PA Negligence Triggers Blackout in Gaza
Officials in the Gaza Strip say the Palestinian Authority (PA) has forced the only operating power generator in the coastal sliver out of work. The plant was shut down on Saturday after what the Gaza […]
Month: August 2010
‘Major George’ Accused of Running Israel’s Abu Ghraib
By Jonathan Cook – Jerusalem A police officer known as ‘Major George’ who is accused of torturing Arab prisoners in his previous role as chief interrogator in a secret military jail has been appointed to oversee […]
Israel Plans Mass Forced Removals of Bedouin
By Jonathan Cook – Al-Araqib Israeli security forces destroyed a Bedouin village this week for the second time in a matter of days, leaving 300 inhabitants homeless again after they and dozens of Jewish and Arab […]
Lebanon, Palestine: Provoking War
By Stephen Lendman Perhaps suggesting a larger-scale planned offensive, recent violent Israeli outbreaks struck Gaza, the West Bank, and Israeli/Lebanon border, the first there since the summer 2006 war. Like Cast Lead, it was Israeli […]
Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict
By Ramzy Baroud – Beirut, Lebanon Jamal is a Lebanese driver in his late 50’s. He appeared unshaven and terribly exhausted as he drove his old passenger van from the airport in Beirut to the […]
Activists Planning New Gaza Flotilla
The Ship to Gaza movement has announced that it is planning to send another flotilla to deliver humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip. Ship to Gaza Sweden spokesman Dror Feiler said that if Israel does […]
Nuclear-Free Mideast
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. Americans of all walks of life have lately been mesmerized by the drama launched by WikiLeaks, an anti-secrecy group, which published on its website a major portion of 92,000 […]
Hamas Rejects Rocket Attack Charges
Hamas has rejected allegations by Israeli and Egyptian leaders accusing the resistance movement of being behind rocket attacks on Israel and Jordan earlier this week. Egyptian security sources said on Wednesday that seven Soviet-style Grad […]
A Country in Fragments: The Subjective Atlas of Palestine
‘We have on this earth what makes life worth living:April’s hesitation, the aroma of bread at dawn, a woman’sPoint of view about men, the works of Aeschylus, theBeginning of love, grass on a stone, mothers […]
Nasrallah: Israel’s Aggressive Hand to Be ‘Cut off’
Hezbollah promises action against Israel’s potential acts of aggression on Lebanon’s Army, responding to the Israeli invaders’ recent killing of four Lebanese. "The Israeli hand that targets the Lebanese Army will be cut off," the […]
Why the United States Will Not Strike Iran Now
By Ali Younes The reasons that there will be no US war or military strike against Iran, in the near future, and under the current political environment, are that the US military command, under the […]
‘Talks with Israel Harm Palestinians’
A senior Palestinian leader in Israeli detention says negotiations with Israel have reached a gridlock and that further talks will harm Palestinian national interests. "I hereby say clearly that neither direct nor indirect negotiations are […]
Lebanese Army Thwarts Israeli Landscaping Effort
By Belen Fernandez In the latest Israeli inversion of cause and effect relationships, the clash near the Lebanese border village of Adaisseh yesterday between Israeli and Lebanese soldiers—which resulted in the deaths of one of […]
Peres: Israel ‘Concerns’ Lost on Brits
The Israeli president has said his claims of anti-Semitism against Britain were out of regret that some Britons failed to recognize what he called Tel Aviv’s concerns. Shimon Peres had been quoted last week by […]
Hamas Rejects Negotiations with Israel
Hamas has ruled out any form of negotiations with Israel, saying US-pushed support by Arab leaders cannot legitimize peace talks with Tel Aviv. "There is no legitimacy for the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations whether they were direct […]
UN Launches Flotilla Attack Probe
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that a committee will begin its investigation of Israel’s deadly attack against a Gaza-bound aid convoy this month. The panel will begin its work on August 10, three months […]
Israel OKs 40 New Settlement Units
Israel has approved plans for the construction of 40 new settlement units in one of the illegal settlements in the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem). The Israeli municipality authorities in al-Quds endorsed the constructions on Monday […]
Playing Soccer in Gaza
By Andrew Ford Lyons You’re watching your kid play soccer. It’s a chilly weekend morning and you may be upset at the lost sleep involved in getting up and getting him there. The grass is […]
Revered Rabbi Preaches Slaughter of Gentile Babies
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth A rabbi from one of the most violent settlements in the West Bank was questioned on suspicion of incitement last week as Israeli police stepped up their investigation into a book […]
Globalisation
By Jamil Salman – Amman Despite the recent surge in studies criticising the effects of globalisation and, by extension, the World Trade Organisation, Palestinian officials have remained steadfast in their desire to expose the economy […]
A Powerful Testimony to Courage
By George Polley Kenneth Ring, PhD and Ghassan Abdullah, editors: Letters from Palestine: Palestinians Speak Out about Their Lives, Their Country, and the Power of Nonviolence. Paperback, $26.95. Wheatmark, Tucson, Arizona, 2010. Website: www.wheatmark.com. For […]
