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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]