In an address before ‘the most important’ lobby affecting America’s relations with Israel, President Shimon Peres accuses Iran of posing an international "threat". On the eve of talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington, […]
By Joharah Baker – Jerusalem If it weren’t for two little boys hitching a ride with us, this article would never have been written. Thanks to the mysterious way the universe operates, I will admit […]
By Ivan Eland Neo-conservatives used the Republican Party as a vehicle to promote and employ their policies of muscular nation-building overseas. But like the parasite that eventually kills its host, the Republican Party’s virtual collapse, […]
The bodies of two Palestinians have been recovered from a tunnel in Gaza bombed by Israeli aircraft, medical workers say. The air raids, which targeted several tunnels each running between Gaza and Egypt, took place […]
By Ismail Kamal Kushkush – London A newly established British charity is seeking to help raise funds for the children of Gaza by sponsoring an event that seeks to break the Guinness Book world-record for […]
Israel appointed an American historian to be the next ambassador to Washington, officials said Sunday as Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman made his first diplomatic trip to Europe in hopes of shoring up patience with the […]
By Nicola Nasser – Bir Zeit, West Bank Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to be the third pontiff to visit the Holy Land from 8-15 May, following in the footsteps of Paul VI in 1964 […]
By Uri Avnery Everybody’s is talking about the first 100 days of Barack Obama. And there’s a lot to talk about. Like a young bull he stormed into the arena. A deluge of new ideas […]
By Ralph Nader The Swine Flu (or H1N1 virus) is in the air. The public health authorities are acting "in excess of caution" to curb its spread from Mexico into this country. Already, however, this […]
By Mamoon Alabbasi They are poor AND they are honest Yes, they need a hand, but not your arms Help not their oppressors with your weapons You could join in the fight by cultivating their farms […]
Israeli fighter jets strike tunnels across the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt to further tighten the noose of hunger around the blockaded enclave. The air strike on the first of day of the new month […]
The United Nations has called on Israel to stop evicting Palestinians and demolishing their homes in East Jerusalem. A report of the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs, published on Friday, said an estimated 1,500 demolition […]
By Haidar Eid – Gaza "There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism." –Walter Benjamin. The Durban Review Conference, held in Geneva on April 20-24, was […]
Comparing the images of children killed in the recent Israeli war on Gaza to the Holocaust has opened the gates of hell against sociology professor William I. Robinson, and American Jew, and brought accusations of […]
By Ramzy Baroud Incongruous. One can hardly think of a more suited term to describe the new US administration’s approach to peacemaking in the Middle East. Though there is little evidence that previous US administrations […]
Israel and Egypt continue to enforce a deadly blockade on Gaza despite international condemnation. Gaza still awaits an international aid package for reconstruction nearly three months after Israel’s 23-day attack on the besieged coastal sliver. […]
By Rannie Amiri ".. it is in the interest of Lebanon and its stability that there is understanding and partnership among Lebanese in running their country’s affairs." — Hezbollah leader Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, on Lebanon’s […]
Unexploded ordnance (UXO) and the uncontrolled dumping of rubbish pose the greatest environmental and public health risks to residents of the Gaza Strip, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP). A further study is planned […]
By George S. Hishmeh Americans of all walks of life are busy nowadays assessing the first 100 days of the administration of Barrack Obama, a traditional yardstick by which a new president’s performance is measured. […]
UN investigator Richard Falk says Israel refuses to cooperate with a Gaza war crimes probe because it knows deep down that it made serious human rights violations. The Israeli government has announced that it will […]
Angry Israeli passengers complained to British BMI airline that the Jewish state was wiped off the inflight map, which showed flights bound for Israel were instead heading to Mecca. But the airline denied any anti-Israel […]
By Ghassan Bannoura – Bethlehem The small Palestinian village of Bil’in, located in the central West Bank, hosted its fourth annual conference on non-violent resistance to the Israeli separation barrier and West Bank settlements, from […]
In a rare court decision, Israeli border guards get minor sentences over the unlawful killing of a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank after seven years. Shahar Botbeka, the ring leader, and Denis Alhazov were […]
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara Racism is common to most and probably all societies. Laws never seem entirely to eliminate it. It was the essential tool in the creation of modern settler states. The United […]
Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested thirteen members of Hamas in different locations of the West Bank, the resistance movement says. The Hamas members, detained on Wednesday, were students and academics formerly held in Israeli […]
The former Israeli Premier had rejected a peace plan by the Palestinian Authority and instead launched its offensive against Gaza, a Palestinian official says. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, said Tuesday that former Prime Minister […]
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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