Added on 14/04/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian intelligence , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Islam and antisemitism , Islamic fundamentalism , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Sinai
RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.
Added on 12/04/2013
Common Ground News Service
Achinoam Nini , Germany , Holocaust , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Music , Palestine , Religion/Belief , Social Issues
NOA MA’AYAN, CGNEWS: There we were, three women sitting removed from their natural environment chatting about their lives in a beautiful setting
Added on 02/04/2013
Mondoweiss
Fertile Crescent , Forced migration , Foreign relations of the Palestinian National Authority , Gaza Strip , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian people , Palestinian refugee , Palestinian Territories , Social Issues , State of Palestine
WALAA AL GHUSSEIN, MONDOWEISS: Asmaa lives in a densely populated area, is dangerously ill. She dreams of Mecca…
Added on 31/03/2013
Francis Matthew
Barack Obama , Central Intelligence Agency , Iraq , Politics , Shiite government in Iraq , Syria , United States
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has got itself into the confused position of fighting Sunni fighters in Iraq, but supporting some of them in Syria.
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The CIA is in the position of fighting Sunni fighters in Iraq, but supporting them in Syria.
Added on 30/03/2013
Mondoweiss
Arab–Israeli conflict , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Government , Human rights in Israel , International relations , Israel , Israel and the apartheid analogy , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jerusalem , Mahmoud Abbas , Obama , PA , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Politics , State of Palestine , United States , West Bank
If you ever had a burning desire to see the American-Israeli alliance shine, there wasn't a better place to be than Jerusalem last week.
MONDOWEISS: If you had a desire to see the U.S.-Israeli alliance shine, there wasn’t a better place than Jerusalem last week.
Added on 28/03/2013
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , General Intelligence Department , Jeffrey Goldberg , Jordan , media strategy , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Royal Hashemite Court
NASEEM TARAWNAH: King Abdullah’s recent interview has unleashed a storm of comment. What exactly was he trying to say?
Added on 27/03/2013
Juan Cole
Arab citizens of Israel , Arab League , Arab–Israeli conflict , Israel , Israeli people , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Israel–United States relations , Middle East , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Qatar , Shaikh Hamad al-Thani , Views on the Arab–Israeli conflict , War/Conflict
JUAN COLE: Throwing money at Palestine is no substitute for diplomacy so here’s a radical idea to bring Israel to the negotiating table
Added on 24/03/2013
Ramzy Baroud
RAMZY BAROUD: She is one of many ‘martyrs’ who’ve met their demise at the hands of troops in Rafah.
Added on 18/03/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Arab–Israeli conflict , Civil society , European Union , Human rights in Israel , Human rights in the Palestinian territories , Israel , Israeli settlement , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jerusalem , Palestinian Territories , Politics , United States , Views on the Arab–Israeli conflict , War/Conflict , West Bank
More bad news emerged from Israel in recent weeks. Indeed, good news is seldom associated with Israel and its military occupation and institutionalized discrimination and mistreatment of Palestinians.
RAMZY BAROUD: ‘The facts on the ground’ quicken day by day as the voices raised in opposition grow more feeble
Added on 18/03/2013
Francis Matthew
Alistair Campbell , Donald Rumsfeld , George W. Bush , Invasion of Iraq , Iraq and weapons of mass destruction , Iraq disarmament crisis , Politics , Rationale for the Iraq War , Saddam Hussein , Tony Blair , United Nations
The attempts by President George W. Bush to justify the American-led invasion of Iraq followed so many wildly different reasons with no coherent link that the liveliest of conspiracy theories have flourished. This has been fuelled by the obvious political failure that has caused no pain to Bush and his neo-conservative allies who launched the war, while the companies with links to those same neo-conservatives have taken a significant share in the billions spent in reconstructing Iraq.
In the aftermath of the terrible attack on the World Trade Centre on 9/11, the first reason given was that Saddam Hussain supported Al Qaida, although Saddam had been ruthless in suppressing Islamists. Then Bush and Blair used Saddam’s alleged plan to manufacture and prepare to use weapons of mass destruction. When eventually this reason […]
Added on 11/03/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Arafat Jaradat , Bil'in , Emad Burnat , Israeli settlement , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Modi'in Illit , Oscar , PA , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian people , Palestinian Territories , Ramallah , Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate , War/Conflict , West Bank
RAMZY BAROUD: It may not have won the Oscar for which it was nominated but it is a compelling story nonetheless.
Added on 10/03/2013
Francis Matthew
Abu Dhabi , Bashar al-Assad , John Kerry , Obama administration , Politics of Syria , Syria , Syrian Opposition Coalition , Syrian uprising
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The problem with this approach is that by going gently, it allows Al Assad to think that he might still win by fighting. And it also places a huge strain on the opposition not ready to fight a long war of attrition.
Added on 05/03/2013
Juan Cole
Government of Israel , Israel , Israel Aid , Israeli Air Force , Israeli military , Politics , United States , War/Conflict
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…
Added on 02/03/2013
Jonathan Cook
archeologist , Dead Sea , East Jerusalem , Fertile Crescent , fort of Herodium , Hamdan Taha , Herod , Herodium , Israel , Israel Museum , Israeli settlement , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jericho , Jerusalem , Jerusalem District , Jerusalem Governorate , Palestinian Territories , Second Intifada , West Bank , Yonathan Mizrachi , Zionism
JONATHAN COOK: Many of Palestine’s most treasured tourism sites are strictly controlled and regulated by the Israeli authorities.
Added on 28/02/2013
mai abdul rahman
Arab–Israeli conflict , Arafat Jaradat , Asia , B'Tselem , Human rights in Israel , Human rights in the Palestinian territories , IDF , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Jerusalem , Palestinian prisoners in Israel , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Samer Issawi , War/Conflict , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The deaths of two individuals detained in Israeli prisons – one Palestinian, one Israeli – have made headlines. But it’s a very common occurrence
Added on 26/02/2013
James M. Dorsey
Ashkenazi Jews , David Ben Gurion , Human rights in Israel , Israel , Israeli Jews , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Netanyahu , Peace process in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Politics of Israel , Racism in Israel , Zionism
JAMES M. DORSEY: Beitar Jerusalem’s problems surrounding the signing of two Muslim players underscores many of Israel’s issues with the international community
Added on 25/02/2013
Mich Cafe
Alawi , Asia , Bashar al-Assad , Fertile Crescent , Homs , Human Interest , Iyad , Latakia , Syria , Tartus , Zeinab
MICH CAFE: They met, fell in love and got married. A simple story but not so simple when you’re on two sides of a sectarian divide in the midst of a civil war
Added on 22/02/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Asia , Baghdad , Civil war in Iraq , Fertile Crescent , Iraq , Iraqi Armed Forces , Iraq–United States relations , James Baker , Politics , Politics of Iraq , Saddam Hussein , United Kingdom , United States , War/Conflict
RAMZY BAROUD: Ten years on from the onset of the Iraq invasion with all the horror and despair that has accumulated there is hope in the shape of a character from a children’s story
Added on 21/02/2013
Tabsir
America , Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari , George Nicolas El-Hage , Holocaust literature , Human Interest , Humanities , Irene Lieblich , Lebanon , Literature , Monterey , Night , Poet
GEORGE EL HAGE, TABSIR: I felt it necessary to express directly to my son the feelings of loneliness, isolation and alienation felt by a Lebanese exile.