Fatah ‘Tipped off’ about Gaza War
A leaked US diplomatic cable has raised the possibility that Fatah, the Palestinian group in power in the occupied West Bank, knew that Israel was planning an attack on the Gaza Strip before it launched […]
Month: November 2010
Saudi Urges IAEA to Watch Israel Nukes
Chairman of the Saudi Shura Council is calling for Israel’s nuclear facilities to be monitored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh made the call on Monday on […]
Right Coalition Urges Pressure on Israel
A coalition of humanitarian groups has called for international pressure on Israel to lift its siege of the Gaza Strip as the blockade continues to persist. The group, comprised of 22 development, human rights and […]
Abbas Likens Settlements to ‘Time Bomb’
The Palestinian Authority (PA) describes Israel’s unyielding settlement activities as ‘vicious’ and a ‘time-bomb’ that threatens future talks with Tel Aviv. The acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas said in a Monday message to the United […]
Wikileaks and the New Global Order
By Jonathan Cook The Wikileaks disclosure this week of confidential cables from United States embassies has been debated chiefly in terms either of the damage to Washington’s reputation or of the questions it raises about national […]
Wikileaks: The Tel Aviv Connection
By Jeff Gates What is Tel Aviv to do now that it’s known Israelis and pro-Israelis ‘fixed’ the intelligence that induced the U.S. to war in Iraq? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me […]
Wikileaks: A Surge of Truth
By Gilad Atzmon It is an ‘attack on the international community,’ said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in reference to the release of 250.000 secret cables by Wikileaks. Clinton is correct; this is indeed […]
Israel Bargaining for More, Says Abed Rabbo
A senior Palestinian official says that Israel is bargaining with the US to get a "higher price" in exchange for a freeze on settlement construction. Yasser Abed Rabbo, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s […]
EU, OIC Delegates Arrive in Gaza Strip
Representatives from the European Union and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have arrived in Gaza for an eyewitness account of the situation in the Palestinian territories. Eighteen European parliamentarians entered the Gaza Strip […]
Turkey Defends Hezbollah against STL
Turkey’s prime minister says the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah is not behind the assassination of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri. "No one can imagine that Hezbollah is linked to the assassination of Rafiq Hariri," […]
Israel Approves 130 New Settler Units
Israel has approved the construction of 130 settler units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem), defying international calls for freezing illegal settlement projects. The Local Planning and Building Committee said on Monday that the new units are […]
Israel Appoints New Spy Chief
Veteran Israeli spy Tamir Pardo has been appointed as the new head of Mossad, replacing Meir Dagan, who left the post after eight years. In a statement on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised […]
Will the PA Declare a State
By Stuart Littlewood – London The other day I looked back with sadness on how nothing had changed for the better since my last trip to Palestine three years ago. On that occasion I also […]
The Original Sin
By Uri Avnery – Israel A friend of mine in Warsaw told me about a Polish journalist who visited Israel for the first time. On his return he reported with great excitement: ‘You know what […]
Keep Your Promises, Mr. President
By George Polley – Japan Dear President Obama, I am deeply concerned about your administration’s recent agreement with the Netanyahu government supposedly aimed at resuming peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. According to […]
Israel’s Third Periodic Report to the UN
By Stephen Lendman On October 18, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights offered an "Alternative Report" response to Israel’s submission, sent to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Submitting to the […]
‘Road to Hope’ Aid Convoy Enters Gaza
A humanitarian aid convoy carrying aid supplies for the people of the besieged Gaza Strip has entered Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing. The convoy, known as "Road to Hope", left London on October 10 […]
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Must Resume, Says Egypt
Egyptian president says Israeli-Palestinian talks, suspended in September over illegal settlements in the occupied territories, should resume before Israel builds on all Palestinian land. Hosni Mubarak’s remarks come despite Israel having passed a bill into […]
‘Israel Aided US-backed Hariri Tribunal’
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman says Tel Aviv has contributed to a US-sponsored tribunal probing the murder of former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri, a report says. Lieberman has recently acknowledged Israel’s "cooperation" with Hariri’s tribunal, […]
Israel Slammed over Railway Project
Tel Aviv is criticized for building a high speed bullet train railway line that links central Israel to the Jewish settlements built on the occupied Palestinian lands in the West Bank. The bullet train line […]
Israel Demolishes West Bank Mosque
Israeli troops have demolished a mosque and more than 10 other structures in two areas in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian sources have said. Most of the demolition activity took place in the village of […]
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes have reportedly attacked northern parts of the Gaza Strip, which has been under Tel Aviv’s crippling blockade since 2007. Israeli troops also staged a ground incursion in the coastal enclave with tanks and […]
Israel Police ‘Abusing Minors’
In a letter to the Israeli premier, a group of Israeli experts has criticized the police for detaining and physically abusing Palestinian minors. The caution-laden letter, addressed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, cited instances of […]
Turkey Vows Reaction to Israel Threat
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara is prepared to react to any potential Israeli offensive against Lebanon. Erdogan described Israel as full of "uncertainties" and said, "It is not definite what it will […]
Obama Surrenders Palestinian Rights
By Ramzy Baroud The Middle East policies of US President Barack Obama may well prove the most detrimental in history so far, surpassing even the rightwing policies of President George W. Bush. Even those who […]
Gaza Boy Recounts being Human Shield
A Palestinian teenager recalls being forced by two Israeli soldiers to open bags suspected of containing explosives during Tel Aviv’s war against the Gaza Strip. 11-year-old Majed Rabah said he would always remember the "black […]
Israel Razes more Palestinian Properties
Israeli forces have demolished at least seven Palestinian structures in the eastern part of the occupied West Bank, bordering Jordan. The troops also destroyed a number of shelters used to house cattle during the early […]
AL Condemns Israeli Referendum Law
The Arab League has strongly condemned a new Israeli law that mandates a referendum ahead of any withdrawal from the Israeli-occupied territories. Describing the law as "abusive and provocative," Arab League’s Deputy Secretary General Ahmed […]
Al-Quds Home Razed Despite Court Order
Israeli forces have demolished a Palestinian house in the occupied East al-Qud (Jerusalem) and destroyed a number of buildings in the northern West Bank. Scores of Israeli forces raided a small house in the al-Tur […]
No Palestinian State without Gaza
By Ahmad Yousef – Gaza To accuse Hamas of marketing fundamentalism and extremism in the Gaza Strip is false and inaccurate. There is no "Talibanization" of the Gaza. Such a claim is based on Israeli […]
