Palestinians Rejoice Fatah-Hamas Unity
Palestinians have once again held rallies to celebrate the signing of a unity deal which put an end to years of division between leaders in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Friday rallies were […]
Month: May 2011
Ban Calls on Israel to Take ‘Decisive Moves’ towards Agreement
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced hope today that Israel will make “decisive moves towards a historic agreement” with the Palestinians, telling the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the current deadlock in negotiations between the […]
Gaza Holds Its First Marathon
Gaza’s first-ever marathon took place Thursday, as some 1,500 athletes defied the sweltering heat to compete in a series of running events organized by the United Nations to raise funds for the forthcoming Summer Games that […]
The Assassination of bin Laden: Its Use and Abuse
By James Petras The assassination of bin Laden has been celebrated as a great strategic victory by the White House, the European capitals and all the major mass media outlets throughout the world. The killing […]
Israeli Military Attach
Israeli military attaché has failed to travel to London with his Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over fears that he will be arrested over Operation Cast Lead war crimes in Gaza. Yohanan Locker played a major […]
Egypt and Israel Headed for Crisis
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth Israeli officials have expressed alarm at a succession of moves by the interim Egyptian government that they fear signal an impending crisis in relations with Cairo. The widening rift was […]
Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Unity Deal
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has rejected a Palestinian unity agreement, calling it a "tremendous blow to peace". His comments on Wednesday come after representatives of Palestinian factions met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to […]
‘Jewishness’, Scare Tactics, and a Sense of Humour
By Lauren Booth – London Cloak and dagger antics outside a campus in central London, Tuesday night, as the University of Westminster, caved into threats of disturbance, from UK based Zionists. Why? Because, Gilad Atzmon, […]
Haniyeh Says Will Not Be Next Prime Minister
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza said Thursday that he would not serve as the future unity government’s premier, offering a clean slate to those "who want to serve their people." In remarks in Gaza […]
Americans May Trust In God, But Not Government
By Lina Sawan As the Arabs watch, with justified trepidation, how their efforts to change regimes and establish better lives unfold in the hands of those currently in charge; it may be helpful to consider […]
Israel Rejects UN ‘Diktat’ on Peace
Prior to a UN meeting to discuss an independent Palestinian state, the Israeli prime minister says Tel Aviv would not accept a UN “diktat” to resolve the dispute with the Palestinians. In a meeting with […]
Palestinian Unity and the New Middle East
By Ramzy Baroud Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to the Hamas-Fatah deal in Cairo was both swift and predictable. "The Palestinian Authority must choose either peace with Israel or peace with Hamas. There is […]
Palestinian Factions Celebrate Unity Deal
Representatives of Palestinian factions have met in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to mark a landmark reconciliation agreement signed a day earlier. Khaled Meshaal, the leader of the Hamas movement, and Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president […]
Text of the Agreement between Fatah and Hamas
(Translated by Al Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative, this document is currently in the process of being signed by all of Palestine’s factions and parties.) Under the auspices of Egypt, delegations from the Fatah and […]
How to Avoid Being an Apartheid State
By George S. Hishmeh – Washington, D.C. The Arab Spring, which has upturned the Arab world like a tsunami, had led many in Israel and their allies in the West, especially the United States, to mistakenly […]
After bin Laden: Business as Usual in Yemen
By James Gundun – Washington, D.C. By authorizing the killing blow to Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama has gone from goat to hero overnight. Although he received months of updates rather than a “3 […]
Syrian Families Seek Refuge in Lebanon’s Northern Villages
By Dana Ballout and Dalal Mawad Haje Fatmeh can hardly speak or walk. At 80 years old, fleeing her hometown in Syria and crossing into Lebanon on foot is a disheartening task. Thursday at dawn, […]
Canada Turns Hard Right, to Israel’s Benefit
By Jim Miles On May 02, 2011, Canadian electors voted in a majority government for the former minority government of Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. The Conservatives won 167 out of 308 possible seats, […]
Fatah Blasts Israeli PM for Meddling
The Palestinian faction of Fatah has strongly criticized the Israeli prime minister for interfering with a unity deal signed between Palestinian movements. Head of the Fatah delegation in Cairo Azzam al-Ahmed said on Tuesday that […]
Palestinian Factions Sign Reconciliation Deal
Palestinian factions have signed a reconciliation deal that will pave the way for elections within a year. Representatives of factions including Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party and its rival Hamas inked the deal following […]
Israel Killed 1,300 Palestinian Children since 2000: Falk
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territories says Israel has killed 1,300 Palestinian children since 2000. Richard Falk announced the figure during a press conference in the Jordanian capital […]
US Pursues Assassination Strategy, Says Mofaz
Former Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz says the United States has adopted Tel Aviv’s policy of targeted assassinations in the killing of al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden. Mofaz said in an interview with Israeli radio […]
Is Killing Bin Laden Doing Justice?
By Peter Lavelle When US President Barack Obama announced that American security forces had killed Osama bin Laden, he added: ‘Justice has been done.’ But the United States and its allies fighting the so-called “War […]
Statehood Declaration or Anti-apartheid Struggle?
By Issa Khalaf The business of seeking UN membership is once again heating up—with a fury. While the PA threatens this diplomatic move, the Obama administration, in desperation, announces a new initiative to end what […]
Unity Needs to Promote Peace, Ban Tells Barak
Intra-Palestinian reconciliation should take place in a way that promotes peace, security and non-violence, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed, just days after Hamas and Fatah announced they had reached an agreement to form a national […]
Cut off from Healthcare
Fuad Ahmed Jabo’s mother was 70 when she died of a heart attack at their home in the Palestinian village of Tantour in Beit Jala, between Israeli-controlled Jerusalem and the Palestinian city of Bethlehem. They […]
As a Holocaust Survivor, AIPAC Doesn’t Speak for Me
By Hedy Epstein At the end of one of my first journey to the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2004, I endured a shocking experience at Ben-Gurion Airport. I never imagined that Israeli security forces would […]
Report: Mash’al Arrives in Cairo for Abbas Meet
Hamas leader in exile Khalid Mash’al arrived in Cairo Sunday night as head of a delegation from his Islamist party, Al-Jazeera reported, a day ahead a meeting with president Mahmoud Abbas, who arrived in the […]
Rafah Crossing to Open: Is Egypt Changing the Rules?
By Richard Lightbown Egypt announced last week that it intends to open the Rafah Crossing to the Gaza Strip on a permanent basis. Commenting on Israel’s Army Radio on 30 April the Chief of Staff […]
