A Night in Tunisia
By El Habib Louai The feeling is not anymore the sameDear brothers and sisters I do not blameFurious, angry crowds poured outFrom every single side to cry outWe simply cannot anymore yieldTo your orders we […]
Year: 2011
Common Destiny of Tibet and Palestine
By Tenzin Nima An important news item making headlines all over the world these days is the Palestinian Authority’s bid to secure full membership at the ongoing 66th session of the United Nation’s General Assembly in […]
On the State of the State of Palestine
By Alexandra Robinson Friday, September 23rd de facto president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, approached the United Nations to request their recognition and acceptance of a Palestinian State that would include the territories of […]
Obama’s Free Fall: No Sense of Fair Play
By Stuart Littlewood No-one connected with the old discredited peace ‘circus’ should be allowed anywhere near the new quest for justice in the Holy Land. Too many are strangers to fair play and appear to […]
America vs. Al-Qaeda – Book Review
By Jim Miles (The Longest War – The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda. Peter L. Bergen. Free Press, New York, 2011.) Writing history is a matter of placing points in time as bookends or […]
Disowning Palestine: Canada Took Wrong Side
By Paul Heinbecker ‘To see ourselves as others see us, would from many a blunder free us,’ advice as sound and pertinent today as when first offered the world by Robbie Burns a couple of […]
US on Wrong Side of History over Palestine
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai The Palestinians have set the cat among the pigeons with their freedom song. And it’s good to see Uncle Sam and his fiendish brat break out in a cold […]
Wrongdoers from Kofroana
By Pande Manoylov The Wrongdoers from Kofroana To Abas Abdelkarim You are all around and everywhere,All over the white worldAnd in the red hellebore,Expatriated. Yours is the darkness,The star glow,The firefly lanterns,The dream of Jaffa […]
Abbas at UN: ‘Palestine is Being Reborn’
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has handed over a historic request to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, asking the United Nations to admit the state of Palestine as a full member. The Palestinian leader won huge applause […]
Netanyahu: Peace Impossible Through UN Resolutions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that he was reaching out to the Palestinian people but cautioned that peace could not be won with a UN resolution. "I extend […]
Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Soldiers
A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli troops after they fired live bullets to break up clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Nablus. The victim, identified as […]
Israeli Rejectionism
By Ludwig Watzal (Zalman Amit/Daphna Levit, Israeli Rejectionism. A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process, Pluto, London-New York, pp 208.) After having negotiated for 20 years with different Israeli governments about a solution […]
Full Text of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Speech at the UNGA
New York – September, 23 2011 Mr. President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to extend my congratulations […]
Obama’s Speech, Abu Mazen’s Gamble
By Uri Avnery A wonderful speech. A beautiful speech. The language expressive and elegant. The arguments clear and convincing. The delivery flawless. A work of art. The art of hypocrisy. Almost every statement in the […]
PLO Chief: Abbas Will Go to Security Council
President Abbas will apply to the Security Council for United Nations membership as scheduled on Friday, PLO secretary-general Yasser Abed Rabbo said Thursday. Abed Rabbo said there has been no agreement to give the UN […]
Bolivia Welcomes Palestinians to UN
Bolivian President Evo Morales has slammed Israel for oppressing the Palestinian people and expressed his country’s strong support for their UN drive. "Not only does Bolivia support the Palestinian recognition by the United Nations, our […]
Israel Journalist Wins Labour Leadership Vote
Israel’s opposition Labour party has elected a prominent female journalist, known for her advocacy of social rights, to lead the bloc. Shelly Yacimovich, 51, was declared the winner of the centrist party’s primary after a […]
BDS Update: Buttressing an Independent Palestine
By Eric Walberg A new Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) campaign was launched this summer by the United Church of Canada, which will try to persuade six companies operating in Canada — Caterpillar, Motorola, Ahava, […]
Quest for Palestinian Statehood: Question of Peace and War
By Eyad El Sarraj – Gaza Israeli right wing Likud government and Labour (peace maker!) President and other Zionists are alarmed and angry because Palestinians are going ahead to request state membership of the UN. […]
What Exactly Do Israeli Leaders Want?
By Ahmed E. Souaiaia A year ago, President Obama addressed the UNGA where he told world leaders that "when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a […]
Obama: ‘No Short Cut’ to Middle East Peace
Barack Obama, the US president, has said "there is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades" between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In a speech to the UN […]
Severe Fiscal Crisis Facing Palestinians: World Bank
The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has made substantial progress in implementing its institution-building agenda in preparation for possible future statehood, but a severe fiscal crisis and lower economic growth than […]
Israelis Cut Palestine Trees, Burn Fields
Israeli settlers have burned down Palestinian crops and cut down hundreds of fruit trees in West Bank as Palestinian leaders travel to the US to take part in the current session of UN General Assembly. […]
Audacity to Change: Open Letter to President Obama
By Ahmed Yousef – Gaza Mr. President, The Arab world is experiencing a time of epic transformation. Few believed the streets of Tunis would rebel in their lifetimes, let alone simultaneously with Tripoli, Cairo, Damascus, […]
Palestinian Statehood is a Matter of Justice
By Ali Younes President Obama’s speech at the UN today in which he tried to dissuade the Palestinian leadership from applying for a statehood status at the General Assembly is yet another attempt by the […]
Palestinians Rally in Support of Statehood Bid
By Lena Dirbashi – Ramallah, West Bank Marches moved like currents throughout the West Bank today as thousands of Palestinians signaled their support ahead of the Palestinian leadership’s bid to the United Nations. The formal […]
Israel’s UK Fans Urge More Lopsided Negotiations
By Stuart Littlewood Forget our solemn promises nearly a century ago to give the Arabs independence in return for their help in World War One. Forget our pledge in 1922, when accepting the mandate from […]
The Plot Thickens In Yemen
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. A few rays of light recently shone though Yemen’s storm clouds. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) finally released its report on a grisly human rights environment, having […]
Official: Palestine Has 7 Votes in Security Council
Seven countries in the Security Council are committed to supporting Palestine’s bid for membership in the UN, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said Tuesday. Malki told Voice of Palestine radio that Gabon, a non-permanent […]
Palestinians Insist on Terms for Israel Talks
Palestinian leaders have responded to Israeli calls for resumption of direct negotiations, saying Israel must accept certain terms before talks can restart. "[Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu has to accept all terms of reference and […]
