By Ola Attallah – Gaza Political wrangling and divisions threaten to hijack the hajj dream of 2200 people in the Gaza Strip and prevent them from joining millions of fellow Muslims in making the spiritual […]

By Uri Avnery – Israel In the crucial battle over the national consciousness, we are experiencing great success. Let us pause to recall: In the aftermath of the 1948 war, when we said there is […]

By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The middle-of-the-night eviction last week of an elderly Palestinian couple from their home in East Jerusalem to make way for Jewish settlers is a demonstration of Israeli intent towards a future […]

By Lasse J. Schmidt While the Israeli military’s investigation into the 2003 shooting of the American human rights worker Brian Avery did little to nothing in actually investigating the near-fatal injury, it was highly effective […]

By Osama al-Sharif Gaza is bracing itself for a harsh winter. Less than a week has passed since Israel slammed shut doors to all land crossings, leaving a million-and-half hapless Palestinians to a miserable fate. […]

By Nadia W. Awad  – The West Bank What came first: the chicken or the egg? And who started the latest round of clashes in Gaza: the Israelis or the Palestinians? Depending on whom one […]

By Deepak Tripathi     In the weeks until his inauguration on January 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be focusing on the most immediate tasks of assembling a new administration and familiarizing himself with the depth of […]

By Remi Kanazi James Zogby isn’t just an Arab American with an opinion. He is the president of the Arab American Institute (AAI), a well known writer, and an esteemed leader within the Arab American […]

By Franklin Lamb – Northwest of Ghajar Village, South Lebanon "We, as Lebanese, are here to confirm that we cling to freeing every grain of our soil. We will not abandon the great national cause, […]

By M. Shahid Alam "Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color." – Anonymous It is perhaps a bit late in the day, nearly two weeks after November 4, to be writing about […]

By Rannie Amiri "Obviously he will influence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn’t he be? What is he, an Arab? He’s not going to clean the floors of the White House." – Dr. Benjamin […]

By Robert Weitzel On Election Day, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! went to Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem to interview voters. She asked 18-year-old Diamond, a first-time voter, why she voted for Barack Obama: “Because […]

By Uri Avnery – Israel When I told this to Anwar Sadat, he laughed: "The moment the door of your airplane opened, all Israelis held their breath. I live on a main street in Tel-Aviv, […]

By Ali Alarabi Hillary is being considered for the top job at the State Department? Well, what does that mean for American politics and more, what does it mean for the Middle East? Whether it will be […]

By Gilad Atzmon – London Waltz With Bashir is a breath-taking new Israeli film, an animated documentary directed by Ari Folman. In 1982 (First Lebanon War), Folman was a 19-year-old IDF infantry soldier. Twenty-four years […]

By Joharah Baker – The West Bank For the Jews, certain words have become taboo, especially when used by non-Jews. These include Holocaust, Apartheid and Nazism. Because of the atrocities that took place against Jews […]

By Tariq A. Al-Maeena – Jedda At the entrance of a bank, I bumped into Adam, an acquaintance from some times back. Adam was beaming, his brilliantly white teeth plastered across his dark face. When I […]

By Hiyam Noir – Gaza Last Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Israeli government to keep in mind its legal responsibility to deliver urgent and steady supply of sufficient fuel and humanitarian […]

By Kevin Zeese October saw an increase in bankruptcies — 108,595, an average of 4,936 every business day. President Bush hosted the G-20 summit –the official menu included fruitwood-smoked quail, thyme-roasted rack of lamb and […]

The Hon Kevin RuddPrime Minister of AustraliaParliament House, Canberra 2600 Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to you about the situation in Gaza and the urgent need for the world community – including Australia – […]

By Aijaz Zaka Syed Dear Mr Obama, Salaam, I am not sure if this will ever pass your eyes. At a time when the whole world is excited about your landmark election and everybody who […]

By Ramzy Baroud There are a few buzzwords that every American politician, aiming for high office must utilize, even if disingenuously, to have a reasonable chance at getting elected. President-elect, Barak Obama’s constant use of […]