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Month: September 2015
Protesters Clash in London over Netanyahu’s UK Visit
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli demonstrators clashed outside British Prime Minister David Cameron’s London residence on Wednesday ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Police officers separated the two groups and took away at […]
Huffington Post Arabic and the Absurdity of ‘Liberal’ Expectations
By Ramzy Baroud What does it mean to be a ‘liberal Arab’? Even in the West, definitions of the ‘liberal’ vary. In the American context, the demarcation of the ‘liberal’ overlaps cultural and political lines. […]
Palestine is a Global, Not a Western Issue
By Ilan Pappe A few weeks ago, a very important conference took place in London organised by the NGO, Middle East Monitor, focusing on Latin America’s engagement with the cause of Palestine. The most striking […]
Palestinian Faction Says PNC Meeting Postponed
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Tuesday that the Palestine National Council session has been suspended until further notice, with the consent of all PLO factions. No official statement has been issued […]
Israeli analyst: Russia’s Military Support for Assad will Change Things for Israel
Israeli military analyst Amos Harel said yesterday that the growth in Russian military aid supporting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad will change the rules of the game for Israel. Harel said in an […]
Netanyahu Aims His WMD at Obama
By Jonathan Cook Israel’s Benjamin Netantahu is reluctant to unlock horns with the White House, even as he faces almost certain defeat in trying to block President Barack Obama’s deal with Iran. Last week, when […]
Palestinians Warn of Egyptian Plan to Flood Gaza Border
Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip have warned of the dangers of an Egyptian plan to flood the Egypt-Gaza border with seawater in an effort to destroy cross-border tunnel activity. According to Mazen Al-Banna, vice-president […]
Palestine: The End or a New Beginning?
By Alan Hart There is a strong case for saying that Palestine is a lost cause. And it, the case, can be summarised as follows. * The nuclear-armed Zionist (not Jewish) state of Israel is […]
The Birth of the European Refugee Crisis
By Jamal Kanj Many years ago I read Men in the Sun, a novel by late Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. He, along with his young niece Lamis, were blown up by Israel in 1972. In […]
Mother of Infant Killed in Duma Settler Attack Dies from Injuries
Riham Dawabsha, the mother of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha who was burned alive in an arson attack by Israeli extremists on July 31, died from her injuries late Sunday, after fighting for her life for over […]
You Live in My Mind – In My Memory Ali Abu Afash
By Mohammed El Majdalawi A year after the attack on Gaza I still cannot forget that pain that took root deep in my heart to hear the voice of my family mixed with the sound […]
Getting to the Cause of the ‘Plight’ of Syria’s Refugees
By Jeremy Salt The connections between the body of the small boy washed up on the beach at Bodrum, the destruction at Palmyra and the hundreds of Libyans drowning in the same Mediterranean the parents […]
8 Palestinian Prisoners Continue Hunger Strikes
Eight Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails continued their hunger strikes on Friday in protest of their administrative detention, a report by the PA’s Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs said. The report said that Ghassan Zawahra, who […]
Palestinians in Sweden Go Hungry for Their Rights
By Adriano Mérola Marotta Stateless Palestinians like Aaed Al-Shalabi have been stuck in a legal limbo in Sweden for 17 months without signs of a resolution. He fled his home in Baghdad, Iraq, together with […]
Europe Doesn’t Have a Migrant Crisis, It Has a Syrian Crisis
By Joe Dyke -Beirut Imagine Syria didn’t exist – that the war never happened. Suddenly Europe’s migration crisis doesn’t look so bad. The two EU countries that receive the vast majority of arrivals by boat […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Child of Fisherman in Gaza
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian child near the shores of the Beit Lahiya village in the northern Gaza Strip, medics said. Medics told Ma’an that Bilal Abu Amro,11, was shot in the thigh […]
300 Palestinian Minors Held in Israeli Jails
Some 301 Palestinian minors are being held in Israeli jails, a report released yesterday revealed. Quds Press reported a report released by the Palestinian Ministry of Information in Ramallah who have been monitoring the situation […]
Stopping the Temporal and Spatial Division of Al-Aqsa
By Dr. Mousa Abu-Marzouk The Israeli occupation has closed the doors to Al-Aqsa Mosque from 7.30am to 11.30am, during which they prevent worshippers from entering the mosque. This is being carried out in light of […]
‘Zero Tolerance for Terror’: Israeli PM Considers Allowing Police to Shoot Stone-throwers
Israeli police and the IDF might be given the right to open fire on Palestinians who throw stones and Molotov cocktails. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also announced deployment of additional police to Jerusalem, the […]
Poll: Abbas Holds 16 Percent Support Rate among Palestinian Pubic
As rumors spread that Mahmoud Abbas could soon step down as Palestinian president, a recent poll reveals that the leader holds support among just 16 percent of the Palestinian public. Despite the low support rate, […]
Abbas Has ‘No Intention’ of Standing in Coming PLO Election
President Mahmoud Abbas told Fatah’s central committee that he has no intention of standing in the the coming elections for the PLO Executive Committee, the secretary-general of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, Amin Maqbul, said Tuesday. […]
Palestine’s Crisis of Leadership: Did Abbas Destroy Palestinian Democracy?
By Ramzy Baroud The crisis of leadership throughout Palestinian history did not start with Mahmoud Abbas and will, regrettably, be unlikely to end with his departure. Although Abbas has, perhaps, done more damage to the […]
UN: Gaza Could be ‘Uninhabitable’ by 2020
The Gaza Strip, ravaged by wars and nearly a decade of a grueling Israeli blockade, could become uninhabitable for residents within just five years, the United Nations development agency said Tuesday. “The social, health and […]
Christian Schools Shut in Israel to Protest Budget Cuts
The beginning of a new academic year has been put off for nearly 50 Christian schools in Israel. Almost 33,000 pupils, mostly Palestinians, have had to stay at home due to a funding dispute with […]
The Latest Attack on Jeremy Corbyn is Only Half the Story
By Ben White This morning, The Jewish Chronicle published a story with the headline ‘Jeremy Corbyn campaigned for Israeli embassy car bombing pair’, stating that the Labour leadership candidate had been “a leading activist in […]