Juan Cole

The Sequester: Israel Moves to Protect its ‘Aid’

The Sequester: Israel Moves to Protect its ‘Aid’

JUAN COLE: Since Israel is a middle-income country with a nominal per capita income higher than Spain or South Korea, it is mysterious why the US taxpayer should outright give it so much money every year…

 Mondoweiss

Samer Issawi’s Story: A Hunger Striker’s Tale

Samer Issawi’s Story: A Hunger Striker’s Tale

MONDOWEISS: He has been on hunger strike for more than 150 days. Still his story is not heard

 Mondoweiss

‘Reprehensible’ Media Coverage of Gaza Attack

‘Reprehensible’ Media Coverage of Gaza Attack

MONDOWEISS: The coverage of the Gaza attack by mainstream media has invoked the outrage of leading academics and commentators on Middle East affairs

 Jonathan Cook

How Israel Starves Gaza: The Facts Revealed

How Israel Starves Gaza: The Facts Revealed

JONATHAN COOK: Evidence has recently emerged of the programme that Israel initiated to manufacture further Palestinian despair.

 Mondoweiss

The Demographic Timebomb of Palestinians in Israel

The Demographic Timebomb of Palestinians in Israel

SAM BAHOUR, MONDOWEISS: While the world’s attention is focused on Gaza and the West Bank Palestinian citizens of Israel present unique issues.

 Mondoweiss

Return to Bil’in: A Small But Significant Victory

Return to Bil’in: A Small But Significant Victory

ALICE ROTHSCHILD: No tear gas this time but I experienced a sense of the possible as I spoke to Iyad Burnat, a prominent non-violent activist.

 Rob L. Wagner

The ‘Culture of Terror’ That Spawns Racist Children

The ‘Culture of Terror’ That Spawns Racist Children

ROB L. WAGNER: Israeli violent actions are deemed to produce ‘soul-searching’ while Palestinians are simply ‘mindless thugs’. This attitude poisons hearts and minds.

 Mondoweiss

‘Slaves to Occupation? No!’: ‘Non-Violence? Yes.’

‘Slaves to Occupation? No!’: ‘Non-Violence? Yes.’

MUSTAFA BARGHOUTHI, MONDOWEISS: The recent hunger strike should be a wake up call for Palestinians.

 Richard Silverstein

Israel: A Nation with War in its DNA?

Israel: A Nation with War in its DNA?

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Do Israelis wish their children and their enemies’ children to be cannon fodder for this permanent war machine?

 Mich Cafe

Hunger for Freedom: It’s Time to Act on Khader Adnan

Hunger for Freedom: It’s Time to Act on Khader Adnan

MICH CAFE: He has been fasting for more than nine weeks so the opportunity to avert disaster is ebbing by the hour.

 Mondoweiss

Israel’s Push for War with Iran is ‘Relentless’

Israel’s Push for War with Iran is ‘Relentless’

ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: The Israelis are doing all in their power to scuttle ‘back channel’ discussions to ease tension between the U.S and Iran.

 Mondoweiss

Palestine: Where Israel ‘Field Tests’ Both Its Own and American Weapons

Palestine: Where Israel ‘Field Tests’ Both Its Own and American Weapons

ALLISON DEGER, MONDOWEISS: It’s a business worth more than $4 trillion so manufacturers of weapons are keen to know if reality matches the brochure.

 Ramzy Baroud

Israel’s ‘Nice Little War’: Gaza, Egypt in Range of Fire

Israel’s ‘Nice Little War’: Gaza, Egypt in Range of Fire

RAMZY BAROUD: Why is Israel bent on discrediting Egypt, exploiting the most sensitive period of its modern history, and destabilizing the border area?

 Lauren

Humiliation and Degradation: Easter at Qalandiya

Humiliation and Degradation: Easter at Qalandiya

LAUREN: “Tourists will see, firsthand, what Israel does not want internationals to see: the humiliation and degradation that takes place at checkpoints. They will be treated as animals as well…”

 Ramzy Baroud

Arab Revolutions Throw Spanner Into Israeli Propaganda Machine

Arab Revolutions Throw Spanner Into Israeli Propaganda Machine

RAMZY BAROUD: The Arab people who have taken to the streets to demand democracy are not playing to Israeli caricatures.

 Jonathan Cook

Israeli Military to Cash in on Egyptian Revolution

Israeli Military to Cash in on Egyptian Revolution

JONATHAN COOK: Israel has always presented itself as ‘the villa in the jungle’. The military in ‘the villa’ see an opportunity to secure additional U.S. largess.

 Ramzy Baroud

Hope in 2011: People and Civil Society Stand Tall

Hope in 2011: People and Civil Society Stand Tall

When the Iraqi army fell before invading US and British troops in 2003, the latter’s mission seemed to be accomplished. But nearly eight years after the start of a war intended to shock and awe a whole population into submission, the Iraqi people continue to stand tall. They have confronted and rejected foreign occupations, held […]