By Steve Salaita M. Shahid Alam. Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilizing Logic of Zionism (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) pp. 274. People have been against both the idea and practice of Zionism since its inception. Zionism […]
By Uri Avnery Rahm Emanuel is, so it seems, the American most hated by the leaders of Israel. He is considered the most dangerous opponent of the Netanyahu government in the White House. Behind closed […]
By Lauren Booth If you’re hoping to see news about the extraordinary events taking place in the Med sea around Cyprus on either the BBC or Sky this weekend. Forget it. For now. Despite the […]
By Tammy Obeidallah Within the United States, there has been a growing awareness of Palestinian suffering. This has been manifested in the many demonstrations held during Israel’s assault on Gaza from December 2008-January 2009. The […]
By Ali Younes – Washington, D.C. The Obama administration released its National Security Strategy Thursday (May 27) which is consistent with president Obama’s approach on issues of international cooperation, terrorism, and nuclear policy. The document […]
Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes on two sites in the Gaza Strip. Israeli jets fired five missiles in the early hours of Saturday morning, and local sources say the missiles landed near the tunnel […]
The US has agreed to a deal at the United Nations that would put pressure on Israel to join the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), according to Western diplomats. Delegates in New York are concluding a […]
Israeli threats and technical glitches have forced a delay in the Freedom Flotilla, a multinational relief mission heading for the Gaza Strip. The flotilla, which is currently off the coast of Cyprus, consists of nine […]
The European Union has called on Israel to immediately end the three-year blockade of Gaza and to allow the Freedom Flotilla to enter the enclave. "The continued policy of closure is unacceptable and politically counterproductive," […]
Palestinian minors who were detained by Israeli forces last year have claimed that they were subjected to mistreatment, including sexual abuse, in detention. The children have filed complaints with the Defense for Children International (DCI), […]
Military exercises conducted by the Israeli army have set fire to thousands of acres of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, destroying plant life in the region. Firefighting teams put out the fire on more than […]
Civil rights groups have criticized Israel for denying entry to a US university student of a Palestinian descent for a study-abroad program. The Palestine Cultural Office, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, National Lawyers Guild and other organizations […]
By Stephen Lendman A 2007 UNESCO/Save the Children UK report titled, ‘Fragmented foundations: education and chronic crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’ addressed issues ‘in emergency and reconstruction situations, as well as in chronic conflict.’ […]
The UN chief has called for restraint as some 700 activists from around world vow to deliver 10,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid to break the blockade of Gaza. Israel has cautioned that the Freedom Flotilla […]
By Gilad Atzmon – London Haaretz reports today that Israel will attempt to block the humanitarian Freedom Flotilla heading toward Gaza. However, according to the Israeli paper, the humanitarian cargo would then be unloaded, inspected […]
The Palestinian Hamas movement says Israel’s threat to storm a flotilla of activist aid boats bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip amounts to "Zionist piracy." "The occupation’s threat to prevent the Freedom Flotilla from arriving […]
A top Israeli official has described launching an international convoy to carry humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as an act of provocation. "The sail is a provocative act that is unnecessary in light of […]
Eight cargo ships with more than 10,000MT of humanitarian aid, mostly building materials, medical equipment and medicines, set sail for the Gaza Strip on 27 May in a symbolic attempt by activists to break the […]
By Ramzy Baroud The debate is no longer confined to a few academics in distant universities. It is now a widely prevalent, mainstream topic of discussion. How will the news of the future be distributed? […]
Amnesty International has accused Israel of continuous violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip, condemning its ongoing siege of the Palestinian enclave. In its annual report released on Thursday, the human rights watchdog praised […]
By Neve Gordon Our farewell picnic to Ezra Nawi before his prison term for peaceful protest carried a new message to most Israeli picnics Picnics like almost everything else in Israel are often political. Oz […]
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. The ‘diplomatic coup’ – as Iran’s success in winning over the sponsorship of Turkey and Brazil, two upcoming international players, of its new nuclear offer to the UN […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Israel faces unprecedented pressure to abandon its official policy of ‘ambiguity’ on its possession of nuclear weapons as the international community meets at the United Nations in New York this week […]
By Stephen Lendman This writer’s September 21, 2009 article titled "Goldstone Commission Gaza Conflict Findings and Reactions" explained the following: On April 3, 2009, a UN press release stated: "The Human Rights Council (HRC) today […]
By Ron Forthofer The U.S. corporate media have provided little coverage on some important happenings in the Middle East during the past 18 months. You might ask what’s the big deal — bad stuff happens […]
By Jeremy R. Hammond There is a general perception that the reason the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has continued for so long is because it is extremely complex. Nothing could be further from the truth. Placed in […]
By Dr. Elias Akleh A build up of heightened tension in the Middle East is escalating in the last few weeks. American and Israeli postures towards Lebanon, Syria, and Iran have become more threatening. Listening […]
By Dallas Darling If wars first begin in the mind and with one’s imagination, then so does peace and security. I was reminded of this when President Barack Obama sent a request to Congress to […]
By Jim Miles Beyond Fundamentalism – Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalization. Reza Aslan. Random House, New York. 2009/10. I first encountered Reza Aslan on the Jon Stewart Show and was somewhat perturbed […]
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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