Palestinians: Battling for Freedom on Their Own
By Ghada Aqeel For all its horrors, the brutal Israeli attack on Gaza at this time last summer and the callous disregard exhibited by much of the international community to both the attack and the […]
Month: July 2015
The Bloody Cost of Apartheid: Israel Kills Twice in Two Days
By Ben White Israeli occupation forces have killed again: the victim this time was Falah Abu Maria, a 52-year-old father shot dead in Beit Ummar, a village in the southern West Bank. Abu Maria’s death […]
Residents, International Community Brace for Susiya Demolition
The Palestinian Bedouin village of Susiya has gained international attention in recent weeks as the community braces for Israeli authorities to demolish their homes in the coming days, despite condemnation. Israeli authorities in mid-July ordered […]
Israel Advances 1,065 Settlement Housing Units
Israel’s Civil Administration advanced plans for the development of 1,065 housing units in eight different settlements throughout occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a settlement watchdog announced Thursday. The civil administration — Israel’s governing […]
What, Really, is Netanyahu’s Game Plan for America?
By Alan Hart My headline question was provoked by Netanyahu’s response to the P5+1 agreement with Iran which he called “an historic mistake” and an editorial in The New York Times described as being “clearly […]
Reviewing Trashy Hasbara against BDS
By Vacy Vlazna Boycotting Israel is Wrong: The progressive path to peace between Palestinians and Israelis by Philip Mendes, Nick Dyrenfurth is a slipshod diatribe against the principled efforts of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions […]
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Israel’s Endless Misery for Gaza is No Policy at All
By Jonathan Cook For those trying to read developments between Israel and Gaza over the past weeks, the picture has been unusually puzzling. A month ago European diplomats and Palestinian officials in the West Bank […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian near Jenin
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man during clashes that broke out following a raid into the town of Birqin west of Jenin on Wednesday morning. Muhammad Ahmad Alawneh, 21, was shot with a […]
European Immigration and Greater Israel
By Roger Van Zwanenberg Can we connect the invasion of refugees into Europe, from across the Middle East and North Africa with Israeli Foreign Policy? It may seem like a long stretch, but I think […]
A Chance for Arab-Iranian Reconciliation: An Opportunity in the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Ramzy Baroud “The Americans have taken the Shia Muslim side in the Middle East’s sectarian war,” declared Robert Fisk in the “Independent” newspaper on July 15, a day after the US and five major […]
Video: Former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz within Hamas Fighters’ Sights One Year Ago
Hamas’ fighting wing, Izz al-Din al-Qassam brigades released a video showing former Israeli army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz within its fighters’ sights one year ago. He was touring the Gaza border area during the […]
EU Calls for ‘Fundamental Change’ to Israeli Policy
The European Union on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to the Middle East peace process, but said that it depended on a “fundamental change” to Israeli policy in the occupied Palestinian territories. The EU council, which […]
Che Guevara in Gaza: Palestine Becomes a Global Cause
By Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Che Guevara’s visit to Gaza in 1959 was the first sign of transforming the Zionist colonization of Palestine from a regional conflict to a global struggle against colonialism. The trigger […]
Yemen’s Conflict is Splintering Out of Control
By Joe Dyke and Almigdad Mojalli As ceasefires go, the latest one in Yemen might go down as one of the most irrelevant ever. It was supposed to be in place for 10 days but, […]
‘Choked, Beaten and Strip-searched’: HRW Slams Israel for ‘Abusive Arrests’ of Palestinian Kids
Israeli security forces have performed “abusive arrests” of Palestinian children, chocking, beating and threatening kids as young as 11, a global watchdog said in a report. “Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest […]
Hamas Denies Taking Part in Saudi-led Coalition
Palestinian Islamist Movement Hamas has officially denied claims by Iranian news agency Fars that it agreed to take part in the Saudi-led coalition against the Houthi coup in Yemen, Anadolu agency reported on Sunday. In […]
Gaza’s Sole Power Plant to Shut Down in Ongoing Energy Crisis
Gaza’s sole power plant will stop running Monday evening as it is unable to cover taxes imposed by the national unity government, Gaza’s energy authority said. The unity government waved the tax in a show […]
Germany: Economic Ties with Iran Depend on Improving Relations with Israel
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel urged Iran at the start of a three-day visit to improve its relationship with Israel if it wanted to establish closer economic ties with Germany and other western powers. Gabriel, […]
Prisoner’s Wife Gives Birth to Twins Using Smuggled Sperm
A Gazan woman gave birth on Monday to twins conceived using sperm smuggled from her husband inside an Israeli prison, her family said. The woman, who was not identified, reportedly named the twins Mutaz and […]
Palestinian Youths Stuck at Cairo Airport
Several Palestinian youths from the Gaza Strip heading to Saudi Arabia and European countries have been stuck at the Cairo International Airport for a month. Three young men and two young women were reportedly taken […]
Israeli Forces Shoot Injure Palestinian Teen Near Gaza Strip Border
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian teenager Friday evening in the town of Abasan al-Kabira east of the Khan Younis district in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said. Mansour Abu Taima, 14, was reportedly […]
Angela Merkel Makes a 14-year Old Palestinian Girl Cry
A video has gone viral on social media of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a high school gymnasium bringing a teenage Palestinian refugee to tears after telling her that she is not welcome in Germany. What comes […]
Camp Life: Daily Struggles in Shatila
By Richard Hardigan – Shatila Refugee Camp, Lebanon “Two weeks ago my five-year-old cousin was shot in the eye and killed.” Amal Mohamed’s face betrays no emotion as she explains what happened. “They celebrated with […]
Secrecy in Sinai – an Unknown Human Toll
By Mohannad Sabry – Cairo Ever since Islamic State-affiliated militants tried to take the town of Sheikh Zuwayed in North Sinai last week, the Egyptian media has talked of little else. “What mistakes were made?” […]
Israelis ‘Aassassinated Syrian General in 2008’ – NSA Leaks
Israel’s naval commando unit shot and killed Muhammad Suleiman, a top military advisor to the Syrian President Bashar Assad in 2008, according to a leaked National Security Agency file, published by The Intercept. Suleiman was […]
Israeli Military Court Sentences Gaza Power Station Official to 21 Years in Prison
An Israeli military court has sentenced Palestinian prisoner Derar Abu Sissi to 21 years in prison for developing Qassam rockets, Quds Press reported. Israeli intelligence kidnapped 46-year-old Abu Sissi, the head of the operations department […]
Israel Orders Palestinian Village to be Demolished after Ramadan
Israeli authorities ordered the demolition of homes in a village south of Hebron to be carried out after Ramadan, Israeli watchdogs said on Wednesday. Rabbis for Human Rights and B’Tselem said in a statement that […]
Shoot and Lie: Israeli Forces Are Killing Civilians with Impunity
By Ben White On Sunday, an undercover unit of Israel’s Border Police conducted an arrest raid in Shuafat refugee camp, an area of Occupied East Jerusalem locked behind the Separation Wall. Encountering resistance from local […]
Meshaal on Short Visit to Saudi
Head of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal and a delegation of senior officials arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday evening for a short visit, the first since 2012; media sources reported. The Hamas delegation will […]
