Israeli forces committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during their three-week war on the Gaza Strip, UN fact-finding rights mission concluded on Tuesday, September 15, hinting to a possible referral of the case […]
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi reporter who was arrested for throwing his shoes at former US President George W. Bush, has been released. Iraqi reporter Muntadhar al-Zaidi shocked the world last December by hurling not one […]
The Israeli Knesset is working on a bill to grant more immunity to Israeli soldiers as the number of Palestinian lawsuits against the Israeli army hits a record high. The bill –an amendment to the […]
Unless urgent action is taken, the supply of water fit for human use in the Gaza Strip will be depleted in 5-10 years, according to the Gaza Coastal Municipal Water Utility (CMWU) and UN agencies […]
By Jeff Gates On September 24th, U.S. President Barack Obama will preside over a U.N. Security Council session on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. In March 2010, Moscow will host a Global Nuclear Summit that the […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Israeli peace activists are planning to ratchet up their campaign against groups in the United States that raise money for settlers by highlighting how tax exemptions are helping to fund the […]
By M. Shahid Alam The time has come, the Walrus said,To talk of many things:Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—Of cabbages—and kings… — Lewis Carroll These kleptocrats throw themselves at the feetof Western plutocracies: they spurnthe […]
By Dan Lieberman Decades of resolutions, arguments, and negotiations have maintained the Middle East struggle as a Middle East struggle. A major thrust attempts to resolve the crisis by negotiations leading to two independent states […]
Under pressure from rights activists and investors, the US Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) divested from an Israeli company involved in settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian land. "TIAA-CREF no […]
Palestinians hold Israel responsible for the death of a 25-year-old Hebron (al-Khalil) resident injured by Israeli bullets last month. Israeli soldiers had shot Ubayda Dweik several times on his chest and feet on Aug. 26 […]
A single-seat Israeli fighter jet has crashed in the occupied West Bank, killing its pilot, officials say. Israeli police started searching in southern West Bank after receiving reports that a small aircraft may have crashed […]
By Eileen Fleming The wind from Iran changed on September 12, 2009, when Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced that he welcomes broad talks with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council [America, Russia, […]
The controversy triggered by a Swedish newspaper report about Israel’s harvesting of Palestinian organs has salted the wounds of many Palestinian families haunted by the memories of loved ones who suffered the same fate. “They […]
Two Palestinians have been shot and wounded by an Israeli man in occupied East Jerusalem. The man opened fire late on Friday after Palestinians began throwing stones in the Silwan neighbourhood of Jerusalem, police said. […]
As part of the international campaign of boycott against Israel, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign today launched an action against Dead Sea Products, an Israeli cosmetics firm which has a stall in Jervis Centre in […]
By Dr. Salman Abu Sitta While the news headlines were occupied with the freeze or suspension of Jewish settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories or with the competition for positions in the sixth Fateh conference in […]
By Jim Miles A Canadian polling company, the Angus Reid Global Monitor, [1] indicates that the majority of the world’s citizens express concerns about their countries’ role in the war, and the majority wishes the […]
By Stephen Lendman Established in 1992, the Addameer (Arabic for conscience) Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association provides support for Palestinian prisoners and works to end torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, other forms of abuse, […]
The percentage of Americans who believe Islam encourages violence has declined in recent years but remains far above where it was in 2002, while very basic knowledge about the faith has shown modest increases, according […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Yunis al Masri was luckier than his two brothers from Gaza. Although the truck that ploughed into their car as they travelled to work in Israel 24 years ago killed Jaber and […]
By Deepak Tripathi ‘America is the Great Satan, the wounded snake.’ – Ayatollah Khomeini, November 5, 1979. ‘States like [Iran, Iraq, North Korea] constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.’ […]
By James Gundun Defense spokesman Geoff Morrell had told reporters that his boss, Secretary Robert Gates, was keen to address Al Jazeera. The Arab media giant couldn’t be ignored he said in a backhand way. […]
By Ramzy Baroud Left out of the options under consideration in "Obama’s war" is the only one with any chance of success. Despite assurances to the contrary in Washington and a major policy speech in […]
By Dr. Haidar Eid – Gaza Dear Mr. President, I am writing to express my dismay and disappointment with both your attendance at the national conference of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies – […]
By Franklin Lamb – Beirut Being wrapped in an Israeli flag this past week has caused Madonna, our Lady of Miracles, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and AIPAC some flak. First the simple case. Strutting underdressed across the concert […]
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali ‘Change’ was President Barak Obama’s campaign slogan. The seven-million strong American Muslim community, firmly believing in his "change" slogan, voted overwhelmingly for him in the 2008 presidential elections with the hope […]
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai After the endless circus over the release of Abdel Basset Al Megrahi, Britain now wants Libya to compensate the families of Irish Republic Army victims. Why? Because, you see, […]
An Israeli human rights group has said more than half of the Palestinians killed in the 22-day Israeli offensive on Gaza were civilians. The new figures contradict an Israeli military claim that most of the […]
Israeli lawmaker Mohammad Barakeh has backed organ harvest allegations against Tel Aviv over its practice of keeping the dead bodies of slain Palestinians. "We have the right to question the reasons why Israel is keeping […]
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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