By Franklin Lamb in Lebanon Part II: Why the Bush administration wants to negotiate now with Hezbollah "These fools do not learn from their past mistakes. When they withdrew from Lebanon, they continued to occupy the […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed It seems like only yesterday. But it’s nearly two years ago that I did an impassioned piece on the tragedy of Darfur. Thank God, it managed to make its point. It […]

Note: This article has been adapted from a presentation made by the author before the 4th International Conference against  the Occupations, in March, 2006, in Cairo. By William A. Cook “Great is truth, but still […]

By Ivan Eland According to General David H. Petraeus’s progress report to Congress on Iraq, the latest worst threat to the shaky U.S. position is Iranian-backed “special groups.” This label refers to parts of Moktada […]

By Hasan Afif El-Hasan April 25th was the twenty-sixth anniversary of Sinai liberation from the Israeli occupation and it deserves celebration. Sinai is the only Arab land that has been liberated since the 1967 Arab-Israeli […]

By Uri Avnery War with Syria? Peace with Syria? A big military operation against Hamas in the Gaza strip? A cease-fire with Hamas? Our media discuss these questions dispassionately, as if they were equivalent options. […]

By Congressman Dennis Kucinich Congressional Record, April 22, 2008, Page: H2522 Mr. Speaker: Today I join my colleagues in Congress in celebrating Israel’s accomplishments over the past 60 years. I am happy to be co-sponsor […]

By Dr. Haidar Eid Dear Ms. Gordimer, I am a Palestinian lecturer in Cultural Studies living in Gaza. I happen to also have South African citizenship as a result of my marriage to a citizen […]

By Stuart Littlewood Things are going from bad to worse in the Holy Land while the international community does what it does best: twiddling its thumbs. Israel’s blockade of Gaza brings UN aid to a […]

By Kim Bullimore in Ramallah Today, for a few hours, Palestinians took control over an illegal Israeli settler outpost on the outskirts of Ramallah. Replacing Israeli flags with Palestinian ones, Mohammed Al-Khattib and other members […]

By Joharah Baker One week ago, in yet another Israeli offensive into the Gaza Strip which claimed 21 Palestinians in a day, Reuters photographer Fadel Shana lost his life. According to media reports, the 23-year […]

By Stephen Lendman They’re called "Refuseniks" but not for refusing to serve. They’ve done it proudly and courageously, and here’s how "Courage to Refuse" members state their position: "We, reserve officers and soldiers of the […]

By Gaither Stewart After the fall of Soviet Communism some political scientists came to believe that the terms Left and Right no longer made sense, that they were actually the same. Before his death in […]

By Dan Lieberman A century old conflict between the state of Israel and stateless Palestinians, many of whom have been disposed from lands that created the Israel state, has precipitated a argument: Is it preferable […]

By Franklin Lamb in Lebanon Part I: Historical Context and Current Posturing “The Bush administration parking a flotilla from its US 6th fleet off the coast of Lebanon was made necessary, it claims, to demonstrate Washington’s […]

By Ramzy Baroud Just days after the Hamas-Fatah clash last June in Gaza, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas looked firm and composed as he shook hands with members of his new emergency government. He made […]

By Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi Sixty years after the Nakba, the catastrophe, Palestinians are still without a state. They are living under occupation, many are in refugee camps, others are scattered around the world, and a […]

By Linda S. Heard Many throughout the Muslim world and beyond are asking this question: What are the real reasons behind the US invasion of Iraq and its wish to overthrow the governments of Syria […]

By Dr. Elias Akleh Former American President Jimmy Carter had always been atypical president. His personal life, his presidency, his political and humanitarian services are totally different than the rest of the American presidents. He […]

By Paul Findley Candidates for public office, high and low, are bewitched -frightened is the more accurate word – by an unwarranted but costly fear of the US lobby that functions on behalf of the […]

By William A. Cook "The voice of your brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground." May 14th, 2008, marks the anniversary of two momentous events, the “Declaration of Independence” of the new born state […]

By Ivan Eland At the passing of the 25th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon—the first large suicide bombing to target Americans—the time is right to ask the perennial […]