As part of Israel’s anti-Iran campaign, Tel Aviv has apparently agreed with a partial freeze on its illegal construction of settlements on Palestinian land in return for tougher sanctions against Tehran. Ahead of a meeting […]
Israel Turns Up the Heat to Evict Bedouin from Desert Lands
By Jonathan Cook – Amra The inhabitants of the Bedouin village of Amra have good reason to fear that the harsh tactics used by the Israeli army against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been […]
Smooth Sailing for Obama Ahead?
By George S. Hishmeh The extended honeymoon that Barack Obama had enjoyed on assuming office at the White House last January is now over. The American president is expected to unveil several important decisions next month on various domestic and […]
Boycotting the Claims of Benjamin Pogrund
By Frank Barat Benjamin Pogrund piece (See Guardian, August 24), arguing that "Boycotts only harden Israeli opinion", is a groundbreaking work of distortion of history, denial of facts, propaganda, disinformation and could have been written […]
In Blockaded Gaza, Israeli Troops Kill Again
Israeli troops have killed one Palestinian and injured two others in the north sector of Gaza in yet another violation of a truce signed after Israel’s 22-day war on the strip. Israeli forces opened fire […]
Israel, Hamas to Reach ‘Swap Deal’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is close to concluding a prisoner swap deal with Hamas to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, say Israeli media reports. According to Ha’aretz, after a long disagreement over prisoner exchange between […]
Palestine Seeks De Facto State Without Israel Approval
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad says the Authority will create a de facto Palestinian state without waiting for the result of peace talks with Israel. Fayad said during a press conference in Ramallah on Tuesday […]
Netanyahu Greeted by Angry Protestors in London
British police have heightened security outside the premiers’ office as hundreds of demonstrators protested the Israeli prime minister’s visit to the country. Hundreds of people attended the demonstration on Tuesday to protest the Israeli occupation […]
Palestinians Seek Organ Theft Probe
Several Palestinians in the West Bank have called for an international inquiry into a Swedish newspaper report that suggests members of the Israeli army stole body organs from Palestinians. The report, published last week in […]
Israel ‘Will Talk on Settlements’
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has said that his government is prepared to negotiate over the issue of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. However, when speaking in London where he was meeting Gordon […]
Israeli University Professor Calls for Boycott
A Ben-Gurion University professor called for a boycott of Israel for being an ‘apartheid state,’ causing a stir in Israel. "The most accurate way to describe Israel today is as an apartheid state," Neve Gordon, […]
