If you want to be notified the next time I write something, sign up for FREE email alerts or subscribe to the RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!A special political vocabulary prevents us from being able to recognize what's going on in the Middle East.
By Saree Makdisi
On Sunday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a [...]
By Dr. Elias Akleh*
In his foreign policy speech, Sunday 6/14 at the religiously extremist Bar Ilan University, the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu did not only put the cart of peace in front of the horse, but he also loaded that cart with tons of heavy rocks. The Palestinian senior negotiator, Saeb Erekat, explained "The peace [...]
By Alan Sabrosky *
The hopes Obama raised in Cairo didn't last a week before US Middle East envoy George Mitchell buried them five days later in Israel. It was understood that what Obama proposed would be difficult to translate into concrete deeds. I believe Obama was sincere, and it wouldn't have been the first time [...]
In a recently published report, Global Peace Index placed Israel only three steps from the less peaceful countries in the world.
In its third year study, an Australian nonprofit organization ranked 144 countries for how peaceful they are.
On top of the list, New Zealand followed by Denmark and Norway were ranked as the most peaceful countries [...]
The world is once again being treated to yet another round in the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" charade. The "usual suspects" are posturing, pronouncements are being made, speeches are being given, and hints and rumors about a supposed "toughening" in the US Government's approach to Israel are filtering out from the press. We are supposed to [...]
Also tagged Israel, Palestine, two statesHere is the joke of the day… US envoy to strengthen Abbas
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3662282,00.html
WASHINGTON - The United States' new envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, will be working to secure a lasting ceasefire in Gaza, as part of an attempt to bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority. He does not intend to meet [...]
A must see segment on the Occupation of Palestine by CBS News - 60 Minutes.
…For peace to have a chance, Israel would have to withdraw from the West Bank, which would then become the Palestinian state.
It’s known as the "two-state" solution. But, while negotiations have been going on for 15 years, hundreds of thousands of [...]
On Saturday December 27, the latest US-Israeli attack on helpless Palestinians was launched. The attack had been meticulously planned, for over 6 months according to the Israeli press. The planning had two components: military and propaganda. It was based on the lessons of Israel's 2006 invasion of Lebanon, which was considered to be poorly planned [...]
Also tagged Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Noam-Chomsky, PalestineBy אבנר אפנדוביץ
A good friend sent me one of those computer videos, accompanied by "A must see! Please watch and forward!" In the video, a little Israeli girl is counting from 1 to 15 before she uncovers her eyes in a hide-and-seek game. 15 seconds is the time that residents of Sh'derot and other towns [...]
When President-Elect Barack Obama was running for president one of his key issue and message to voters was that John McCain presidency would be a third term of George Bush. So far and based on recent major appointments President-Elect Obama is making his presidency a Bill Clinton third term.
I was one of those who voted [...]
By MAHMOUD ABBAS - President of the Palestinian National Authority
SEPTEMBER 19, 2008
This month marks 15 painful years since the Arafat-Rabin handshake on the White House lawn. Palestinian children who started school when the Oslo Agreement was signed in 1993 are now young adults. They have not known a day of true freedom or genuine security [...]
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 [...]
The Party, the Candidates and the Stakes. Get the facts.
Background on Kadima leadership elections
Israel's ruling Kadima party is set to hold leadership elections on September 17, 2008 to select a new party chairman. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is currently involved in two separate corruption scandals, has indicated that he will not run and will [...]
By Joel Gulledge
I left my home in the United States to spend the summer in the West Bank, where I was attacked by Israeli settlers late last month. As a member of the Christian Peacemaker Team, I went to the South Hebron Hills to help keep young Palestinian children safe from Israeli settlers intent on [...]
