Israeli Elections: Time To Get Hamas ‘Bogeyman’ Out
LIOR STERNFELD, INFORMED COMMENT: Binyamin Netanyahu knows that the ‘existential threat’ play diverts voters attention from failure in other areas.
‘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
The ‘Immortal Olive Tree’: Part of Every Palestinian
MICH CAFE: More than 7,500 olive trees belonging to Palestinians were damaged or destroyed last year by Israeli settlers. A well-thought through assault
Obama set to Disappoint Friends Around the World
FRANCIS MATTHEW:Obama failed to deliver this vision in his first term, and sadly, it is unlikely that he will use his second term to re-find his sense of purpose in the world.
Erdogan to Gaza: The Siege Begins to Lift, Slowly
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Hard on the heels of Qatar’s high profile visit and investment in Gaza comes news that regional super-power Turkey plans a visit.
Annexation: Israeli Tourist Map Reveals Blueprint
JONATHAN COOK: A visit to an Israeli tourist office in Nazareth uncovered a little more than I had expected.
‘I Am You’: A Poem From Gaza To Israel By Refaat Alareer
CGNEWS: The lives of the colonised and the coloniser and their respective histories are entwined in this newly published poem
Every Day is ‘Sandy Day’ For Gaza’s Citizens
JUAN COLE: The evacuation of a hospital in the face of ‘Superstorm Sandy’ drew understandably heartfelt headlines. But this is a daily reality for Gaza hospital patients.
‘Energy’, ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Creativity’: Women of Palestine
MORGAN MCDANIEL, CGNEWS: Palestinian women are finding creative ways to engage both socially and economically in the face of many restrictions.
Arab World Puts Palestine on Backburner: Not for Long
JAMES M. DORSEY: Many Arab countries are now preoccupied with their own internal issues which has seen Palestine slip down the agenda.
‘No’ To Democracy, ‘Yes’ To Racism. What Hope for Israel?
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: A recently released survey makes deeply disturbing reading. But the reasons are not difficult to find. Both Israelis and Palestinians are fighting back.
There’ll Never Be a ‘Right’ President for Palestine
NADIA HIJAB, TABSIR: Palestinians have finally realised that they themselves will determine their own fate not some idealised notion of a U.S President.
58% of Israeli Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Yet another indication of the racism that infects not just the Israeli poor or uneducated, but the media elite and virtually every (Jewish) strata as well.
How Israel Starves Gaza: The Facts Revealed
JONATHAN COOK: Evidence has recently emerged of the programme that Israel initiated to manufacture further Palestinian despair.
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.
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.
Iranians and Israelis – Really so Different?
CG NEWS: For an Iranian to express such thoughts to an Israeli implies a level of trust that would seem impossible if you believe what the newspapers say.
What Is the Point of the Palestinian Authority?
DAWOUD ABU LEBDEH, CGNEWS: Its role is minimal compared to that envisaged in the Oslo Accords. Faced with a threat to its existence what should PA do?
Palestinian Footballer Relives Horror of Detention
ANDREA LUCHETTA: Mahmoud Al Sarsak’s detention became an international cause celebre. He has recounted his experience in Israeli jail
‘Hate Islam, Love Israel’: US Public Don’t Buy Message
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The intention behind the vile subway ad campaign is clear – to drive a wedge between non-Islamic Americans and their Muslim co-citizens.
