A Dying Empire
By Jim Miles ‘Scare the hell out of the American people.’ — Senator Arthur Vandenburg, 1947. ‘It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now geared to an arms economy which […]
Month: June 2012
The Arab Spring
By Johan Galtung The multi-season Arab Spring is the third anti-imperialist Arab revolt in less than a century: against the Ottoman empire, the Western Italian-French-English empire, and now the US-Israel empire. The empires hit back. […]
Resisting Drones in Missouri: ‘Let Justice Flow Like a River’
By Brian Terrell The United States District Courthouse in Jefferson City, Missouri, is a modern and graceful structure sitting on a bluff over the Missouri River. Less than one year old, it is a virtual […]
Detention, Imprisonment of Palestinians
By IRIN A hunger strike by about 1,550 Palestinians in Israeli prisons ended with an agreement on 14 May, in which Israel committed to meeting some of the prisoners’ demands in exchange for security guarantees. […]
‘Social Justice’ Requires an End to Occupation
By Yacov Ben Efrat – Israel The demonstration of June 9 marking 45 years of Occupation connects the struggle against the Occupation with the struggle for social justice, sharpening the debate over whether the “social” […]
Iraq: The Terrible State Murder of Abed Hamid Hamoud
By Felicity Arbuthnot ‘There was no honour left; ruin and war and the blood was flowing … Sadness, hate and the reign of arbitrary destruction.’ – (Rachid Taha, Algerian Musician and lyricist, 1958-:) Shocking details […]
Can Zionism Fool All of the People All of the Time?
By Tariq Shadid The Israeli colonization of Palestine continues unabated, and the political show that protects and enables it has become a boring and repetitive charade. At the same time, it serves to feed the […]
Lebanon War of Lies
By Uri Avnery Thirty years ago this week, the Israeli army crossed into Lebanon and started the most stupid war in Israel’s history. It lasted for 18 years. About 1500 Israeli soldiers and untold numbers […]
Al-Qaeda Multiplied: Cycle of Violence, Extremism
By Sami Zaatari On Tuesday, U.S. White House Spokesperson Jay Carney informed the media that Al-Qaeda’s second in command was killed in a drone strike in North Wazirstan, an area well known to be inhabited […]
Queen Stands for Duty, Justice, but Do Her Ministers?
By Stuart Littlewood The Queen’s Jubilee generated a week of intensely loyal outpourings and a feast of pageantry. What did this express? Loyalty to the Crown? Loyalty to the monarch? Loyalty to the flag? Loyalty […]
UN Envoy: All Settlements Contrary to International Law
The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process on Thursday reiterated the international community’s view that settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are illegitimate. In a statement, Robert Serry said that Israel’s settlements were […]
Israel to Build more West Bank Homes
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has approved construction of hundreds more settler homes on Palestinian land, even after the Israeli parliament rejected a bill to retroactively legalise some existing homes. The new homes will include […]
Real Story of the Six-Day War
By Jamal Kanj Last Tuesday was the 45th anniversary of the outbreak of a war between Egypt and Israel that would reshape the Middle East. At 7.30am, on June 5, 1967, 200 Israeli fighter jets […]
Free Mahmoud Sarsak: An Open Letter to Alistair Burt
The Rt. Hon. Alistair Burt, M.P.,Under Secretary of State,Foreign and Commonwealth Office,King Charles Street,London SW1A 2AH. Dear Mr Burt, Re: Mahmoud al Sarsak. As Minister with responsibility for the Middle East and North Africa, the […]
Not on the Other Side of the Wall
By Tamar Fleishman ‘Jerusalem Day’ was celebrated this year, marking forty five years of occupation. About a third of the city’s residents are excluded from the celebrations, speeches and promises that speak of: "(Jerusalem) forever and […]
Doctor: Al-Sarsak at Immediate Risk of Death
After 80 days on hunger strike, Mahmoud al-Sarsak is at immediate risk of death and must be hospitalized immediately, an independent doctor said Wednesday. Until Wednesday, Israel’s prison service had refused to allow independent doctors […]
Israel to Build 300 New Houses in West Bank
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the construction of 300 new houses at the settlement of Beit El in the occupied West Bank. The Wednesday announcement came after the Israeli parliament rejected a bill […]
Netanyahu Thanks Germany for Nuclear-armed Submarine Sale
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised and thanked German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her commitment to Israel’s security by the recent sale to Tel Aviv of a submarine that is capable of being armed […]
Sectarian Divide Takes Alarming Turn
By Ramzy Baroud The conflict in Syria is giving way to a troubling phenomenon of hastily drawn sectarian lines throughout the Middle East. A perpetual and repugnant war is likely to replace the collective aspirations […]
Yemen’s ‘Small’ War Leaves Big American Footprint
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. Throughout their revolution Yemenis have demanded greater attention from the international community and Western media. Seemingly left behind or forgotten in the wider revolutionary wave sweeping across the region, […]
Conversation Continued: Homeland
By Jehan Bseiso Cemeteries in Palestinian Camps Short on Space The cemeteries are full – In Lebanon, Jordan, Syria We will soon bury Palestinians above ground. Nowhere to live and now, No quiet place to die, with dignity. Raise high […]
9 Hurt at Naksa Day Rally
Nine Palestinians were struck by riot dispersal fire on Tuesday at a rally near the Ofer prison to mark the 45th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. The Naksa, meaning "setback," […]
War Rages on Palestinian Soccer – Free Mahmoud Sarsak
By Ramzy Baroud On June 4, Palestinian national soccer team member Mahmoud Sarsak completed 81 days of a grueling hunger strike. He had sustained the strike despite the fact that nearly 2,000 Palestinian inmates had […]
Footballing Organizations Must Intervene in Case of Palestinian Hunger Strikers
Today, Tuesday 5th June, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) called on the Irish Government to intervene to save the lives of two Palestinian political prisoners, Mahmoud Sarsak and Akram Rikhawi who have been on […]
End of American Jewish Romance with Israel
Reviewed by Ludwig Watzal (Norman G. Finkelstein, Knowing too much. Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End, OR Books, New York-London 2012, 472 pp.) The more danger, the more honor […]
Palestinians in Gaza to Mark Anniversary of Naksa
People in the Gaza Strip are set to hold the 45th anniversary of the Naksa Day, which marks the displacement of Palestinians from their homeland following the 1967 Six-Day war by Israel. Israel occupied the […]
Fatah, Hamas to Hold Talks on New PM
Senior Hamas and Fatah leaders will meet Tuesday to discuss nominations for the prime minister of a unity government, a Fatah official said Monday. Fatah central committee member Jamal Muhesin told Ma’an that Azzam al-Ahmad, […]
Israel to Jail Illegal Migrants
Israel may jail illegal immigrants for up to three years under a new law, an Interior Ministry official has said. The controversial law, which was put into effect on Sunday, was passed by parliament in January. The […]
Naksa: When the Tanks Came Rolling in
By Mazin Qumsiyeh It seems like yesterday that we watched Israeli tanks rolling down the hills towards our sleepy town of Beit Sahour 45 years ago today. As a child it was the most frightening […]
