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Year: 2014
Pro-Palestine Parliaments: Hopes and Danger
By John V. Whitbeck European parliamentary resolutions urging their governments to recognize the State of Palestine must be followed by actual recognitions of the State of Palestine The European Parliament, after a late compromise in […]
US Feels the Heat on Palestine Vote at UN
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The floodgates have begun to open across Europe on recognition of Palestinian statehood. On Friday the Portuguese parliament became the latest European legislature to call on its government to back […]
Whitewashing CIA Torture: ‘We Are (not so) Awesome’ after All
By Ramzy Baroud “This is not who we are. This is not how we operate,” were the words of President Barack Obama commenting on the grisly findings of a long-awaited congressional report on the use […]
PA to Adopt French UN Initiative if ‘Amendments Made’
The Palestinian Authority will submit a French initiative on ending Israel’s occupation to the UN if amendments are made to the text, foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki told Ma’an Tuesday. Al-Maliki said he would meet with […]
How the Media Whitewashed the Murder of Ziad Abu Ein
By Jamal Kanj Israel has just committed another high-profile murder in the West Bank killing 55-year-old Ziad Abu Ein, a minister without portfolio in the Palestinian government. According to the BBC, he ‘was among dozens […]
NATO’s General Breedlove about the Long War
By Jim Miles Evan Solomon, of CBC’s The House, recently had an interview with NATO’s current leading figure, four star General Philip Mark Breedlove, the seventeenth Supreme Allied Commander Europe. It was a fairly benign […]
Palestinians Push UN Bid as Kerry Meets Netanyahu
US Secretary of State John Kerry was Monday to meet the Israeli prime minister two days before Palestinians push for a draft UN resolution to end the Israeli occupation. Ahead of his flight to Rome, […]
Israel to Demolish Silwan Home of Glick Shooting Suspect
Israel’s Jerusalem municipality on Monday delivered demolition orders for the family home of Mutaz Hijazi, who is suspected of attempting to assassinate far-right Israeli activist Yehuda Glick. Uday Hijazi, Mutaz’ brother, told Ma’an that Israeli […]
Abbas Supports Egypt Crackdown on Gaza Tunnels, ‘Punishing’ Hamas Members
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he supported Egypt’s crackdown on tunnels linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to the Sinai Peninsula and any other action the country took to protect itself from militants, according to […]
Ireland and France Approve Palestinian State Recognition
Ireland’s lower house of parliament has unanimously approved a non-binding resolution calling on the government to recognize the state of Palestine formally, on the basis of the 1967 borders. French senators also backed the symbolic […]
Herzl’s Vision Realized: Israel as ‘Outpost of Western Civilisation in Asia’
By Chandra Kumar The central role of the Zionist movement in the establishment of Israel and in the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their land and homes from 1947-49 is often noted […]
Drones and Discrimination: Kick the Habit
By Kathy Kelly On December 10, International Human Rights Day, federal Magistrate Matt Whitworth sentenced me to three months in prison for having crossed the line at a military base that wages drone warfare. The […]
PA to ‘Limit’ Relations with Israel following Abu Ein Death
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat told Ma’an Thursday that the Palestinian leadership had decided to “limit” relations with Israel by halting security coordination.Erekat said Israel was completely responsible for the death of Palestinian Authority official […]
Eyewitness Account; Death of Ziad Abu Ein, ‘Choked’ by Israeli Soldier
By Oren Ziv Today in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, I attended a protest marking International Human Rights Day. Protesters marched in the direction of the illegal settlement, Adei Ad, which sits just […]
Palestinian Minister Killed; Abbas: All Options on Table
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday evening that all options to respond to the killing of a Palestinian minister are up for debate. Abbas said prior to a meeting with PA leaders that […]
70 Palestinian Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Action
Seventy prisoners held in Israeli jails on Tuesday launched hunger strike action in protest against Israel’s policy of solitary confinement, a prisoners’ group said. The protest action was launched in solidarity with detainees being held […]
Israel Arrests American Man Planning anti-Muslim Attacks
A US man has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of preparing attacks on Palestinian Muslims, Israeli police said Tuesday. “Shin Bet (internal security) and police arrested an American citizen on November 19 who was […]
‘I Can’t Breathe’: Racism and War in America and Beyond
By Ramzy Baroud America’s ruling elites are blatant in their intentions of maintaining “white privilege” at home and economic dominance by military means abroad. Their “democracy” in both of these regions is a ruse, and […]
Erekat Condemns Israeli Threat to Deport Jerusalemite MPs
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat on Monday denounced threats by the Israeli Ministry of Interior to deport Palestinian Jerusalemites from their home city. “Israel’s policy of coercive deportation, which has affected five citizens, is illegal […]
Israel’s Upcoming Election: Why It Doesn’t Matter
By Richard Silverstein What if they called an election and nobody came? That’s about what I feel about the coming March election, which Bibi Netanyahu has precipitated for no apparent reason other than to prolong his record as […]
The ‘Anti-terror’ Law: Israel Outdoes Itself, again
By Belen Fernandez There is approximately one bright side to the current Israeli approach to the Palestinians – and it is that satirists will never want for inspiration. Israel’s latest contribution to global absurdity is […]
Ethnic Cleansing Manifesto
By Jamal Kanj Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and head of Yisrael Beitenu party published on November 28 a new manifesto outlining the party’s outlook for Israel. The updated platform entitled “Swimming Against the Stream” […]
Israeli Forces Detain 12 Fishermen off Gaza Coast
Israeli forces detained 12 Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip early Sunday, sources told Ma’an. A researcher for the Gaza-based al-Mezan Center For Human Rights told Ma’an Israeli naval forces detained […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Building, 20 Stores in Shufat Camp
Bulldozers heavily escorted by Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished 20 stores and an ancient structure in Shufat refugee camp in East Jerusalem, sources told Ma’an. Locals said large numbers of Israeli police officers and troops […]
Palestine: Painting the World with a Single Brush
By Zeshaun Saleem Over the recent past, Montreal’s intersection of Avenues Park and Pine has become a source of confliction. Its twenty-one lanes (bus lanes included), accompanied by nine traffic lights, assist everyday commuters. Puzzling […]
The Mockingjay of Palestine: ‘If We Burn, You Burn with Us’
By Ramzy Baroud Raed Mu’anis was my best friend. The small scar on top of his left eyebrow was my doing at the age of five. I urged him to quit hanging on a rope […]
Prisoners Submit List of Demands to Israeli Authorities
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have given the Israeli prison service 10 days to respond to their demands before they start protest action, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported Tuesday. The group said in a statement […]
French MPs Vote in Favor of Recognizing Palestine State
French lawmakers voted on Tuesday in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state, following similar moves in Britain and Spain as European countries try to restart the stalled Middle East peace process. The highly symbolic […]
A Black Day in the UN’s History
By Ali Kazak Today, 29th November, is one of the most shameful days of the United Nations and modern human history; it is the 67th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly Partition of Palestine […]
Israel: Modern Crusaders and No Modern Arab Saladin
By Hasan Afif el-Hasan The “Holy Quran” of Islam, states that the Prophet Muhammad was transported from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem where he was ascended up into heavens then […]