The United Nations political affairs chief today voiced concern over the continuing deadlock in peace talks aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and urged both parities to make bold and decisive steps to end the […]
By Hatim Kanaaneh ‘April is the cruelest month.’ — T. S. Eliot. In rural Palestine we belittle men who cry. Only women let their tears flow freely. It is considered less than manly. Real men […]
Israeli tanks and bulldozers have destroyed factory buildings and storage facilities in an industrial zone in the Gaza Strip, a report says. The industrial zone — near the Karni crossing in eastern Gaza — which […]
By Uri Avnery – Israel Amram Mitzna is a nice guy. He is modest and radiates credibility. He reminds one of the late Lova Eliav, the Secretary General of the Labor party who quit the […]
White House officials are working on drafts of a possible peace proposal in which Palestinians would have to accept that they would not get the right of return, American media reports said Thursday. If US […]
Turkey’s president has warned Israel about the emergence of democracies in the Middle East, which will not tolerate Tel Aviv’s oppression against Palestinians. “Sooner or later, the Middle East will become democratic,” wrote Turkish President […]
A new photo advertisement of a Japanese car in Israel has drawn considerable outrage for its implied promotion of running over Palestinian kids. The commercial advertisement, published by a Subaru dealership in Israel, features the […]
By Peter Lavelle Ever since Israel invaded Gaza and massacred around 1,400 Palestinians in 2008-09 in a brief, bloody and onesided war, it has been haunted by the UN-sponsored investigation commonly known as the Goldstone […]
Egypt’s prosecutor orders the country’s ex-energy ministers detained for questioning over a controversial gas deal with Israel under the rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian public prosecutor on Thursday issued the arrest warrants […]
By Stuart Littlewood In an article Mobilizing for September? Jeff Halper, Director of The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), shares his thoughts on the collective action that must be taken between now and when the […]
A leading member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has dismissed Israeli "peace" proposals as the “reinvention of Israeli occupation.” Leaked details of Israel’s peace initiative show that it is a system of annexation and […]
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara Benny Morris is a man who has completely lost his moral compass. One has to assume it was there at some point, but driven by the logic of his own […]
The one-room school building in the Palestinian village of An Nabi Samwil, near Jerusalem, serves as a classroom for eight pupils, a staff room, storeroom and the principal’s office. During the winter months or on […]
By Shahab Jafry – Dubai Syria is not blessed, or rather cursed, with the black gold endowment that is irresistible for imperial interests, yet the late Hafez al Assad raised it to such prominence in […]
US State Department spokesman Mark Toner has reiterated Washington’s rejection of Palestinian plans to seek UN recognition of an independent state. “We don’t believe it’s a good idea, we don’t believe it’s helpful," AFP quoted […]
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington – D.C. For some reason or another, Barack Obama is being hesitant, certainly confusing, about revealing his followup plans, if any, for ushering Moammar Qaddafi out of Libya now that […]
The US administration of President Barack Obama has reportedly made efforts to block an independent UN investigation into Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip. US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice was behind the move […]
By Ramzy Baroud ‘Dear Mary,’ wrote Italian justice activist Vittorio Arrigoni to a friend. ‘Do you [know who] will be on the boats?… I’m still in Gaza, waiting for you. I will be at the […]
A group of Lebanese people and officials have gathered in southern village of Qana to mark the 15th anniversary of Qana massacre by Israeli military forces. The massacre took place on April 18, 1996 when […]
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara On the basis of precedent, there is no reason whatsoever to support western intervention in Libya. From the French invasion of Egypt in 1798 onwards, every single western attack on […]
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have gone on a one-day hunger strike in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) to protest the inhumane treatment by the Israeli prison guards. Coinciding with the Palestinian Prisoners Day, the detainees are […]
A shootout at a refugee camp in Gaza City between Hamas security forces and the men suspected of killing an Italian peace activist last week has left two of the suspects dead. The first suspect, […]
The acting Palestinian Authority (PA) chief says Israel’s plan to deploy troops inside a future Palestinian state is no different than its current occupation of Palestinian territories. Mahmoud Abbas said that he would not allow […]
By Heathcote Williams Ariel Sharon’sBody’s been in a comaLasting for five years. Hell’s gates are narrow. Until he can fit through them,He must wait his turn. Here are some haikuFor an old war criminalWith no […]
Israel’s Channel 2 TV station has released video footage showing Palestinian detainees being tortured by Israeli troops in the regime’s desert prison of Naqab (Negev) back in 2008. The footage showed one Palestinian died and […]
A senior US congresswoman says the Palestinian Authority (PA) could face an aid cut if it pushes ahead with its unilateral statehood demand to the United Nations. “That [demanding unilateral statehood] would be a very […]
More than two months after the Egyptian revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed fears that the new government in Egypt is becoming ‘anti-Israel.’ Addressing a gathering of […]
By Lauren BoothAdditional Material; C GraysonAdditional research; Fouzi Slisli The killing of Vittorio (Vik) Arrigoni in Gaza this week follows (too) closely, the murder of pro-Palestinian peace activist Juliano Mer Khamis in the West Bank. […]
By Mikail Jubran Over the past few months it has become disturbingly clear that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has neither a clear vision for Israel’s future nor any meaningful diplomatic strategy he can implement. […]
The US Senate has urged the UN to revoke a report on the Gaza War, which accuses Israel of committing war crimes during the 22-day offensive against the Gaza Strip. The US senators have drawn […]
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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