Raising a Gun at Women with Infants: Crossing Rafah (Part II)
By Johnny Barber On May 24th we received word that the Rafah Crossing would be opened on Tuesday May 26th for 2 days. We left for Cairo the next day, arriving at 7:00 pm. On […]
Month: June 2015
Army Confirms 2 Rockets Land in South Israel
Israel’s military reported late Wednesday that two rockets were fired from the southern Gaza Strip. The army confirmed reports of rocket-warning sirens going off in Ashkelon and Netivot. No injures or damage were immediately reported, […]
The Good, Bad and Uncertain about Recognizing ‘Palestine’
By Ramzy Baroud No matter what Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does, his popularity is declining. In some ways, Abbas’ threshold for popularity was really never impressive to begin with, a trend that is unlikely […]
Heading to Gaza: Crossing Rafah (Part 1)
By Johnny Barber The Rafah Crossing from Egypt to Gaza was opened on May 26th for 2 days after being closed for the past 75 days. The opening allowed Palestinian residents of Gaza who were […]
Gunman Killed in Clashes with Hamas Security in Gaza City
A suspected Salafist gunman was killed by Hamas security officers in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, security sources told Ma’an. Sources said that officers arrived at the house of 27-year-old […]
Parodies of Parity: Israel and Palestine
By Richard Falk As long ago as 1998 Edward Said reminded the world that acting as if Palestinians were equally responsible with Israelis for the persisting struggle of the two peoples was not only misleading, […]
3 Gaza Fishermen Shot, Injured by Israeli Navy
Three Palestinian fishermen were injured on Tuesday morning after Israeli naval forces opened fire on fishing boats off the coast of al-Sudaniyya in the northern Gaza Strip. Speaker of the union of Gaza fishermen, Nizar […]
One last Appeal before a Bedouin Village in the Negev is Demolished and a Jewish Town is Built in Its Place
The Bedouin village of Umm el-Hieran in Israel’s southern Negev desert is running out of time and appeals before it will be razed to the ground and an exclusively Jewish town will be built in […]
How an Alleged War Crime Goes Away — and Resurfaces a Year Later
The story begins in the middle of one of the deadliest battles of last summer’s Gaza war, in the Shujaiyeh neighborhood, where some 100 Palestinians and over a dozen Israeli soldiers were killed. On July […]
German FM Calls for Lifting of Gaza Blockade during Visit
The German foreign minister called Monday for Israel to lift the blockade of Gaza in return for Palestinian security reassurances during a visit to the beleaguered coastal enclave. Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Gaza on Monday […]
Activists Mark 5 Years since Israeli Flotilla Attack
Activists in Gaza City on Sunday marked five years since Israel’s deadly attack on the first Freedom Flotilla in 2010, a day after the ship leading Freedom Flotilla III arrived in the port of Bueu […]
When will Israel Stop Seeing Palestinians as a ‘Demographic Threat?’
Last week, Haaretz’s Ofer Aderet reported about the auctioning of a letter written by Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, to then-Haifa Mayor Abba Hushi. In the letter Ben-Gurion rejected attempts to allow Palestinian Arabs […]
Israeli Propaganda Dominates front Page of New York Times
Did you get the New York Times today? Hasbara Central took over the front page of the country’s leading newspaper. This article, along with a gigantic photo, fills the top of the front page: “Aided […]
Sheldon Adelson To Host Secret Anti-BDS Summit for Jewish Donors
Leading Jewish mega-donors have summoned pro-Israel activists for a closed-door meeting in Las Vegas to establish, and fund, successful strategies for countering the wave of anti-Israel activity on college campuses. The meeting, taking place this […]
Israel Advances Bill Increasing Stone-throwers’ Sentences
An Israeli ministerial legal committee approved Sunday a bill that could see protesters who throw stones at moving vehicles jailed for up to 10 years. The bill, which faces a series of parliament readings before […]
