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Open letter to Mahmoud Abbas: Don’t deny our rights
29 July 2010 | The following open letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose elected mandate expired in July 2009 and who has remained in power under controversial emergency laws, was issued on 22 July 2010.
Open letter to Mahmoud Abbas: Don’t deny our rights
29 July 2010 | The following open letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose elected mandate expired in July 2009 and who has remained in power under controversial emergency laws, was issued on 22 July 2010.
Richard Falk interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou
Richard Falk Answers Questions Regarding His Annual Report
17 July 2010 | Interview responses by Richard Falk to questions regarding his Annual Reports as Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian Territories on behalf of UN Human Rights Council 3Jul10.
Richard Falk Answers Questions Regarding His Annual Report
17 July 2010 | Interview responses by Richard Falk to questions regarding his Annual Reports as Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian Territories on behalf of UN Human Rights Council 3Jul10.An article of David Rothscum
Fallujah: Anatomy Of An Atrocity
6 July 2010 | Today July 6th of 2010 is the day that Chris Busby, Malak Hamdan Entesar Ariabi released their epidemiological study on the health problems the people of Fallujah are suffering from.
Fallujah: Anatomy Of An Atrocity
6 July 2010 | Today July 6th of 2010 is the day that Chris Busby, Malak Hamdan Entesar Ariabi released their epidemiological study on the health problems the people of Fallujah are suffering from.An article of Layla Anwar
Falluja Worse Than Hiroshima
2 July 2010 | I just finished watching a re-run of Ahmad Mansour’s Al-Jazeera Arabic - interview with Prof.Chris Busby. Prof Busby is a Scientist and Director of Green Audit, and scientific secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risks. To find out more on Prof Chris Busby and his work — Google — Chris Busby Uranium.
Falluja Worse Than Hiroshima
2 July 2010 | I just finished watching a re-run of Ahmad Mansour’s Al-Jazeera Arabic - interview with Prof.Chris Busby. Prof Busby is a Scientist and Director of Green Audit, and scientific secretary of the European Committee on Radiation Risks. To find out more on Prof Chris Busby and his work — Google — Chris Busby Uranium.The European Union and Israel
EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military
18 June 2010 | A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union.
EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military
18 June 2010 | A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union.
An article of Sungur Savran
The Other Fateful Triangle: Israel, Iran and Turkey
14 June 2010 | The thunderous events set in motion by Israel’s storming of the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the peace flotilla challenging the blockade of Gaza, have thrown important light on the overall situation in the Middle East.
The Other Fateful Triangle: Israel, Iran and Turkey
14 June 2010 | The thunderous events set in motion by Israel’s storming of the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the peace flotilla challenging the blockade of Gaza, have thrown important light on the overall situation in the Middle East.An article of Nour Odeh
Israel faces child-abuse claims
31 May 2010 | An international children’s rights charity has said it has evidence that Palestinian children held in Israeli custody have been subjected to sexual abuse in an effort to extract confessions from them.
Israel faces child-abuse claims
31 May 2010 | An international children’s rights charity has said it has evidence that Palestinian children held in Israeli custody have been subjected to sexual abuse in an effort to extract confessions from them.
Defence for Children International calls for a UN investigation
Sexual assault of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers
18 May 2010 | On 18 May 2010, Defence for Children International (DCI-Palestine) submitted 14 cases to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for investigation. The submission relates to the sexual assault, or threat of sexual assault, of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers, interogators and police between January 2009 and April 2010. The ages of the children range from 13 to 16 years.
Sexual assault of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers
18 May 2010 | On 18 May 2010, Defence for Children International (DCI-Palestine) submitted 14 cases to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture for investigation. The submission relates to the sexual assault, or threat of sexual assault, of Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli soldiers, interogators and police between January 2009 and April 2010. The ages of the children range from 13 to 16 years.Europeans undermine human rights in Palestine
Sattar Kassem: Complaint against the Palestinian Judiciary
13 May 2010 | The following letter has been sent to the European Commission on Human Rights. The European Union has been extending financial aid to the Palestinian Authority for the sake of enhancing Human rights and elevating the judiciary. My experience tells that the Europeans are either unconcerned or cooperating with the Authority to undermine human rights. Each time I write to the Europeans, they don’t respond. - Sattar Kassem
Sattar Kassem: Complaint against the Palestinian Judiciary
13 May 2010 | The following letter has been sent to the European Commission on Human Rights. The European Union has been extending financial aid to the Palestinian Authority for the sake of enhancing Human rights and elevating the judiciary. My experience tells that the Europeans are either unconcerned or cooperating with the Authority to undermine human rights. Each time I write to the Europeans, they don’t respond. - Sattar KassemA Research carried out by the New Weapons Committee
New weapons experimented in Gaza: population risks genetic mutations
11 May 2010 | Toxic and carcinogenic metals, able to produce genetic mutations, have been found in the tissues of people wounded in Gaza during Israeli military operations of 2006 and 2009.
New weapons experimented in Gaza: population risks genetic mutations
11 May 2010 | Toxic and carcinogenic metals, able to produce genetic mutations, have been found in the tissues of people wounded in Gaza during Israeli military operations of 2006 and 2009.
A testimony of Trauma expert Sonja Wentz
“Systematic dehumanization in Gaza is unique”
9 May 2010 | “Trauma is a way of life in Gaza,” says Sonja Wentz, an American mental health professional who was in the besieged strip recently to support Palestinian professionals who are trying to help Gazans cope with daily and continuous trauma.
“Systematic dehumanization in Gaza is unique”
9 May 2010 | “Trauma is a way of life in Gaza,” says Sonja Wentz, an American mental health professional who was in the besieged strip recently to support Palestinian professionals who are trying to help Gazans cope with daily and continuous trauma.A Film Review by Gilad Atzmon
Not much Time remains for Israel
5 May 2010 | The London Palestinian Film Festival opened this year with Elia Suleiman’s latest feature “The Time that Remains” (105min), a monumental reflective and poetic take on Palestine since 1948.
Not much Time remains for Israel
5 May 2010 | The London Palestinian Film Festival opened this year with Elia Suleiman’s latest feature “The Time that Remains” (105min), a monumental reflective and poetic take on Palestine since 1948.A Lecture delivered by John J. Mearsheimer
The Future of Palestine
29 April 2010 | The following is a lecture delivered by Professor John Mearsheimer at the Palestine Center in Washington D.C. on April 29, 2010.
The Future of Palestine
29 April 2010 | The following is a lecture delivered by Professor John Mearsheimer at the Palestine Center in Washington D.C. on April 29, 2010.An article of Khalid Amayreh
“Lebensraum” in the West Bank
15 April 2010 | Israel’s latest scheme is ethnic cleansing by any other name, reports Khalid Amayreh from Ramallah.
“Lebensraum” in the West Bank
15 April 2010 | Israel’s latest scheme is ethnic cleansing by any other name, reports Khalid Amayreh from Ramallah.An article of Joseph Massad
An immaculate conception?
14 April 2010 | The Palestinian Authority is pregnant! Indeed, it is the unelected and American-imposed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who is pregnant. He told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in a recent interview that "the time for this baby to be born will come ... and we estimate it will come around 2011."
An immaculate conception?
14 April 2010 | The Palestinian Authority is pregnant! Indeed, it is the unelected and American-imposed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad who is pregnant. He told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in a recent interview that "the time for this baby to be born will come ... and we estimate it will come around 2011."Richard Falk interviewed by Hanan Chehata
Richard Falk: "I believe that Hamas should be treated as a political actor"
9 April 2010 | Richard Falk is the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. In 2001 Falk served on a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Inquiry Commission for the Palestinian territories with John Duggard. He is also an American Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University with a long and distinguished career in academics, politics and law. He recently gave this exclusive and revealing interview to the Middle East Monitor’s Dr Hanan Chehata.
Richard Falk: "I believe that Hamas should be treated as a political actor"
9 April 2010 | Richard Falk is the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. In 2001 Falk served on a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Inquiry Commission for the Palestinian territories with John Duggard. He is also an American Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University with a long and distinguished career in academics, politics and law. He recently gave this exclusive and revealing interview to the Middle East Monitor’s Dr Hanan Chehata.An article of Richard Falk
The Palestinians are winning the legitimacy war: will it matter?
5 April 2010 | Richard Falk argues that a Palestinian victory in the legitimacy war with Israel would not necessarily produce the desired political results and that it is vital that the Palestinians exercise "patience, resolve, leadership and vision, as well as sufficient pressure" if they are to win their just rights.
The Palestinians are winning the legitimacy war: will it matter?
5 April 2010 | Richard Falk argues that a Palestinian victory in the legitimacy war with Israel would not necessarily produce the desired political results and that it is vital that the Palestinians exercise "patience, resolve, leadership and vision, as well as sufficient pressure" if they are to win their just rights.An article of Stuart Littlewood
Palestine’s ’Turbulent Priest’ Delivers Blistering Easter Message
31 March 2010 | Fr Manuel Musallam recently retired at the age of 71 after serving as the parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza for 14 years. For most of that time the Israelis would not allow him to visit his family and friends in the West Bank. So, in spite of failing health, he soldiered on through the devastating siege and the murderous blitzkrieg.
Palestine’s ’Turbulent Priest’ Delivers Blistering Easter Message
31 March 2010 | Fr Manuel Musallam recently retired at the age of 71 after serving as the parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza for 14 years. For most of that time the Israelis would not allow him to visit his family and friends in the West Bank. So, in spite of failing health, he soldiered on through the devastating siege and the murderous blitzkrieg.A Crisis in U.S. / Israeli Relations? Sure. But ...
Why Israel Always Prevails
19 March 2010 | Jeff Blankfort sums up the small turbulence in American-Israeli relations after Biden affront. He doubts Netanyahu’s innocence for Israelis always behaved like that just in order to rub the American statesmen’s noses in the mud of their impotence. His conclusion: nothing will come out of it, because nothing ever did.
Why Israel Always Prevails
19 March 2010 | Jeff Blankfort sums up the small turbulence in American-Israeli relations after Biden affront. He doubts Netanyahu’s innocence for Israelis always behaved like that just in order to rub the American statesmen’s noses in the mud of their impotence. His conclusion: nothing will come out of it, because nothing ever did.Consequences of Israeli bombing during "Cast lead" in Gaza
Metals detected in Palestinian children’s hair
17 March 2010 | Many Palestinian children still living in precarious situations at ground level in Gaza after Israeli bombing during "Cast lead" have unusually high concentrations of metals in the hair, indicating environmental contamination, which can cause health and growth damages due to chronic exposure.
Metals detected in Palestinian children’s hair
17 March 2010 | Many Palestinian children still living in precarious situations at ground level in Gaza after Israeli bombing during "Cast lead" have unusually high concentrations of metals in the hair, indicating environmental contamination, which can cause health and growth damages due to chronic exposure.An article of Samah Sabawi
Is the Palestinian Authority Guilty of Undermining the “Boycott Disvestment and Sanctions” Campaign?
10 March 2010 | In 2008 Netanyahu announced during his election campaign that he plans to ’weave an economic peace alongside the political process which will give a stake in peace for the moderate elements in the Palestinian society’ (*). Since its election, the Netanyahu government has made “economic peace” central to its policies in the West Bank . This is not a coincidence.
Is the Palestinian Authority Guilty of Undermining the “Boycott Disvestment and Sanctions” Campaign?
10 March 2010 | In 2008 Netanyahu announced during his election campaign that he plans to ’weave an economic peace alongside the political process which will give a stake in peace for the moderate elements in the Palestinian society’ (*). Since its election, the Netanyahu government has made “economic peace” central to its policies in the West Bank . This is not a coincidence.An article of Ramzy Baroud
Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder
10 March 2010 | The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country.
Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder
10 March 2010 | The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli assassins in the supposed safety of a sovereign country.Interview with Jonathan Cook
The Decline of Israel and the Prospects for Peace
10 March 2010 | In a wide-ranging interview with the New Left Project, Nazareth-based journalist Jonathan Cook describes the increasingly repressive nature of Israeli society and the prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
The Decline of Israel and the Prospects for Peace
10 March 2010 | In a wide-ranging interview with the New Left Project, Nazareth-based journalist Jonathan Cook describes the increasingly repressive nature of Israeli society and the prospects for a solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.An article of Paul Craig Roberts
The Road to Armageddon: The Insane Drive for American Hegemony Threatens Life on Earth
26 February 2010 | The Washington Times is a newspaper that looks with favor upon the Bush/Cheney/Obama/neocon wars of aggression in the Middle East and favors making terrorists pay for 9/11. Therefore, I was surprised to learn on February 24 that the most popular story on the paper’s website for the past three days was the “Inside the Beltway” report, “Explosive News,” about the 31 press conferences in cities in the US and abroad on February 19 held by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, an organization of professionals which now has 1,000 members.
The Road to Armageddon: The Insane Drive for American Hegemony Threatens Life on Earth
26 February 2010 | The Washington Times is a newspaper that looks with favor upon the Bush/Cheney/Obama/neocon wars of aggression in the Middle East and favors making terrorists pay for 9/11. Therefore, I was surprised to learn on February 24 that the most popular story on the paper’s website for the past three days was the “Inside the Beltway” report, “Explosive News,” about the 31 press conferences in cities in the US and abroad on February 19 held by Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, an organization of professionals which now has 1,000 members.An article of Khalid Amayreh
Fabricating history
25 February 2010 | Israel’s attempts to establish historical grounds for its existence include stealing, destroying and substituting Islamic heritage, reports Khalid Amayreh in Hebron.
Fabricating history
25 February 2010 | Israel’s attempts to establish historical grounds for its existence include stealing, destroying and substituting Islamic heritage, reports Khalid Amayreh in Hebron.An article of James Petras
Mossad’s Murderous Reach: The Larger Political Issues
22 February 2010 | The recent assassination of Hamas top military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh is consistent with Israel’s traditional policy of extrajudicial killings targeting Palestinian resistance fighters abroad. It raises the fundamental issue of violating the sovereignty of other countries, overriding their laws. Moreover, Israel’s cynical use of dual citizens to achieve its murderous goals, as in this case, also raises the question of allegiance and the extent to which second passport-issuing countries are willing to look the other way to guarantee Israel’s impunity.
Mossad’s Murderous Reach: The Larger Political Issues
22 February 2010 | The recent assassination of Hamas top military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh is consistent with Israel’s traditional policy of extrajudicial killings targeting Palestinian resistance fighters abroad. It raises the fundamental issue of violating the sovereignty of other countries, overriding their laws. Moreover, Israel’s cynical use of dual citizens to achieve its murderous goals, as in this case, also raises the question of allegiance and the extent to which second passport-issuing countries are willing to look the other way to guarantee Israel’s impunity.An article of Galal Nassar
When Israel joins NATO
4 February 2010 | If Israel succeeds in joining NATO, its regional belligerency would be backed by the collective strength of the entire alliance. Before that happens, will the Arabs react, asks Galal Nassar.
When Israel joins NATO
4 February 2010 | If Israel succeeds in joining NATO, its regional belligerency would be backed by the collective strength of the entire alliance. Before that happens, will the Arabs react, asks Galal Nassar.An article of Seumas Milne
The lessons of Iraq have been ignored. The target is now Iran
3 February 2010 | The US military buildup in the Gulf and Blair’s promotion of war against Tehran are a warning of yet another catastrophe, writes Seumas Milne.
The lessons of Iraq have been ignored. The target is now Iran
3 February 2010 | The US military buildup in the Gulf and Blair’s promotion of war against Tehran are a warning of yet another catastrophe, writes Seumas Milne.Interview of Mohamed Hassan by Grégoire Lalieu et Michel Collon
Yemen: USA are fighting against democracy,
2 February 2010 | A pair of trousers catches fire in an aeroplane close to Detroit and missiles rain down on Yemen. Is this is what is called the butterfly effect? For Mohammed Hassan, the terrorist threat is only an excuse.
Yemen: USA are fighting against democracy,
2 February 2010 | A pair of trousers catches fire in an aeroplane close to Detroit and missiles rain down on Yemen. Is this is what is called the butterfly effect? For Mohammed Hassan, the terrorist threat is only an excuse.