Juan Cole

‘All Praise to George W. Bush’: The Top Ten Myths of the Arab Spring

‘All Praise to George W. Bush’: The Top Ten Myths of the Arab Spring

JUAN COLE: So much that is misinformed, over-hyped and simply plain wrong has been written about the Arab Spring. So let’s sort the wheat from the chaff.

 Jonathan Cook

Israel Backs Itself Into Dangerous Cul-De-Sac

Israel Backs Itself Into Dangerous Cul-De-Sac

JONATHAN COOK: 2011 marked the point at which the Palestinians called Israel’s bluff and revealed Oslo to be nothing more than a stalling tactic. What does the upcoming year hold?

 Kim Willis

Interview: A Guide to Visiting the Real Palestine

Interview: A Guide to Visiting the Real Palestine

KIM WILLIS: Through the tours visitors see the reality of life in the West Bank and Israel, uncoloured by any ‘perspective’; they can make up their own minds about the issues.

 Mondoweiss

“Kefayeh, We Have Had Enough”: On Why It’s Right NOT To Talk

“Kefayeh, We Have Had Enough”: On Why It’s Right NOT To Talk

TANYA KEILANI, MONDOWEISS: The ideas behind the anti-normalisation movement are driven by a desire to deconstruct the myths of the occupation.

 SuhaibWebb

One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine

One Jewish Woman’s Fight for Palestine

SUHAIBWEBB, YASMINE MOGAHEAD: Listening to the wailing she watched as workers laid out the bodies, corpses loaded onto the back of a truck.

 Syria News Wire

Syria Jails Blogger: A Courageous and Committed Critic of the Assad Regime

Syria Jails Blogger: A Courageous and Committed Critic of the Assad Regime

SYRIA NEWS WIRE: The Syrian authorities’ patience with one of their most consistent and trenchant critics has snapped with Razan Ghazzawi’s arrest.

 Juan Cole

Netanyahu: The ‘Mr Wrong’ of the Middle East

Netanyahu: The ‘Mr Wrong’ of the Middle East

JUAN COLE: If there’s one person you can count on to mis-read virtually every aspect of developments in the Middle East today it’s Binyamin Netanyahu.

 James Mullan

News Analysis: King Abdullah Visits West Bank

News Analysis: King Abdullah Visits West Bank

A new dynamic is opening up in Jordanian-Palestinian relations – a recognition and acceptance of the role that the Islamic political movement Hamas plays.

 Steve Royston

Jerusalem Postcard: Tears, Trinkets, Traffic

Jerusalem Postcard: Tears, Trinkets, Traffic

STEVE ROYSTON: “When we enter Jerusalem, you will be surrounded by people who will try to take your money. I know these people…”

 Mondoweiss

Life in Gaza: ‘A School of Resilience’

Life in Gaza: ‘A School of Resilience’

FIDAA ABUASSI, MONDOWEISS: There is pain, humiliation, and fear but there is always one strength that one has to fight back – the power of choice.

 James Mullan

News Analysis: Hackers Target Palestinian Internet

News Analysis: Hackers Target Palestinian Internet

Internet service throughout the Palestinian territories disappeared altogether or was running very slowly on Tuesday. A sustained, well-organised attack?

 Jonathan Cook

Israel’s ‘Hannibal Procedure’: ‘Unfriendly’ Fire?

Israel’s ‘Hannibal Procedure’: ‘Unfriendly’ Fire?

JONATHAN COOK: It looks like the Israeli military have revived a notorious policy to ensure that there is no repetition of a prolonged kidnap drama.

 James Mullan

News Analysis: Tunisia Goes to the Polls

News Analysis: Tunisia Goes to the Polls

NEWS ANALYSIS: With their erstwhile leader rattling around a presumably luxurious villa in Jeddah, Tunisians have had their first shot at genuine democracy.

 Rob L. Wagner

Unfazed: Israeli Boycott Little Noticed in Turkey

Unfazed: Israeli Boycott Little Noticed in Turkey

ROB L. WAGNER: Shopkeepers easily transition from Turkish to Russian, Polish and German. Yet Hebrew, once among the languages, is virtually non-existent.

 Ramzy Baroud

A Boy from Gaza is Blown to Pieces: Apart from his Family, Who Cares?

A Boy from Gaza is Blown to Pieces: Apart from his Family, Who Cares?

RAMZY BAROUD: An unmanned Israeli drone fired a missile at Ibrahim Zaza. For thirty days, against all odds, he survived.

 Steve Royston

Palestinian Hope – Voices for a Lost Cause?

Palestinian Hope – Voices for a Lost Cause?

STEVE ROYSTON: “This military occupation has lasted for over 64 years and is an affront to humanity and civilised values. It is high time that the international community took some responsibility.”

 Juan Cole

Obama Further Tarnished Over UN ‘Hypocrisy’

Obama Further Tarnished Over UN ‘Hypocrisy’

JUAN COLE: Obama has squandered the positives by pandering to the right wing forces in Manama and Tel Aviv. This is change the Arab youth won’t be able to believe in.

 Chris Keeler

Why Israelis Are Spooked by Arab Democracy

Why Israelis Are Spooked by Arab Democracy

CHRIS KEELER: Events have combined around the region to leave Israel feeling very isolated indeed. But many commentators there simply refuse to understand the reasons why they’re in this position.

 mai abdul rahman

Palestinians Chart Own Path to Self Determination

Palestinians Chart Own Path to Self Determination

MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The consistent failure of American intervention to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli issue has led Palestinians to take matters into their own hands. This strategy is paying off.

 Mondoweiss

UN Report on Gaza Flotilla is ‘…a shocker’

UN Report on Gaza Flotilla is ‘…a shocker’

PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: You can almost hear the whoops of delight in Tel Aviv as the UN Report into last year’s Gaza flotilla puts most of the blame for the bloodshed on the protestors.

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