By Ramzy Baroud Nearly two weeks ago, Palestinians around the world commemorated the Deir Yassin Massacre which took place on April 9, 1948. In Palestinian consciousness, the massacre which claimed the lives of more than […]
Israeli security officials at Ben Gurion airport are legally allowed to demand access to tourists’ email accounts and deny them entry if they refuse, the country’s top legal official said on Wednesday. Details of the […]
The Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council on Wednesday approved artificial insemination for the wives of Palestinians in Israeli jails. The Razan Medical Center for Infertility, which has clinics in Ramallah and Nablus, has offered free insemination […]
By Ramesh Jaura – Berlin Does globalization promote development? If you scratch beneath the surface, the answer of OECD researchers to this crucial question in times of financial collapse and its atrocious consequences for the […]
By Jayantha Dhanapala In his farewell address on January 17, 1961 – at the height of the Cold War – President Eisenhower, speaking with the combined experience of a US Army General and a two-term […]
By Ramzy Baroud The Guantanamo Bay prison is a glaring attestation to the state of political indecision which the United States has experienced since President Barack Obama’s first day in office. While his second term […]
By Brian Terrell – Yankton Federal Prison In the final weeks of a six month prison sentence for protesting remote control murder by drones, specifically from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, I can only […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s visit to the Gaza Strip reflects his support to the Palestinian people, a senior Hamas official said Monday. Salah al-Bardawil told Ma’an that the “arrival of any Arab and […]
A Palestinian prisoner held by Israel has agreed to end an on-off hunger strike that lasted for more than eight months in exchange for an early release, Palestinian officials say. The fast by Samer al-Issawi, […]
Israeli and Turkish officials have made progress on compensation over a deadly 2010 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, and officials said they hoped a crucial step would be taken towards restoring once-solid ties […]
Hamas on Monday slammed the Palestine Liberation Organization over its use of “inappropriate inciting terminology” as the PLO called on Hamas to annul legislation it has passed in Gaza. The PLO Executive Committee on Monday […]
Long term hunger striker Samer Issawi is close to agreeing a deal with Israel to end his hunger strike, a Palestinian Authority minister said Sunday. Minister for prisoners Issa Qaraqe told Ma’an that “Issawi accepted […]
A meeting on Sunday between president Abbas and US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to make any progress on Palestinian conditions to restart talks with Israel, the PA ambassador to Turkey said. Nabil Maarouf […]
A $10bn arms deal is under discussion between the United States and its Arab and Israeli allies that will send a “very clear signal” to Iran, Chuck Hagel, the US defense secretary, has said. Hagel, […]
By William James Martin The ideology, or political project, of Zionism which underlies the creation of the State of Israel had, in fact, a Christian origin rather than a Jewish one, as writings can be […]
By Richard Falk A few days ago I spoke to a student audience in support of a divestment resolution that was to be submitted for adoption at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The […]
Mohammad al-Taj, who Israel freed on Thursday, is in a stable condition but may require dangerous surgery, a Palestinian Authority Health Ministry official said. Israel released al-Taj, who had carried out two long-term hunger strikes, […]
By Jamal Kanj Lebanon commemorated the 38th anniversary of its Civil War last week. In the days leading up to April 13, 1975 the country was virtually divided across sectarian lines. The military presence of […]
Two rockets fired from Egypt’s Sinai peninsula has struck Israel’s Red Sea resort of Eilat, causing no casualties or damage, the Israeli military has said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said on Wednesday that two rockets […]
Long-term hunger striker Samer Issawi on Wednesday called for “rage and solidarity” to mark Palestinian Prisoners Day. “Greetings to all without exception. I urge all the noble people of our Arab and Muslim nation as […]
By Ramzy Baroud Few with any sense of intellectual or historical integrity would still question the bloody massacre that took place in the village of Deir Yassin 65 years ago, claiming the lives of over […]
By Tariq Shadid Dear Roger, I feel fortunate that I don’t need to explain to you what the devastating effects of Israel’s expansionist policies have been, and continue to be. You are very well informed, […]
Israel on Monday prevented Palestinians in Gaza from visiting their relatives in Israeli jails for the fifth consecutive week, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Israel informed the ICRC that prisoners from Gaza […]
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has handed in his resignation, officials have said. President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation on Saturday and asked Fayyad to head the caretaker government, officials told the Palestinian WAFA news […]
By John V. Whitbeck For almost two decades, the seemingly perpetual Middle East “peace process” has been like a hamster-wheel for Palestinians and a merry-go-round for Israelis All the movement has been a form of […]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is facing Western pressure not to allow his prime minister, Salam Fayyad, to resign at a time when the United States is trying to restart peace talks between Israel and the […]
By Stuart Littlewood Yesterday the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in London issued the following statement on the British government’s website: Middle East Peace Process “G8 Foreign Ministers confirmed their commitment to a just, lasting, and […]
By Ralph Nader A photograph brought the horror of little children lying dead outside of their home to an American Audience. At least 10 Afghan children and some of their mothers were struck down by […]
By William A. Cook A debate rages in Israel today on the truth of Amira Hass’s words “Throwing a stone is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an […]
Israeli police have arrested five women at the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, for wearing prayer shawls and amulets – observances which Orthodox tradition sees as solely for men. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld […]
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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