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Month: December 2008
Bush’s Farewell Gift
By Nicola Nasser – The West Bank The body of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 avoids any meaningful mention of a two-state solution or the creation of a Palestinian state with the exception of a […]
Hundreds of Thousands Slam Arab Govt Silence
WORLD CAPITALS – From Egypt to Iraq, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the Arab world on Sunday to show solidarity with their fellow brethren and protest against Israel’s assault on the impoverished civilians […]
Israel’s Shock & Awe Planned 6 Months
Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the sealed off Gaza Strip, marketed to the world as a response to Palestinian rocket-firing, has been planned six months ago and is Israel’s version of America’s "shock and awe" campaign […]
Gaza Blitz to Strengthen Hamas: Press
The bloodshed in the besieged Gaza Strip is a sign on Israel’s failure to topple the ruling Hamas and would further strengthen the group, British commentators wrote on Sunday, December 28. "The unprecedented wave of […]
Arab League Postpones Meeting as Gazans Die
A delay in the Arab League emergency summit session scheduled for Sunday to draft a common position of Arab states on the current Gaza massacre was announced late Saturday by Secretary-General Amr Moussa. Arab League […]
Palestinians Storm Egypt Border in Attempt to Flee
Israeli tanks massed at the Gaza border on Sunday as warplanes continued to pound the densely populated enclave and dozens of Palestinians stormed past police to cross into Egyptian territory in an attempt to flee […]
Israeli Warplanes Fly Low over South Lebanon
Israeli warplanes on Sunday flew low over south Lebanon, already the target of an overnight reconnaissance flight, a Lebanese security official said. "At least five aircraft over flew the Bint Jbeil region (south of Beirut) […]
World Leaders Respond Timidly to Gaza Massacre
By Dan Lieberman The tepid response of world leaders to Israel’s ferocious attack on a defenseless Gaza conveys a helpless feeling to all world citizens – brutality rules and we are all vulnerable to attack. […]
Gaza: The Real Terrorists
By Stuart Littlewood – London The patience of all decent men must surely be exhausted. Today’s slaughter of innocents in Gaza, with at least 230 reported killed in raids on “Hamas terror operatives” (as the […]
US Blames Hamas for Israel’s Gaza Bloodbath
While international condemnation for the Israeli onslaught poured in from across the globe, the US, Israel’s strategic ally, blamed the killing of more than 225 Palestinians on Hamas. "The US strongly condemns the repeated rocket […]
Gaza Today: ‘This is Only the Beginning’
By Ewa Jasiewicz – Gaza City As I write this, Israeli jets are bombing the areas of Zeitoun and Rimal in central Gaza City. The family I am staying with has moved into the internal […]
Palestine: Another Massacre
By Nizar Sakhnini Massacres were part and parcel of the Zionist project in Palestine. They aimed at intimidating the Arabs and make them leave the country. Dozens of massacres were committed against the Arabs starting […]
Does Israel Represent the Jewish People?
By Dan Lieberman Close identification of the Jewish people with Israel was never a given. Repetitive urgings by those who had an interest in promoting a close relationship of world Jewry with Israel, and the […]
A Congress of Peace Seekers
By Uri Avnery – Israel “Gush Shalom” has acceded to my wish to mark my 85th birthday not with a public celebration, as on my 80th, but with a brain-storming session devoted to the main […]
Eight Predictions for 2009
By Steve Conn First Prediction, Bernie Madoff will not, I repeat, will not be named Treasury Secretary by President Elect Barak Obama. He already was an insider sufficient to avoid SEC scrutiny during the Bush […]
In Defence of Humour
By Michael Dale In response to Nathaniel Mehr’s biting critique of the War on Terror board game (which appeared on the Palestine Chronicle on December 22), I would like to ask him what his dour […]
Government without Law
By Ralph Nader Over thirty years ago, a book came out titled "How the Government Breaks the Law", by Jethro K. Lieberman." Even then it was old news and the examples cited seemed small compared […]
Stench of Death Hangs Over Gaza
By Ola Attallah – Gaza City With thick clouds of smoke billowing into the sky and dead bodies littering into the streets, a stench of death rose from the ruins of the Gaza Strip on […]
War Clouds over Gaza
By Rannie Amiri " … no one had been killed by the rocket barrages after the official end of the cease-fire [with Hamas]. This doesn’t mean the situation is possible to live with, but it appears […]
Gaza Holocaust Ruffles Egypt
By Amr Emam – Cairo The sights of death and destruction in the besieged Gaza Strip struck close to the hearts of many Egyptians, especially with their government being accused of complicity in the latest […]
Analysis: Israel’s Gaza Assault
Speaking to Al Jazeera, commentators and political figures share their thoughts on the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip. Osama Hamdan, Hamas representative in Lebanon "I believe what happened today is a continuity of […]
World Urges Halt of Gaza Onslaught
The international community condemned on Saturday, December 27, a massive wave of Israeli airstrikes against the sealed off Gaza Strip that claimed the lives of at least 206 Palestinians, urging an immediate halt to the […]
Unscripted: Green Zone Theater and the Shoe Drama
By Ramzy Baroud The plot, so unexpectedly, thickened in Iraq on a Sunday like no other. The two main actors – US President George W. Bush, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki – took to […]
Israel, Piracy and the Red Sea
By Galal Nassar – Cairo Piracy has topped the news recently from the Middle East, in spite of major developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. Every day, it seems, brings a new scene straight out […]
Championing Human Rights: Interview with Richard Falk
By Victor Kattan – London Richard Falk is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of International Law and Practice, Emeritus, Princeton University and a member of the New York Bar. He is currently Visiting Distinguished Professor […]
Israel Maintains Closure of Gaza Border Crossings
Israel said it would keep Gaza border crossings closed on Wednesday after mortars and rockets were fired from Gaza into South Israel on Tuesday night. The previous day it had said it would re-open them […]
A Contemporary Christmas Tale
By John Chuckman It was only a matter of time before Santa Claus himself came under the Neanderthal-eyed scrutiny of American intelligence. After all, Santa’s citizenship is unknown, and he crosses borders with no passport […]
The Spirit of Christmas
By Nadia W. Awad – The West Bank Christmas spirit is in the air. It is the season of good will and cheer, and a celebration of the birth of Jesus, who is looked upon […]
One State Solution Gains Supporters
By Osama al-Sharif – Amman Few weeks ago, the Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa sent a letter to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama affirming Arab states’ commitment to concluding a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel based […]