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Month: August 2015
‘We Can’t Have Another Year Like This’: UNRWA Commissioner-General
Schools open on time. It hardly sounds like news, but for half a million Palestinian refugee children it certainly is. On Wednesday, the UN body that looks after Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, announced it had overcome […]
Is There an Ideology of Bushism?
By Eric Walberg Until recently, Bushism referred only to George W Bush’s infamous malaproprisms, such as “they misunderestimated me”, “make the pie higher”. As Americans gear up for the 2016 presidential elections, it is coming […]
Western Legacy in Libya Leaves a Hole Filled by Migrants Fleeing for Europe – Interview with Ramzy Baroud
By Sputnik International The scale of the crisis in the Mediterranean can’t be ignored. Two thousand migrants have died already this year on their journey to Europe. Fifty migrants remain unaccounted for after their rubber […]
Palestinian Detained by Israel Ends 2-month Hunger Strike
Palestinian detainee Muhammad Allan ended a two-month hunger strike Thursday that had put his life at risk and sparked intense debate over his detention without trial by Israeli authorities, his lawyer said. “Muhammad Allan regained […]
‘The Iranian Threat’: Who Is the Gravest Danger to World Peace?
By Noam Chomsky Throughout the world there is great relief and optimism about the nuclear deal reached in Vienna between Iran and the P5+1 nations, the five veto-holding members of the U.N. Security Council and […]
Latin America and Palestine Have Shared Interests, So Let’s Build on Them
By Daud Abdullah This weekend, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) will be hosting an international conference on Palestine and Latin America around the theme “Building solidarity for the 21st century.” Though not the first of its kind, […]
An Open Letter to: Secretary of State John Kerry and Attorney General Loretta Lynch
By James Zogby No American citizen should be subjected to the treatment that George Khoury and Habib Joudeh received when they arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel last month. George is a 70 year […]
Film: Gaza Fire
More than a year since Israel’s devastating war in Gaza, whole communities remain affected. The conflict left more than 2,000 Palestinians and 71 Israelis dead, while Israel’s aerial bombardment of Gaza left 18,000 homes destroyed. […]
Arab League Meeting to Activate Israel Boycott
Communication officers of the regional offices for boycotting Israel are to hold their 89th meeting in the Arab League headquarters on Tuesday, alamatonline.net has reported. The Arab League official with responsibility for the occupied Palestinian […]
PA accuses Hamas of ‘Gaza Split’ Talks with Israel
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday accused Hamas of holding secret talks with Israel that would endorse the separation of Palestinian territories. Arab and Turkish media have carried reports, picked up by Israeli media, claiming Israel […]
Israel Restarts Construction of Controversial ‘Separation’ Wall near Bethlehem
Israel has resumed a the construction of a controversial “separation” wall in the Cremisan valley, inhabited mostly by Palestinian Christians. The move is opposed by Palestinians who consider it a pretext for settlement expansion. In […]
UNRWA Delays School Year ‘Due to Funding Crisis’
The delayed start of the 2015-16 academic year in the Gaza Strip has prompted a wave of anger amongst Palestinian refugees. The decision was taken by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine […]
Israel Denies Talks with Hamas
Israel said Monday it was not engaged in talks with Hamas following a flurry of media reports suggesting the two sides were discussing a long-term ceasefire. “Israel is officially clarifying that it is not holding […]
The Nuclear Challenge: 70 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By Richard Falk [Prefatory Note: I have been preoccupied for many years with the multiple challenges posed by nuclear weapons, initially from the perspective of international law and morality, later with regard to prudence diplomacy […]
War Begets War Refugees: The Moral Bankruptcy of Italy and NATO
By Ramzy Baroud On April 26, 2011, a meeting that can only be described as sinister took place between the then Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. The most pressing issue […]
Even if Blair is Not Befriending Hamas, Look for a New Beginning
By Dr. Daud Abdullah Do Tony Blair’s shuttle visits to Doha for meetings with the leadership of the Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas — mean that he is about to befriend the Palestinian group? The […]
Israeli Court to Review Request to Free Palestinian Hunger Striker
The Israeli Supreme Court will consider a request by the Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoner’s Affairs to release hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Muhammad Allan, head of the committee Issa Qaraqe said Monday. The Palestinian official […]
Fatah Office Reopens in Damascus 33 Years after Its Closure
The Syrian government yesterday reopen the office of Fatah in its capital city of Damascus, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Wafa said that Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad notified the Political Department […]
Israeli Lobby Has Destroyed Political Careers for Criticism of Israel – Video
Author Max Blumenthal has been critical of the Israeli government’s military and political suppression of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, and his new book takes a look at the deadly siege in 2014 that […]
Relations between Hamas and Saudi Arabia Enter New Phase
The head of the Hamas political bureau, Khaled Meshaal, has said that the movement and Saudi Arabia have entered a new phase in their relations. He stressed that the kingdom is one of the most […]
Prisoner’s Society: Israel Keeping Hunger Striker Alive ‘Unethically’
The head of the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said Sunday that Israeli medical procedures to keep Palestinian hunger striker Mohammad Allan alive were “unethical” and the society would ask for them to be halted. Qadura Fares […]
Brushing Your Teeth with White Phosphorus?
By Vacy Vlazna One year ago, on 15 August – 40 days into Israel’s 51 day monstrous assault on Gaza that was clocking up 1800 innocent Palestinian deaths – Adrian Orr, the CEO of the […]
Palestine: One State for All or a Final Zionist Ethnic Cleansing?
By Alan Hart The headline over a recent article in The Times of Israel by the paper’s Middle East analyst, Avi Issacharoff, was The end of the two-state solution. And the strapline (secondary headline) underneath […]
Struggling to Survive in a Palestinian Refugee Camp in Southern Lebanon
By Richard Hardigan – Burj al-Shamali, South Lebanon Manar Mohamed begins to cry before I have even asked my first question. She turns to look at her daughter, who is sitting next to her on […]
Finkelstein on Amnesty’s Report on Gaza’s Offensive 2014 – Video
Interview with Prof. Norman G. Finkelstein on Amnesty’s Report on Gaza’s Offensive 2014
Palestinian Lawyer on Hunger Strike over Israeli Detention Policy Falls into Coma
A Palestinian lawyer has fallen into a coma after entering his 60th day on hunger strike while being held by Israel in administrative detention. Mohammed Allan, who has been imprisoned without charge or trial since […]
Blair Meets with Meshaal for Second Time in Less than Six Weeks
Former Middle East Peace Envoy Tony Blair has met with the Head of Hamas Political Bureau Khalid Meshaal in Doha, Qatar, for the second time in less than six weeks, theHuffington Post reported on Tuesday. […]
Hunger Striker in Critical Condition as Protest Enters 59th Day
A lawyer representing hunger-striker Muhammad Allan lodged an urgent request to Israeli authorities on Thursday, urging them to consider his release due to his deteriorating health, a prisoners’ committee said. Abir Bakir’s request said that […]
‘Tel Aviv on the Seine’ Sparks Controversy in France
A decision to celebrate the Israeli city of Tel Aviv as part of a beach event is dividing French citizens, journalists and politicians. The yearly event called “Paris Plages” or Paris Beaches, hosted by the […]
Will There Be a Far-right Coup in Israel?
By Saleh Al-Naami – (Translated) The Shin Bet has recently given the impression that a large rebel movement is on the verge of a revolt against the governing system in Tel Aviv. All that’s left is […]