Zionist Dialectics: Past and Future
(Excerpted from: Israeli Exceptionalism, Palgrave: 2009) By M. Shahid Alam ‘My God! Is this the end? Is this the goal for which our fathers have striven and for whose sake all generations have suffered? Is […]
Year: 2010
Lebanon Marks Massacre Anniversary
Lebanon marks the anniversary of the massacres in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps while the families of the victims are still waiting for legal action against the criminals. On September 16, 1982, shortly after the […]
Israeli Soldiers Kill Hamas Member
Israeli troops have assassinated a member of Hamas resistance movement in the occupied West Bank, medical officials say. Reports said that Iyad Shalabiya was shot dead while he was asleep. The Israeli military claimed that […]
Israeli PM Rebuffs Settlement Freeze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again rejected calls to extend a partial freeze on settlement activities in the occupied territories. "The prime minister has not changed his position on this issue, there is […]
Colonial Design: Ann Stoler Endorses Boycott of Israel
(The following is a statement released by eminent scholar, Ann Stoler in support of the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement aimed at Israel.) By Ann Stoler As someone who has worked for some thirty years […]
Canada Undermines Palestinian Unity, Peace
By Yves Engler Current peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian officials are unlikely to end, let alone reverse, Palestinian dispossession. The power imbalance between the sides is simply too great. While Canada could be part […]
NAM: IAEA Could Die Saving Israel
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) warns that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not protect nuclear-armed Israel at the organization’s own cost. The movement, which dissociates itself from major superpowers, used the final day of […]
‘US Diverting Attention from Israel’
The US move to slam an IAEA debate over Israel’s nuclear program aims to divert attention from Tel Aviv’s clandestine nuclear weapons, a journalist has told Press TV. “The US here is just trying to […]
Israeli Planes Violate Lebanon Airspace
The Lebanese Army says two unmanned Israeli aircrafts have conducted overflights in the south and east of Lebanon in violation of the country’s airspace. According to the Lebanese army’s Wednesday statement, the first unmanned aircraft […]
Hamas Slams ‘Weak’ PA Negotiators
Prominent Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar has criticized the "weak" negotiating team of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the ongoing direct talks with Tel Aviv. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Zahar blamed the negotiators’ weakness […]
Regarding US Muslims: A Misguided Debate
By Ramzy Baroud Laurie Goodstein’s article, ‘American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?’ was intended as a sympathetic reading of the concerns of US Muslim communities facing increasing levels of hostility and fear. While generally […]
Return to Shatila
By William A. Cook ‘O, that it were possible,We might but hold some two days’ conferenceWith the dead!’ — (John Webster, IV.ii.18.) ‘The voice of the dead was a living voice to me.’ — (Tennyson, […]
‘Big Brands Profit by Israeli Oppression’: TUC
Mainstream enterprises are blasted for relying on products made by Israelis living in illegal Tel Aviv-built settlements on occupied Palestinian lands. On Tuesday, representatives at the United Kingdom’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), which was held […]
NAM Urges Full Report on Israeli Nukes
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to provide a comprehensive report on Israel’s nuclear activities. The Egyptian government, on behalf of NAM member states, demanded on Tuesday that […]
Palestinian Killed in Israeli Air Attack
At least one Palestinian has been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip as the acting Palestinian Authority chief and the Israeli prime minister prepare to hold their third direct meeting. Three others […]
Israel Admits Killing Civilians in Gaza
The Israeli army has admitted that three Palestinian men killed in a shelling strike in the northern Gaza Strip over the weekend were civilians. On Sunday afternoon, Israeli troops fired five tank shells into the […]
America’s ‘Freeze’ Still Favors Israel
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. At first glance Washington’s sudden support for extending Israel’s settlement ‘freeze’ in the West Bank appears to be typical 11th hour positioning at Sharm el-Sheikh. Having delayed until the final […]
The Tides of September
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. For many Christians and Muslims, whether American or Arab, particularly Palestinian, the month of September brings back depressing memories that have affected their lives and regrettably shaped their […]
Hate Mongers among Us
By Jeff Gates Hate is a harsh word. As the counterpoint to love, hate reigns supreme among those emotions that the faith traditions seek to expunge from the human heart. Hate we’re told is the […]
Palestinians Must Start again
By Stuart Littlewood – London So criminal within itself, it flinches from upholding the rule of international law. So corrupt, it happily outsources its foreign policy to terrorists in Tel Aviv. The idea that America […]
The Salesman
By George Polley A manufacturer’s rep at a cluster bomb trade showexplains on camera how these weapons are designedto avoid civilian targets and focus only on military onesseen from thousands of feet above. He looks […]
PA Resumes Talks with Israel in Egypt
The Palestinian Authority is set to resume direct talks with Israel in Egypt as Palestinians reiterate their opposition to the negotiations. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of […]
Two States, One Holy Land: A Framework for Peace
Editor’s Note: On September 5, Benjamin Netanyahu urged a new approach to issues that have defied resolution in past Israeli-Palestinians negotiations, telling reporters that, for the new round of negotiations to succeed, "we will have […]
East Jerusalem Palestinians Denied Basic Rights
By Stephen Lendman The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is the country’s leading human and civil rights organization through litigation, legal advocacy, education and public outreach. Its new report is titled, "Unsafe Space: […]
‘Israeli Soldiers Kill with Impunity’: B’Tselem
A rights group says Israeli soldiers are seldom punished for killing Palestinians due to the prosecution process and the army’s indifference in probing such cases. A report by Israel’s B’Tselem indicates that 95 out of […]
All That You Have Done: Colonialism, Ethnic Cleansing and the Web
By Roger Sheety Despite the current facade of yet another round of fake peace talks, the Israeli government and its professional apologists remain in a panic. Hardly a week passes by without complaint that Israel […]
Israeli Soldiers Sexually Abuse Palestinian Children
By Stephen Lendman On September 10, Israel’s YnetNews.com headlined, ‘IDF sexually abused Palestinian children,’ headlining: "Damning (September 9) CNN report cites uncorroborated sexual abuse charges of Palestinian children detained by IDF." Military officials refused to […]
Netanyahu Ignores Obama’s Remarks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored Washington’s call to extend a partial settlement freeze in occupied Palestinian territories. On Friday, US President Barack Obama said it would make sense for Tel Aviv to extend […]
Satan Resides in Framework Agreements
By Uri Avnery There is a story about the man who dictated his will. He divided his property generously, provided for all the members of his family, rewarded his friends and did not forget his […]
Israel Approves New Settlements
Tel-Aviv has approved the construction of more than 13,000 new settler units in the occupied West Bank to proceed as soon as a partial moratorium expires on September 26. Ground has been broken for 2,066 […]
