A Hamas official says the US seeks to "bribe" the Palestinian Authority (PA) into relinquishing a call for a complete freeze in Israeli settlement construction. US Mideast Envoy George Mitchell only has the proposals that […]
Israeli forces injure six people, one seriously, attacking the people who had protested Tel Aviv’s declaring great chunks of Gaza’s arable land no-go area. The victims, hit by live Israeli rounds, were among the local […]
The Palestinian Authority has rebuffed the idea of a downsized Palestinian state which is marked out of the ideal with makeshift borders. Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said the Palestinians were asked […]
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak claims that new attempts by US Middle East envoy will lead to the resumption of peace talks between the regime and the Palestinians. "I get the impression there is a […]
By Stephanie Westbrook On April 22, as part of the global Earth Day celebrations, homes, offices and public buildings in 14 Israeli cities turned out the lights for one hour in an effort to "increase […]
In excerpts from a speech prepared for the Hetherington Memorial Lecture, Ramzy Baroud argues for a history of the people, by the people and for the people. By Ramzy Baroud Either you repeat the same […]
By Stephen Lendman For many years, Israel’s open secret is that it’s one of eight known nuclear powers, including America and Russia with about 97% of the world’s arsenal according to Helen Caldicott in her […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London My ears pricked up when I heard the Archbishop of Canterbury was planning a visit to Gaza last February, and Lambeth Palace (his headquarters in London) was "actively engaged in […]
By Kim Bullimore If one were to believe the almost breathless reports coming from the Israeli, US and other corporate media, a major ruction in US-Israeli dealings had occurred and the demise of their "special […]
By George Hishmeh – Washington DC Israel, like a child, always sees itself blameless, thanks to its traditionalist supporters, including some key members of the well-entrenched American Jewish community, who cannot see the light of […]
Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad vowed on Wednesday to step up ‘peaceful resistance’ against Israeli occupation by boycotting settlement goods throughout the West Bank. "There has been progress in the boycott of settlement products, which comes […]
A spokesman for the Hamas movement says the administration of US President Barack Obama lacks credibility as a mediator in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Speaking on Tuesday, senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri criticized President Obama’s […]
Two Orthodox Jewish youths have been indicted for burning the Israeli flag during an anti-Zionist street protest in Jerusalem (al-Quds). Scores of Neturei Karta members staged a demonstration in the city’s Shabbat Square on Sunday […]
The US has reiterated its "unbreakable bond" with Israel, expressing confidence that Washington-Tel Aviv relations will strengthen further in the future. "Israel remains our important partner and key strategic ally in the Middle East," President […]
Israel’s Foreign Minister has claimed Jerusalem (al-Quds) as the regime’s "eternal capital", ruling out any peace through negotiation over the occupied land. "Today, I stand before you in Jerusalem (al-Quds), as Israel’s foreign minister, and […]
By Franklin Lamb This letter was written to Janet Lee Stevens on the 25th anniversary of the Sabra & Shatila Massacre, on Sept. 14, 2007, from Martyr’s Square, Shatila Camp Dearest Janet, It’s a very beautiful […]
By Hasan El-Hasan Nation-states living in the area from Morocco to Iraq including the Arabian Peninsula share a distinct culture and history, and speak Arabic, albeit with hundreds of dialects. Arab nationalism is "ingrained in […]
Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal has warned that as long as Tel Aviv refuses to release Palestinian prisoners, more Israeli soldiers would be captured by the movement. "Leaders of the Zionist entity will be responsible […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Two Israeli Arab brothers have won $8,000 in damages from Israel’s national carrier, El Al, after a court found that their treatment by the company’s security staff at a New York […]
By Sam Bahour US President Barack Obama is about to take a political leap on the Palestine/Israel issue. Many American presidents took similar leaps and each and every one of them fell flat on their […]
By Stephen Lendman Working pro bono for Israeli government agencies, the Tel Aviv-based Reut Institute (RI) provides "real-time strategic decision-making" support in areas of national security and socioeconomic policy. Saying global peace and justice groups […]
By Jim Miles My Father Was A Freedom Fighter – Gaza’s Untold Story. Ramzy Baroud. Pluto Press, London, 2010. Ramzy Baroud has written what should become an icon of historical-cultural writing for the people of […]
Israel has tried to justify a war on Syria, claiming it could be attacked by Syrian-supplied missiles of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement. Based on allegations that Syria is equipping Hezbollah with Scud missiles, Tel Aviv […]
Israeli troops fired at least two flares over southern Lebanon late on Saturday, forcing the Lebanese army to go on alert. The incident took place as around 50 villagers from the southern town of Abbasiyeh […]
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has warned of a new regional war should an upcoming Arab summit on the Middle East peace process prove futile. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, the Jordanian king said […]
By Uri Avnery Yesterday I went to the health clinic to get a vaccination. It was a pleasant day, sunny but not too hot. The trip to the clinic and back, including the waiting, took […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London We can already see how disastrously the US election turned out, not just for Americans but the rest of us also. "The US president is simply the voice of the Zionist […]
Lebanese residents dismantled a barbed wire fence set up by Israeli troops in a disputed border area on Friday, leading to a call for restraint by U.N. peacekeepers in the tense region. "The residents have […]
The Israeli military on Saturday announced it was sealing off the occupied West Bank for 72 hours from midnight for celebrations marking the 62nd anniversary of the Jewish state. "The closure will come into force […]
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkav speaking to Press TV on the sidelines of the conference on nuclear disarmament in Tehran. Russia’s deputy foreign minister insists that Israel has a crucial role to play in […]
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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