In a landmark visit to Tel Aviv, US Vice President Joe Biden will remind Israeli officials that the hefty military aid they receive from Washington should ease their worries about Iran’s nuclear work. Biden, who […]
The US has reportedly managed to broker the resumption of indirect Middle East peace talks, although a recent report claims that Washington will not do much to help the peace process move forward in the […]
Israel says it would facilitate the visit of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton to the besieged Gaza Strip. A statement by Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Monday said the […]
By Sukant Chandan (Sukant Chandan interviews Palestinian revolutionary Leila Khaled and Palestinian Gaza resident and revolutionary Shireen Said for International Women’s Day 2010) The Palestinian people’s oppression continues primarily due to the financial, diplomatic and […]
By Timothy Seidel Experiencing the Lenten season in Palestine is unique. It carries with it incredible feelings of closeness and concreteness as one visits sites such as the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London ‘The suicide bomber wrote that he began to live the day he came to know he was to die. Where did he get this passion to kill?’ — Mahesh Bhatt […]
Israel has given the green light for the construction of 112 new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank despite a moratorium on the expansion of settlements. Israeli Environment Minister Gilad Erdan has […]
Thousands of French protesters have rallied against the import of Israeli goods produced in Palestinian territories. Monday’s demonstration comes less then a month after the European Union’s Court of Justice ruled that Israeli goods made […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth An exclusive club of the world’s most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel’s […]
By Stephen Lendman Launched on March 4, 2009, "The Russell Tribunal on Palestine (RTP) seeks to reaffirm the primacy of international law (to settle) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (by focusing on) the enunciation of law by […]
At least 3,000 protesters, including Israelis and Palestinians, have rallied in an Arab quarter of east Jerusalem to protest the eviction of Palestinians from their homes there in favor of Jewish settlers. The protesters waved […]
The Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has so far resulted in the death of 500 Palestinians, says a Palestinian lawmaker as the siege enters its 1,000th day. Jamal al-Khudari, Palestinian legislator said most of […]
By M. Shahid Alam More than eight years after dismantling the Taliban, the United States is still mired in Afghanistan. Indeed, last October it launched a much-hyped ‘surge’ to prevent a second Taliban takeover of […]
By Uri Avnery Some weeks ago, Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turk who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in Rome, was released after serving 28 years in prison. The motives for his act have […]
By Jim Miles Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations – Clashing Egos, Inflated Ambitions, and the Great Shambles of the World Trade System. Paul Blustein. Public Affairs (Perseus Books).New York, 2009. Since its arrival in […]
By James Gundun – Washington D.C. The White House probably didn’t expect to cash its check so soon. US envoy George Mitchell has landed in Jerusalem to oversee the Palestinian Authority’s final review before entering […]
By Michelle J. Kinnucan Ajami is an Israeli film that is in contention for an Academy Award this Sunday for Best Foreign Language Film. Whether it wins the Oscar or not, it has already gained […]
By Dr. Elias Akleh Netanyahu’s late decision to include the Islamic Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil (Hebron) and Bilal Mosque in Bethlehem to the so-called “Israeli list of national heritage sites” seems to re-ignite the spark […]
By Sarah Gillespie – London Last Saturday I went to see Polly Nash and Andy Worthington’s harrowing documentary ‘Outside the Law, Tales from Guant
By Sam Bahour – Ramallah A serious misconception is being propagated by the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah. Media, international organizations, foreign governments and Palestinians- at-large are being coaxed into believing that the flurry of economic […]
The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, has slammed the Arab League’s foreign ministers’ decision to submit to an American proposal for Palestinians to hold indirect talks with Israel. In a statement released on Wednesday, Hamas […]
Major European charity organizations urged EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton to visit Gaza during her West Bank tour and see the Palestinians’ plight for herself. Ashton needs to "see for herself the devastating impact […]
By Stephen Lendman Reports like the Cape Town, South Africa-based Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) May 2009 one titled, "Occupation, Colonialism, Apartheid" highlight what many others understand, including former UN Special Human Rights Rapporteur for […]
The first international session of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine with a focus on the Palestinian right to self determination and the global responsibility of ending Israeli crimes against Palestinians has come to an end […]
Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni has lambasts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arguing that his policies are leading Tel Aviv to a diplomatic downfall. During a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting Tuesday, Netanyahu exchanged […]
By David Green Of the several Jewish-oriented pro-Palestinian websites and blogs to achieve some notoriety over the past several years, that of journalist Philip Weiss seems to have found a secure niche and a loyal […]
A team of Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers have arrived in Israel to investigate the use of three Australian passports by a hit squad who assassinated a Hamas commander in Dubai. Three officers arrived in […]
By Dan Lieberman – Washington D.C. Two years ago, J Street, a newly registered pro-Israel lobby, hit the American Streets with optimism, vitality and promise. Its thrust: To replace or diminish the punch of the […]
The Arab League has expressed its support for a US proposal regarding indirect Middle East peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. Members of the Arab League said on Wednesday that they would review the results […]
By James Petras The principle propaganda mouthpiece of the Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (PMAJO), the Daily Alert (DA), has come out in full support for Israel’s practice of extra-judicial, extra-territorial assassination. In the face […]
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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