By Jeremy R. Hammond* The Palestine Chronicle – 24 March 2010 There is a general perception that the reason the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has continued for so long is because it is extremely complex. Nothing could be further from the truth. Placed in historical context, understanding the root cause of the conflict is simple, and in [...]
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Noam Chomsky Was Not Prevented From Entering Israel
by Sam Husseini* Uruknet.info – 18 May 2010 Many reported that Noam Chomsky was recently stopped from entering Israel. This is false. Totally false. He was prevented from going to the Palestinian city of Ramallah by Israeli forces. This important distinction highlights among other things that Israel controls the borders into occupied Palestinian areas, a [...]
Jeffrey Blankfort: Harman vs. Winograd — The Last Democratic Primary Worth Watching
CounterPunch May 10, 2010 What may be the last Democratic primary race worth paying attention to is taking place in the 36th Congressional District along the Southern California coastline where incumbent Jane Harman is facing a serious challenge from Los Angeles school teacher, Marcy Winograd, with the candidates’ widely separated positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict [...]
Obama’s Opportunity to Speak Truth to Power
Middle East Online – 2 November 2009 America, on account of its unconditional support for the Zionist state and its contempt for international law, has made enemies of many if not most of the world’s 1.4 billion Muslims, says Alan Hart. Informed and honest analysis suggests that no American president will ever be able to break [...]
Confessions of an AIPAC Veteran
By Helena Cobban The Nation - 14 October 2009 If you walk along a certain dusty lane in the walled Old City of Damascus, you’ll come to a heavy door that admits you to the tree-shaded courtyards of the Talisman Hotel. Last January I was part of a small group that stayed at the Talisman. We [...]
A, B, C and F
By Sami Jamil Jadallah Sabbah – 20 October 2009 Few weeks ago, when the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Salam Fayyad announced his plans to develop and implement a complete plan for the total infrastructure of the Occupied Territories within two years the Israeli Prime Bibi Netanyahu promised this will never happen [...]
Palestinians cry ‘blackmail’ over Israel phone service threat
By Ben Lynfield in Jerusalem Independent 1 October 2009 Israel is threatening to kill off a crucial West Bank economic project unless the Palestinian Authority withdraws a request to the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged Israeli crimes during last winter’s Gaza war.
Report: Abbas drops demand for settlement freeze under US pressure
Ma’an News 29 September 2009 Bethlehem – Ma’an – Two key Israeli officials will head to Washington on Wednesday for continued talks leading up to renewed peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, reportedly without the pre-condition of a settlement freeze.
Think Again: Palestine
By Zahi Khouri * Sabbah 25 September 2009 President Obama got the leaders of Israel and Palestine to shake hands this week. But a meeting in Midtown does not a Palestinian deal make. Here’s why. “Economic Peace Is Possible.” No. Neither sustainable economic development nor peace is possible without political freedom. The idea of “economic [...]
Moskowitz Dividing Jerusalem With His Millions
Joharah Baker Joharah Baker is a Writer for the Media and Information Program at the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH). She can be contacted at mip@miftah.org . MIFTAH – July 21, 2009 Irving Moskowitz may just be one of the biggest threats to the Palestinians in history. He is [...]
Ethnic Cleansing as a State Policy
By Nicola Nasser* In his speech at Bar Ilan University on June 14, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a new Israeli “peace plan,” with preconditions that a Palestinian negotiator must first meet before he would “promptly” engage in “unconditional” bilateral talks to meet an international consensus demanding the creation of a Palestinian state alongside [...]
Academic freedom controversy brewing at University of California
Max Ajl*, The Electronic Intifada, 20 May 2009 A controversy is quickening at the University of California centered around William Robinson, professor of sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and a critic of globalization, capitalism and United States imperialism in Latin America. On 19 January, Robinson [...]
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