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Month: October 2008
The One-state Solution
By Sari Nusseibeh – Jerusalem In a recent report, peace now (an Israeli NGO) revealed that since President George W. Bush convened the Annapolis peace talks last October, the number of construction tenders issued in […]
Obsession – Fairness Not Favors
By Mahmoud El-Yousseph As a Muslim veteran and proud father of a US army solider, the DVD “Obsession–Radical Islam’s War Against the West” is very disturbing to me. On the surface, it appears to be […]
Time to Create the Economy We Want
By Kevin Zeese The rage over the bailout of Wall Street is still boiling. In fact, the boil is just beginning. Last week the bailed out massive insurance giant AIG had a party for their […]
The ‘Terrorist’ Nuns
By IslamOnline – Cairo Joining protests against US President George W. Bush’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, two American nuns finally found themselves on the country’s terrorist watch list. "This term terrorist is a really […]
Rolling the Dice on Derivatives
By Ralph Nader The derivatives markets of today have become a high stakes casino of unimaginable magnitude. Wall Street’s bets have gone bad, and now the whole financial system is in peril. In a best-case […]
The Devouring Dragon
By Mats Svensson In a few hours, Israel will celebrate Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and repentance. Everything will be closed for 24 hours. Tel Aviv Airport shuts. No planes land or depart. The […]
Egypt’s Carrot, Stick For Hamas
By Mahmoud Ali Egypt has presented Hamas with a package proposal to solve the long-running Palestinian inter-factional crisis, threatening sanctions for whichever faction foiling the initiative. "The Egyptian paper calls for the resignation of the […]
Weekly Report, September 28 – October 4
Eighth Anniversary of the Intifada Sees No Improvement for Palestinians [September 28 – October 4] By MIFTAH – West Bank The 28th of September marked the eighth year of the second Palestinian Intifada, an uprising […]
Israeli Bestseller Breaks National Taboo
By Jonathan Cook No one is more surprised than Shlomo Sand that his latest academic work has spent 19 weeks on Israel’s bestseller list – and that success has come to the history professor despite […]
New Docs Show Israel’s 1973 War Blunders
Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, began at sundown Wednesday amid closures in the West Bank and new revelations about Israel’s miscalculation during the 1973 October war. Declassified documents about the war […]
Hamas in Cairo for Palestinian Unity Talks
Senior Hamas officials met Egyptian mediators in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a Palestinian unity government, the official MENA news agency reported. The talks with the Islamist Hamas came after a […]
Time for Vanunu is Now
By Rannie Amiri As the world awaits the announcement of the recipient(s) of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, there is no doubt 2008 has been witness to a call to war. The pressure exerted by […]
Economic Roadmap Leading to Nowhere
By Nadia W. Awad Episode three of the Palestinian National Economic Development Conference took place in Jericho this Sunday October 5, hosted by Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. The conference did not receive much local […]
Iran: What’s the Real Goal of US Saber-rattling?
By Monica Hill Threats of war against Iran rise and fade by the hour. Aircraft carriers and destroyers and submarines steam toward the Persian Gulf. Congress almost passes House Resolution 362, whose added punishing economic […]
Olmert in Russia for Iran, Syria Arms
Outgoing Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert is currently on a two-day visit to Russia with Iran nuclear standoff and Russia’s weapons sales to Tehran and Damascus high on his agenda. During his meeting with Russian President […]
Israel-Palestine’s Future is One Nation
By Ghada Karmi – London Imagine the scene: the United Nations General Assembly meets to discuss a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Unlike previous resolutions, which have been based on a Jewish state in most […]
Palestine, Israel Fairy Tale
By Uri Avnery It has happened. In a solemn ceremony, on a stage bedecked with Israeli and Palestinian flags, the peace treaty between Israel and Palestine has been signed. Negotiations did not take long. The […]
Olmert and Gates: The End of Terms
By Ivan Eland In politics, truth telling can be dangerous. Remember when Jimmy Carter was voted out of office, in part, for telling the American people, in a time of high inflation and unemployment, what […]
The Hurndall Case: Killing with Impunity
By Amnesty International UK PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2008 HURNDALL CASE: ISRAELI MILITARY FORCES STILL KILL CIVILIANS WITH ‘NEAR-TOTAL IMPUNITY’ Ahead of a new television drama based on the controversial killing […]
The Dance of the Cranes in Jerusalem
By Mats Svensson Woke up early. Had had a strange dream. Got up and looked out the window. Foggy, could hardly see the house on the other side of the street. Far away, within myself, […]
Guardian Held Hostage
By Mary Rizzo In what can only be described as a shocking glimpse into Zionist lobbying at the heart of British media, the Guardian last week dismissed an Iranian contributor after a group of pro-war, […]
Interview: Neve Gordon’s New Book
Israel’s Occupation by Neve Gordon, [Year: 2008; ISBN: 978-0-520-25531-9; Publisher: University of California Press.] Interviewed by Chris Spannos Chris Spannos: Where did your book Israel’s Occupation come from? Neve Gordon: The book has two distinct […]
Dehumanising Metaphors in ‘War on Terror’
By Iqbal Jassat In the light of fresh debates centered on Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, particularly within the United States whose armed forces are deeply entrenched in the military conquest of the region under the […]
Yemen Dismantles Israel-linked Cell
Yemen announced on Monday the dismantling of a "terrorist cell" which Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said was linked to Israeli intelligence services. "A terrorist cell was arrested five days ago and will be referred […]
The Palestinian Left and Right of Return
By Haidar Eid – Gaza The status of the left and its’ role in the liberation of Palestine continues to be the focus of analysis and discussion. Some argue that the Palestinian left is dead […]
Playing Palestinians off Against Each Other
By Ghassan Khatib – West Bank In spite of their recent fierce confrontations and the continuing hostile rhetoric, there are apparently three levels of direct and indirect dealings between Israel and Hamas of Gaza. A ceasefire […]
We Should All Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
By Joharah Baker – West Bank Every year I wonder why the Palestinians don’t include Jewish holidays on their national calendar. At least those Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem should be afforded […]
NATO’s Endangered Mission in Afghanistan
By Abid Mustafa – London Lately, a number of contradictory statements between Europe and America over NATO operations in Afghanistan have raised awkward questions about the longevity of NATO’s mission in Afghanistan. Already cracks in […]
Israeli Navy Vessels Attack Gazan Fishing Boats
By The International Solidarity Movement Israeli navy vessels today attacked a group of Gazan fishing boats using live ammunition, shells and a high-powered water cannon. The boats were only 4 miles away from the Gazan […]
Good Morning, Ehud
By Uri Avnery In colloquial Israeli Hebrew, when someone discovers something that everybody else already knows, we say: "Good morning, Elijahu!" Why Elijahu? I don’t know. Now one could say: "Good morning, Ehud!" That’s what […]