The United States and the UN have condemned Israel’s forcible eviction of two Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem. Washington sent a letter to the Israeli foreign ministry in Jerusalem, stressing the move […]
Less than 50m from a black, barrel-sized pipe pouring raw sewage directly into the sea, children are playing in the waves. The pipe runs from one of three main sewage pumping stations in Gaza, with […]
Saudi Arabia has flatly rejected a US call for a "step-by-step" approach toward Israel, urging greater focus on whether Tel Aviv will keep its side of the bargain. "Incrementalism and a step-by-step approach has not […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman vowed on Monday he would step down if authorities indict him on charges of graft, as recommended by police. If Attorney General Menahem Mazuz "decides to indict me after hearing […]
By Dina Jadallah There is a paradox at the heart of recent news stories from Egypt, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority concerning various natural gas and land ‘business deals.’ For in this day of seemingly […]
By Ed Kinane Given my Judeo-Christian roots, I’ve long wanted to visit ‘The Holy Land.’ The US-supported Israeli attack on Gaza this past winter lent urgency to that longing. This spring I joined a delegation […]
By Belen Fernandez Over the past few days in Honduras, I have received a number of emails from various parts of the world notifying me that the coup is over thanks to the San José […]
By Dr. Mona El Farra – Gaza As soon as I arrived home, I felt a great relief, if that is the right word. I had been unable to return home to Gaza since before […]
The Israeli government has said that its war on the Gaza Strip earlier this year, that left up to 1,417 Palestinians dead, was "necessary and proportionate". The government also said on Thursday that it was […]
Two Palestinians have been killed when a tunnel – used to import vital supplies into the Gaza Strip — collapsed, medical sources say. This week, at least nine people have been killed in cave-ins and […]
Tel Aviv has accused the administration Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of cooperating with Israel’s enemies and supporting anti-Semitism. On the last leg of his South American tour, hawkish Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman expressed concern about […]
By Omar Barghouti and Sid Shniad For several decades, the world has watched in frustration as the crisis in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory deepened. Confused by the details of what is alleged to […]
By Dallas Darling During the Nuremberg Trials, there is a story of a disturbing incident that occurred. The prosecution was finding it difficult to convict those accused of committing crimes against humanity. The suspected war […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Israel’s late 1947 -1948 "War of Independence" took six months to create a new Jewish state, excluding Arabs to the greatest extent possible. To accomplish it, widespread war crimes and […]
By Belen Fernandez I approached a police officer on the sidewalk in Tegucigalpa yesterday to inquire as to the whereabouts of the current protests in favor of deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. The officer informed […]
Thousands of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have broken a world record on the number of kites flown simultaneously in the same place, UN officials have said. More than 5,000 children gathered for the […]
More than 200 Jewish extremists have reportedly entered al-Aqsa Mosque, positioning themselves inside the holy site, allegedly to perform religious rituals. According to a statement released by the Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage, the […]
The Israeli military has ordered criminal investigations into 14 of the cases of the soldiers’ conduct during the three-week war on the blockaded Gaza Strip. Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday that the army is currently […]
As the Israeli siege keeps Gaza buried in ruins, an Iranian foundation works alongside a local Palestinian charity group to help families rebuild their homes. Thee three-week-long Israeli military offensive in Gaza has left the […]
By Jeff Gates In unconventional warfare, beliefs are deployed as weapons by those waging war by way of deception. Does anyone recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda? Iraq’s biological weapons […]
Open Letter to Amnesty International by PACBI In May, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called on singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to heed the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of […]
By Mickey Z. What do you think of Obama’s reaction to the Gates incident? Who killed Michael Jackson? Why did Palin resign? Why are 90% of the large fish in the ocean gone? Which question […]
By Belen Fernandez Arriving to Toncont
By Samah Sabawi and Nahedh ElRayes Jr. They ate the world’s largest Kenafah in Nablus.And broke a Guinness world recordIn absurdity and madness Esteemed dignitaries And press from around the globe,All gathered to admire the […]
By Jamal Juma’ Does South American politics move forward in constructing a new continental and global order based on democracy, human rights and mutual solidarity or will it fall pray to Israeli strategies that undermine […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Established in 1995, The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) functions independently in Gaza and enjoys "Consultative Status" with the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It’s also an affiliate […]
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria The current standoff between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the issue of ‘settlements’ has raised the prospect of defining a new chapter in US/Israel […]
By Andrew I. Killgore Guilt By Association: How Deception and Self-Deceit Took America to War; By Jeff Gates, State Street Publications, 2008, paperback, 320 pp. Guilt By Association is an initially confusing masterpiece almost too […]
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai We all remember where we were when the 9/11 happened. The surreal experience of watching the World Trade Center’s twin towers crumble and go down one after another on […]
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Israel’s Shas Party, has called US President Barack Obama "a slave" who seeks to rule the world and control Tel Aviv’s affairs. "American insidiousness tells us to build here […]
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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