Listen to the Mad Man of Qalandiya
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, West Bank Hundreds of years have passed since the prophet Hosea spoke these words of reproval: “The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel […]
Month: February 2014
5 Injured by Live Bullets in Clashes following Birzeit Funeral
Israeli forces opened fire on protesters near Birzeit on Friday, injuring five people in clashes that broke out a day after Israeli forces killed a man in his home. Three Palestinians were injured with live […]
The Long Goodbye of Ariel Sharon – A Poem
By Heathcote Williams “There is a convention that you’re not supposed to speak ill of the recently dead, which unfortunately imposes a kind of vow of silence, because there is nothing good to say. He […]
Stifling Discussion about Palestinian Human Rights
By Ron Forthofer For too long in this country, people supporting human rights and international law in relation to the Palestinian/Israeli issue have been reluctant to speak out. Many university faculty members didn’t want to […]
Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man during Birzeit Arrest Raid
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man on Thursday after opening fire on a property in Birzeit, locals said. Muatazz Washaha, 24, was found dead inside the house following a stand-off between Israeli military forces which […]
Syria: What to Do Now
By Richard Falk There is a new mood of moral desperation associated with the ongoing strife in Syria that has resulted in at least 135,000 deaths, 9.3 millions Syrians displaced, countless atrocities, Palestinian refugee communities […]
Jordan MPs Vote to Expel Israel Ambassador over Aqsa Debate
A majority of Jordanian MPs voted on Wednesday to seek the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador to the kingdom after the Knesset debated Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Prominent lower house deputy Khalil Attieh […]
Israel Strikes Area on Lebanon-Syria Border
Israeli jets have bombarded an area on the Lebanon-Syria border, reportedly hitting a Hezbollah position, a Lebanese security source and a Syrian NGO said, “Two Israeli raids hit a Hezbollah target on the border of […]
Time to Stop Inflating Israel’s Huge Bubble of Denial
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth The 24-hour visit by German chancellor Angela Merkel to Israel this week came as relations between the two countries hit rock bottom. According to a report in Der Spiegel magazine […]
Israeli Police Attack Aqsa Protesters Ahead of Annexation Debate
Israeli troops and police raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex early Tuesday and forcefully dispersed Palestinian worshipers and protesters ahead of a Knesset debate on a plan to annex the mosque. Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli […]
Omar and the Checkpoint: Everyday a Nightmare
By Ramzy Baroud Omar is a 7-year-old boy from Gaza. His family managed to obtain the necessary permits that allowed him to cross the Erez checkpoint to Jerusalem, through the West Bank, in order to […]
Israel Strikes Area on Lebanon-Syria Border
Israeli jets have bombarded an area on the Lebanon-Syria border, reportedly hitting a Hezbollah position, a Lebanese security source and a Syrian NGO said, “Two Israeli raids hit a Hezbollah target on the border of […]
PA ‘Could Address UN’ over Israeli Settlement Boycott
Palestinian diplomats could address the United Nations concerning a boycott of Israeli settlements if peace talks fail, a Palestinian diplomat said Monday. Speaking to Ma’an on the condition of anonymity, the diplomat said that officials […]
Words! – A Poem by Samah Sabwai
By Samah Sabwai I stand Dispossessed No congress behind me No statesmen surround me No lobby to breathe hellfire No media eager to appease No three-ring circus Of intellectual jesters Academic clowns And policy experts […]
Settlers Assault Farmers in Beit Ummar
Israeli settlers on Saturday attacked a farmer and his sons in the southern West Bank near Beit Ummar, a popular committee spokesman said. Muhammad Ayad Awad, spokesman for the Popular Committee Against the Wall and […]
US Shift in Public Opinion Propels Boycott Movement
By Iqbal Jassat As the Obama presidency edges on by pinning its hope on the “Kerry Plan” to secure what it perceives to be the solution for the Israel/Palestine conflict, it does appear that the […]
Israeli Rent-A-Crowd in NZ Evidence of BDS Success
By Julie Webb-Pullman In a desperate attempt to stem the tsunami of international public support for boycott, divestment and sanctioning of Israel for its illegal activities in Palestine, an Israeli Rent-a-Crowd from a local evangelical […]
EU Aid to Palestinians – Help or Hindrance?
By Andreas Hackl The European Union (EU) has long been one of the most reliable foreign sources of humanitarian, economic and political aid in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT), providing 426 million euros (US$575 million) […]
Egyptian Historic Breakthrough with Russia, Not a Strategic Shift Yet
By Nicola Nasser The recent two-day first official visit in forty years by an Egyptian defense minister to Russia of Egypt’s strongman Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, accompanied by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, was indeed […]
The Libyan Bedlam: General Hifter, the CIA and the Unfinished Coup
By Ramzy Baroud On Friday, Feb 14, 92 prisoners escaped from their prison in the Libyan town of Zliten. 19 of them were eventually recaptured, two of whom were wounded in clashes with the guards. […]
Syria Through a Glass Darkly
By Richard Falk There is a new mood of moral desperation associated with the ongoing strife in Syria that has resulted in at least 135,000 deaths, 9.3 million Syrians displaced, countless atrocities, and urban sieges […]
Israel to Build Jewish Tourist Center on Private Palestinian Land
Israel plans to build a Jewish tourist center in East Jerusalem on private Palestinian land, a local information center said Tuesday. Wadi Hilweh Information Center said in a statement that the new center would be […]
Israeli Forces Demolish 5 Bedouin Structures East of Jerusalem
Israeli forces on Monday bulldozed five steel structures belonging to a Palestinian community in the East Jerusalem town of al-Eizariya, locals said. A large group of Israeli forces raided the town after midnight and surrounded […]
Diplomacy Canadian Style
By Eric Walberg A new identity and a precious Canadian passport for a fugitive Mossad agent. A honeypot security officer working for Canadian immigration romancing an Iranian-Canadian businessman, and letting the cat out of the […]
It’s Better to Jump – The Story of Akka (Film)
Following a limited theatrical release, the award-winning IT’S BETTER TO JUMP, a social issue documentary about the cultural erasure of the Arab population in ancient city of Akka (Acre), was released on DVD and video […]
This is No Oversight, This is a Policy
By Tamar Fleishman – Qalandiya, West Bank A sick child is a sick child. A child discharged from hospital after surgery is in need of rest. But this trivial equation doesn’t work in a reality […]
The Alternative is BDS!
By Haidar Eid – Gaza As BDS activists, we are no longer interested in the sterile opposition to normalization generated by the Oslo Accords, but rather in formulating the kind of response that could actually […]
Lydda and the ‘Liberal’ Zionist View
By Jeremy Salt A racist ideology gives birth to a racist state. Founded on territory belonging to another people it strips them of their possessions and drives them away. It buries the ruins of their […]
Song of Egypt: Rima is Back to Her Old Ways
By Mamoon Alabbasi – London In Egypt, there is a new catchy tune circulating in social media pages. The song, which gives a symbolic description of the current events in Egypt, is sung by an […]
Egyptian Army Launches Campaign to Create Buffer Zone on Gaza Border
Egyptian border forces destroyed 10 tunnels and seven homes in the Sinai on Saturday as part of new campaign to create a buffer zone along the border with the Gaza Strip that would extend 500 […]
