An internal Israeli military report has revealed that the military is taking steps to increase Israel’s land grabs in the West Bank. The policy, as detailed in the report, would enable increased constructions around settlement […]
By Seraj Assi This month the Knesset in Israel approved the final reading of the Boycott Prohibition Law, which imposes severe punishments on any person or organization that calls, directly or indirectly, for boycotting Israel, […]
By Martin Waehlisch ‘Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states,’ notes the UN Charter. The admission depends on ‘a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security […]
By Uri Avnery A riddle: Which fleet did not reach its destination but fulfilled its mission? Well, it’s this year’s Gaza solidarity flotilla. It could be said, of course, that last year’s “little fleet” – […]
The housing crisis in the Gaza Strip is not going to be resolved any time soon: Only a small number of the 40,000 units needed to meet natural population growth and the destruction of homes […]
Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon has reiterated a warning to the Palestinian Authority (PA) over seeking international recognition for a Palestinian state. Ayalon claimed that such a decision could lead to “disappointment and maybe […]
Israel’s prime minister has addressed the pro-Israeli Christians’ annual gathering in Washington, calling the United States and Israel one and the same. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke via video link to Christians United For Israel (CUFI), which […]
By Ramzy Baroud ‘When you are hungry, cold is a killer, and the people here are starving and helpless.’ Not many of us can relate to such a statement, but millions of ‘starving and helpless’ […]
By Hatim Kanaaneh (Review of Pamela Olson’s ‘Fast Times in Palestine,’ Mason Hill Press, New York, 2011.) Right after glancing at the first page, I knew I fancied this book and envied its author. For […]
The UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip was blockaded by protesters for two hours on Wednesday. A number of Palestinians were protesting against what they described as UNRWA "minimizing its services." “The UNRWA building was […]
Israel says it will deport 15 activists whose boat was intercepted by Israeli naval commandoes as it was trying to break Gaza Strip’s blockade. The spokeswoman for Israel’s immigration service said that all the 15 […]
By Stuart Littlewood Having disposed of the Murdoch menace – for the moment anyway – it’s time for the British public to turn the spotlight on the other villains our craven politicians pay homage to. […]
By Richard Lightbown Checking the coverage of the assault on the ‘Dignité al Karama’ in the Jerusalem Post yesterday I was attracted to another article entitled ‘Another Flotilla Stand-off. The Audacity of Hate’. The link […]
Israeli naval commandos seized control of a French ship attempting to break its blockade of the Gaza Strip and towed it into Ashdod port, reporting no resistance during the takeover in international waters. The ship […]
By Jeremy R. Hammond The U.S. has long opposed any ‘unilateral’ action on the part of the Palestinians to seek fulfillment of their right to self-determination, and there is a very real threat that if […]
A French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists which set sail from a Greek island at the weekend, is expected to reach the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, organisers said. The Dignite Al Karama left the Greek island […]
The rights of Palestinian minors who are suspected of stone-throwing in the West Bank are violated severely throughout the criminal justice process, an Israeli rights group said Monday. But Israel’s army rejected the report released […]
Over 170 Palestinians have been injured so far in 2011 by Israeli violence exercised during illegal settlement activities across the occupied territories, Palestinian officials say. The officials say hundreds of olive trees, the only source […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth It was an Arab legislator who made the most telling comment to the Israeli parliament last week as it passed the boycott law, which outlaws calls to boycott Israel or […]
By Jim Miles (Postmodern Imperialism- Geopolitics and the Great Games. Eric Walberg. Clarity Press, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., 2011.) The many stages of imperialism are often brought into debate about whether the current U.S. foreign […]
By James Gundun He may not be aware of it, but President Barack Obama recently received a letter from Yemen’s Coordinating Council for the Youth Revolution of Change (CCYRC). One of the leading street coalitions demanding […]
By Lillian Rosengarten Here in Bali trees are ‘living beings’ for nature, religion and man is one.Frogs and dragonflies live in harmony with all creatures and man.A reddish sun rises on the mountain slope ans […]
By Steve Fake The Israeli closure imposed upon the Gaza Strip is approaching its fifth year, ‘choking off any real possibility of economic development,’ in the words of the International Committee of the Red Cross […]
Hamas agreed during talks with the previous Israeli administration to deport 82 prisoners to Gaza rather than their hometowns but the new government refused, a top party official said Saturday. The movement also offered to […]
Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians have staged a peaceful march in east Jerusalem to support the Palestinian bid for United Nations recognition. The marchers on Friday waved Palestinian flags and carried signs reading, "Everyone has […]
Sheikh Raed Salah, the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, has been granted bail by a court in London. He was detained on June 28 in the UK during a speaking tour, allegedly […]
By Donna Nevel Political sensitivity and thoughtfulness, depth of knowledge and analysis, deep commitment and kindness are, in my view, a perfect combination to build a movement for justice and to create meaningful change. These […]
By Samah Sabawi Naomi Chazan, the President of the New Israel Fund (NIF) gave a talk in Marrickville NSW during her recent Australian tour offering a critique of the Palestinian Civil Society call for Boycotts Divestments […]
By Uri Avnery Years ago I said that there are but two miracles in Israel: the Hebrew language and democracy. Hebrew had been a dead language for many generations, more or less like Latin, when […]
The Arab League (AL) has pledged to call on the United Nations to accept Palestine’s full membership in the world body. AL Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi said the Arab Peace Initiative (API) committee would "move […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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