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Month: October 2009

Israeli Attack on Lebanon ‘Imminent’
Lebanon’s envoy to the United Nations has warned of an imminent Israeli attack on his country, condemning the regime’s recent artillery attack on the southern village of Houla. Ambassador Noaf Salaam relayed a message to […]

US Lawmakers Harshly Criticize UN Gaza Report
US House of Representative will vote a pro-Israeli resolution calling on the President to reject a UN report saying Israel committed war crimes in the Gaza war. The harshly worded resolution calls on President Barack […]

Abbas: No Peace Talks Until Israel Halts Construction
During a meeting with US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Mahmoud Abbas rejected her request to resume peace talks with Israel, senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said. "We are witnessing […]

Convicted of Being Muslims at the Wrong Time in America
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago In an October 22 press release, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another victory in its Global War on Terrorism, renamed the Overseas Contingency Operation to continue its jihad on […]

Israel is Unlikely to Yield
By George S. Hishmeh Top aides of the Obama administration have this month been quietly stoking the peace process fire, raising expectations that the American president, whose popularity remains relatively high, may now be willing […]

Waging War on Students
By Stuart Littlewood – London If there’s one thing the Israelis are good at it’s making war on women and children. They killed 952 Palestinian children in their homeland between 2000 and the start of […]

Israeli Spy in US Wanted $2 Million for His Secrets
The celebrated American scientist charged with spying for Israel had asked for $2 million for his secrets, federal prosecutors has revealed. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Stewart D. Nozette on Oct. 19 as […]

Israel Worried by IAEA Draft Accord on Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says a draft accord presented by the IAEA would lead to recognition of Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. "If this agreement is implemented, it will take them back a year, but […]

Hamas Welcomes US Shift, Says Willing to Talk
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has welcomed US President Barack Obama’s new approach, expressing willingness to hold talks with the United States. Haniyeh, who was speaking to a American medical delegation on Wednesday, was quoted by […]

Israel Demolishes More Palestinian Homes
Israeli soldiers demolish two Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem Al-Quds, while illegal settlers destroy olive groves as part of efforts to Judaize the city. Israeli authorities claim that the houses were built without permits, but […]

We Need More Erdogans
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai Turkey’s Ottoman Empire died an unwept death nearly a century ago. But the country continues to enjoy a unique eminence of leadership across the Middle East and in much of […]

Gaza: The Forgotten Story
By Aditya Ganapathiraju Why are people on Gaza so unhappy? Well, if you had to live in a prison, wouldn’t you be unhappy?— Former CIA officer Robert Baer It’s the most terrifying place I’ve ever […]

In The Jaws of the Dragon – A Book Review
By Jim Miles In The Jaws of the Dragon- America’s Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Dominance. Eamonn Fingleton. Thomas Dunne Books (St. Martin’s Press), New York, 2008. A book about the future published […]

Israel ‘Cutting Palestinian Water’
Israel is denying Palestinians adequate access to clean, safe water while allowing almost unlimited supplies to Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, human rights group Amnesty International has said. "Swimming pools, well-watered lawns and […]

UN Sets Date for Gaza Report Debate
The UN General Assembly has said it will meet next week to consider a UN report that accused both Israeli forces and the Palestinian group Hamas of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during […]

Israel Denies Illegal Diamond Trade
Israel has criticized a UN report which accuses Tel Aviv of involvement in illegal diamond trade from the Ivory Coast that could be helping re-arm rebels there. Israel’s Diamond Controller Shmuel Morderchai dismissed the accusations […]


Bahrain Votes to Stop Contacts with Israel
Bahrain’s parliament on Tuesday approved legislation penalizing contacts with Israel, a move which could complicate Gulf Arab leaders’ efforts to promote peace talks with Israel. "Whoever holds any communication or official talks with Israeli officials […]

Hamas to Ban January Election in Gaza
Hamas told Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday they should not take part in January elections called by Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the rival Fatah movement. The move raised doubts about whether […]

Israeli Raids on Al-Aqsa Have ‘Severe Consequences’
Iran has "strongly condemned" Israel’s constant desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which is the third-holiest site in Islam. "The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the acts of desecration by the Israeli military and the Israeli […]

‘Nuke Gaza’
By Jeff Gates Israeli officials are right to worry. Gazans too. Yet Americans should worry even more. Israel’s "legitimacy" will not last. Of course, that assumes its legitimacy was deserved. That issue also is now […]


Tariq Mehanna: Obama’s Latest Muslim Target
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Post-9/11, Muslims have been victimized, vilified, and persecuted for their faith, ethnicity, prominence, activism, and charity. They’ve been targeted, hunted down, rounded up, held in detention, kept in isolation, denied […]

Arab Inaction Over ‘Organ Theft’ Shocks Journalist
The Swedish journalist, who caused controversy by accusing Israeli troops of killing Palestinians for their organs, has criticized Arab countries for their lack of action regarding the humanitarian tragedy. Donald Bostrom said on Saturday that […]

‘Defend Al-Aqsa’: Haniyeh
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has urged Arab and Muslim leaders to take practical steps to end the Israeli assaults on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem (al-Quds). On Sunday, Haniyeh, who is the democratically elected […]

Israel to Drop ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ from Schoolbooks
The Israeli Education Ministry plans to omit a passage in their history books that tells the story of the expulsion of Palestinians in 1948, describing it as ‘ethnic cleansing.’ The ministry announced that it has […]

Abbas Threatens to Resign Over Peace Talks Impasse
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to resign because he expects no concrete outcome in the peace process with hawkish Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During a telephone conversation last week, Abbas told […]

Meshaal: Israel Plans to Destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque
A senior Hamas leader has warned that Israel plans to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds to build a new temple in its place. On Sunday, the mosque compound was the scene of violent clashes for […]

‘Where Have All the Friendships Gone
By Uri Avnery – Israel According a Chinese saying, if someone in the street tells you that you are drunk, you can laugh. If a second person tells you that you are drunk, start to […]

A Rare Victory for Lebanon’s Palestinians
By Franklin Lamb – Lebanon Known simply as the ‘General’ Michel Naim Aoun was born in a peaceful mixed Christian-Shia area of Haret Hreik, now a core Hezbollah area. He rose from poverty to become […]