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Israel routinely claims to be "civilized, and democratic." However, in truth, Israel is neither civilized nor democratic. In fact, one can safely claim that [...]
By Khalid Amayreh
There is no doubt that Hamas, the main Palestinian Islamic movement, is becoming more rational, more pragmatic and more moderate, at least in comparison to its formative years. This is why it is imperative that member-States of the European Union (EU) either collectively or individually should initiate a meaningful dialogue with Hamas as [...]
By Khalid Amayreh in Occupied Jerusalem
It is true that Condoleezza Rice is smarter than her conspicuously ignorant boss, President George Bush.
However, in terms of moral character, it is amply clear that Rice is at least as dishonest and mendacious as her boss is.
After all, we are talking about a woman who knows little or no [...]
The word takes on a new meaning as Jews celebrate the Day of Atonement, reports Khaled Amayreh from Acre
Racism raised its ugly head in the northern coastal town of Acre this week, exposing Israelis' shocking bigotry and intolerance towards its non-Jewish citizens, especially the sizeable Palestinian minority which constitutes nearly one fourth of Israel's population.
It [...]
When Will America wake up from her slumber?
When future Historians look into the factors that ultimately brought down the American empire, one of the main factors they will feature prominently is the "Israeli factor."
It is well known that Israel, through the numerous Zionist lobbies and pressure groups, more or less controls America's politics, media and [...]
Earlier this month, a semi-official Iranian news agency lashed out at Dr. Yousuf al Qaradawi, widely considered one of the most eminent living Muslim religious scholars. The agency, called Muhr, castigated the great Alim, or religious scholar, for an interview he had given to an Egyptian newspaper in which he [...]
Tagged Iran, Islam, Shia, Shiaa, Sunni, Yousuf al-Qaradawi"The ethnic cleansing of Palestine by Israel was not an unintended consequence, or fortuitous occurrence, or even a 'miracle', as Israel's first president Chaim Weizmann later proclaimed; it was the result of long and meticulous planning," Ilan Pappe, Professor of Political Science at Haifa University, in his book 'The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine'.
This week, the [...]
Palestinian refugees forced to flee their homes when Israel was established in 1948 (above), In refugee camps across the Middle East-1948 (below)
In recent days, the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas made two extremely worrying pronouncements with regard to the paramount issue of the Right of Return.
Last week, he [...]
Once again, we are affronted by another despicable statement by Shimon Peres, the deceitful elderly Israeli president who has spent a lifetime serving the evil Zionist enterprise.
In a statement in Rome on Friday, 5 September, Peres called for barring Hamas from taking part in any future elections in occupied Palestine until the [...]
"We committed Nazi acts."
Aharon Zisling, Israel's first Agriculture Minister
"There is no doubt that many sexual atrocities were committed by the attacking Jews. Many young (Arab) girls were raped and later slaughtered. Old women were also molested."
General Richard Catling, British Army Assistant Inspector after interrogating several female survivors (The Palestinian Catastrophe, Michael Palumbo, 1987)
As the evil [...]
Last week, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem released video clips showing masked Jewish settlers ganging up on and severely beating elderly Palestinian peasants near the town of Yatta, southwest of Hebron. At least three Palestinians were wounded in the unprovoked assault, including a man and his wife, both in their early sixties.
The latest act [...]
In order to obtain a certificate of good conduct from Israel and her guardian-ally, the United States, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) is betraying the very people it claims to represent and its enduring national cause in ways unprecedented in living memory.
This scandalous betrayal assumes many forms, including brazen "security coordination" with the [...]
Bush at the Knesset revealed what most Arabs and Palestinians already knew: he is not an impartial broker, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah
In his speech before the Israeli Knesset last week, President George W Bush proved once again that he is a Zionist par excellence. Indeed, the depth of his embrace of Zionism and the [...]
"This morning we saw pictures of the Warsaw ghetto at Yad Vashem and this evening we are going to the Ramallah ghetto."
German Bishop Gregor Maria Franz Hanke during a visit to Ramallah in March 2007.
Basking in their usual insolence and self-absorbedness, Israeli leaders have been visibly irate over the highlighted commemoration of the 60th anniversary [...]
Palestinians are increasingly rejecting the crumbs of a two-state solution in favour of justice for all in a single state, Palestine, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
As Israel ostentatiously celebrates the passage of 60 years since its creation in Palestine in 1948, more than nine million Palestinians at home and in exile are commemorating the Nakba, [...]
