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Month: September 2012

Gaza Tunnel-traders Say Network at 10 Percent Capacity
Just 10 percent of the tunnels under Gaza’s border with Sinai are still in operation, after Egypt moved to close the underground network in recent weeks, tunnel owners said Friday. The tunnel trade, which operates […]

Abbas Seeks Upgrade of Palestinian UN Status
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will seek to have the Palestinians’ UN status upgraded to a sovereign country and cautioned that Israeli settlement expansion meant time was running out for a two-state solution. […]

Israeli PM Sets ‘Red Line’ over Nuclear Iran
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, said the only way to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons was by setting "a clear red line" to stop its atomic program. "At this late hour, there is […]

It Matters Little What Abbas Says
By Tariq Shadid It has not gone unnoticed that Palestinians are showing little interest in Mahmoud Abbas’s speech to the United Nations, which he held on the 27th of September. Most Palestinians have no idea […]

Bibi and Ehud’s Big Disaster
By Uri Avnery I am sitting here writing this article 39 years to the minute from that moment when the sirens started screaming, announcing the beginning of the war. A minute before, total quiet reigned, […]

Salam Fayyad, the World Bank and the Oslo Game
By Neve Gordon Triggered by gas-price increases, tens of thousands of Palestinian taxi, truck and bus drivers in the West Bank observed a one-day strike, effectively shutting down cities. This, as Al Jazeera reported, was […]

As Trouble Grows Abroad, Obama Fights to Win at Home
By Deepak Tripathi We have run into greater turbulence following the appearance of a blasphemous film, Innocence of Muslims, about the Prophet Mohammad. The film was supposed to have been made by a convicted fraudster […]

Seeking Freedom: Youth Gather at PalMUN
By Yousef M. Aljamal – MUN Media Team – Gaza Hundreds of youngsters gathered today at Rashad Al-Shawa Hall in the center of Gaza city to take part in the Palestine Model United Nations 2012. […]

Romney’s Blunders
By Jamal Kanj Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney may have been to Harvard University, but his recurring gaffes suggest he is not ready to be commander-in-chief of the world’s biggest superpower. It has been an […]

Obama’s UN Speech: On Rhetoric and Actions
By Jim Miles After beginning his speech with a nice homespun heartfelt story about U.S. diplomat Chris Stevens, President Obama turned the rest of his UN speech into a series of lies that are all […]

From Gaza Footballers to F.C Barcelona Club
Do not side with the Oppressor! By Various Authors – Besieged Gaza, Occupied Palestine Dear President Sandro Rossell. We, Palestinian footballers, athletes and sporting organizations and officials, are dismayed to learn the great team of […]

Barack to Mitt: Corporations Run the Economy
By Ralph Nader (Here is an open letter that Barack Obama should write to Mitt Romney – pronto!) Dear Mr. Romney: Not a day goes by without you blaming me for every slumping or stagnant economic indicator. Unemployment, […]

A Defining Moment: Anti-Muslim Films, Cartoons and My Gaza Neighbor
By Ramzy Baroud A neighbor of mine, of many years ago from a Gaza refugee camp, was a sacrilegious person par excellence. Unemployed like most inhabitants of the camp, he was extremely poor. His family […]

Palestinian Delegation Working Quietly at UN
In stark contrast to 2011, the Palestinian delegation to the UN General Assembly is working quietly and limiting its remarks to the media. Since Friday, few details have emerged of President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to […]

Olmert Avoids Jail over Fraud Sentencing
An Israeli court has spared Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister, a prison term over a conviction for breach of trust, potentially paving his way for a political comeback. Olmert was sentenced on Monday after being […]

Family Blames Sewage, Trash for Deaths of 8 Children in Gaza Camp
A family in Gaza that lost eight children over two years says the lack of sanitation around their home in al-Bureij refugee camp is responsible for their deaths. The Salim family lives meters from a […]

Hamas Leader: Abbas Should End Security Coordination with Israel
The deputy head of Hamas on Tuesday urged President Mahmoud Abbas to put an end to security coordination with Israel. Cairo-based Moussa Abu Marzouk said that "If I were in Abu Mazen’s place, I would […]

Israel and PA Discuss Gaza Offshore Gas Plans
Israel has held discussions with the Palestinian Authority (PA) over plans to develop a gas field off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, Israel’s foreign ministry said in a report. Prepared for a gathering of […]

Egypt’s Gaza Policy: Time for Change is Now
By Ramzy Baroud If the new Egyptian leadership thinks it is possible to achieve lasting reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah within the current political climate, it is likely to be disappointed. In […]

Bravo! President Morsi
By M. I. Bhat In a recent interview to New York Times, the Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi did some plain talking. He identified three major points for the United States to consider for improving its relations […]

Meshaal’s Resignation Inconsequential to Palestinians
By Ali Younes The news that Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal is giving up his leadership post is an ominous sign that Hamas is heading toward more confrontation with its Palestinian rival Fatah and the Palestinian […]

Demise of the Racist Two-State Solution in Palestine
By Haidar Eid – Gaza Racism is the belief that a particular race (or religious group) (my insert) is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his […]

New Challenges Grip Palestinian Camps in Lebanon
By Franklin Lamb – Shatila Camp The Sabra-Shatila Massacre: it seems like a dozen weeks, not 30 years ago. This year American citizens received messages to stay away from Beirut and the annual commemoration of […]

Freedom of Speech, Incitement and Islam
By Graham Peebles Across the Muslim World there is rightly outrage and hurt at the latest calculated attack on Islam, in the form of the film trailer Innocence of Muslims. All who hold human rights […]

Muslim Discontent: It’s Not ‘The Amateur Film’ Stupid
By James Petras The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is a distant and bitter memory to those who fought and struggled for a better world, not to speak of the thousands who lost life and limb. In […]

Ex-prisoner Explains Self-immolation Attempt
A former prisoner who tried to set herself on fire in Ramallah on Thursday says the Palestinian Authority is neglecting released detainees. Abeer Odeh, 30, tried to self-immolate in Ramallah’s Manara square on Thursday but […]

Deaths in Israel-Egypt Border Shootout
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a […]

International Peace Day from Kabul, Afghanistan
By Johnny Barber – Kabul On this International Day of Peace I am sitting in Kabul, Afghanistan with a handful of youth that want nothing but peaceful coexistence in their lives. This in some respects […]

Islam-bashing Race is On
By Iqbal Jassat Is there any basis for believing that 9/11 commemoration events marking its 11th anniversary, has been subdued in most parts of ‘official’ America? Sounds absurd and out of character for the empire? Strange too especially […]

A Message from Romnyahu
By Uri Avnery Once upon a time, President Richard Nixon wanted to appoint a certain lawyer to the US Supreme Court. ‘But the man is a complete moron!’ one senator exclaimed. “So what,” answered another, […]