Common Ground News Service

Israel, U.S. Players Recognise Urgency Of Peace Agreement

Israel, U.S. Players Recognise Urgency Of Peace Agreement

MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: The Israeli Peace Initiative which was unveiled in April has an ambitious goal, namely the resolution of all claims.

 Ramzy Baroud

Egypt’s Back, Palestinians Unified. Israel Worried

Egypt’s Back, Palestinians Unified. Israel Worried

RAMZY BAROUD: With Egypt reaching out to Israeli foes and the Palestinian agreement to work together Israel’s policy of division is in tatters.

 Common Ground News Service

Non-Violent Resistance Winning in Palestine

Non-Violent Resistance Winning in Palestine

NATALIA SIMANOVSKY, CGNEWS: In September the United Nations will vote on whether to recognise a Palestinian state.

 Juan Cole

Goodbye Bin Laden. Now It’s Time to Exit Iraq

Goodbye Bin Laden. Now It’s Time to Exit Iraq

JUAN COLE: Post Osama, President Obama should do us all a favour and now remove U.S. troops from Iraq.

 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…”

 Mondoweiss

Deciphering Israel’s Political Double Speak

Deciphering Israel’s Political Double Speak

TIM HAUGHTON, MONDOWEISS: The ‘doublespeak’ of Israeli negotiations has been based for many years on three simple words.

 Tabsir

The Luridly Literal Cartoonist Unfunny in Hate

The Luridly Literal Cartoonist Unfunny in Hate

DANIEL M. VARISCO: Jack Chick’s one-dimensional, nasty view of the world has been played out for more than 40 years…

 Omar al-Issawi

Israel Irked as Palestinians Move to Reconcile

Israel Irked as Palestinians Move to Reconcile

OMAR AL ISSAWI: That the PA recognizes Israel will not have escaped the attention of either Netanyahu, or for that matter Hamas.

 Juan Cole

Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week

Top Ten Arab Spring Advances this Week

JUAN COLE: The Arab Spring is still producing some positive reforms and questioning of past corrupt practices, and even major governmental change.

 Omar al-Issawi

The Day the Death Knell Rang for Syria’s Regime?

The Day the Death Knell Rang for Syria’s Regime?

OMAR AL-ISSAWI: The Syrian authorities have made their decision – it’s to be full-scale repression. The choice threatens to tear the country apart.

 Common Ground News Service

Palestinians Erased From Jerusalem’s History

Palestinians Erased From Jerusalem’s History

YONATHAN MIZRACHI, CGNEWS: Palestinians living close to the ‘City of David’ archaeological site, where the city of Jerusalem first emerged, have found their antecedents are being excluded.

 Ramzy Baroud

Vik Arrigoni’s Simple, Powerful Message

Vik Arrigoni’s Simple, Powerful Message

RAMZY BAROUD: Grief and despair have been the overwhelming emotions felt by those who knew Vik Arrigoni. He has, however, left us an enduring message.

 Michael J. Totten

No Big Sleep for the MidEast’s Remaining Thugs

No Big Sleep for the MidEast’s Remaining Thugs

MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Now that the Arab revolt is slamming hard into Bashar al-Assad’s Baath Party in Syria, no dictator will be able to sleep without consuming copious amounts of pills.

 Ramzy Baroud

“Disgraceful”: The Term for Goldstone’s Moral Collapse

“Disgraceful”: The Term for Goldstone’s Moral Collapse

RAMZY BAROUD: Eighteen months of relentless pressure by the Israeli authorities eventually bore fruit with the publication of Goldstone’s now notorious op-ed. Cheers can only be heard in Tel Aviv.

 Jonathan Cook

Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing: The Case of Munther Fahmi

Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing: The Case of Munther Fahmi

JONATHAN COOK: “There is clearly a policy to push Palestinians out of Jerusalem to reduce what is called here the Palestinian demographic threat…”

 Steve Royston

Should the British Be Sorry For Past Mistakes?

Should the British Be Sorry For Past Mistakes?

STEVE ROYSTON: If by expressing disapproval of past wrong-doings we are saying we will not condone such acts now, is that apology not worth making?

 Mondoweiss

The Vital, Enduring Legacy of the Goldstone Report

The Vital, Enduring Legacy of the Goldstone Report

ADAM HOROWITZ, LIZZY RATNER, PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: The most significant achievement of the Goldstone Report is that it has re-framed the Israeli-Palestinian debate.

 Mondoweiss

Israeli Demolition Number Hits Record on the West Bank

Israeli Demolition Number Hits Record on the West Bank

ADAM HOROWITZ, MONDOWEISS: ‘Land Day’ became instead ‘Demolition Day’, according to the UN spokesman. The rate of demolition on the West Bank has increased for the third straight month.

 Mishaal Al Gergawi

How the GCC Should Go About ‘Containing’ Iran

How the GCC Should Go About ‘Containing’ Iran

MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Bahrain was clearly a red line for the GCC, but the challenges now facing the organisation require deft political skill.

 Ramzy Baroud

For the love of Egypt: Why Besieged Gazans Danced in the Street

For the love of Egypt: Why Besieged Gazans Danced in the Street

RAMZY BAROUD: The lives of the people of Gaza have been deeply entwined with Egypt since the Palestinian Nakba of 1948. In spite of their current plight Gazans have been riveted and inspired by recent events in Egypt.

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