By Gilad Atzmon – London Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest invention is a grotesque Austrian gay celebrity who comes to America to try to boost the ratings of his fashion television program. Bruno is one of the […]
By Ali Jawad For analysts and observers of Middle Eastern politics, the prominence of ‘sectarianism’ in any post-Iraq invasion discourse has been one of the major developments in a region otherwise defined – according to […]
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates held talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday amid a push by Washington to jumpstart Middle East peace talks that saw both him and Mideast envoy George Mitchell in […]
By Uri Avnery First, an honest disclosure: I loved the Shepherd hotel very much. In the first years after the Six-Day War, I was a frequent guest there. My work in the Knesset demanded that […]
By Belen Fernandez After producing only one column during his recent visit to Iraq, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has already churned out two in Afghanistan, the next stop on his tour of areas […]
Brazilian football star Ronaldo will star as himself in an Iranian movie based on the true story of a Palestinian girl who was killed before realizing her dream of meeting him, according to press reports […]
In one of the biggest bribery and corruption scandals in the US, dozens of politicians and rabbis have been arrested for money laundering, extortion, bribery and human organ trafficking, reported the Washington Post on Friday, […]
Israelis sources have confirmed a "resounding failure" for a crucial series of live firing tests for the Arrow missile-defense system. The attempted firings took place in California last week and were intended to assess the […]
The White House has dismissed speculations that the US is considering economic sanctions to force Israel into freezing its West Bank settlement activity. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said on Thursday that a remark made […]
By Ramzy Baroud Who killed Yasser Arafat? When the Palestinian leader was declared dead in a French hospital on Nov. 11, 2004, there was no way of knowing how questions related to his death […]
By Jonathan Cook – Jerusalem No one would have been more surprised than Fawziya Khurd by the recent pronouncement of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, that Israel operates an “open city” policy in Jerusalem. Mr. Netanyahu […]
By Steve Breyman A poll conducted for The Israel Project found that American voters’ support for Israel plunged 20 percent in the past nine months. Now, less than half the electorate (49%) call themselves supporters […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago "Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran Israeli soldiers that collects anonymous testimonies of soldiers who served in the Occupied Territories during the Second Intifada." They recount experiences that […]
By George S. Hishmeh Six months have passed since Barack Obama settled in the White House, a precedent-setting achievement for an African-American, and yet he now seems inexplicably hesitant to follow up his initial and commendable […]
By Herman Jones Book Review: Nathaniel Mehr, ‘Constructive Bloodbath’ in Indonesia: The United States, Britain and the Mass Killings of 1965-66 (Spokesman Books, £15) The purge of the Indonesian Communist Party undertaken by General Suharto […]
By Dan Lieberman Defined characteristics steer history to an eventual climax. Unless a dramatic intervention occurs, similar historical characteristics forecast similar results. If an earlier historical event has a narrative that is comparable with the […]
The UN Secretary General condemns Tel Aviv’s settlement activity on the Palestinian land, saying the illegal move violates international law. "I urge the government of Israel to commit fully to its obligations, including to freeze […]
Israeli settlers are continuing their latest spate of attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank. Starting Monday, the settlers have attacked Palestinians’ cars in the West Bank cities of Ramallah and […]
An Arabic term used to describe the creation of Israel as a "catastrophe" will be banned from school books for Arab Israelis, Education Minister Gideon Saar said Tuesday. The term "Nakba" is used in relation […]
By Flora Nicoletta – Gaza It was just the beginning. The first day of the war launched by Israeli Occupation Forces against the Gaza Strip, was Saturday 27 December 2008. In Gaza City, many targets […]
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago On July 6, co-founders Lori Lowenthal Marcus and Allyson Rowen Taylor announced: "Z Street is launched, Will end J Street Treason." Continuing they said: "welcome to Z street! No more […]
A senior member of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s ruling party branded Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman as a "fascist," promising protests against his upcoming visit. "Lieberman is a racist and a fascist," […]
The Israeli government continues major funding of settlement expansions in the occupied territories amid increased international pressure aimed at halting the illegal activity. Tel Aviv "allocates 4.1 percent (of) its total budget for municipalities to […]
France summoned the Israeli ambassador in Paris to demand a halt to ‘illegal’ expansion of Jewish settlements in east al-Quds (Jerusalem). The move on Tuesday came as Russia lent its voice to the mounting international […]
Israel has rejected calls from the United States, the European Union and Russia to halt a controversial building project in the occupied east Jerusalem (al-Quds). "Israel acts and will act in line with its national […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The passionate support for Israel expressed on talkback sections of websites, internet chat forums, blogs, Twitters and Facebook may not be all that it seems. Israel’s foreign ministry is reported to […]
By Belen Fernandez This past weekend in Buenos Aires, an American acquaintance presented me with page 9 of Saturday’s Buenos Aires Herald, the English-language daily, such that I might join the ranks of those who […]
By Uri Avnery Like the ghost of Hamlet’s father, the evil spirit of the Gaza War refuses to leave us in peace. This week it came back to disturb the tranquility of the chiefs of […]
American millionaire and bingo and gambling magnate Irving Moskowitz has dedicated tens of millions of dollars for the building of Jewish settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, including Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). "Moskowitz is taking millions […]
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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