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Month: October 2013
Israel Cuts off All civilian Building Supplies to Gaza
Israel on Sunday froze shipments of building materials to the Gaza Strip after discovering an alleged “terror tunnel” entering its borders from the adjoining territory, a defense official said. “Due to security reasons, (the army) […]
Israeli Rightists Raise Flag in Asqa Compound
A group of Israeli right-wingers raised the Israeli flag while touring the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Monday, locals said. Witnesses said that a group of 14 Israeli rightists pulled out an Israeli flag while touring […]
Group: 200 Palestinians Aboard Malta Shipwreck Boat
A Palestinian group in Syria said Sunday that over 200 Palestinians were aboard a boat which capsized off Malta’s coast on Friday. The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria said that at least 200 Palestinian […]
Post-Intervention Libya: A Militia State
By Richard Falk Two apparently related and revealing incidents have turned public attention briefly back to Libya just after the second anniversary of the NATO intervention that helped anti-Qaddafi rebel forces overthrow his regime. The […]
Generation Palestine – Book Review
(Generation Palestine – Voices from the Boycott, Divestments and Sanctions movement. Ed. Rich Wiles. Pluto Press, 2013.) Reviewed by Jim Miles Generation Palestine is a timely and enlightening work. For all the reading available on […]
Re-assessing Political Islam: Part I
By Eric Walberg Now that the smoke is clearing in Tahrir Square after two and a half years of upheaval—and thousands of deaths—the meaning of the Arab Spring and the intent of the Islamists is […]
‘Defined Voices’: Giap, Wallace, and the Never-Ending Battle for Freedom
By Ramzy Baroud “Nothing is more precious than freedom,” is quoted as being attributed to Vo Nguyen Giap, a Vietnamese General that led his country through two liberation wars. The first was against French colonialists, […]
Egypt Allows 300 Palestinians to Exit Gaza
Three-hundred Palestinians were allowed to travel outside of Gaza on Tuesday through the Rafah land crossing after Egyptian authorities briefly re-opened it for humanitarian cases, an official said. Sharif Abdullah, Egyptian director of the Rafah […]
Is Netanyahu Israel’s ‘Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing’?
By Ludwig Watzal Netanyahu’s speech at the UN General Assembly was a political impudence. He showed the world that he has not understood the signs of times. He seemed out of place with diplomacy and […]
As Gaza Dies Slowly, Waiting Game is on
By Ramzy Baroud Since the Hamas election victory in January 2006 — and particularly after the Hamas-Fatah clashes and split between Gaza and the West Bank in the summer of 2007 — Gaza has undergone […]
The Jenin Man with ‘Minor Injuries’
By Tamar Fleishman I don’t know his name. But I know the clear gaze of his eyes through which deep desperation was reflected, and the time that passed hasn’t dissolved or dulled the memory of […]
Fast Times in Palestine – Book Review
Reviewed by Jamal Kanj (Fast Times in Palestine. Pamela Olson. Seal Press, March 2013) Whenever I read a biographical book, I make it a point to start with the acknowledgement page to learn a little […]
6-Year-Old Loses Eye to Israeli Rubber Bullet
Israeli forces shot 6-year-old Musab al-Sarahneh in the eye in al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron early last week, his family reported. The boy lost his right eye after Israeli forces opened fire on the […]
The Gatekeepers: Locking in Palestinians as Terrorists
By Vacy Vlazna What image of Palestinians would viewers, who have a smattering, or if any, knowledge of the Palestinian struggle, gain after seeing Dror Moreh’s documentary, The Gatekeepers? The word ‘terrorist’ and versions thereof […]
Netanya Who? – Killjoy Was Here
By Uri Avnery Benjamin Netanyahu aroused my pity. From my 10 years of membership in the Knesset I know how unpleasant it is to speak before an empty hall. His die-hard followers – a pathetic […]
Gaza: Crushed between Israel and Egypt
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The furor over the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria has overshadowed disturbing events to the south, as Egypt’s generals wage a quiet war of attrition against the Hamas leadership […]
Consociationalism: Rethinking the Two-state Solution
By Neve Gordon In the 2012 elections, J Street, the relatively new pro-Israel lobby whose stated purpose is to promote a progressive peace agenda in the Middle East, says its PAC disbursed more than $1.8 […]
Rapprochement with US Reinforces Iran Hand in Iraq
By Nicola Nasser – Birzeit, West Bank Iran seems successful in turning the Iraqi “strategic” agreement with the US into a tactical one, while it is succeeding in turning its own tactical accords with Iraq […]
Israel’s South African Terror Chessboard
By Iqbal Jassat – Johannesburg Revelations made in South Africa’s weekend newspaper City Press during the end of September 2013, places Israel’s notorious Mossad at the center of alarmist reports raised on the so-called “White […]
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Farmer in Gaza
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian farmer in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, locals said. Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli forces stationed east of Gaza City opened fire at a group of farmers in […]
Israeli PM Urges World Not to ‘Trust’ Rouhani
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his country’s position that the only way to peacefully stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons is to combine tough sanctions with a credible military threat, asserting that Israel […]
Israel’s Politics of Deflection: Theory and Practice
By Richard Falk General Observations During my period as the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine on behalf of the Human Rights Council I have been struck by the persistent efforts of Israel […]
Obama Reassures Israel over Iran Talks
The United States reserves the right to keep all options, including military action, on the table with regards to engaging with Iran, the US president has said after holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin […]
Israeli Extremists Vandalize Christian Cemetery in Jerusalem
Suspected Israeli extremists vandalized a Christian cemetery in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan early Tuesday, a local group said. Father Firas Hijazeen said extremists destroyed a tombstone and sprayed racist slogans on the outer […]
People’s History of Gaza and Egypt: The Bond Cannot Be Broken
By Ramzy Baroud Egypt’s new ruler, General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, may not realize that the bond between Egypt, Palestine and especially Gaza is beyond historic, and simply cannot be severed with border restrictions, albeit they […]
Palestinian Refugee Killed in Syria, Group Says
A Palestinian refugee was killed in Syria on Tuesday, a local group said. The Workforce for Palestinians in Syria said that Muhannad Ahmad Abu Jrouh, 33, was killed during government shelling on Daraa refugee camp. […]
Kenya’s Westgate Mall Massacre: Context of a Ghastly Event
By Zaakir Ahmed Mayet – Johannesburg The shopping complex known as Westgate mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi is on everyone’s lips and every news agency appears to be covering the ghastly event that catapulted […]