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Month: December 2009

Remember Gaza, Read the Book, Spread the Word
Order Your Copy Today Through Amazon or Pluto Press. Product Details Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Pluto Press (January 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 0745328814 ISBN-13: 978-0745328812 Description The frontline in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Gaza […]

UN’s Falk Calls for Sanctions against Israel
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Gaza Strip has called for military and economic sanctions against Israel. "The UN has not been willing [yet] to give what’s needed to […]

Viva Palestina en rout to El-Arish
The Viva Palestina aid convoy, en route to the Gaza Strip, is set to leave Syria for the Egyptian port city of El-Arish where it might face interception by Israeli forces. The convoy of 250 […]

More UN, Less US, Says Moussa
Arab League chief Amr Moussa calls on the United Nations to assume a greater role in the Middle East peace process, saying Washington should not be the only mediator. "The United Nations role, which was […]

Falk Slams Egypt for Rafah Wall
A UN human rights expert has deplored the construction of a wall along Egypt’s border with the Gaza Strip, terming it as a sign of complicity between Washington and Cairo. UN Special Rapporteur on the […]

On Gaza Drivers, Rumours and Egypt’s Steel Wall
By Ramzy Baroud Those pesky taxi drivers of Gaza are always circulating rumours. One story that made the rounds during the first Palestinian uprising in 1987 claimed that an Arab army crossed the Sinai desert […]

Holocaust Survivor on Hunger Strike for Gaza
As the Gaza Strip continues to reel under a crippling Israeli siege, a Holocaust survivor has gone on hunger strike to protest Egypt’s refusal to allow a solidarity march to enter the sealed off coastal […]

Prisoner Exchange Talks Continue: Hamas
Hamas has dismissed media reports that the Islamic resistance movement has rejected an Israeli proposed prisoner deal, noting that discussions on the swap deal will continue. Hamas official website on Tuesday said Israel is refusing […]

Gaza, Where Time Stood Still – A Poem
By Samah Sabawi Don’t tell us a year has passed… We don’t measure our lives by this calendar Time has stood still for us so long ago Punctuated only by loss and grief And the […]

Gaza in Crisis
By Sonja Karkar They came one cold December day. Not fearless warriors but fearsome hoardes hell-bent on destruction of the genocidal kind that leaves no room for regeneration. That was one year ago in Gaza. The […]

Arresting Peaceful Protesters in Occupied Palestine
By Stephen Lendman For decades, Israel has met peaceful Palestinian protesters disruptively with violence, arrests and at times unprovoked killings. It’s no surprise that targeting them and their leaders is now common practice in cities […]

Turkey’s Welcome Voice of Support
By Jeremy Salt Is Turkey’s relationship with Israel going through a rocky patch or has it passed the point of no return? A week in politics is a long time, and all the rest of […]

US Castigates Israel over New Jerusalem Al-Quds Plan
The White House has expressed strong disapproval of a controversial Israeli plan to build nearly 700 new apartments for Jews in East Jerusalem Al-Quds, where Palestinians hope to set up the capital of a future […]

Israel Arrests Nuclear Whistleblower
Israeli police have arrested former nuclear assistant Mordechai Vanunu on charges of having contact with "a number of foreigners" at a hotel in Jeruselum Al-Quds. "Vanunu was detained in Jerusalem last night," said Police spokesman […]

Israeli Tanks Target Houses in Northern Gaza
Israeli army tanks have opened fire on houses and farmlands in the northern sector of the Gaza Strip, according to a report. A number of Israeli tanks attacked lands located near Beit Hannon and commenced […]

The Horrors of Media Warfare
By Ali Jawad In recent years, policy and decision makers have given increasing attention to the importance of media coverage in the context of wars. Much as a result, we witness ever-more complex ‘media offensives’ […]

Cairo Forces Viva Palestina to Take Detour
Thanks to Cairo’s obstruction, Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy en rout to the Gaza Strip will take a detour and head to Syria Latakia, in a bid to enter Egypt through El-Arish. The convoy of 250 […]

EU Calls Settlements in Jerusalem Al-Quds Illegal
The European Union has said new settlements in East Jerusalem Al-Quds are illegal under international law and urged Israel to reconsider its plans. “The presidency of the European Union is dismayed at the announcement of […]

US Spies: Israel or UK Forged Nukes Report on Iran
US intelligence sources have confirmed Iran’s assertions that a document published by a British daily about Tehran’s nuclear program is a fabrication. According to a former CIA official, US intelligence agents have found that the […]

Reaching the Gates of Hell is Not So Easy
By Stuart Littlewood – London The Viva Palestina convoy is being given the run-around by Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak and his ’Awkward Squad’. My heart goes out to the 500 or so dedicated people from […]

No Friends in Egypt
By Ahmed Amr This just in – read all about it in Al Ahram – Egypt’s semi-official paper. A multi-millionaire, Yehia El Komy, denied marrying Kheloud al Onzy. I ran across this earth shattering news while […]

Gaza One Year Later
By Stephen Lendman A December 2009 report prepared by Oxfam International, Amnesty International UK, United Civilians for Peace, Christian Aid, and a dozen other international NGOs (called NGOs below) titled, "Failing Gaza: No rebuilding, no […]

Viva Palestina Members Start Hunger Strike
Members of the Viva Palestina international aid convoy heading to the blockaded Gaza Strip have made the decision to go on hunger strike in protest at the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow the convoy entry […]

Palestinians Slam New Israeli Settlement Expansions
The Palestinian Authority has condemned Israel’s move to build hundreds more housing units for settlers in the occupied East Jerusalem Al-Quds. "The Palestinian Authority strongly condemns the new decision to build in East Jerusalem and […]

New Yorkers March against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered in New York to mark the one-year anniversary of Israel’s devastating attack on the Gaza Strip. The protestors, which included Muslim, Christian and Jewish human rights activists, marched against […]

UK Protesters Blast Israeli Gaza Blockade
Britain has witnessed major anti-Israel demonstrations, as several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in front of the Israeli embassy in London. The demonstrators condemned the deadly Israeli offensive and continued Israeli siege of the impoverished Gaza […]

A Single State, with Liberty and Justice for All
By Susan Abulhawa with Ramzy Baroud Prior to the establishment of Israel, Palestine had been multi-religious and multi-cultural. Christians, Muslims and Jews, Armenians, Greek Orthodox, to name a few, all had a place there; and […]

Viva Palestina: A Report from Aqaba
By Rifat Audeh – Aqaba, Jordan Just as the world was shocked and outraged one year ago with Israel barbarically dropping bombs on civilians in the Gaza Strip including banned white phosphorous, it is just […]

Gaza’s Untold Story
By Mamoon Alabbasi – London My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story’. Ramzy Baroud. Pluto Press, London: 2010. One year on since Israel’s criminally-insane war on Gaza, many are still unaware of the […]

Why Jihad Went Global
By Jim Miles The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global. Fawaz A. Gerges. Cambridge University Press. N.Y. 2009. First published in 2005, this text still stands the test of time for the theses that it […]