By Nath Aldalala’a The fall of Ghaddafi is both a solution and a problem for Libya. United Nations resolution number 1973 granted NATO intervention in Libya to protect civilians from Ghaddafi’s alleged brutal fist. A […]

By Julie Webb-Pullman – Gaza In what can be interpreted as a clear admission that Israeli state institutions are not up to the task, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has admitted it is training settlers […]

By Ralph Nader The commemorative ceremonies that are planned for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 massacre are those of pathos for the victims and their families, of praise for both the pursuit of the […]

By Scott C. Davis The US and Europe have levied sanctions against Syria this past August. Although the US sanctions will not be a difference maker with Syria due to the limited amount of commerce between […]

By Ma’an News – Bethlehem As the leadership in Ramallah prepares to approach the UN for membership in September, it is also fighting back charges that its initiative is shortsighted and even a threat to […]

By Sherri Muzher While the two-state solution is constantly raised, Israeli settlements are forcing a lot of people to confront the elephant in the room. That elephant is bi-nationalism — the idea of two national groups […]

By Scott C. Davis Damascus may not be the best base of operations for a political cartoonist. Last Thursday morning at 4:30 AM (August 25), the renowned Arab caricaturist Ali Farzat (also "Ferzat" or "Firzat"), […]

By Shafiq Morton – Cape Town, South Africa The other day a mainstream newspaper published a piece I wrote exhorting Israelis to throw off the cloak of Zionism. They had to do this, I said, […]

By Richard Lightbown In the words of Julie Webb-Pullman (reporting from Gaza) ‘civilians are once again being slaughtered by Israel in a blatant act of collective punishment for the Eilat crimes they did not even […]

By Michele Giorgio In recent days we have truly felt the loss of Vittorio Arrigoni. The man we loved to call ‘Vik’ spoiled us with accurate real time information on what was happening in Gaza, […]

By Samah Sabawi The Murdoch press in its zeal to attack the Palestinian Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign has misrepresented facts and even ran an entire article quoting a fictional character that simply does not […]

By Mohamed El Mokhtar The current stalemate in Yemen is not politically sustainable. The intransigence of the incumbent president/autocrat, Abdallah Saleh, is causing an unprecedented political standstill. Such paralysis is sucking up the energy of the […]

By Ira Glunts Twenty years ago, the influence of the pro-Israel lobby was greater among Democrats than Republicans. It was greater in Congress than in the White House.  Today, the Republicans, with their Christian Zionist […]

By Uri Avnery Though the Bible tells us ‘Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth’ (Proverbs 24:17), I could not help myself. I was happy. Muammar al-Gaddafi was the enemy of every decent person in the […]

By Dr. Ismail Salami and Kourosh Ziabari The plight of the Palestinian people is no closed book to anyone in the world; a subjugated nation which has been unjustifiably subjected to discrimination and violence for […]

By Stuart Littlewood Britain and NATO were keen as mustard to establish a no-fly zone over Libya to "protect civilians" but too cowardly to do the same for the Palestinians, who are constantly on the […]

By Theresa Wolfwood (Ra’ad, Basem L. Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean  2010. Pluto Press. UK& USA) This very readable account of regional history from ancient times to the present gives a clear picture of how […]

By Theresa Wolfwood (Ra’ad, Basem L. Hidden Histories: Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean  2010. Pluto Press. UK& USA) This very readable account of regional history from ancient times to the present gives a clear picture of how […]

By Ramzy Baroud Israeli writer Uri Avnery recently wrote an article entitled ‘How Godly Are Thy Tents?’, which began with the words, "First of all, a warning." The reference was made to the tent cities […]