Year: 2009
Israeli Police Don Arab Disguise
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Civil rights groups in Israel have expressed outrage at the announcement last week that a special undercover unit of the police has been infiltrating and collecting intelligence on Israel’s Arab minority by […]
Netanyahu Needs to Explain His Intentions
By George Hishmeh This was clearly illustrated at the recent meeting in Geneva of the UN Human Rights Council which endorsed a report that details evidence of war crimes committed by the Israeli army (and Hamas) during […]
War, Negation and Muslim Identity Revisited
By Ramzy Baroud A Muslim writer begins an article with, ‘who says the campaign for animal rights was started in the West ..’ She goes on to argue that Islam provided the original treatise on […]
Israel Aerospace Giant ‘Hired’ Espionage Scientist
Israeli sources have confirmed that an American scientist who worked for the US government and was arrested for attempted espionage has had deals with Israel Aerospace Industries. Stewart David Nozette, 52, was detained on Monday […]
Israel Backs ‘Carte Blanche’ to Kill
The Israeli war minister advocates operational latitude for its army amid mounting condemnation of the Zionist regime’s massacre of the Palestinians. "We must give the IDF (Israeli army) the full backing to have the freedom […]
Israeli Spying Violates UN Resolution 1701: Suleiman
Lebanon’s president says Israel’s espionage activities in his country are a clear violation of UN Resolution 1701, which calls for peace between the two countries. Michel Suleiman told reporters late Tuesday during his state visit […]
A Country of Sacred Cows and Ten Commandments
By Ershad Abubacker – Chennai, India ‘The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.’ -Stephen Hawking The media portrays the Middle East violence as though it is inherent part […]
Can International Law Forestall a Golanian Intifada
By Franklin Lamb – Beirut Nationals from nearly one-third of the 192 member states of the United Nations met in Damascus last week to discuss the Return/Liberation of the Golan Heights. An estimated 5000 researchers, […]
Zionism: An Anti-Semite’s Dream
By John V. Whitbeck In a commentary published in the Arab News (Jeddah) on October 17, the British journalist Neil Berry focuses on a reality which is rarely mentioned in polite society: that Zionism is, […]
America Confronts the Middle East – A Book Review
By Jim Miles A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East. Lawrence Freedman. Anchor Canada (Random House). 2009. The subtitle to this text carries an interesting choice of active verb, ‘confronts’. It signifies ‘coming […]
UN: Israel Planted Spy Devices in Lebanon
A UN investigation into explosions in southern Lebanon says that Israel denoted spy devices it planted on Lebanese after their discovery by Hezbollah resistance movement. The two explosions over weekend occurred after Lebanon’s Hezbollah discovered […]
Israel Negotiates to Import Water from Turkey
Israel has recently launched a new round of talks with Ankara to import water from Turkey, amid worries over its dwindling local reserves. Israel’s Foreign Ministry, which is tasked with conducting the negotiations, had held […]
Israel Plans to Devour the World: Hungarian MP
A Hungarian lawmaker has voiced worry over Israel’s expansionist policies, saying Israel is trying to take over the world. "I’m a Hungarian nationalist. I love my homeland, love the Hungarians and give primacy to Hungarian […]
Iran: Israelis Should Stand Trial Over War Crimes
In light of the Goldstone report on Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip, Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki calls for legal action against the Tel Aviv leadership. "The perpetrators of the Gaza war should […]
Abbas Defends Decision to ‘Defer’ Gaza Report
The acting Palestinian authority chief defends his decision for the deferment of a vote on a UN report condemning the bloody Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip. Quoted by the Palestinian Ma’an news agency, Mahmoud […]
Gul Defends Turkey’s Row with Israel
Turkish President Abdullah Gul justifies his country’s recent row with Israel over its acts of war in Gaza, reiterating that his government’s criticism of Israel is fair and valid. The Turkish president said in a […]
Empire in Trouble: Approaching Defeat?
By Deepak Tripathi President Barack Obama is having a bad time. The health reforms he so confidently promised have been bogged down in Congress for months; his Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, said the other day […]
Critics of ‘Holy Israel’ Targeted by Christian Zionists
By Stuart Littlewood – London Christianity too has its extremists and none worse than the Christian Zionists. A prize example is His Eminence The Very Reverend Charles J. Edgbaston, DD, PhD, Chair, Christians for Moses […]
Obama Backs Netanyahu’s Position on ‘Peace Negotiations’
By Kim Bullimore Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed victory in the wake of US President Barak Obama’s first speech to the United Nations General Assembly and the September 22 meeting in New York […]
Gaza Farmers Struggle With Destroyed Land
Thousands of Gazan farmers may be unable to replant their crops during the region’s main planting season in October due to agricultural land still damaged by the Israeli offensive at the start of the year, […]
Hamas Demands ‘Threaten Unity Deal’
A senior Palestinian official has accused Hamas of trying to derail unification efforts by insisting on conditions it knows would be impossible for the Fatah administration to meet. Yasser Abed Rabbo, the secretary of the Palestine […]
Israeli Youths Reject Army Call-Up
More than 80 Israeli students have announced their refusal to serve in the Israeli military because of what they call their nation’s track-record of oppression in the occupied territories. The conscientious objectors issued a letter […]
Israel Vows to Fight UN Report amid France, UK Support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged a ‘lengthy fight’ against a United Nations report as the UK and France express support for Israel to ‘defend’ itself. "We are now setting out to delegitimize those […]
Educating Children in Conflict Zones
By Catherine Rottenberg and Neve Gordon Educating children in a conflict zone is no simple matter. More often than not, those responsible for the curricula succumb to the masters of war and adopt a pedagogical […]
Obama: Time to Step Into the Ring
By George Hismeh So Barack Obama has unexpectedly won the Nobel Peace Prize this year and he was gracious enough to admit publicly that he did not think he deserved it. The American president has […]
Jews Lobby ‘to Remove Al-Aqsa Mosque’
Extremist Jewish organizations in Israel have demanded that the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock from East Jerusalem Al-Quds be transferred to Mecca. Gershon Salomon is seeking the removal of the mosques from […]
Hamas ‘Will Not Sign’ Palestinian Unity Deal
Hamas and other Palestinian groups have denounced the current text of an Egyptian-proposed reconciliation deal, saying they "will not sign it". The text strips the Palestinians of their right to resist the Israeli occupation, Hamas […]
Palestinian State to be ‘Established Soon’, Says Spain
At a press conference with Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Thursday, he said that many countries, including the United States, support recognition of a Palestinian state. He added that Spain is […]
