A Bribe too Good to Refuse
By Stephen Lendman When all else fails, offer money, or in this case weapons for peace (a clear oxymoron) via for a three month settlement construction moratorium in name only. In fact, new building is […]
Month: November 2010
Israel to End North Ghajar Occupation
The Israeli prime minister’s security cabinet has finally agreed to the withdrawal of troops from parts of Ghajar village on the Lebanese border, ending a decades-long occupation. In a Wednesday vote, Benyamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet […]
Palestinian Killed in Israeli Airstrike
At least two Palestinian has been killed and three others seriously wounded in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, medical sources say. Witnesses said a car exploded after it was fired upon by an […]
Obama Middle East Policy ‘Regression’
A Palestinian official has criticized the administration of US President Barack Obama for offering inducements to bribe Tel Aviv into postponing its settlement activities for another 90 days. "The US policy clearly is witnessing a real […]
Bush at Large
By Ralph Nader George W. Bush is on a roll—a money roll with a $7 million advance for his book Decision Points and a rehabilitation roll to paint his war crimes as justifiable mass-slaughter and […]
Middle East’s Only Democracy Crushes Dissent
By Tammy Obeidallah Ever since becoming an activist on behalf of Palestine some ten years ago, I have found ironic humor in the label, ‘The Middle East’s Only Democracy’ used by American policymakers and media […]
Barak Says US Offered Israel More ‘Incentives’
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has revealed that the US would offer more assistance to Israel, should Tel Aviv extend its partial settlement freeze for 90 days. "If we reach an agreement, they [US officials] […]
Israeli Official, Dubai Police Chief Meet
The head of the Israeli police investigations and Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan have reportedly met after the latter accused Israel of killing a top Hamas commander. Major General Yoav Segalovich met the Dubai police […]
Arab League May Reject Israeli Freeze
The Arab League will possibly refuse a new Israeli three-month partial settlement freeze that excludes East al-Quds (Jerusalem), an official from the organization says. "If there is a settlement freeze that excludes Jerusalem, I cannot […]
Students to Protest Ban on Flotilla MP
Students at the University of Haifa plan to rally against a ban on a pro-Palestinian lawmaker who was aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla when attacked by Israeli commandos in May. Supporters of Arab Israeli lawmaker […]
Netanyahu Reigns While Obama’s Away
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. Should anything else be expected from Benjamin Netanyahu? Fresh off his jet, the Israeli Prime Minister hit New Orleans running with a loaded freight train – plans from the […]
Letter to the British Liberal Democrats
By Stuart Littlewood – London LibDem leaders know perfectly well that under ‘universal jurisdiction’ all states that are party to the Geneva Conventions are obliged to seek out and prosecute or extradite those suspected of […]
Open Letter to Hillary Rodham Clinton
By George S. Hishmeh, Washington, D.C. Dear Secretary Clinton, My apologies for this open letter but I have been worrying that your briefing papers are not providing you with much-needed background for some of your decisions […]
One-Sided Deal
By Neve Gordon Imagine a sheriff offering the head of a criminal gang the following deal: ‘If you agree to stop stealing from your neighbours for three months, I’ll give you cutting edge weaponry and […]
Israel Mulls US Settlement Deal
The US has offered Israel an incentive package to reinstate a 90-day moratorium on West Bank settlement building, in an effort to revive stalled peace talks with the Palestinians, diplomatic sources said. The proposed moratorium, […]
Israel Builds Barrier to Keep Asylum-seekers out
Israel is building a 60km-long barrier on its southern border with Egypt aimed at physically keeping out African asylum-seekers amid a rising tide of intolerance towards people widely referred to as “illegal workers". The barrier will […]
No Settlement Talks in Israel PM Visit
An official visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the US has been wrapped up with no concrete decision over extension of Tel Aviv’s partial settlement freeze. The Israeli premier left the United States […]
Israelis ‘Enjoy Gaza War Destruction’
An Israeli activist has published a new video showing that Israeli soldiers are joyful over destroying Palestinian homes during the offensive against the Gaza Strip. The video, posted on the internet on Thursday, showed that […]
Foreign Affairs – Remaking the Middle East
By Jim Miles The title from this issue of Foreign Affairs struck me as rather odd, in particular the subtitle ‘New Challenges Call for New Policies. Are the U.S. and Israel Ready to Change Course?’ […]
Palestinians Slam Settlement Expansion
Hundreds of Palestinians have taken to the streets of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) to protest the expansion of Jewish settlements. Holding banners reading, "Free Sheikh Jarrah" and "Stop Stealing Our Land," demonstrators […]
Palestine: A Family’s Story
By Ron Jacobs Ramzy Baroud left Gaza when he was a young man. He departed with mixed emotions, knowing full well he might never see his father or Gaza again. Once he left, his activities […]
US to Boost Military Aid to Israel
The United States has planned to expand its military aid to the Israeli regime over the next two years, adding smart bombs to the new supply list. US Congress approved a boost of $400 million […]
PA Urges UNSC Meeting over Settlements
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has asked for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to debate the illegal expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday instructed the […]
Israeli Warplanes Bombard Gaza Strip
Amid international efforts to return Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) to direct talks, Israeli warplanes have once again bombed Palestinian targets. The fighter jets bombarded an area near the city of Khan Yunis in […]
Hezbollah Warns of US-planned War
The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has warned of potential US-planned and Israeli-waged warfare on Lebanon and Syria. Hezbollah MP Nawaf al-Moussawi said on Thursday there was a potential "American political decision to wage a new […]
Palestinians Mark Arafat’s Death
Commemorations in the West Bank have marked the 2004 demise of the former head of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat. The Thursday anniversary in the city of Ramallah in central West Bank was attended by […]
Iraqi Christians Are Already at Home
By Ramzy Baroud On Sunday, October 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of Iraqi Christians, it signaled yet another episode of unimaginable horror in the country […]
Israel’s Self-destruction: Reunifying the Palestinian Nation
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, is in the United States this week, but few observers expect an immediate or significant breakthrough in the stalled peace talks with the Palestinian leadership. In public, […]
Overdue Accounting: Palestinian Forced Displacement from Kuwait
By Toufic Haddad The story of the Palestinian experience in Kuwait is a microcosm of the Palestinian experience overall in all its tragic footnotes. Yet the truth of what took place there – from the […]
