What the Media Not Telling Us about Yemen
By Ramzy Baroud “In Yemen today, the US embassy is closed to the public. Officials telling CNN there is credible information of a threat against Western interests there,” a CNN news anchor read the news […]
Month: May 2014
Thousands Rally in West Bank, Gaza to Mark Nakba Day
Thousands of Palestinians rallied across the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip on Thursday to mark the 66th anniversary of the Nakba, or catastrophe, of 1948. For the first time since 2007, Palestinian political factions […]
Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians in Nakba Day Clashes
Israeli border police shot dead two Palestinians on Thursday during a demonstration in the West Bank marking the 66th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe” of the Jewish state’s creation. Security and medical sources told […]
On Nakba Day, Israelis Forced to Confront a Guilty Secret
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth For 66 years Israel’s founding generation has lived with a guilty secret, one it successfully concealed from the generations that followed. Forests were planted to hide war crimes. School textbooks […]
The King of Deception
By Jamal Kanj Outgoing Israeli president Shimon Peres talked in a recent interview about a peace agreement he reached with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in 2011. According to Peres, the Israeli prime minister rejected the […]
The Nakba Will End when Palestinian Leaders Learn from History
By Samah Sabawi The reliance on the generosity of the imperial powers and the weak leadership of the Arab elites has been the principle cause of failure in Palestinian resistance For almost one hundred years […]
It should be ‘Forbidden to Forget’ the Nakba
By Ghada Ageel Israeli advice to Palestinians to “wipe their homeland from their memory” underlines a lack of empathy for Palestinians’ rights In January 1993, I won a full-year scholarship to study Hebrew language and […]
Israelis Slowly Wake up to the Nakba
By Jonathan Cook Palestinians are due to stage marches in both the occupied territories and Israel Thursday to commemorate the loss of their homeland 66 years ago – an event they call the Nakba, or […]
I Saw Yafa – Nakba and Somud in Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud Although conquered, Yafa city and its proud past as a centre of Arab culture stand tall in the collective memory of Palestinians everywhere When I stood on the borders of Yafa, the […]
Israeli Forces, Students Clash at Al-Quds University
Clashes broke out in Abu Dis on Monday after Israeli forces raided the town to repair a hole made by local activists in the separation wall, local officials said. Hani Halabiya, a spokesman of local […]
Pro-Palestine Activists Implicate Israel in Attack on ‘Gaza’s Ark’
By Asa Winstanley – London Activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition on Monday said the so-called Gaza’s Ark, which was bombed two weeks ago while docked in Gaza City, would now set sail for Europe […]
Israeli Ministers Approve Bill that would Limit Palestinian Prisoner Swaps
An Israeli ministerial committee has approved a bill limiting the presidential pardon of Palestinian prisoners convicted of murder. The passage of the bill on Sunday by a clear majority, means that it is now ready […]
Ramblings of a Conspiracy Theorist
By Hatim Kanaaneh When your children let you in on their secret plan for a surprise party for your wife’s seventieth birthday and you remember that you are seven years her senior, a ‘senior moment’ […]
Fatah: 5-Week Deadline for Unity Govt still in Place
A Fatah spokesman on Saturday said that the PLO-Hamas reconciliation deal was making the necessary progress to be implemented within five weeks of the April 23 agreement as planned. Fayiz Abu Eita told Ma’an that […]
Falk Urges Companies Worldwide to Boycott Settlement Products
A UN official on Friday called for solidarity with Palestinians though boycott and divestment from companies that benefit from settlements. In a report published in Arabic on the UN’s website, Richard Falk, special rapporteur on […]
Ashrawi: Jerusalem ‘A Symbol of Peace, Surrounded by Checkpoints’
PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi addressed the Nordic Jerusalem Conference in Sweden on Friday, stressing the importance of Jerusalem for Palestinians. Jerusalem is a symbol of peace, but it is surrounded by military checkpoints, […]
Israeli Ties Compromise Asian Support to Arabs
By Nicola Nasser Israel has carved economic inroads into Asia deep enough to compromise the traditional Asian political support for Arabs. If this trend continues, the growing economic Israeli-Asian relations could in no time translate […]
The Aptly Named Anne-Marie Slaughter
By Steve Breyman ‘Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.’ — George Orwell Rise to Prominence Anne-Marie […]
10,000 Palestinians Hold Independence Day Protest in Israel
Some 10,000 Palestinians rallied in northern Israel on Tuesday to demand the right of return for refugees expelled after the creation of the Israeli state in 1948. The demonstration took place in the Israeli village […]
Lieberman Slams Palestinians Over Nakba Protest
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday denounced as a “fifth column” thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel who joined a demonstration calling for the right of return for Palestinian refugees. Around 10,000 protesters, many […]
Navigating Syria: The Impossible, Indispensable Mission
By Ramzy Baroud I unfriended another Facebook friend this week. It may seem to be a trivial matter, but for me, it is not. The reason behind my action was Syria. As in Egypt, Syria […]
Egyptian Navy Detains 3 Gaza Fishermen
The Egyptian navy detained three Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip early Tuesday, a union official said. Nizar Ayyash, spokesperson for the Gaza fishermen’s union, told Ma’an that Egyptian naval squadrons […]
iNakba App Finds Former Towns in Historic Palestine
An Israeli NGO is on Monday launching a smartphone app that allows users to find the remains of Palestinian villages that now lie inside modern-day Israel. The launch is timed to coincide with Israel’s 66th […]
Abbas, Hamas Chief Hold First Talks Since Unity Deal
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas held “positive” talks with Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal in Doha Monday in the first meeting since their rival movements signed a surprise unity deal last month. “Abbas and Meshaal held a […]
Kerry’s ‘Commitment’ to a Foreign Nation
By Jamal Kanj A day after Palestinians reached a national unity government, Israel announced the suspension of the never ending peace talks. The Israeli position was echoed instantly in Washington by one of Israel’s unofficial […]
Abbas, Mashaal to Hold First Talks since Unity Deal
President Mahmoud Abbas was to hold talks with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal in Doha on Monday for the first meeting since their rival movements signed a surprise unity deal. “Abbas will meet Mashaal today (in […]
Hamas to Allow Redistribution of Banned Newspaper
Hamas will allow the redistribution of a West Bank based newspaper in the Gaza Strip on Monday, seven years after it was banned, a Hamas official said. Gaza government spokesman Ihab al-Ghussein confirmed to Ma’an […]
Netanyahu Defends Plans for Law on Jewish State
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday moved to defend his plans to enshrine Israel’s status as the national homeland for the Jewish people in law. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the aim […]
3,000 PA Officers to Join Gaza Security Forces
Arrangements are being made for some 3,000 Palestinian Authority policemen to join the Gaza government’s security forces, a statement said Sunday. Abd al-Salam Siyam, secretary-general of the Gaza government’s cabinet, said in a statement that […]
Palestine Draws Inspiration from South Africa’s Elections
By Iqbal Jassat – Johannesburg Election fever has gripped a variety of countries across many regions of the world. Notable amongst these are India and South Africa, where many challenges facing incumbent governments are not […]
