Hamas security forces attacked three journalists covering a mass wedding in Gaza City on Thursday, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said Friday. Security forces beat the reporters in a nearby playground, it said. The journalists were […]
By Ed Kinane Since 2001 U.S. taxpayers have been duped into squandering hundreds of billions of dollars on invading and occupying Afghanistan. Since 2003 we’ve been duped into squandering even more blood and treasure invading […]
By Uri Avnery On the fate of it, it was a trivial incident. In the presence of the entire political and legal establishment, the liberal President of the Supreme Court, Dorit Beinisch, who has reached […]
By Joe Catron As Israeli Apartheid Week unfolds around the world, apologists for Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people scramble to defend their chosen regime’s system of racism, ethnic cleansing, and occupation, against the charge […]
By James Petras There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian […]
Hundreds of women marched in Gaza and the West Bank on Thursday marking International Women’s Day with a call for national unity and the release of Hana Shalabi. Women marched from the Square of the […]
A young Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli troops and two others were injured in Yatta village, south of Hebron, Palestinian medical sources have confirmed. A source at the Abu Hassan al-Qassim hospital in Yatta […]
By Ludwig Watzal Having perceived the hype around the yearly gathering of the Israel Lobby organized by ‘The American Israel Public Affairs Committee’ (AIPAC) in Washington, D. C., and having listened to President Obama’s speech […]
By Stuart Littlewood The other day someone kindly sent me an old link to an aviation forum where an irate passenger had written: ‘This morning (6 May 2003) on a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv, […]
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria After all the hype surrounding calls for war on the Islamic Republic of Iran by Israel and its powerful US-based lobby AIPAC, it all came down to nothing more than […]
By James Petras The study of world power has been blighted by Eurocentric historians who have distorted and ignored the dominant role China played in the world economy between 1100 and 1800. John Hobson’s brilliant […]
By Ramzy Baroud (Based on talks delivered by Ramzy Baroud at Israeli Apartheid Week conferences in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, Canada – March 5, 6 2012) In the Winter 2012 Edition of Palestine News – […]
A constitutional court in Ramallah on Tuesday postponed a hearing on the legality of President Mahmoud Abbas’ appointment as prime minister of a unity government to March 20. Abbas and Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal agreed […]
Two children were killed Tuesday as a mortar left by Israeli forces exploded near Hebron, medics and police said. Hamza Zayed Jaradat, 12, and Zayed Juma Jaradat, 12, were killed in the blast in Wadi […]
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has discussed Iran’s nuclear ambitions with Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, and influential US politicians before wrapping up a visit to the US. Tuesday’s meeting concluded what Netanyahu called […]
Israel "reserves the right" to act unilaterally against Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu told US president Barack Obama on Monday. The two leaders are meeting at the White House for talks that could […]
By Stuart Littlewood Is this what we voted for? Is this what Western diplomacy has come to in the 21st century? Thank heaven for Dr David Morrison’s very timely briefing document entitled “Iran hasn’t got […]
By Stuart Reigeluth and Julian Memetaj The prolongation of the Arab-Israeli conflict is all about the illegal occupation, expropriation, colonization, and annexation of Arab territory by Israel. And beneath the armor of the Israeli military […]
Hana Shalabi said Sunday that she will continue her hunger strike despite an announcement by Israel’s Ofer military court that her prison time will be reduced by two months. Lawyer Fadi Qawasmi visited Shalabi on […]
President Barack Obama has issued his most direct threat yet of US military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel’s leader ahead of White House talks he […]
By Tamar Fleishman – The West Bank What does a military judge know about childhood in Qalandiya refugee camp, about growing up in the shadow of the wall, by the checkpoint that in its very […]
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahhar said Saturday that while the movement agreed to a deal with Fatah to form a transitional government, Hamas was concerned it may actually undermine the reconciliation accord between the parties. […]
By Jim Miles While on his way to Washington Benjamin Netanyahu stopped in Ottawa to confer with his patriot in arms, Stephen Harper. Following their morning meetings, of which we know little, the two held […]
By Stuart Littlewood It was no surprise to read in The Guardian on 29 February that Baroness Jenny Tonge, a Liberal Democrat peer who has given unstinting support to the Palestinian struggle for freedom, had […]
By Alison Weir Michael Lerner, the editor of Tikkun Magazine, is known for his frequent condemnations of Israeli violence against Palestinians. He is labeled ‘pro-Palestinian’ for such statements and is regularly attacked by pro-Israel zealots […]
By Ahmed Amr With a year of Arab uprisings in the rear view mirror, there is mounting evidence that Arab despots cling to power to avoid the dismal alternatives. When backed into a corner with […]
A prisoner on hunger strike in solidarity with Hana Shalabi has been transferred to hospital after he was released from jail, a detainees center said Friday. Suheil Akram Al-Masri, 26, has refused food for 13 […]
The Israeli government has legalized an old settler enclave in the West Bank, stepping up efforts to Judaize occupied Palestinian territories. The Shvut Rachel settlement, which hosts 95 Israeli families, was retrospectively legitimized by an official […]
By Nahida Izzat Behind closed doorsIn big dark roomsMen in black and greyEating, drinkingLaughing and chatting awayGather to discuss our problemThe problem of Palestinians! They talked about“Democracy”“Freedom”“Human rights”And a “solution”A “vision”That will bring “peace”To the […]
Nearly 2,200 children and 500 adults took to the streets of Gaza today to participate in a marathon that aims to raise money for a United Nations-organized sporting event for Palestinian children. Professional athletes as […]
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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