The US gives written consent to generously boost the Israeli military despite Washington’s alleged dissatisfaction with Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. Upon agreeing on a relevant deal, the United States agreed to […]
By Mats Svensson We all have a common history that crosses borders in terms of both country and time. Together with black and white in South Africa we acted forcefully, taking a stand against apartheid […]
By Jonathan Cook – Jerusalem The Israeli government has indicated that it will press ahead with a plan to enlarge the Jewish prayer plaza at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, despite warnings that the […]
By Ramzy Baroud I basked in the warm Borneo sun, following a long run somewhere at the edge of a rainforest. The beach was only partly clean, but the water was most inviting. My children […]
Barack Obama, the US president, has urged Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, to take steps to build confidence in Israel’s ability to take part in peace talks with the Palestinians. The two leaders discussed […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed three resolutions in condemnation of Israel’s "grave human rights violations" in the occupied Palestinian territories. The United States, however, voted against the resolutions, which condemned Israel over […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the United States this week armed with a mandate from the Israeli parliament. A large majority of legislators from all of Israel’s main parties had supported a […]
The Israeli prime minister has met the US president for the first time since relations were soured by the announcement that 1,600 settler homes were to be built in occupied East Jerusalem. Binyamin Netanyahu and […]
By Gilad Atzmon – London Israeli officials and politicians sharply criticized the intention of the UK government to expel an ‘unnamed’ Israeli ‘diplomat’ in response to its passports being used in the Dubai assassination of […]
Hamas has welcomed Britain’s decision to expel an Israeli diplomat over 12 forged UK passports used in the killing of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai last January. Hamas leader Salah Bardawil on Tuesday described […]
By Ralph Nader On July 10, 1996, at a Joint Session of the United States Congress, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a standing ovation for these words: “With America’s help, Israel has grown to […]
Israeli bulldozers have demolished several Palestinian homes and destroyed farmlands in the northern sector of the Gaza Strip after Israeli tanks opened fire on them. In the early hours of Tuesday, a number of Israeli […]
Britain is to expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake UK passports by a hit-squad that killed a Hamas operative in Dubai earlier this year, officials have said. Israel’s spy agency, the Mossad, […]
Israel’s prime minister has rejected US pressure over the expansion of Jewish settlements. Speaking to a pro-Israel lobby group in Washington DC on Monday, Binyamin Netanyahu said "Jerusalem is not a settlement" and Israel has […]
The European Union has called on the Israel government to stop all its settlement activities on occupied Palestinian territories. "We asked for a total freeze of settlement activities and we will pursue this policy," said […]
Israeli aircraft have hit a residence in the Gaza Strip, injuring four Palestinians including a woman, a report says. Shrapnel from the missiles fired from Israeli aircraft caused the casualties in the east of the […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech to AIPAC Conference, March 22. Members of the Obama Administration, Senators, Members of Congress, Defense Minister Ehud Barak Minister Uzi Landau Ambassador Michael Oren, Howard Kohr, David Victor, Lee Rosenberg […]
By Sonja Karkar One man dead in Israel and the whole world knows. He actually was not Israeli, but an unfortunate immigrant worker from Thailand. We have been told who killed him too: not by name, […]
By Dr. Mona El-Farra – Gaza Toni Morrison wrote, "All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was." I feel it is the same for Palestinian refugees, […]
By Ira Glunts The New York Times has always been known for its pro-Israel coverage. However, their present team of Isabele Kershner and Ethan Bronner have raised the degree of biased reporting to a new […]
By Stephen Lendman A December 2009 Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network "Monitoring Report on Freedom of Association in the Euro-Mediterranean Region" assessed it in EU and Middle East countries, including Israel and Occupied Palestine, the topic […]
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has declared his government will not restrict building in occupied East Jerusalem, despite US condemnation of the recent announcement of 1,600 new housing units. Netanyahu told his cabinet on […]
Veteran liberal, citizens’ rights campaigner and former US presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, has criticized Israel for possessing nuclear weapons and refusing to join the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). "Israel has 250 nuclear bombs and they […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nevatim The Zakai and Tarabin families should be a picture of happy coexistence across the ethnic divide, a model for others to emulate in Israel. But Natalie and Weisman Zakai say the […]
Israeli warplanes have once again struck the southern part of the Gaza Strip overnight, the military says. Palestinian witnesses and Israeli military sources said Monday that an Israeli aircraft hit a tunnel on the Rafah […]
By Jim Miles ‘Do you know what amazes me more than all else? The impotence of force to organize anything. There are only two powers in the world: the spirit and the sword. In the […]
Nabil Sha’ath, a Fatah Central Committee member, says Palestinians cannot be dragged into violence despite an Israeli plan to provoke an armed conflict in the region. Sha’ath was speaking after a meeting with the Palestine […]
By Aijaz Zaka – Dubai I thought people like Rachel Corrie only existed in books and movies; people who can stare death in the face and put their own lives on line to save someone […]
Two Palestinians have been shot dead by Israeli troops in the West Bank. Palestinian medical sources confirmed the deaths on Sunday to Al Jazeera, saying that they had been told to collect two bodies. The […]
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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