Sectarianism is playing a more central role in Lebanon’s highly contested parliamentary elections on 7 June, which analysts say could see the country facing increased political instability. The vote pits the Western-backed ruling coalition, predominantly […]
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria Israel is in the throes of an intense debate about its identity and future. Failure by the Olmert regime to dislodge Hamas from the Gaza and itself being replaced by […]
Lebanese cast their votes on Sunday, June 7, in a high-stakes general polls pitting a West-backed bloc against an alliance led by Hezbollah and its main Christian ally, amid predictions that any winner would clinch […]
By Gilad Atzmon – Denver, Colorado I am very lucky to be in America this week, to watch a place being transformed, to smell the refreshing scent of restored liberty, to glance at the euphoric […]
A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli soldiers during a protest in the West Bank village of Nilin against Israel’s separation barrier, Palestinian medics and witnesses have said. Aqel Srur, 35, died after […]
The Israeli government has welcomed Barack Obama’s speech to the Muslim world, saying it hoped the speech would bring a "new period of reconciliation" in the Middle East. The government statement made no mention of […]
By John V. Whitbeck President Barack Obama’s much anticipated speech in Cairo was truly astounding. After all the months of lead-up and hype, few could have imagined that this speech would contain nothing of substance. […]
By Dan Lieberman – Jerusalem Israel’s latest strategy for complicating the peace process is to delay discussions of Jerusalem’s future. Steering debate to other agendas enables Israel to establish more "facts on Jerusalem ground," which […]
By Deepak Tripathi The upheaval in America’s relations with the Muslim world after 9/11, as well as its content and language, make the eagerly-awaited address by President Obama in Cairo on June 4 an event […]
By Ludwig Watzal – Bonn Alastair Crooke, Resistance. The Essence of the Islamist Revolution, Pluto Press, London 2009. With the failure of the ‘war on terror’ and the mess into which the Bush administration has […]
By Franklin Lamb – Near the Syrian border northeast of Baalbek I had not planned to watch Obama’s Cairo speech on June 5, since I had an appointment in the plush Bekaa Valley, near Baalbek-Hermel […]
By Terry Lacey – Jakarta President Obamas Cairo speech was intended to awaken Arabs and Muslims and invite them to a reconciliation with a new America. But the focus on Egypt and proximity of Palestine […]
A United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes during Israel’s offensive in the Gaza Strip said on Thursday it will hold public hearings in Gaza territory and Geneva this month. The questioning will concern victims […]
One Palestinian policeman and two Hamas fighters have been killed in the town of Qalqilya in the West Bank, officials have said. Shooting erupted when police loyal to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president and leader […]
By Barack Obama I am honoured to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over 1,000 years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, […]
In his long-awaited speech to the Muslim world on Thursday, June 4, US President Barack Obama touched on several key issues. Following are his main quotes on issues as important as Islam, extremism, the Middle […]
By Remi Kanazi Who doesn’t want to blame all the problems Israel/Palestine is currently facing on newly appointed Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu? He refuses to endorse the internationally recognized two-state solution, he is far […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London Whenever western leaders lecture us about a solution to the Israel-Palestine problem, they rely on those comfortable, woolly words "negotiation" and “peace process”… it’s a convenient crutch. Kick away the […]
By Kevin Zeese There is long-time saying about politicians: you cannot trust their words, but must judge them by their actions. President Obama is very good with words, perhaps the best communicator we have seen […]
By Belen Fernandez Thomas Friedman’s June 3 Op-Ed column on the New York Times website begins with the retelling of Friedman’s "favorite Middle East joke," which he declares has just given President Obama "a good […]
By George S. Hishmeh There are great expectations that a new, friendlier era of US policy towards Arab and Muslim countries will be ushered in by Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East. Not only […]
The lack of proper warehousing facilities in the northeastern Egyptian cities of Al-Arish and Rafah is partly to blame for bottlenecks and inefficiencies in delivering food and other aid to the Gaza Strip, a former […]
Israel has put its largest-ever civil defence drill into high gear, asking the entire public to practise taking cover as air raid sirens sound across the country. Israelis on Tuesday entered a third day of […]
Tension between Israel and United States rose on Tuesday as Israel tried to overlook its ally’s criticism and urged U.S. President Barrack Obama to respect settlement agreements his predecessor allowed. Tel Aviv tried to play […]
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Upon his return from the much anticipated talks with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost no time stating his government’s uncompromising positions on Palestinians’ statehood: There will be no […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Talks between Barack Obama and the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships over the past fortnight have unleashed a flood of media interest in the settlements Israel has been constructing on Palestinian […]
Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai Are the winds of change indeed sweeping the Middle East, or is it my hyperactive imagination coupled with my Obamania that is playing tricks? Ahead of President Obama’s visit to […]
By Franklin Lamb – Beirut As election volunteers in Lebanon work this morning to spruce up its hundreds of Polling Places for Sundays’ election, Minister of Education Bahia Hariri, sister of the murdered Rafiq, canceled school […]
A United Nations team has arrived in the Gaza Strip to investigate possible war crimes and other violations of international law during Israel’s assault on the territory earlier this year. The 15-member team, headed by […]
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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