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Year: 2013
Clashes in Jerusalem as Israeli Forces Shut Down Arafat Event
Israeli forces and intelligence officers stormed sports club in Silwan neighborhood of Jerusalem and dispersed Palestinians who were commemorating the ninth anniversary of late president Yasser Arafat’s death. Witnesses told Ma’an that large numbers of […]
Why I Believe Yasser Arafat Was Poisoned
By David Barclay Polonium 210 is so toxic that it is difficult to explain just how dangerous it is – a fatal dose is almost a million times less than is needed for cyanide, for […]
Of Love and Resistance: Shafik Kabha, Palestinian Music Icon, 1960-2013
By Louis Brehony One of Palestine’s most loved singers Shafik Kabha was gunned down on his way home from singing at a wedding in Umm al Fahm, Galilee on 22 October. He was aged 53. […]
Time to Ignore Netanyahu the Rejectionist
By Ludwig Watzal Benyamin Netanyahu’s hyperventilated fury didn’t surprise anybody. Even before the first outlines of a possible long-term agreement between Iran and the West on Iran’s nuclear program were publicized, Israel’s Prime Minister categorically […]
The Collapse of Turkey’s Syria Policy
By Jeremy Salt – Ankara Catastrophic for Syria and disastrous for Turkey. So can be summed up the consequences of Turkish intervention in Syria over the past two years. While not admitting that they were […]
Egypt’s Revolution against Democracy
By Ali Younes – Washington, D.C. When the Egyptian military leaders decided to end Egypt’s first ever-ever democratic experience in a coup d’etat on July 2nd, toppling the Muslim brotherhood ( MB) government from power […]
Saudis Fight a Lost Battle against Change
By Nicola Nasser The ongoing aggressive Saudi policy for a militarized “regime change” in Syria is more an expression of internal vulnerability, trying hopelessly to avert change outside their borders lest change sweeps inside, than […]
Swiss Study: Polonium Found in Arafat’s Bones
By David Poort and Ken Silverstein – Paris, France Swiss scientists who conducted tests on samples taken from Yasser Arafat’s body have found at least 18 times the normal levels of radioactive polonium in his […]
Kerry: Israeli Settlements Are Illegitimate
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, has said that Israeli settlements in the occupied territories are “illegitimate” and not helpful to ongoing efforts for peace between Palestine and Israel. Kerry’s comments on Wednesday came […]
EU Deplores Israel’s New Settler Homes Plan
The European Union says it deplores the latest Israeli decision to build new illegal settler homes in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and that it should be reversed. The move announced on […]
Israel’s Lieberman to Return to Government
Avigdor Lieberman, the former foreign minister, will return to the cabinet, the Israeli prime minister has said. Netanyahu made the announcement on Wednesday shortly after Lieberman was cleared by an Israeli court on charges of […]
UNRWA: Israeli Curbs Halt Gaza Projects
The UN says it has halted work on all but one of its 20 building projects in the Gaza Strip as a result of an Israeli ban on importing building materials into the Palestinian territory. […]
Israel and the Dangers of Ethnic Nationalism: An Interview with Jonathan Cook
(Jonathan Cook has covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the past 12 years. Extracts from this interview with Joseph Cotto were published in several articles by the Washington Times Communities website.) Cotto: What sort of general […]
Asking the Wrong Questions: Did Arab Revolutions Fail?
By Ramzy Baroud Challenging the falsehoods and simplifications that surrounded the so-called Arab Spring from the very start doesn’t necessarily mean that one is in doubt of the very notion that genuine revolutions have indeed […]
Israel to Build Wall Along Jordanian Border
Israeli government has decided to build a security fence on the the border with Jordan, a report said, angering Palestinians ahead of talks with US Secretary of State. The report published on Sunday by Israeli […]
Official: Israel to Demolish Homes of over 15,000 East Jerusalemites
Municipality officers escorted by Israeli soldiers issued demolition warrants for thousands of Palestinian homes in the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ras Khamis and Ras Shahada on Thursday, a local Palestinian official said. Jamil Sanduqa, who […]
‘It’s Your Father’ – Each Stretcher is a Tragedy
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya Each time it seems like we have reached the bottom of the pit, but reality proves there to be an even deeper one. Perhaps to those who do not stand […]
PRC, PFLP Military Wings Claim Attacks on South Israel
The armed wings of the Popular Resistance Committee and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Friday claimed responsibility for attacks on southern Israel. The military wing of the PRC, the Nasser Saladin Brigades, […]
PLO Official: Negotiators Did Not Submit Resignation
A senior official in the Palestinian Liberation Organization said Friday that peace negotiators Saeb Erekat and Mohammad Shtayyeh did not submit their resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. PLO Executive Committee member Wasel Abu Yousef told […]
Where Is the Ethical Leadership Over Syria?
By Desmond Tutu Since the Syrian tragedy began three years ago, commentators have been quick to lambast one side or another for their lack of leadership, singling out Bashar al-Assad, or the rebels, or Russia, […]
Introduction to Practicalities of Return – Video
By BADIL Resource Center The right of return for Palestinian refugees is a fundamental issue in the realization of Palestinian rights, yet it is always labeled as an unrealistic ‘obstacle’ by Israel and within the […]
Release Marwan Barghouti and All Palestinian Political Prisoners
(Ahmed Kathrada is an anti-apartheid leader. He launched the Release Mandela Campaign and was imprisoned a year later, spending 26 years in apartheid jails. On October 27 on Robben Island, he launched the International Campaign […]
Whatever Happened to Peace Talks? Israel Gets Building While Negotiations Go Nowhere
By Jonathan Cook Whatever happened to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process? You could be forgiven for thinking everyone packed up shop a while ago and forgot to inform you. There’s been barely a peep about it […]
Is the U.S. Losing Saudi Arabia to China?
By Daniel Wagner and Giorgio Cafiero Saudi Arabia’s declared intention to pivot away from the U.S. in foreign policy implies a shift toward Beijing, which predates both the Obama presidency and the Arab Awakening. While […]
Drying up Ideological Wellsprings of Arab-Israeli Conflict
By Nicola Nasser Gradually, awareness that de-Zionization of the US and European foreign policy as well as the internal policies of the State of Israel has become a prerequisite for peace in the Middle East […]
Lebanon Haunted by Ghosts of Civil War
By Ramzy Baroud Throughout the years, Lebanon’s demographics have experienced periodic influx. But in the last two years, the demographic shift has become overwhelming due to the influx of Syrian refugees in desperate need of […]
5 Prisoners Transferred from West Bank Jail to Gaza Crossing
Israel transferred five Palestinian prisoners to a Gaza border crossing from the Ofer detention center in the occupied West Bank late Tuesday, ahead of their expected release. Twenty-six prisoners were due to be released late […]
PLO: Israel’s Stance in Talks Harshest in 20 Years
Israel’s negotiating position with the Palestinians in US-sponsored peace talks is the toughest it has taken since before the 1993 Oslo Accords, a senior Palestinian official said on Tuesday. “The current Israeli negotiating position is […]
Israeli Airstrikes Target Northern Gaza
Israeli airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, Israel’s army said, in the first airstrike on Gaza in over two months. “In response to the numerous rockets and mortars launched at Israel in the […]
Egypt Tunnel Closure ‘Costs Gaza $230 Million Monthly’
Egypt’s closure of tunnels used to smuggle goods into the Gaza Strip has caused monthly losses of $230 million to its economy, a Hamas official said Sunday. The “closure of the tunnels caused heavy losses […]