Levant

From Damascus to Baghdad, from Amman to Jerusalem, a region rich in history – and in conflict

 Ramzy Baroud

Egypt Division = Ongoing Despair in Gaza

Egypt Division = Ongoing Despair in Gaza

RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.

 Common Ground News Service

‘Who’s The Victim Now?’: The Shame of My Holocaust Stories

‘Who’s The Victim Now?’: The Shame of My Holocaust Stories

NOA MA’AYAN, CGNEWS: There we were, three women sitting removed from their natural environment chatting about their lives in a beautiful setting

 Mondoweiss

Asmaa’s Mecca Visit: Who Will Make It Happen?

Asmaa’s Mecca Visit: Who Will Make It Happen?

WALAA AL GHUSSEIN, MONDOWEISS: Asmaa lives in a densely populated area, is dangerously ill. She dreams of Mecca…

 Francis Matthew

Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web

Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web

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.

 Mondoweiss

72 Hours With Obama: He’s Israel’s BFF

72 Hours With Obama: He’s Israel’s BFF

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.

 Naseem Tarawnah

The King Speaks Frankly. Maybe a Little Too Frankly

The King Speaks Frankly. Maybe a Little Too Frankly

NASEEM TARAWNAH: King Abdullah’s recent interview has unleashed a storm of comment. What exactly was he trying to say?

 Juan Cole

‘Join Us, Israel’: A Radical Proposal for Arab League

‘Join Us, Israel’: A Radical Proposal for Arab League

JUAN COLE: Throwing money at Palestine is no substitute for diplomacy so here’s a radical idea to bring Israel to the negotiating table

 Ramzy Baroud

Rachel & Rafah: A Legacy of Resistance, Pain & Death

Rachel & Rafah: A Legacy of Resistance, Pain & Death

RAMZY BAROUD: She is one of many ‘martyrs’ who’ve met their demise at the hands of troops in Rafah.

 Ramzy Baroud

‘Roar Like A Mouse’: International Voices on Palestine

‘Roar Like A Mouse’: International Voices on Palestine

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

 Francis Matthew

Iraq 10 Years On: The Benefit of Hindsight

Iraq 10 Years On: The Benefit of Hindsight

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 […]

 Ramzy Baroud

“5 Broken Cameras”: A True Testament to Courage

“5 Broken Cameras”: A True Testament to Courage

RAMZY BAROUD: It may not have won the Oscar for which it was nominated but it is a compelling story nonetheless.

 Francis Matthew

Syria US Foreign Policy: Assad Seizing Opportunity

Syria US Foreign Policy: Assad Seizing Opportunity

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.

 Common Ground News Service

How To Be Human: What Surgeons Teach Us

How To Be Human: What Surgeons Teach Us

TAHSEEN YAQEEN, CGNEWS: It’s a story that pops up now and then but the strength of its message should not be underestimated.

 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…

 Jonathan Cook

Israel’s Herod Exhibition: Example of ‘Colonial Plunder’?

Israel’s Herod Exhibition: Example of ‘Colonial Plunder’?

JONATHAN COOK: Many of Palestine’s most treasured tourism sites are strictly controlled and regulated by the Israeli authorities.

 mai abdul rahman

Death In an Israeli Prison: It’s All Too Routine

Death In an Israeli Prison: It’s All Too Routine

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

 James M. Dorsey

Israeli Club’s Racism ‘Undermines Founding Principle’

Israeli Club’s Racism ‘Undermines Founding Principle’

JAMES M. DORSEY: Beitar Jerusalem’s problems surrounding the signing of two Muslim players underscores many of Israel’s issues with the international community

 Mich Cafe

Zeinab and Iyad: Love Across the Syrian Divide

Zeinab and Iyad: Love Across the Syrian Divide

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

 Ramzy Baroud

A Lesson for Iraq: The Perseverance of Sinbad

A Lesson for Iraq: The Perseverance of Sinbad

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

 Tabsir

Exile and Alienation: A Father’s Letters To His Son

Exile and Alienation: A Father’s Letters To His Son

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.

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