My Arab Spring that Never Was – A Poem
By Nasser Barghouty I thought in numbers we could say what is or what was right placards drawn with blood and no fright young and old stay the course street by street and night after […]
Year: 2013
Anne Speckhard: Heroine of Israeli Hasbara
By Vacy Vlazna “But the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must confine itself to a few points and […]
New Zealand: Christians, Muslims Express Solidarity with Egypt
By Julie Webb-Pullman Hundreds of New Zealanders gathered on Friday evening in capital city Wellington’s Civic Square together with Christian and Muslim leaders, to express solidarity with the people of Egypt, and to denounce the […]
Hamas: Egypt Trained ‘Tamarod’ Members in Gaza
Egyptian intelligence and security services trained members of a group calling itself “Tamarod Gaza,” a senior Hamas official charged Friday. In a video released Sunday, masked activists read a statement by “Tamarod Gaza” calling for […]
Egypt’s Foreign Relations on Tightrope
By Nicola Nasser The internal crisis in Egypt has indulged the country in its most critical foreign relations test since these relations were shaped by the U.S. sponsored Camp David accords and the peace treaty […]
Egyptian Military and Liberals, the Unholy Alliance
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan If I were given the chance to vote in Egypt’s last elections, I would not have voted for the Islamists, but once they won the elections I would give them the […]
Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution – Book Review
Reviewed by Ludwig Watzal (Moshe Machover, Israelis and Palestinians: conflict and resolution, Haymarket Books, Chicago 2012, pp327) This anthology of essays, written by a former Israel activist between 1962 to today, shows the work of […]
PA Urges Quartet to Stop Settlement Expansion
The Palestinian Authority’s ministry of foreign affairs on Thursday urged the international Quartet to immediately bring to an end all illegal Israeli settlement activities. In a statement, the ministry called upon local, regional and international […]
Rockets Fired from Lebanon towards Israel
Several rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon on Thursday, but one was intercepted by an anti-missile shield and three others fell outside Israeli territory, the military said. There were no reports of casualties, […]
On Egypt’s Class-Struggle: Rabias of the World Unite
By Ramzy Baroud “Lord! You know well that my keen desire is to carry out Your commandments and to serve Thee with all my heart, O light of my eyes. If I were free I […]
A Peek inside Kerry’s ‘Peace’ Efforts or Propaganda?
By Sam Bahour The first proclaimed leak from Secretary John Kerry’s efforts to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as it is so often called, were published last week in the reputable London-based daily Arabic newspaper, Al-Hayat. […]
Egypt: Polarization and Genocide
By Richard Falk In retrospect, Tahrir Square was “a revolution” that never was, which has now been superseded by “a counter-revolution” that was never possible. The dislodging of a Mubarak dynasty in 2011 did not […]
Egypt’s ‘Color Coup’
By Eric Walberg A new tactic has been added to the US democracy promotion arsenal, where ‘color revolutions’ are too difficult, and ‘postmodern coups’ fail. The smoke is already clearing in the wake of Egypt’s […]
Palestinian Hacker Posts Facebook Bug Report on Zuckerberg’s Wall
A Palestinian information system expert says he was forced to post a bug report on Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page after the social network’s security team failed to recognize that a critical vulnerability he found allows […]
Video: Middle East Expert Robert Fisk Analyses Egypt Unrest
In this interview with Al Jazeera, which aired on August 18, 2013, Robert Fisk, Middle East Correspondent for the Independent, analyses ongoing unrest in Egypt.
Egypt: Re-erecting the Wall of Fear
By Shafiq Morton When General Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s military commander-in-chief, appeared on national television on 25 July, I knew that something was brewing. Wearing dark glasses, a heavily braided cap and a full-dress uniform, […]
Israel’s West Bank Plans Will Leave Palestinians Very Little
By Noam Chomsky The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks beginning in Jerusalem proceed within a framework of assumptions that merit careful thought. One prevailing assumption is that there are two options: either a two-state settlement will be […]
Shimon Gaspo: Being Honest about the Dominant Zionist Narrative
By Neve Gordon The Israeli mayor of Upper Nazareth, Shimon Gaspo, is an honest man. As part of his bid for re-election in the town which overlooks the ancient Palestinian city of Nazareth, he has […]
Egypt: America’s Untouchable Asset
By Iqbal Jassat Regime change whether by war and occupation or via a military coup seems to be entrenched in what passes as Western-style “democracy”. And no matter how persuasive their spin doctors may be […]
Israeli Government to Recruit Students as Undercover Agents on Social Media
Israel is set to recruit students to work undercover in “covert units” at universities. The students will post messages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on the Israeli government’s behalf – without identifying themselves as government […]
Israel’s White Phosphorous Smokescreen?
By Zarah Louis On 26th April 2013, the BBC reported on its website that Israel was going to stop using white phosphorous in its shells and replace it with a gas. This important declaration was […]
The Police Keep Firing; The Bodies Pile Up. In Cairo, Bloodbaths Are Now a Daily Occurrence
By Robert Fisk It was a disgrace, a most shameful chapter in Egyptian history. The police – some wearing black hoods – shot down into the crowds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters from the roof of […]
Rafah Crossing Closed after Egypt Violence
Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip ‘indefinitely’ for security reasons after a day of deadly nationwide violence, a security official told AFP news agency. Hundreds of Palestinian travelers on […]
Israel Destroys Bedouin Village for 54th Time
Israeli authorities on Thursday demolished the Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 54th time. Resident Aziz al-Turi said Israeli forces arrived carrying weapons and batons to intimidate villagers in Al-Araqib before bulldozers tore down all […]
Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks Resume
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have reconvened US-brokered peace talks in Jerusalem amid low expectations, and dogged by plans for more Jewish settler homes on occupied land. An Israeli official, who declined to be named and […]
Hamas Condemns ‘Terrible Massacre’ in Egypt
Hamas on Wednesday condemned Egypt’s bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi as a “terrible massacre.” “Hamas condemns the terrible massacre in Nahda square and at Rabaa al-Adawiyya, and we call for an […]
Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators Meet in Jerusalem
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met late Wednesday in Jerusalem for a new round of direct peace talks after a three-year break, local media said, as pessimism ran deep on both sides. There was no confirmation […]
Hezbollah Chief Claims Blasts against Israeli Troops
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday said the blasts which wounded four Israeli soldiers inside Lebanese territory last week were the work of his movement. The Lebanese army said two blasts on August 7 had […]
PA to Demand DNA Tests before Israel Returns Bodies
The Palestinian Authority has refused to receive the remains of Palestinian fighters held by Israel because its request for DNA testing was denied, a PA minister said Wednesday. Since the 1960s, Israel has withheld the […]
Video: Ramzy Baroud: The Reality of War in the Middle East
Ramzy Baroud speaks to the Post Globalization Initiative on the reality of war in the Middle East . Baroud is an internationally-syndicated columnist and the editor of PalestineChronicle.com. His latest book is: My Father was […]
