Iran War Game: Pentagon Is Worried
ANNIE ROBBINS, MONDOWEISS: The Israelis are playing down the consequences of an attack. American ‘top brass’ aren’t buying it.
‘Legal Thievery’: The Bill That All Palestinians Fear
ALISON DEGER, MONDOWEISS: It was pulled to avoid diplomatic embarrassment but the Bill is still there.
Obama and Bibi: Temperature Getting Cooler
PHILIP WEISS: They’re both keeping their cards close to their chest but the atmosphere was distinctly frosty between both leaders.
‘Sleepwalking Into War’: Few Israeli Voices Oppose
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: When the former Mossad chief stands alone in opposition to war the position looks inevitable.
The Overwhelming Spiritual Weight of ‘Nakba’
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: Whenever I’m confronted by its direct consequences I find the reality of Nakba deeply shocking.
Time-Bomb: Where’s the Bedouin Intifada?
MONDOWEISS: The plan to expel tens of thousands of Bedouin from the Negev Desert is advanced. So why haven’t they risen up?
2012: It’s Going to be A Grim Year for Palestine
PHILIP WEISS: Whether it’s a new Republican administration or more Obama the winner this year is clear – Netanyahu.
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.
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.
Israel Continues Plans to Cut West Bank in Two With New National Park Land Grab
MONDOWEISS, ALLISON DEGER: 35% of East Jerusalem is now set aside as a nature reserve. These areas were at one time under Palestinian control.
“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.
Warmth and Hospitality: My Memory of Tamimi Family
ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: The killing of Mustafa Tamimi by IDF troops has shocked ‘the unshockable’ population of Palestine, as well as the wider world at large.
Panetta to Israel: “Get To the Damn Table”
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: In an exasperated tone the US Defence Secretary laid down the law to the Israeli government, but is anyone listening?
“I am an Arab Woman of Color and We Come in all Shades of Anger. Beware.”
ANNIE, MONDOWEISS: She is set to become a major star and is a woman of great courage, strength and eloquence. But it’s an eloquence infused with anger.
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.
West’s 1% salivates over spoils of the Libyan 99%
MONDOWEISS, MATTHEW TAYLOR: Whatever one thinks of The West’s role in this revolution, it should not have a free pass to engage in more oil imperialism.
Why Did Steve Jobs Reject His Arab Father?
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: One of the striking revelations in the newly published biography of Steve Jobs is that he actually met his father briefly but had no further contact with him. Why?
Some Questions About the ‘Iran Terror Plot’
JASMIN RAMSEY, MONDOWEISS: The mainstream media has worked itself into a collective frenzy about the alleged plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. Questions need to be asked, however.
“Let’s Negotiate Division of Pizza While I Eat It”
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: So the Israelis decide to build another 1,110 home on occupied land. How does the US State Department believe Palestinians should respond?
Netanyahu’s ‘Badge of Honor’ For Obama
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: It’s come to this. No-one in mainstream American politics, it appears, is willing to say a word that will risk losing the Jewish voters and donors who back Israeli discrimination.
