The Goldstone Affair: The Loyal Zionist Judge Who Came In From the Cold
I have been studying an excellent documentary, Occupation 101, an examination of the root causes of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The case of Judge Richard Goldstone broke too late to make it into...
View ArticleOne Can Not Help But Wonder
One Can Not Help But Wonder Those who follow the international news will know that the nut case pastor down in Florida burned a copy of the Koran. This prompted the President of Afghanistan, Hamid...
View ArticleGaza Under Attack: Death and Destruction in Rafah
On Thursday afternoon, Israeli forces escalated attacks on the Gaza Strip: the murderous offensive has killed 18 people so far, the majority of them being civilians. Among the massacred are a mother,...
View ArticleMove Over AIPAC
Few Americans are aware of the enormous influence AIPAC wields over U.S. foreign adventures – especially in the Middle East. The unquestioning support of Israel’s abuse of Palestinians and America's...
View ArticlePacifist Sentenced to Three Years for Insulting Egyptian Military
In what many call an outrageous move by the military, family and friends of Maikel Nabil Sanad were told the trial was postponed, while in fact he was being sentenced at the same time - alone. Sanad...
View ArticleNew UN Report Assesses Progress on Palestinian State-Building Efforts
A new UN report highlights progress made by the Palestinian Authority in building institutions necessary for a functioning State, while stressing the need for Israel to roll back “measures of...
View ArticleHero of Gaza: Vittorio Arrigoni, Kidnapped and Murdered
Italian Journalist Vittorio Arrigoni's body has reportedly been found in Gaza. Those on the ground in this embattled region of Palestine say they had held out hope that he would be returned alive...
View ArticleAMP expresses deep condolences to ISM and family of Vittorio Arrigoni
It is with heavy hearts that the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) offers our deepest and most sincere condolences to the members of the International Solidarity Movement and to the family and...
View ArticleThousands Celebrate the Life of Vittorio Arrigoni
Over ten thousand people joined together on Easter Sunday to pay homage to Vittorio Arrigoni in his home town of Buciago, Italy. The bittersweet moments were celebrated in a religious ceremony, then...
View ArticleIsraeli Drone War Crimes in Gaza Exposed
Israeli air strikes and artillery fire hit Gaza nine times in one of the bloodiest sprees since "Cast Lead", leaving eighteen dead. "Just another Israeli war crime in Gaza. A mother and her four...
View ArticleFamily House Shelled: Two Children, Two Adults Injured
"I dreamt of my wife last night, she said the day would have a surprise in store for me". Nasser Abu Said is pleased: an NGO has confirmed a 2000 dollar contribution to the construction of his new...
View ArticleThe Dos and Don'ts of Palestine - A Poem
The audacity of Israel's Operation Cast Lead on the civilian population of Gaza is one of the darkest moments in the history of Israel. The toll from what those on the ground called an obscene attack...
View ArticleThird Intifada Underway: Rallies To Kick Israel's Ambassador Out of Egypt
“The Arab world is experiencing an earthquake” … thus commented Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minster, on the power of popular uprisings sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa. Netanyahu...
View ArticleThe Tide has Turned in Favor of the Assad Government
As many of us observe the great Arab and Islamic awakening of 2011 in stunned amazement, as it rapidly spreads across the region, this observer agrees with those who declare; “well it’s about...
View ArticleRevisiting The Gates Of Rafah
Last weekend, the interim Egyptian military government opened the border gates at Rafah a little wider allowing greatly improved entrance and exit for the people of Gaza. For the past several years,...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Promotes Freedom of Palestine - Cites Israel's Human Rights Abuse
Glenn Beck is promoting the new song, Freedom for Palestine before it has even been released. The song by a gathering of artists, in Beck's words, "Calls for the West Bank security barrier to be...
View ArticleGlenn Beck, Palestine, and the Streisand Effect
Some people just don't know how to take a joke, and I'm one of them when it comes to a prejudice little media fascist named Glenn Beck. The other joke-challenged people I reference are those who...
View ArticlePlastic isn't Fantastic When Used as Invisible Shrapnel
This article is about war-related issues in Palestine that are missing the radar in western newsrooms. I am referring to the use of plastic in rockets that leave behind undetectable shrapnel in...
View ArticleNATO Planning Military Attack on Iran
"Russia's envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin says the NATO is planning a military strike against the Islamic Republic to overthrow the Iranian government. Rogozin said in an interview with Russia's Izvestia...
View ArticleFirst Freed Palestinians Welcomed Home in Prisoner Swap (VIDEO)
The biggest party in the world took place in Palestine yesterday, and it does not look to be over very soon. Some report up to a million people gathered for the huge welcome home celebration of 477...
View ArticleEgypt Revolution - Tweets from Tahrir (Video)
Egypt’s youth tweeted out the 18-day ouster of Hosni Mubarak, and are still reporting the unfinished revolution. Take a good look at those Egyptian youths as they talk in the video. With such...
View ArticleAsia Times- Russia Wises Up... Good News for Syria
If present trends continue, Russia will bring a voice of reason to the countries rallying for military action against Syria. That, according to a brand new article in Asia Times, which yanks the...
View ArticleIt's All About Crushing Egypt's Revolution, Mr. Friedman
“Egypt’s Step Backward” is Mr. Thomas Friedman’s latest pieces on post-Mubarak Egypt. Published in the New York Times on Feb. 21, Mr. Friedman gives his precise perspective on the current political...
View ArticleJournalist Colvin Killed Trying to Retrieve Shoes
American war correspondent Marie Colvin was killed while trying to retrieve her shoes so she could flee an army bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs, her employer The Sunday Times said. Colvin and a...
View ArticleSyrian Opponent Mamoun Al-Homsi's Israel Connection
Mamoun Al-Homsi is pictured above at the Prague Security Conference (NeoCon) with the Israeli-Italian right wing politician and hardline Zionist, Fiamma Nirenstein. Nirenstein who is a neocon Zionist...
View Article'From Misurata we came to free Syria!' Homs in the Hell of Armed Groups
Homs, now, is nothing but a sinister battlefield. Government soldiers face armed groups which, according to independent witnesses about the true nature of the rebellion, are blindly firing cannon...
View ArticleGunmen executing people in the streets - Homs eyewitness
People have been left without water or electricity as rebels destroy water pumps and power converters. Civilians are forced to stay inside as snipers shoot from the rooftops. RT in Damascus managed to...
View ArticleThe True Story Behind the Egypt NGO Deal
The ultimate goal of the raids on Egypt’s NGOs and the blocking of its operations and workers on the ground is to set the stage for rigging the looming presidential elections” An official at Cairo...
View ArticleTUNISIA: Ensure Strong Safeguards for Rule of Law and Human Rights
The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly has made important strides since its election on October 2011, towards writing a new constitution. With the formation of the six drafting commissions, the...
View ArticleEBRD ensure that Concrete Benchmarks in the Country Assessments for Egypt,...
Serious, ongoing human rights abuse continues to plague Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco. The continuance of these egregious conditions cast great doubt on the hope of the three governments...
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