When Your Neighbor Does Not Love You
By Maria C. Khoury, Ed. D. Here in the Holy Land, as Christians we should be in the forefront of non-violent action since one of our very basic commandments is not just to love our […]
Month: May 2010
The Fate of Palestine: Caught between Two Delusions
By Dr. Manal A. Jamal Blind optimism, group think, and a fundamental misreading of developments are not unique to Palestinian politics; all movements are lost in disarray at some points in history. The trouble with […]
Israel’s Permit System
By Stephen Lendman On April 23, Arizona’s racist immigration bill became law. Called "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhood Act," it requires proof of legal entry or citizenship or face arrest, fines, jailing, and/or […]
US ‘Warns’ Against al-Quds Demolition
The US has warned Israel against "inflammatory actions" after the regime announced plans to continue demolition of Palestinian homes in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). "If either side [Israel or Palestinians] takes significant actions during the proximity […]
Obama to Fund Israel’s Missile System
US President Barack Obama wants Congress to pay Israel more than $200 million to fund a new missile system, the White House spokesman says. Obama has asked Congress to approve the aid so that Israel […]
A Family Story within Middle East’s ‘Untold Story’
By Aras Coskuntuncel – Hurriyet (Turkey) Ramzy Baroud’s ‘My Father Was A Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story’ will become a classic piece of literature about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through powerful language and stories rife with […]
Shin Bet Arrests Leader of Boycott Movement
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The recent arrest of two respected public figures from Israel’s Palestinian Arab minority in night-time raids on their homes by the Shin Bet secret police — brought to light this week when […]
Israeli Forces Invade N Gaza Strip
Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip have clashed with Israeli forces upon a fresh incursion into the north of the Palestinian coastal enclave. The confrontation occurred on Wednesday when a number of Israeli armored […]
More al-Quds Demolitions in Pipeline
More Palestinian homes are slated to be demolished in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) despite the ongoing indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Israel’s Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch announced the demolitions on Wednesday, saying […]
Vanunu Receives Three-month Jail Term
The IAEA head is asking for international input on how to persuade Israel to join the Nonproliferation Treaty, in a move that is sure to add to pressure on country to disclose its unacknowledged nuclear […]
IAEA: Pressure on Israel to Disclose Nukes
The IAEA head is asking for international input on how to persuade Israel to join the Nonproliferation Treaty, in a move that is sure to add to pressure on country to disclose its unacknowledged nuclear […]
Yemen’s Sorrowful Options: ‘Revolt, Migrate or Die’
By Ramzy Baroud When the Soviets concluded their pull out from Afghanistan in February 1989, the United States government abruptly lost interest in the country. A devastated economic infrastructure, entrenched poverty, deep-rooted factionalism and lack […]
Obama Urges ‘Direct’ PA-Israel Talks
US President Barack Obama has urged acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas to engage in direct talks with Israel, the White House says. In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, President Obama urged Abbas to make […]
Shin Bet Blackmails al-Quds Students
The Shin Bet is reportedly trying to entice Palestinian medical students to join the Israeli intelligence service by promising entry permits to al-Quds (Jerusalem). The spying agency allegedly tried to blackmail two fifth-year medical students […]
‘US in Favor of Israel Nuclear Ambiguity’
Amid international calls on Israel to come clean about its nuclear activities, the Israeli defense minister says the US has no objection to Tel Aviv’s policy of ambiguity over its program. "There is no threat […]
Nakba and the Two State Solution: Unrealistic ‘Realism’
By Dina Jadallah On the surface and viewed from the perspective of dominating powers, their designated minions, and entrenched cohorts, it may appear that the Nakba is diminishing. Several facts corroborate that view: the passage of […]
Again, Israel Breaking a Promise
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. As Palestinians and Israelis took their first step in the much-delayed peace negotiations, there is strong evidence emerging that the hawkish government of Benjamin Netanyahu is about to break […]
Israel is Born: A Tale of Lies, Deceit, and Terrorism
By William A. Cook (The Untold Story of the Zionist intent to turn Palestine into a Jewish State. Based on classified documents from the Jewish Agency and its affiliated organizations seized by the British Mandate […]
Israeli Hypocrisy: Talking Peace, Preparing for War
By Stephen Lendman On May 8, Haaretz Service and Reuters headlined, ‘PLO executive committee approves new peace talks with Israel,’ saying: "The Palestinian Authority on Saturday got the green light to restart peace talks with […]
Defying the Universe
By Samah Sabawi Are your loved ones trapped behind the wallDo they need the army’s permissionFor their prayers to reach the skyFor their love to cross the oceanAnd touch your thirsty heartAre your loved ones […]
OECD Slammed for Admitting Israel
Palestinians slam the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for offering membership to Israel as complicity in Tel Aviv’s war crimes. "OECD member countries show a blatant complicity with Israeli war crimes, destroying the […]
US, Israel Hold War Game in Germany
The United States and Israel have staged a joint aerial war game in Germany, using live ammunition in their first such maneuver in the German soil. US military choppers joined Israeli Apache attack helicopters last […]
Israel Arrests 2 Palestinian Activists
Israel has arrested two Palestinian political activists and accused them of security breaches, including contact with the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. Israeli police arrested Ameer Makhoul in early May and Omar Said in late April, […]
PA Demands US Answer on Settlements
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has demanded an answer from the US on reports that Israel plans to continue its settlement expansions in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). Tel Aviv’s refusal to halt the construction came despite assurances […]
Israel Insists on Defying Building Freeze
Israel insists on continuing to building settlements on occupied Palestinian lands a day after commencing US-led “peace talks" with the Palestinian Authority (PA). "It is evident we will continue to build over the next two […]
Israel Negotiates Only to Extort Concessions
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Palestinians, let down by the betrayed promises of peace, are at a loss on how to achieve liberation without using violence against the tyranny of a state that has been subjecting […]
Howard Berman: Lead Singer for Israel-is-always-right Chorus
By William James Martin On January 26, Israeli’s Ha’aretz reported that US Congressman and Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: "Howard Berman, the influential California congressman and staunch Israel ally, praised Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Zionists and UK Elections
By R. Ellis – The West Bank As this article is being written it is still not clear what shade of government will take office in the UK. For the first time since 1974 no […]
The Invention of the Jewish People
By Jim Miles The Invention of the Jewish People. Shlomo Sand. Verso, New York, 2009. Historians living within their own nations develop within the mythology peculiar to their nation, in which “various spheres of memory […]
Israeli Jets Strike Gaza Tunnel
Israeli jets have fired missiles at a Gaza tunnel and an abandoned airport near Gaza’s border with Egypt causing damage but no casualties, Hamas security forces say. Israeli F-16 warplanes, on Sunday evening, unleashed several […]
