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Month: June 2014
Missing Settlers Become Weapons in a War on Unity
By Ramzy Baroud When three teenage Israeli settlers from the illegal Jewish settlement of Gush Etzion went missing on 12 June, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw an opportunity to discredit the fledgling Palestinian unity […]
Israeli PM: Hamas Responsible for Missing Settlers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused members from the Islamist movement Hamas of kidnapping three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank. His remarks were made after troops arrested 80 Palestinians overnight, many of […]
3 Palestinians Injured after Israeli Army ‘Bombs Hebron Home’
Three Palestinians were injured late Sunday after the Israeli army bombed open the door of a house in the city of Hebron, locals told Ma’an. Locals said that Israeli forces in the Ein Deir al-Baha […]
Presbyterian Church’s Tough Love of Israel
By Sam Bahour The two million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) is about to make history in the Middle East, yet again. In the coming days, local delegates from the Church will travel to Detroit to attend […]
A Coup in Israel? Nonsense!
By Uri Avnery The existence of the army in a truly democratic state represents a paradox. The army is supposed to obey the elected government. This obedience is unconditional. But the army (including land, sea […]
East Jerusalem Shops Close in Solidarity with Hunger Strikers
Shopkeepers in East Jerusalem closed their stores on Thursday to show solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. The strike was called by national and Islamic groups in Jerusalem and sees shops closed in the busy areas […]
For the Hares Boys
By Chandra Paul The Hares boys are five schoolchildren from Occupied Palestine, who have been incarcerated in an adult criminal prison in Israel for over a year, on charges of throwing stones at a car. […]
Palestinian Prisoners Refuse Settlement as Hunger Strike Sets Record
By Joe Catron – Gaza Palestinian prisoners participating in the longest mass hunger strike in Palestinian history have rejected a settlement proposed by the Israeli prison and intelligence services, incarcerated members of a Palestinian party […]
Body of Palestinian Teen Killed on Nakba Day to Be Exhumed
The body of a Palestinian teen who was shot dead by Israeli forces on May 15 will be exhumed Wednesday, a Palestinian official said. Attorney General Muhammad Abd al-Ghani al-Uweili said in a statement that […]
Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation: Unity on Israel’s Terms Won’t Help
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth In the celebratory atmosphere last week as the Palestinian unity government was sworn in, ending a seven-year feud between Fatah and Hamas, it was easy to overlook who was absent. […]
Hamas: PA Forces Assault Protesters in Ramallah
Palestinian Authority security forces “assaulted” Hamas-affiliated protesters in Ramallah Monday evening, the Islamist movement said. Hamas said it had organized a protest in support of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners and that PA forces who were trying […]
Palestinian Arab Idol Winner to Sing at World Cup Congress
Arab Idol winner Mohammad Assaf will sing at the opening ceremony of the 64th FIFA Congress in Brazil, scheduled to start two days before the start of the World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Assaf […]
Failure of Secularism, Rise of Islam
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Through world history, religions have provided the concepts and the language by which human beings have pursued their immediate interests and defined their ultimate values. The religious outlook is a continuous […]
Pope Francis, Peres and Abbas Pray in Vatican gardens
Pope Francis, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew gathered in The Vatican on Sunday to pray together for peace in the Middle East, amid elevated tensions between the […]
HRW: Killing of Palestinian Teens Could Amount to ‘War Crime’
Human Rights Watch said Monday that the killing of two unarmed Palestinian teenagers by Israeli forces on May 15 could amount to war crimes. “The willful killing of civilians by Israeli security forces as part […]
Why True Palestinian Unity Remains Elusive
By Ramzy Baroud Palestinians are yet to achieve national unity despite the elation over the ‘national unity government’ now in operation in Ramallah. One has to be clear in the distinction between a Hamas-Fatah political […]
Let Palestine Sing: Interview with Basel Zayed
Interviewed by Louis Brehony Basel Zayed is a Palestinian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in occupied Jerusalem. An accomplished virtuoso oud player and vocalist skilled in highly developed Arab musical traditions, Basel is also a trained […]
The Army vs. Runaway Tire – Videos
A series of videos showing Israeli army conduct in the occupied West Bank.
Egypt ‘Willing’ to Re-open Rafah Crossing Permanently
A top Egyptian official said Saturday that Egypt was willing to permanently open the Rafah crossing under the condition that it would be supervised by the national unity government. The official said that Egypt would […]
Obama’s Legacy: ‘Don’t Do Stupid Stuff’
By Richard Falk “So the United States is and remains the one indispensable nation. That has been true for the century past, and it will be for the century to come….The question we face..is not […]
Israel Plans 3,300 Homes in Response to Unity Government
Just hours after issuing tenders for 1,500 housing units, the Israeli government ordered civil servants on Thursday to move forward with plans for another 1,800 settler homes in the West Bank, an official said. “The […]
Australia to Stop Referring to East Jerusalem as ‘Occupied’
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Thursday strongly criticized an announcement by the Australian government that it is to stop referring to East Jerusalem as occupied territory. Attorney-General George Brandis announced Thursday that describing East Jerusalem […]
Israeli Soldiers Disperse Naksa Protests across West Bank
Israeli forces injured at least four protesters as they dispersed hundreds of Palestinians taking part in rallies across the West Bank on Thursday to mark the 1967 war that led to the occupation of the […]
The Glue that Holds Us All Together
By Vacy Vlazna “Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive or active collaboration in the oppression of others, and from […]
The Lost Voices of the Arab Revolutions
By Ramzy Baroud The Arab uprisings were sparked and fuelled by the justified demands of impoverished, oppressed peoples. The world’s media almost entirely missed this narrative Irrespective of how one feels about the direction taken […]
Pope’s Unbalanced Neutrality in Holy Land
By Nicola Nasser Pope Francis’ “”pilgrimage” to the Holy Land last week proved to be an unbalanced impossible mission. The pontiff failed to strike a balance of neutrality between contradictory and irreconcilable binaries like divinity […]
Turkish Arrest Warrants on the Fourth Anniversary of Israeli Attack
By Richard Lightbown – Istanbul The fourth anniversary of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla was commemorated in Istanbul on 31 May by a demonstration of solidarity joined by an estimated eighty to one […]
Family of Man Killed by Israeli Forces Denies He Shot at Police
The family of a man killed by Israeli soldiers near Nablus late Monday have denied Israeli claims that he opened fire at forces. They identified the man as Alaa Muhammad Awad Audah, 30, from the […]
Palestine Football Team win Asia Cup Challenge
Palestine’s football team won the Asia Challenge Cup on Friday in a match against the Philippines, securing its place in the AFC Asian Cup that will be held next year in Australia. The match, held […]
Palestine Unity Government Formed despite Last-minute Wrangling
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a unity government on Monday, after dealing with a last-minute rift over the issue of a minister for prisoner affairs. The cabinet was sworn in at the Presidential […]