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 […]
New reports have surfaced on the arrest of yet another Jewish organ trading gang in the United States involved in the abduction of Algerian children. Dr. Mustafa Khayatti, the head of the Algerian National Committee […]
The UN Secretary General has denounced Israel’s plan for building new settlements as "contrary to international law", calling on Tel Aviv to stop all settlement activities. In a statement issued on Wednesday to denounce the […]
Israel’s High Court has ordered the demolition of what it terms as "illegal constructions" built by the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, the court ruled that the government should implement the demolition […]
Some 1,200 students at al-Karmel High School for boys in Gaza City returned to class on 25 August without history and English textbooks, or notebooks and pens – all unavailable on the local market. Severe […]
Amid rumors in the Israeli media about the mysterious disappearance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports reveal that he made a secret visit to Moscow to discuss Russian arms sales to Iran and Syria. Netanyahu […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The increasingly harsh political climate in Israel under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government has prompted the leadership of the country’s 1.3 million Arab citizens to call the first general strike […]
The leader of Hamas has called for Palestinian reconciliation before elections, saying unless his movement is accepted by its rival Fatah, democracy will not lead to unity. Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile in the […]
Palestinian leaders are "seriously considering" a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, former US president Jimmy Carter has said. After visiting the Middle East, Carter said in an opinion article of The Washington Post newspaper […]
Palestinian East Jerusalem lacks public educational facilities and many classrooms are cramped, according to a new report by Ir Amim, an NGO working in East Jerusalem, and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). […]
By William James Martin In pondering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict I have found that very few people actually have a basic understanding of the conflict nor could they define it in even rough approximating terms. Thus […]
Israel will approve construction of hundreds of new homes in West Bank settlements before weighing a freeze sought by Washington in a move announced on Friday that fuelled Palestinian outrage. The plan was also certain […]
A Palestinian teenager has succumbed to death because of grave injuries he suffered after Israeli soldiers opened fire at him in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian medical sources identified the 13-year-old teenager […]
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has canceled his visit to Israel, in the face of continuing tension stemmed from an article in a Swedish newspaper. Bildt has declared that the visit which was scheduled for […]
By Ahmed Barqawi The lack of subtlety in Israel’s policy of aggression and land theft towards the Palestinians can only be attributed to our gift of silence, one for which the Israelis’ are appreciative and fully […]
By James Gundun Nobody likes anti-climax, except for maybe Israel. After heightened speculation that President Obama was hammering out his own Middle East peace plan, the smoke cleared and left nothing behind. Apparently Obama has […]
By Jim Miles The Rejection of Palestinian Self-Determination The Struggle for Palestine and the Roots of the Israeli-Arab Conflict. Jeremy R. Hammond. Lulu, 2009. The story of Palestine is poorly represented in western media, generally […]
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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