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Swedish Dock Blocks Israeli Cargo

Swedish dockworkers have staged a blockade of Israeli ships and cargo to protest Tel Aviv’s deadly attack on an international Gaza-bound aid convoy. The Swedish Dock Workers Union (Hamnarbetarforbundet), which had supported the flotilla, said […]

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Obama Fires General McChrystal

By Deepak Tripathi  After a day of intense speculation, President Obama fired his top military commander and the chief architect of American policy in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, on Wednesday, June 23. The president made […]

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The Knesset Comes to Westminster

By Stuart Littlewood – London The new line-up at Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office looks like this: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs – William Hague  Minister of State – Jeremy Browne  Minister […]

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‘Free Palestine’, Not Only Gaza

By Hasan Afif El-Hasan One thing is missing in the ‘Free Gaza’ movement. Activists and civil societies and journalists who support the Palestinian cause are rightfully angry at Israel’s murderous campaign against the aid-loaded ‘Freedom […]

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Tales of City by the Sea

By Samah Sabawi Gaza in its 43rd year of Israeli occupation The landscape constantly changes Only the sea remains the same Salty… Fluid… Mysterious… Moody A consistent presence amid the chaos Its whooshing waves whisper […]

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Turkey Rejects European Plea to Join EU

By Belen Fernandez – Istanbul Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently categorized as ‘black propaganda’ the claim that Turkey is shifting its foreign policy orientation away from the West, especially in the aftermath of […]

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Jerusalem Demolition Plan Approved

The Jerusalem planning committee has given initial approval to a proposal for demolishing 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighbourhood to make room for a tourist centre. Nir Barkat, the mayor of Jerusalem, requested […]

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Gazans Demand Opening of Karni Pass

Palestinians and foreign peace activists held a sit-in strike to demand the immediate opening of Gaza’s northern Karni crossing. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the restricted-use bulk goods crossing holding banners calling for an end […]

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Getting Out of Palestine?

By M. Shahid Alam When veteran journalist Helen Thomas was asked recently if she had any comments on Israel, she shot back, ‘Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine.’ She apologized for the […]