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Month: October 2010

‘Israeli Commander Admits Gaza Crimes’
An Israeli commander has confessed to crimes committed by the Israeli army during the 22-day onslaught on the Gaza Strip, a report says. Colonel Ilan Malka, who headed the Givati Brigade during the December 2008-January […]

US Policy and the Future of Palestine
(Editor’s Note: The following is the text of a speech delivered on October 22, 2010 in Washington by Kathleen Christison at the annual meeting of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR) on the subject […]

Israel Airline ‘Humiliates’ US Professor
The security personnel of an Israeli airline have humiliated an American professor, asking her to remove her clothing and board the plane with no luggage. Professor Heather Bradshaw, a neuroscience researcher at Indiana University, was […]

A Turning Point Quietly Reached
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara This turning point has arrived quietly, no fanfare or advance warning signifying its importance. After 62 years there is nothing left to talk about with Israel. Finally, all possibilities have […]

Turkish ‘Red Book’ Irks Israel
Tel Aviv has asked Israelis not to visit Turkey after Ankara put Israel’s name back in The Red Book, a security document which lists the country’s "enemies." "Our citizens have nothing to do in Turkey," […]

Bread and the Circus
By Uri Avnery – Israel I was surprised when, towards the end of 1975, I received an invitation from the Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, to meet him at his residence. He opened the door himself, […]

Hamas Rules out Israeli War on Gaza
Democratically elected Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has ruled out the likelihood of another Israeli offensive against the blockaded Gaza Strip in the near future. "I don’t think that there is a war knocking at […]

A Show of Palestinian Business Resilience
By Sam Bahour Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will most likely cut a ribbon; a handful of government officials will be jockeying for camera time to claim economic leadership; major multinationals will compete to get […]

Hamas Slams al-Quds Church Attack
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced a recent attack by Israeli settlers against a church in western al-Quds (Jerusalem). The group said in a statement on Saturday that the crime was reminiscent of the Israeli […]

Arab Ocean’s Eleven
By Sherri Muzher It’s been said that the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the ILLUSION OF KNOWLEDGE. And when it comes to the Arab World, there seems to be many illusions […]

A Tainted Tribunal: Israel’s Other War on Lebanon
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara The extraordinary scenes this week at a gynaecological and obsetrics clinic in the southern suburbs of Beirut have again cast light on the work of the UN Special Tribunal for […]

Hiding behind Lies: Replying to Rupert
By William A. Cook ‘I keep reading between the lies.’ — (Goodman Ace) Rupert Murdoch’s recent speech before the ADL gathering at their dinner gala opened with this flattering observation, ‘You have championed equal treatment […]

Welcoming Muslims for the Love of Christ
By Mahmoud El-Yousseph In the small Tennessee town of Cordova sits Heartsong Church, who welcomed their Muslim neighbors in a time of distress. The church’s act of generosity is deeply gratifying to me as a […]

Clashes Erupt at Israel March
Violent clashes have broken out between Palestinian-Israelis and Israeli police in response to a demonstration by members of a right-wing Jewish group in the town of Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel. Israeli police fired tear […]

Livni: Flotilla was Provocation
Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli foreign minister and current opposition leader, has described as a "provocation" the attempt by a Turkish humanitarian group to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza by sending an aid flotilla […]

Such is the Peace Process: Obama as a Salesman
By Ramzy Baroud It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim that the resumption of peace talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have thus far yielded nothing of value, at least not as […]

Israeli Police Shoot ‘Hated’ Arab Legislator in Back
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Israeli police injured two Arab legislators yesterday in violent clashes provoked by Jewish rightwing extremists staging a march through the northern Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. Haneen Zoubi, a parliament member who […]

Pro-Israel Tweedledum and Tweedledee
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Israeli Air Strike Kills Palestinian in Gaza
An Israeli air strike on the Hamas-controlled and blockaded Gaza Strip has claimed the life of a Palestinian. Another Palestinian was also wounded in the attack, a Press TV correspondent reported on Wednesday. Israel has […]

Palestinians Clash with Jewish Radicals
Israeli police have fired stun grenades and used tear gas to scatter crowds following clashes between extreme right-wing Jewish activists and Arab residents of Umm al-Fahm town. Dozens of supporters of radical Rabbi Meir Kahane […]

Israel Passes another Discriminatory Law
In another discriminatory move, an Israeli parliamentary committee has approved a bill which allows Israeli communities not to admit Palestinians. The Knesset’s so-called Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the second and […]

31 Lebanese Face Jail for Israel Aid
Dozens of Lebanese citizens have been given prison sentences of up to 15 years by a military court in Beirut "for collaborating with Israel and acquiring Israeli citizenship." The all 31 Lebanese citizens, including several […]

Israel Violates Lebanon Airspace again
An Israeli reconnaissance aircraft has entered Lebanon’s airspace, violating the country’s sovereignty, a Lebanese military statement says. According to the statement, the Israeli drone entered Lebanon’s territory from the southern border city of Naqoura on […]

IHH Slams Netanyahu’s Praise of Killing
A Turkish rights group has criticized the Israeli premier for praising commandos for their deadly attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which nine activists were killed. Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian […]

The Remaining Option for the Palestinians
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. Over 70 years ago, agitating European Zionist leaders were offered by Britain, who then ruled Palestine, about 20 percent of the Arab country to establish a state there, a […]

Israeli Study Urges Taking Arab Plan
A recent study says that Israel’s best diplomatic option is accepting the Arab peace initiative which requires a return to the borders of 1967. A study recently published by the Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy […]

Israel Hails Commandoes Killing Activists
Israeli leaders have praised soldiers who killed pro-Palestinian activists on board an international aid ship bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lauded the commandos on Tuesday during a visit to the […]

Syria Calls on UN to Stop Israel
Syria has urged the UN to prevent Israel from exploiting natural resources in the occupied territories including the Syrian Golan Heights. In a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday, Syrian Foreign Minister […]

‘Most Israelis View Tel Aviv Negatively’: Poll
A new survey conducted by an Israeli institute reveals that a majority of Israelis have negative views about the Tel Aviv regime. The poll was conducted by Maagar Mochot, one of Israel’s leading research institutions, […]

Open Letter to Cape Town Opera: Boycott Apartheid
By PSCABI and Others (An Open letter From Besieged Gaza to Cape Town Opera: Remember South African Liberation and Boycott Apartheid Israel.) We are writing to you from the Bantustan of the Gaza Strip, from under […]