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Month: July 2015
Israel Losing Democrats, ‘Can’t Claim Bipartisan US Support’: Top Pollster
Three quarters of highly educated, high income, publicly active US Democrats — the so-called “opinion elites” — believe Israel has too much influence on US foreign policy, almost half of them consider Israel to be […]
PA Defends Arrest Raids after Outcry from Palestinian Factions
The Palestinian Authority on Saturday defended its arrest of dozens of Hamas members across the occupied West Bank, claiming they had been carried out for “security reasons.” Adnan Dmeiri, spokesman for the PA security services, […]
Egypt Destroys 1.5 km Smuggling Tunnel near Rafah
Egyptian forces on Saturday discovered and destroyed a 1.5 kilometer smuggling tunnel beneath the Gazan border, the Egyptian army said. Egyptian security sources told Ma’an that the tunnel was found by Egyptian border guards in […]
47Soul: Shamstep
By Louis Brehony The speakers rumble with the sound of a synthesized air raid siren and a crowd ducks down for cover, a look of dramatic trepidation on the faces of the audience. The atmosphere […]
Turkey’s Electoral Maelstrom
By Richard Falk If I were Turkish, and not merely a sympathetic observer and part time resident, I would write an Open Letter to the opposition political parties that had separately and collectively achieved several […]
Report: Israeli Detained 550 Palestinians from Hebron in 6 Months
Israeli forces have detained 550 Palestinians from the Hebron district of the occupied West Bank since the start of 2015, the Palestinian Palestinian Prisoners’ Society’s Hebron branch reported Thursday. The group of detainees included seven […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure 3 in Duheisha Camp
Three Palestinians were shot and injured by Israeli forces in the Duheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem Thursday morning during an Israeli detention raid, witnesses said. Israeli forces reportedly entered the camp in a Palestinian […]
Baskin’s Generous Offer: Making Peace with Israeli Occupation
By Ramzy Baroud It would be fair to assume that Gershon Baskin’s recent article in the Jerusalem Post – Encountering Peace: Obviously no peace now, so what then? (June 24) – is not a mere […]