British lawmaker George Galloway says no more aid convoys destined for the besieged Gaza Strip will pass through Egyptian territory as its authorities caused troubles for Viva Palestina convoy to enter the Palestinian enclave. "I […]
At least two people have been killed in a fresh round of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, recent reports say. The airstrikes, which were launched in the early hours of Friday, hit seven targets […]
By Stephen Lendman Adalah, meaning justice in Arabic, is the legal center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel advocating through Israeli Supreme Court petitions; lawsuits and appeals to the District, Magistrate and Labor Courts; pre-petitions […]
Israel will pay the United Nations $10 million in compensation for targeting its facilities during the 22-day offensive on the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak informed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of Tel […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt, has plumbed new depths and caused deep offence with his shameful bullying of the Viva Palestina convoy bound for Gaza, which had driven for weeks […]
Tel Aviv is conducting war games in the Negev desert, in what appears to be preparation for a new offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. An Israeli TV channel reported the military drills on Thursday, […]
By Gilad Atzmon – London In English they call it the ‘Iron Dome’ in Hebrew they call it the ‘Iron Kipa’ which could also be translated as ‘Iron Skullcap’ or even ‘Iron Yarmulka’*. Seemingly the […]
By Ramzy Baroud As you flip through a range of channels on your TV or browse through a stack of newspapers and magazines at a newsstand, you may feel lucky about living in a world […]
RAFAH, GAZA STRIP – After long delays, street protests and even clashes with Egyptian security, the Lifeline 3 aid convoy finally crossed into the sealed off Gaza Strip on Wednesday, January 6, through Egypt’s Rafah […]
Egyptian forces injured at least 35 Palestinians on Wednesday when they clashed with protesters who staged rallies against Cairo’s steeling its border with the blockaded Gaza Strip. The incident occurred when security forces confronted the […]
Opinion polls indicate widespread concerns among Israelis over Tel Aviv’s ‘acute’ image problem and unprecedented criticism from the international community. A survey conducted by the Kelim Shluvim Research Institute at the request of the Ministry […]
By Franklin Lamb – Beirut However President Obama is judged on various subjects for his first year in office, he has already made history in the way that neither his predecessor nor any other leader […]
By Sam Hamod What We’ve Become American,you don’t know the nameor the faceof the girl you’ve just bombedtoday nothing moreto say *** What Homer Left Out and wasn’t Ulysses a bit foolish, along withOdysseus, for […]
By Stephen Lendman Since Israel isolated Gaza under siege in mid-2007, it’s blocked essential humanitarian aid from entering, including: — on December 1, 2008, when its warships stopped a Libyan cargo vessel several kilometers from […]
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington These are the worst of times for Barack Obama as he is about to mark his first year in the White House. The inspirational African-American leader had deservedly attracted […]
Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy has arrived in the Egyptian port city of El-Arish to pass thought the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. A Turkish ship, which carries the convoy from the Syrian […]
By Kim Bullimore Its New Year’s Eve and my team mate and I are on our way to Israel’s Erez Crossing, one of the 6 border crossings into Gaza which has been repeatedly closed by […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet has reiterated that if there is no freeze on illegal settlements, the peace talks will not be resumed. In a statement issued after a session on Monday, the Ramallah-based cabinet […]
By Stephen Lendman Founded in 1990 to highlight a growing problem, the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PACTI – stoptorture.org) "believes that torture and ill treatment of any kind and under all circumstances is […]
The chairwoman of Israel’s centrist Kadima political party, Tzipi Livni, has leveled harsh accusations against her arch-rival Shaul Mofaz, saying that he ‘is trying to destroy’ her party. "Mofaz wants to replace me. It could […]
By Steven R. Feldman In an argument about the origins of the Israel-Palestine conflict with a Jewish friend, I mentioned ‘Plan D, the secret plans of the Jewish army to expel Palestinians.’ My friend thought […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the Palestinians’ call for withdrawing to its 1967 lines as a precondition for resumption of Middle East peace talks. Netanyahu, in a close door meeting on Sunday, declared […]
Under intense international pressure, Egypt has temporarily opened the Rafah border crossing, allowing those with permits to cross into the Gaza Strip. The impoverished enclave, which has been under a crippling Israeli-imposed blockade for nearly […]
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said Sunday that significant progress has been achieved in reconciliation talks with the rival Palestinian Fatah party. "We achieved great strides towards achieving reconciliation", Mashaal said after meeting with Saudi officials […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London Britain’s prime minister, Gordon Brown, marked the start of the New Year in a way that many campaigners for justice and liberty will find lamentable. The charity MAP (Medical Aid […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman chastised the regime’s foreign envoys for their tendency to appease their host states. "I have seen that some ambassadors identify themselves with the other side to such an extent that […]
By James Gundun – Washington D.C. 2009 was finally supposed to bring positive change to the Middle East. US President Barack Obama conjured hope by promising responsible exits from Iraq and Afghanistan and, more profoundly, […]
Organizers of the "Gaza Freedom March" report the death of a French citizen from injuries sustained at the hands of security forces during a demonstration in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Marie Renee died in the […]
Saudi Arabia has denounced the easygoing international attitude, which has emboldened Israel into destroying the prospects of Middle East peace. "In the international community, Israel has become like a spoiled child," said Saudi Foreign Minister […]
Over 1,000 Israeli, Arab, and foreign activists have held a peace rally in Tel Aviv, calling for "liberty and justice for Gaza" and the lifting of the Israeli-imposed blockade on the Gaza Strip. To mark […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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