By Paul Heinbecker ‘To see ourselves as others see us, would from many a blunder free us,’ advice as sound and pertinent today as when first offered the world by Robbie Burns a couple of […]
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai The Palestinians have set the cat among the pigeons with their freedom song. And it’s good to see Uncle Sam and his fiendish brat break out in a cold […]
By Pande Manoylov The Wrongdoers from Kofroana To Abas Abdelkarim You are all around and everywhere,All over the white worldAnd in the red hellebore,Expatriated. Yours is the darkness,The star glow,The firefly lanterns,The dream of Jaffa […]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has handed over a historic request to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, asking the United Nations to admit the state of Palestine as a full member. The Palestinian leader won huge applause […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Friday that he was reaching out to the Palestinian people but cautioned that peace could not be won with a UN resolution. "I extend […]
A Palestinian man has been shot dead by Israeli troops after they fired live bullets to break up clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the West Bank city of Nablus. The victim, identified as […]
By Ludwig Watzal (Zalman Amit/Daphna Levit, Israeli Rejectionism. A Hidden Agenda in the Middle East Peace Process, Pluto, London-New York, pp 208.) After having negotiated for 20 years with different Israeli governments about a solution […]
New York – September, 23 2011 Mr. President of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I wish to extend my congratulations […]
By Uri Avnery A wonderful speech. A beautiful speech. The language expressive and elegant. The arguments clear and convincing. The delivery flawless. A work of art. The art of hypocrisy. Almost every statement in the […]
President Abbas will apply to the Security Council for United Nations membership as scheduled on Friday, PLO secretary-general Yasser Abed Rabbo said Thursday. Abed Rabbo said there has been no agreement to give the UN […]
Bolivian President Evo Morales has slammed Israel for oppressing the Palestinian people and expressed his country’s strong support for their UN drive. "Not only does Bolivia support the Palestinian recognition by the United Nations, our […]
Israel’s opposition Labour party has elected a prominent female journalist, known for her advocacy of social rights, to lead the bloc. Shelly Yacimovich, 51, was declared the winner of the centrist party’s primary after a […]
By Eric Walberg A new Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) campaign was launched this summer by the United Church of Canada, which will try to persuade six companies operating in Canada — Caterpillar, Motorola, Ahava, […]
By Eyad El Sarraj – Gaza Israeli right wing Likud government and Labour (peace maker!) President and other Zionists are alarmed and angry because Palestinians are going ahead to request state membership of the UN. […]
By Ahmed E. Souaiaia A year ago, President Obama addressed the UNGA where he told world leaders that "when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a […]
Barack Obama, the US president, has said "there is no short cut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades" between the Israelis and the Palestinians. In a speech to the UN […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has made substantial progress in implementing its institution-building agenda in preparation for possible future statehood, but a severe fiscal crisis and lower economic growth than […]
Israeli settlers have burned down Palestinian crops and cut down hundreds of fruit trees in West Bank as Palestinian leaders travel to the US to take part in the current session of UN General Assembly. […]
By Ahmed Yousef – Gaza Mr. President, The Arab world is experiencing a time of epic transformation. Few believed the streets of Tunis would rebel in their lifetimes, let alone simultaneously with Tripoli, Cairo, Damascus, […]
By Ali Younes President Obama’s speech at the UN today in which he tried to dissuade the Palestinian leadership from applying for a statehood status at the General Assembly is yet another attempt by the […]
By Lena Dirbashi – Ramallah, West Bank Marches moved like currents throughout the West Bank today as thousands of Palestinians signaled their support ahead of the Palestinian leadership’s bid to the United Nations. The formal […]
By Stuart Littlewood Forget our solemn promises nearly a century ago to give the Arabs independence in return for their help in World War One. Forget our pledge in 1922, when accepting the mandate from […]
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. A few rays of light recently shone though Yemen’s storm clouds. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) finally released its report on a grisly human rights environment, having […]
Seven countries in the Security Council are committed to supporting Palestine’s bid for membership in the UN, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said Tuesday. Malki told Voice of Palestine radio that Gabon, a non-permanent […]
Palestinian leaders have responded to Israeli calls for resumption of direct negotiations, saying Israel must accept certain terms before talks can restart. "[Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu has to accept all terms of reference and […]
Several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces and in clashes with Israeli settlers who had attacked their village in the northern West Bank. A mob of about 100 armed Israeli settlers on Tuesday attacked […]
By Ramzy Baroud When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go to the United Nations to request the admission of Palestine as a full member, he appeared to have had an epiphany. Had he […]
By Ahmed Amr – Cairo ‘This time we should reach for what’s best within ourselves. If we do, when we come back here next year, we can have an agreement that will lead to a […]
By Neve Gordon and Yinon Cohen US President Barack Obama’s decision to use the US’ veto prerogative if the United Nations votes to recognise a Palestinian state will constitute a blow to those seeking peace […]
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has told Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, that he will submit an application for Palestine’s full membership of the UN later this week. During a "constructive" […]
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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