Manuel GARCÍA VIÑÓ – By Order of Mr. God

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Translated by  Manuel Talens. Edited by David Brookbank.   My baker is a Palestinian. A while ago, every time I went to her bakery and there were no customers, we were never short of topics of conversation. That is how I learned many things about her country that the mass media never report, ...

Yousef Munayyer – Humanity targeted in Gaza

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

There was a time, not so long ago in fact, when opposing armies would line up across from each other with nothing but green fields between them and take turns exchanging fire. While these tactics were very efficient at killing soldiers on both sides, civilians were rarely ever hurt. Somewhere along ...

Nima Shirazi – GOLDSTONEWALLED! US Congress Endorses Israeli War Crimes

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

   "It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home." - Edward Said On the afternoon of November 3, 2009, the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of House Resolution 867 (H.Res.867), an AIPAC-backed bill that urges both President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

AshkeNazi threatens Gaza with another “little holocaust”

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

WRITTEN BY KHALID AMAYREH There seems to be a perfect conformity between Gabi Ashkenazi and his last name. The Israeli chief of staff is considered one of the main Israeli  war criminals responsible for the virtual genocide against the Gaza Strip during the past winter. On his murderous hands, he carries ...

The Goldstone Report at the UN General Assembly: States Must EnsureVictims’ Rights and Not Compromise the Rule of Law

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Goldstone and his delegation tour Gaza Joint Press Release issued by Adalah ­Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel * Addameeer  * Al Dameer Association for Human Rights * Al-Haq ­Law in the Service of Man * Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights * Arab Association for Human Rights * Badil ...

Israeli blockade strangling Gaza agriculture

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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Book review: The timeless work of Naji al-Ali

Friday, October 30th, 2009

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Mohamed Khodr – America’s Media? A Colonial Force for Israel’s Infallibility

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Zimbabwe expels U.N. rights investigator (Washington Post, October 29, 2009)  Zimbabwe Deports U.N. Investigator (New York Times, October 29, 2009)  Zimbabwe Deports U.N. Investigator (Wall Street Journal, October 29, 2009)  BUT:  This headline is Absent.  Israel denied entry to Richard Falk, UN Human Rights special rapporteur and deported him from Ben Gurion (December 15, ...

Ayman Nijim – Facing Tomorrow

Friday, October 30th, 2009

(artwork by Carlos Latuff) The time has come for looking deeper into the Palestinian political system and empowerment of the Palestinian, Arab and international think tanks worldwide to face the thought-provoking challenges of the Palestinian divide and its negative impacts on the Palestinians, their neighbors and the international community. If ...

Mazin Qumsiyeh – it is essential to speak the truth regardless of which prison section we are in

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The past weekend, we had a conference over two days attended by over 200 people from around the world.  The Conference addressed issues of Israeli colonialism, occupation, and racism.  It was held in the Paradise Hotel in Bethlehem, a scene of previous Israeli attack that severely damaged this beautiful hotel.  ...