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Month: November 2009
Gaza Groups Deny Rocket Ceasefire
Several Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip have denied Hamas claims that an agreement has been brokered among them to stop firing rockets across the border into Israel. The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing […]
‘Progress’ in Shalit Swap Talks
Shimon Peres, Israel’s president, has said there has been "progress" in efforts to free Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas three years ago. The disclosure by Peres, was made after he met Hosni […]
2 Killed, 4 Injured in Israeli Attack on Gaza
At least two Palestinians have been killed and four others wounded in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip. Gaza hospital sources announced the reception of two bodies late on Monday, along with four other […]
Have Israeli Spies Infiltrated International Airports?
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth South Africa deported an Israeli airline official last week following allegations that Israel’s secret police, the Shin Bet, had infiltrated Johannesburg international airport in an effort to gather information on South […]
Guantanamo Bay – A Poem
By Deepak Sarkar Dedicated to all victims who have been silenced depriving them from Rule of Law and Proof of Conviction Welcome to Guantanimo Bay Cuba! We specialize in converting innocent people to Al-Qaeda!Headquartered in […]
Targeting Muslim Charities in America
By Stephen Lendman – Chicago In a December 2008 article, this writer explained that the Texas-based Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) was the largest American Muslim charity until the Bush administration bogusly […]
Gaza Armed Groups Agree to Halt Rockets: Hamas
Hamas’s armed wing on Sunday announced that armed groups in its Gaza Strip stronghold had finalized a deal to stop firing rockets into Israel, but said they would respond to Israeli raids, one of which […]
‘Gaza Water Not Fit for Human Consumption’
"The water is no longer fit for human consumption, with analysis and international studies showing that just 10 percent of water in the Gaza Strip is potable… threatening the lives of Palestinians," AFP quoted Munzir […]
Israel Brands Settlement Issue as ‘Marginal’
Israel‘s president has downplayed the construction of settlements in the occupied Palestinian land as a ‘marginal’ issue blocking the resumption of peace talks. "Unfortunately, it’s a marginal issue, it is some building of houses that […]
As a Light Unto the Nations
By Gilad Atzmon – London ‘Israel is the light onto the nations’ says the Torah. Indeed it is, and not just because the Torah says so. Israel is ahead of everyone else in many fronts. Take for […]
Tribute to Kahane Planned by Israeli Legislators
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth A plan by right-wing legislators in Israel to commemorate the anniversary this month of the death of Meir Kahane, whose banned anti-Arab movement is classified as a terrorist organisation, risks further […]
Israel, Egypt Squeeze Gaza Tunnel Business
Fearing loss of life and money, Palestinians are abandoning tunnels that supply the blockaded Gaza Strip with everything from food to fridges to weapons. On the Gaza side of the border with Egypt, there is […]
School Dropout High in Palestinian Refugees: UN
The school dropout rate among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is alarmingly high with 50 percent of 17-year-olds and 40 percent of 16-year-olds receiving no education, United Nations officials warned on Friday. "We are sounding the […]
World Condemns New Israeli Settlements
More international community members condemn Israel over plans to authorize construction of 900 new housing units at Gilo, a settlement built illegally on Palestinian land occupied in the 1967 war. China criticized the Israeli government’s […]
Hizballah in War and Peace
By Nicholas Noe Four and a half years after Syrian troops were unexpectedly cajoled out of Lebanon, and more than three years after the end of a (nearly) "open" war with Israel, the Shi’ite movement […]
Documentary: UK’s Pro-Israeli Lobby ‘Owns Tories’
A British documentary argues that UK’s pro-Israeli lobby has grown so powerful to the extent that it would inescapably influence any future Conservative government in the country. Channel 4’s Dispatches program entitled ‘Inside Britain’s Israel Lobby,’ […]
Hamas Vows to Win Palestinian Rights by Resistance
Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal vows of planning a new political initiative that would discard vain negotiations and instead adopt resistance to redress Palestinian rights. "Not much hope could be upheld for a future Palestinian […]
Churches Call for ‘Resistance’ Against Israel
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has called for "resistance" against Israel’s decision to expand its settlements in east Jerusalem Al-Quds. WCC declared that the expansion of the Israeli settlements "may destroy any chance for […]
Austria: Israel Undermining Any Peace Process
Austria has condemned Israel’s decision to expand its settlements in occupied Palestinian lands, saying such a decision is a deliberate move to block peace efforts. "Israel’s ongoing settlement policy is increasingly becoming a targeted effort […]
What’s Faith Got to Do With it?
By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai Just when relations between the United States and the Islamic world appeared to be improving slowly but decisively, thanks to President Barack Obama, it seems we are back to […]
Zionist Control of Britain
By William A. Cook ‘After so many years of setting the tone, bribing UK politicians and controlling the BBC they (Zionists) are used to being untouchable.’ (Gilad Atzmon, “Britain Must de-Zionist Itself Immediately,” Nov. 17, […]
New Israeli Settlement Plans Under Fire
On Tuesday, Israel announced plans to build 900 new homes in Gilo neighborhood in East Jerusalem (Al-Quds). Israel’s decision to erect hundreds of new housing units in the West Bank have dismayed in the United […]
Frustration with Obama Increasing
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington There is growing frustration, inside and outside the United States, with the otherwise attractive Obama administration primarily because of its failure to bring about any measurable change in U.S. […]
Globalization Unchecked: How Alien Media is Suffocating Real Culture
By Ramzy Baroud A Muslim family sits across of me in café, in a largely Muslim Asia country. An older woman shyly hunches over and desperately trying to avoid eye contact with the giant plasma […]
Exposing Britain’s Pro-Israel Lobby: Channel 4 Makes Bold Start
By Stuart Littlewood – London Last night Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ program set out to investigate the pro-Israel lobby in Britain, and to boldly go where no TV team had gone before. On the Dispatches website we were […]
Assad’s Gauntlet: Engaging Syria
By James Gundun – Washington DC ‘Israel is prepared to hold negotiations without precondition with the Syrians,’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed last week, shunning his usual rhetoric that Syria isn’t serious about peace. […]
Author’s Site Hacked Following News of Gaza Book Release
Just as news of the early release of a book about Gaza was made public, hackers mobilized, taking down the personal website of the prominent Palestinian writer, Ramzy Baroud. In the past week, the author’s […]
Arab Teens Need ‘Protecting from Israeli Justice’
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth An Israeli judge made an historic ruling last week when he decided that an Arab teenager needed "protection" from the justice system and ordered that he not be convicted despite […]
Gaza Book to Be Published as ‘Trade Title’, Publisher, Author Say
By The Palestine Chronicle A Gaza book, regarded as a ‘people’s history of Gaza’ which has won many endorsements prior to its release, will be marketed in the US as a ‘trade title’, publisher and […]