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Month: September 2011
Carter: Don’t Veto Palestine’s UN Bid
Former US President Jimmy Carter has called on the current American administration not to veto a UN Security Council vote for Palestinian statehood expected to take place next week. "If I were president, I’d be […]
PA: Settlers Shoot at Homes in Burin village, Nablus
Settlers opened fired on Palestinian homes late Sunday in the village of Burin in southern Nablus, Palestinian Authority officials said. PA settlement affairs official Ghassan Doughlas told Ma’an that armed settlers shot at the village […]
Anemones’ Dreams
(Dedicated to the people of Palestine) By Nick Nash Dotted on a barren hillside, a group of flowers live,Spread in bright red families, they are always active.In the cold of winter they rise to life, […]
Moral Bankruptcy: Will US Veto Palestine?
By Jim Miles This week at the UN – if the U.S. push to disable the process does not succeed – a vote will be taken on Palestinian statehood. The U.S. has already stated that […]
‘An Important Irritant’: The Attack on the Mavi Marmara
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara, Turkey In September, 2010, the UN General Assembly’s Human Rights Council issued a report on the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara. It concluded that the blockade of the Gaza […]
The Wandering Who? – Book Review
By William A. Cook ‘The Wandering Jew, like Cain, is Everyman. We are what we will to be: Cain or Abel, with a soul or without one, sympathetic to our fellows or indifferent, human or […]
Pulling the Thread of Self-Determination
By Vacy Vlazna There may be some truth in Israel’s squawking that the Palestinian bid for state membership in the UN will delegitimize Israel. A cursory look over the history of Israel’s creation reveals legal loopholes […]
Turkey’s New Ascendancy to the World Leadership
By Ahmed Yousef The global balance of power is changing; and not just in ways commonly covered by the media. The obvious indicators are hard to dispute. The United States, racked with crippling “strategic” wars and […]
Britain Amends Laws to Shield Israeli Officials
The British government has taken another measure in favor of Israel, as it announced legal reform, which would make it tougher to arrest the suspected war criminals. Britain, being under constant pressure from Israel, amended […]
Abbas: We’re Going to the Security Council
President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday in a televised address from Ramallah that the Palestinians would seek full membership in the UN Security Council. "We are going to the United Nations to request our legitimate right, […]
Israel Summons Egypt Envoy over PM Comments
Israel’s foreign ministry has called in the Egyptian ambassador to stress the importance of the two countries’ historic peace accord, an Israeli official has said, after Egypt’s prime minister said the treaty was not "sacred". […]
Turkey’s Foreign Policy Surge Chilled by Arab Spring
By Ahmed E. Souaiaia Starting in 2002, Turkey adopted a dual-purpose foreign policy aimed at increasing its chances of joining the EU and at strengthening its economy. Although Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan has the […]
Whose Victory in Libya?
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara, Turkey History is already being rewritten to accommodate the new reality in Libya – today’s reality, that is, because noone can tell what the country will look like in another […]
Palestinian Statebuilding Threatened by Political Stagnation: UN Report
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has accomplished the tasks it set out to achieve two years ago to prepare its institutions for the responsibilities of statehood, but there remains a widening gap between that progress and […]
UN Renews Funding Appeal for Emergency Programs in Gaza
The United Nations today renewed its appeal to donors to provide $36 million in urgently-needed funds to support emergency assistance to Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. “Our emergency programmes in Gaza face a critical […]
Time for People Power to Open Rafah Crossing
By Haidar Eid ‘The wolf is more merciful than my brothers.’ — Mahmoud Darwish Writing about the Rafah crossing, after the spectacular success of the Egyptian revolution in ousting Hosni Mubarak, brings back the horrific […]
Turkey Vows to Control Israel at Sea
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the country’s navy will patrol the Mediterranean to prevent Israel from assaulting ships in the international waters. "Israel will no longer be able to do what it wants […]
The ‘Opening’ of the Rafah Crossing
By Lo Yuk Fai Below is my personal observation and experience as a foreigner who have tried entering the Gaza Strip through the official Rafah crossing, but had to go through one of the tunnels […]
Israeli Ambassador Leaves Jordan
The Israeli ambassador to Jordan has reportedly left the Jordanian capital of Amman amid fears of massive anti-Israel demonstrations near its embassy over the weekend. According to Israeli media outlets, Danny Navon and his staff […]
Salvaging September: Palestinian Statehood Initiative
By Jeff Halper, ICAHD Director The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) has been one of the leading critical Israeli peace and human rights organizations struggling for Palestinian rights during its more than 14 years […]
Erdogan Slams Israel on Start of Arab Tour
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, has told Arab foreign ministers that Israel has isolated itself and must "pay the price" after refusing to apologise for its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year. […]
Negotiations: A Disaster for Palestinians
By Ron Forthofer The issue of a Palestinian state is back on the radar due to Palestinians taking their cause to the UN next week. Israel and the U.S. strongly oppose the Palestinian effort. In […]
PLO Official Voices Criticism of UN Membership Plan
PLO central council member Nabil Amr said Tuesday that the Palestinian request for full UN membership is not a "bid" but rather a diplomatic activity. The former ambassador to Egypt expressed reservations over the plan […]
Israel Warns PA of Harsh Consequences
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has warned of what he calls harsh consequences if the Palestinian Authority goes ahead with its plan to seek UN membership as an independent state. Lieberman, who is known for […]
Taking on Turkey: Israel’s ‘Dangerous’ Game
By Ramzy Baroud The UN Palmer Report, which largely exonerated Israel for murdering nine unarmed Turkish civilians in international waters on May 31, 2010, seemed in some ways like the last straw. Prior to its […]
PLO to Seek Full UN Recognition
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) will go to the United Nations Security Council and seek full membership in the world body next week, despite the looming threat of a US veto, a Palestinian official said. […]
Israel Plans to Uproot more Bedouins
Arab members of Israel’s Knesset (parliament) have warned of the consequences of Tel Aviv’s recent plan to force out 30,000 Arab Bedouins from their villages in Naqab desert, Press TV reports. “We demand the prime […]
UN Palmer Panel Report Deserves No Deference
By Audrey Bomse, Legal Adviser to the Free Gaza Movement Almost all the factual findings, as well as the legal analysis and conclusions of the recently leaked UN Secretary General’s Panel of Inquiry into the […]
Go for U.N. Vote, Palestine
By B. Z. Khasru If history is any guide, Palestinians stand to lose virtually nothing if they seek U.N. recognition for an independent state, despite warnings of doom and gloom by Western powers. They have […]
Palestinian Factions Divided over UN Bid
By Ayman Abu Shanab – Gaza As President Mahmoud Abbas prepares to submit a bid for recognition of Palestine as the UN’s 194th member, Palestinian factions are divided over the campaign. Abbas will head to […]