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Month: March 2011
Majority of Palestinian Voices Still Being Ignored
By Rich Wiles A quick search for ‘Palestine’ on Amazon.com (the world’s biggest book retailer) reveals over 15,000 available entries. There is clearly no shortage of literature on the subject, much as thereis no shortage of […]
Gaza: Two Palestinians Killed in Israel Air Strike
At least two Palestinians have been killed during a fresh Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medics say. "Two Palestinians were killed and another wounded Sunday morning in an Israeli air raid on […]
Gaza Parties Committed to Calm
Palestinian factions say they are committed to maintaining calm in the Gaza Strip amid the recent escalation in Israeli attacks against the besieged sliver. The parties, including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the […]
False Symmetry: Teaching Holocaust in Gaza Schools
By Seraj Assi Spring has turned red in Gaza with a new Israeli massacre. Late Monday night Israeli combat planes pounded Northern Gaza and murdered two children and three adults whose only crime was playing […]
Who is Annexing Whom?
By Uri Avnery In a rare late-night session, the Knesset has finally adopted two obnoxious racist laws. Both are clearly directed against Israel’s Arab citizens, a fifth of the population. The first makes it possible […]
Libyan Revolution in Western Hands?
By Iqbal Jassat – Pretoria As Libya and its beleaguered leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi occupy center stage with news coverage being dominated by an American-led military offensive targeting his forces and weapons, a huge debate […]
Activists Trying to Rebuild Gaza Strip
A group of activists have traveled from Egypt to the Gaza border with the aim of supplying cement to help Gazans rebuild their homes. The group, which is made up of 14 Egyptians and an […]
Israeli Warplanes Strike 4 Gaza Targets
Israeli fighter jets have struck four targets in the Gaza Strip, injuring several Palestinians, security sources and witnesses said. The four strikes were launched on Gaza on Thursday evening and injured three Palestinians, AFP reported. […]
BDS in Australia: Fear and Loathing in Marrickville
By Samah Sabawi and Sonja Karkar It appears that once again the pro-Israel apologists have decided to single Israel out by making boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel a leading issue for the Marrickville […]
Grad Rockets Strike Deep Inside Israel
Several Grad rockets reportedly fired by Palestinian resistance fighters have struck areas deep inside Israel. One of the rockets hit Israel’s southern port city of Ashdod Thursday afternoon and another struck Yavneh, located 25 kilometers […]
Ethical War: The Case against Intervention
By John Chuckman French air force planes struck the first blows: using ‘intelligent’ munitions, the planes struck tanks and artillery which threatened the people of Benghazi. Now, who wouldn’t be heartened to learn that mechanized […]
Egypt Warns Israel on New Gaza War
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby has called on Israel to show restraint in the wake of a bomb blast in al-Quds (Jerusalem) that killed one and injured many others. In a statement released on Wednesday, […]
A Confession
By Samah Sabawi I stand between my shame and relief I breathe… The missiles missed this time Truth is, they didn’t’ miss entirely Someone’s house is destroyed but not that house I know so well Someone’s […]
Israeli Apartheid Week in Gaza
By IAW Organizing Committee – Gaza Israeli Apartheid Week took place in Gaza City and was a huge success with many attendees from Gaza of all ages benefitting from a mix of events including talks […]
Blockade Frustrates Gaza Students
The next generation in the Gaza Strip may be less educated, less professional and perhaps more radical because an Israeli blockade has restricted educational and employment opportunities, say UN and other sources. The four-year blockade […]
Israeli Planes Raid Gaza
Israeli jets have staged three air strikes over Gaza, hours after a bomb struck a crowded bus stop in West Jerusalem, killing at least one person and wounding 30 in what authorities said was the […]
Israel Strike Injures Palestinian Commander
A local commander of the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees has been injured during a fresh Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip. The commander of Nasser Brigades was injured in the strike which […]
Natural Flow of History: Hamas Should Rethink Charter
By Ramzy Baroud ‘Now it is time to naturalize the flow of history,’ wrote Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (British Guardian, March 16). The process of naturalization is now underway in the region […]
Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza Strip
Israeli fighter jets have carried out three air strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight, but no casualties have been reported, Palestinian sources said. Two of the strikes hit the city of Gaza and the third […]
Palestinian Rockets Hit Israeli Cities
The Palestinian group the Islamic Jihad has reportedly fired long-range rockets at two Israeli cities in response to deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza. The rockets struck the southern city of Beersheba and Ashdod in the […]
Revolution Overloads Faulty U.S. Grid
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. Denial is supposedly the first sign of a problem. Swimming against the revolutionary current overtaking the Muslim world, President Barack Obama has fought a dogged perception that U.S. foreign […]
Massive Explosion Rocks al-Quds
A massive explosion has rocked central al-Quds (Jerusalem), killing one person and injuring at least 30 others, Israeli media reports say. The explosion occurred near a bus station outside the International Convention Center, which is […]
Hamas and the Urge to Power
By Issa Khalaf When in opposition, and after winning legislative elections in 2006, Hamas was a principled alternative to the wretchedness of the PA. It won not because Palestinians necessarily agreed with its atavistic Islamist socio-political […]
Islamic Jihad Vows to Hit Israeli Cities
Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad has pledged to strike cities deep inside Israel, following an Israeli deadly attack on Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian resistance organization said on Wednesday that it has […]
UN Slams Israel’s Killing of Children
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the killing of four Palestinian children by an Israeli tank shell in the Gaza Strip. Ban’s spokesman issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that the UN chief […]
Obama’s Next Step in Libya?
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. One wonders whether the hesitance of Barack Obama to go all out against Libya’s brutal dictator, Moammar Qaddafi, may be attributable to his fear that this may turn out […]
Israeli Attack Kills 10 Palestinians
At least 10 Palestinians, including four children, have been killed and dozens injured after an Israeli tank fired shots at a home in the Gaza Strip, medics reported. Adham Abu Selmiya an emergency services spokesman […]
Engineer from Gaza: Disappeared on Ukraine Train
By Jonathan Cook in Nazareth Israel admitted this week that it was behind the abduction of a Gazan engineer who went missing more than a month ago while travelling on a train in the Ukraine. Israeli officials […]
Fall of God-King and Rise of the World Citizen
By Khalil Elayan ‘Thou marveledst at that which befell thee… yet there betided the Kings of the Chosroes before thee greater mishaps and more grievous than that which hath befallen thee; and indeed I have […]
Israeli Airstrikes Injure 17 Palestinians
New Israeli strikes against Gaza occurred late on Monday night in the east of Gaza City, wounding 17 people. Witnesses said the target of the raid was a car repair workshop, AFP reported. Earlier on […]