Reflection on Mandela and Palestine
By Iqbal Jassat – Johannesburg As South Africa and the world comes to grips with the sad reality of the passing of Nelson Mandela, tributes and messages of condolences pour in at a remarkably frantic […]
Month: December 2013
Palestinian Knesset Members Urge Kerry to Oppose Prawer Plan
Four Palestinian members of the Israeli Knesset on Thursday sent a message to US Secretary of State John Kerry urging him to pressure Israel to stop its so-called Prawer Plan to uproot Bedouin villages. Knesset […]
Swiss Expert: Arafat Poisoning Likely Despite France Finding
A French report ruling out poisoning in Yasser Arafat’s 2004 death has a glaring inconsistency, the co-author of a Swiss probe said Thursday, sticking by his team’s conclusion that the Palestinian leader was likely killed. […]
Burden of Pain
By Tamar Fleishman I know that the only thing a person who has just been released from hospital wants and need is to crawl into bed. But according to the logic of the occupation, a […]
36 Aid Groups Demand End to House Demolitions by Israel
Thirty-six international charities and human rights groups on Wednesday released a statement calling for an immediate end to the demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. The groups — among […]
Hezbollah Blames Israel for Murder of Top Commander
Hezbollah accused Israel of assassinating one of its top leaders near Beirut Wednesday at a time of soaring sectarian tensions in Lebanon linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria. The slain leader, identified as […]
Impossible Dialogue: The Choice in Yemen
By Ramzy Baroud Chances are dim that elections will be held in Yemen next February. Yet without elections, the push for reforms and change that were inspired by the Yemeni revolution would become devoid of […]
With Leaders Like These: Yet a New Threshold for Gaza’s Misery
By Ramzy Baroud It is impossible to predict the future. But one can state with a degree of certainty that little good can possibly be awaiting Palestinians when their political leadership seems to value their […]
Palestinian Lost Opportunities
By Jamal Kanj Just over a week ago Palestine had a chance to cast its first vote at the UN General Assembly appointing a Judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Palestinian […]
‘Palestinian Struggle is Not about Independence – It is about Liberation’ – Interview with Dr. Haidar Eid
By David Letwin David Letwin (Jews for Palestinian Right of Return) interviews Dr. Haidar Eid, Associate Professor, Department of English Literature, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Dr. Eid is also a one-state activist and a […]
Hamas Cancels Anniversary Rally in Gaza
The Gaza Strip’s ruling Hamas movement has cancelled its upcoming anniversary celebrations, for the first time since it came to power six years ago, as the territory grapples with economic woes. Hamas said it would […]
A Narcissistic US, an Anxious Saudi Arabia and a Hysterical Israel
By Amal Saad-Ghorayeb For far too long now, members of the Resistance Axis (Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas) have been the objects of the West’s psychopathologizsing gaze, as I have documented on my blog, ASG’s […]
Press Body Accuses Israel Army of Targeting Journalists
The Foreign Press Association on Sunday accused the Israeli army of “deliberately targeting” journalists after soldiers fired rubber bullets and threw stun grenades at photojournalists clearly identified as press. In a statement, the Tel Aviv-based […]
