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Month: February 2015
Right-wing leaders, stop cultivating anti-Left, anti-Arab propaganda
The Samaria Settlers Committee, a body that benefits from public funds through the Samaria Regional Council, posted a video in which a master with a German accent who hides behind a broadsheet newspaper uses his […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ISIS Represents Islam Like KKK Represents Christianity – Video
Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stopped by Morning Joe on Monday, presumably to promote his new children’s book, Stealing the Game, but the hosts also asked him to discuss a recent column he wrote for […]
Major Sand Storm in Gaza – Photos
The Palestinians inside the Gaza Strip, already in a very dire humanitarian situation, have been hit with a major sand storm and heavy winds for the past two days. The storm especially affected the tens […]
Gazans temporarily shut aid agencies to protest over US killings
Dozens of young Gazans forced a temporary shutdown of several aid organisations Monday in protest at the killings of three American Muslims of Palestinian origin in North Carolina last week. “We came here today to […]
PLO: Jewish Organization to Start Excavations under Aqsa Mosque
A right-wing Jewish organization called the Western Wall Heritage Foundation has circulated an invitation for bids to conduct excavations in tunnels under the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a top Palestinian official said Sunday. Ahmad Qurei, a […]
Report: Netanyahu to Visit Ibrahimi Mosque to Win Settler Vote
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to add the Ibrahimi Mosque to his planned visit to Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the southern West Bank, the Israeli news site Arutz Sheva reported. The report […]
Good Morning America, Bibi is Coming to Town
By James M. Wall Good Morning America: Do you know who has stolen your Congress? In two weeks you could hear from one of the culprits. On March 3, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is […]
Teen Shot, Activists Pepper-sprayed in West Bank Demos
Israeli forces on Friday shot a Palestinian teenager with a live bullet during a weekly protest march in Kafr Qaddum, a local popular committee leader said. Popular resistance committee coordinator Murad Shtewi said 17-year-old Jamil […]
Senior Fatah, Hamas Officials to Meet in Cairo
Senior officials of the Fatah and Hamas movements are scheduled to meet Friday in Cairo, a PLO official said. PLO Executive Committee member Wassel Abu Yousef told Ma’an that leading Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad was […]
UN Officials Warns of Further Conflict in Gaza
A top UN official warned Thursday of another potential conflict in the Gaza Strip, urging Israel to lift its blockade and Palestinian political parties to end in-fighting to avoid further violence. The United Nations also […]
Necrophobia: Chief Complaint: A Country Doctor’s Tales of Life in Galilee
By Hatim Kanaaneh, MD, MPH The last short story in my forthcoming collection, Chief Complaint: A Country Doctor’s Tales of Life in Galilee, deals with memories and memorabilia of refugees from the village of Lubya. […]
Mending ‘Axis of Resistance’: Hamas Goes Back to Square One
By Ramzy Baroud Despite its success in repelling Israeli military advances in Gaza, Hamas’s regional political manoeuvres of recent years are not bearing fruit. Jointly isolated by Israel and other Arab parties, unaided by the […]
Official: PLO Delegation Preparing to Head to Gaza if Talks Go Well
A PLO delegation hopes to head to Gaza soon in order to work on implementing potential “solutions” to the reconstruction crisis facing the besieged coastal enclave, a Fatah official said Wednesday. Fatah leader Yahya Rabbah […]
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Home in Lod
Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the home of a Palestinian family in the Israeli city of Lod. Israeli forces closed all entrances to the property and forcibly evacuated the al-Naqib family, before demolishing the home. […]
PA to Boycott Products of 6 Major Israeli Companies
The head of a Palestinian Authority committee for confronting Israeli practices against the Palestinians announced on Monday evening that the PA officially decided to ban the entry of products by six major Israeli companies into […]
Gaza: The Terrorist Feels No Shame
By Mats Svensson It is crowded on the Gaza Strip. Very few playgrounds. Besides being crowded, it is also dangerous. Traps everywhere. Houses that were bombed to rubble during the last war have not been […]
Israeli Army Declares West Bank Desert Area ‘Closed Military Zone’
The Israeli army on Monday declared part of the desert area east of Jerusalem in the West Bank a “closed military zone,” a local committee leader said. Bassam Bahr, the head of the committee to […]
Anti-Israelism vs. Anti-Semitism: The Truth We Should All Know
By Alan Hart Much is currently being written and broadcast about what a headline in the Wall Street Journal proclaimed to be The Return of Anti-Semitism (loathing and hatred of Jews). It was over an […]
An Apology from Muslims to Humanity – A Poem
By Amir Darwish We are sorry for everything that we done to contribute to humanity’s suffering Sorry for algebra and the letter X Sorry for all the words we throw at you; amber, candy, chemistry, […]
500 Rabbis Urge Israel to Stop Demolition of Palestinian Homes
Over 500 rabbis from Israel, Britain, the US and Canada have called on the Israeli prime minister to stop demolishing Palestinian homes. Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) say Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance is against “international law […]
ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution – Book Review
Reviewed by Jim Miles (The Rise of the Islamic State – ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution. Patrick Cockburn. Verso, London/New York, 2014/2015.) When observed from the mainstream media perspective, the rise of ISIS was […]
Turkish FM Pulls out of Munich Conference Due to Israeli Participation
The Turkish foreign minister has canceled his participation in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) after he learned that the Israeli minister of intelligence and strategic affairs would also be present, as part of the latest […]
Hamas Says Gaza Blockade Will Force Group to Take Action
Hamas said Thursday that the continuation of Israel’s eight-year blockade will force the political movement to take action, according to a spokesman for the group. “The continuation of the blockade will push Hamas to carry […]
Israeli Police Using Foam Tipped Bullets ‘Without Proper Training’
New anti-riot gear including black foam tipped bullets have been used by the Israeli police for more than six months without training and without regulations for their use, according to the Association for Civil Rights […]
The Death of the Israeli Left
By Gideon Levy The Israeli left, if it has ever existed at all, is dead. The Israeli Peace Camp, the preferred way to designate the left in the Israeli context, breathed its last breath about […]
Malak al-Khatib: Symbol of Palestinian Childhood Denied
By Ghada Ageel Children are the most precious natural resource that communities and humanity have. The League of Nations Declaration of 1924 pledges, “Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give.” The […]
The Burning of Muaz Kasasbah: How Will Islamic State Explain This One?
By Moazzam Begg It’s not often that Fox News broadcasts material that exercises the grey matter, but in the case of downed Jordanian pilot Lietenant Muaz Kasasbeh who was horrifically burned alive by Islamic State […]
Palestine: The Truth Writ-large
By Clive Hambidge and Soraya Boyd Palestine. Just to think of Palestine is evocative. From the lush orange orchards to the laden olive groves, many examples could be provided to confirm the fact that prior […]
US Loses Its Grip on Israel and Palestinians
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth For 20 years, the White House stood guard over the peace process, reserving for itself the role of stewarding Israel and the Palestinians to a resolution of their conflict. Like […]
When the Other Isn’t Perceived as Human Everything is Possible
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya The ambulance was detained for about six hours and in it was a resident of Gaza, who had been discharged from a hospital in Nablus after over going heart surgery. […]