By Tammy Obeidallah It is common knowledge that many so-called Christians throw unconditional, unyielding support behind the Jewish state. Known as Christian Zionists, or more recently “Israel-firsters”—indicating their degree of loyalty over and above the […]
By Deepak Tripathi The Afghanistan War Diary, released by Wikileaks, has exposed as never before a culture of lies, deceit, violence and manipulation of information in the current United States-led war in that country. The […]
(An open letter to a dear friend in the US) By Samah Sabawi I am not an American but I can tell you in a way I know how you feel and I understand those […]
By Belen Fernandez Shortly after the termination of the July War four years ago, I visited the south Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil—largely destroyed by Israel—and was invited into the home of a family that […]
By James Gundun, Washington D.C. Last week the US government and media lauded Israel’s decision to cooperate with a UN investigation into the Freedom Flotilla raid. Although Israeli opinion was more critical of Prime Minister […]
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Let us be realistic, the hypothetical creation of a just social contract by the international community that would liberate the Palestinians from their subjection and inequality has failed. Lack of progress […]
By Uri Avnery If God wills, even a broomstick can shoot – so I wrote after the appointment of the Turkel commission. I was quoting the Jewish saying in the hope that in spite of […]
By Stephen Lendman The well-established universal jurisdiction principle (UJ) holds that certain crimes are too grave to ignore, including genocide, crimes of war and against humanity. Thus, under UJ, nations may investigate and prosecute foreign […]
UN agencies have calculated that the Gaza Strip needs about 86,000 new housing units, mostly because of population growth but also to replace the thousands of homes destroyed or damaged as a result of Israeli […]
A German court has released on bail an alleged Israeli spy suspected of links to the killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai in January. Prosecutors in the western city of Cologne told Uri Brodsky […]
By Richard Lightbown The hasbara industry is in full swing at the moment as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government pulls out all the stops to create a smokescreen to cover its crimes. Leading from the front Mr […]
By Stephen Lendman Despite a credible start, the fix is in. Expect justice again to be denied. After the Gaza War (Operation Cast Lead), the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) appointed Justice Richard Goldstone to […]
The United States says it will continue to consult with members of the Middle East Quartet "in the next couple of days" to renew Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The talks will focus on a formula laid […]
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. Oftentimes, Israelis and their supporters bury their heads in the sand, ignoring all that goes around them. Take the case, for one example, of a university professor who […]
Palestinians across the Gaza Strip observe fasting during the holy month of Ramadan despite the Israeli-imposed blockade and regular Tel Aviv-ordered attacks. The ninth month of the Islamic calendar began on Wednesday with Muslims obliged […]
By Stuart Littlewood – London A few weeks ago the Methodist Church’s annual conference did a very courageous and praiseworthy thing. It voted to boycott products from Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestine, regarded as illegal […]
Israeli Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic employees’ workers committee has declared that it will go on a strike to protest the treasury’s policies. The committee has also threatened to disrupt Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Greece […]
By Ron Forthofer The 1993 movie Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, strikes a chord when I consider the latest neocons’ effort to push the U.S. into attacking Iran or supporting an Israeli […]
By Ramzy Baroud – Beirut, Lebanon Two young girls stood, as if frozen, starting below them at an ever vibrant Beirut. Their balcony, like the rest of their house and most of their refugee camp […]
By Uri Avnery I cannot say that I ever liked Ehud Olmert. But now I almost feel sorry for him. It is not pleasant to see how they pounce on him, like jackals and hyenas […]
Israel’s army chief has defended Tel Aviv’s deadly attack on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla in late May as ‘proportionate and correct.’ Speaking before an internal panel set up to probe the legality of the onslaught […]
Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has presented evidence proving that Israel masterminded the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. At a press conference in Beirut on Monday night, the Lebanese resistance movement’s secretary […]
By Belen Fernandez The four-member United Nations panel appointed to investigate the May 31 Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara which killed 9 people is scheduled to have its first meeting today. An August 3 […]
Israel has threatened to pull out of a UN investigation into its May 31 attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy as the international probe seeks to question Israeli soldiers. Despite Israeli efforts to appease the […]
Israeli construction crew members bulldoze their way through a Muslim burial ground, reportedly removing hundreds of gravestones and injuring a protesting Arab. The team on Monday rampaged through graves in the ancient al-Quds (Jerusalem) Maaman […]
Acknowledging Israeli concerns, the United States is reportedly to reduce the combat capabilities of the warplanes it is to sell Saudi Arabia. Israeli officials had voiced unease with the proportions of the arms deal which […]
By Franklin Lamb – Beirut For months, as Lebanon’s historic debate over basic civil rights for Palestinian refugees has unfolded, the Obama administration has watched idly along the sidelines. As hundreds of thousands of Palestinian […]
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Two of the United States’ closest allies in the Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia, are on the brink of signing large arms deals with the US in a move designed […]
Ukrainian police have smashed an Israeli-run organ-trafficking network illegally recruiting organ donors to send their body parts to Israel. Ukrainian authorities said on Friday that twelve people, most of them Israelis, were arrested for taking […]
Masked Israeli settlers have violently attacked two international peace activists near al-Khalil (Hebron) and absconded with some of their possessions and documents. Witnesses said three masked settlers harshly beat up Canadian national Peter Cunliffe, 26, […]
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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