Month: January 2009

CAIRO – As the Palestinian death toll approaches 400, much of popular anger throughout the Arab world has been directed at Egypt – seen by many as complicit in the Israeli campaign. "Israel would not have hit Gaza like this without a green light from Egypt," Hamdi Hassan, MP for the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest … Continue reading “Egypt Seen as Complicit in Gaza Assault”

CAIRO – Formally, the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process" appears set to continue, in line with the last UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution. But the chances of finding a resolution are virtually nil in light of Israel’s new campaign against the Gaza Strip. "Even before Israel’s latest bombardment of Gaza, the so-called peace process was dead," Magdi … Continue reading “Peace Process Blown to Bits”

Moral relativism, political double talk, and a military juggernaut blind to its violence against an occupied people highlight the most recent, tragic conflagration in Israel and Palestine. In justifying Israel’s most brutal and bloody salvo against Gaza in decades – which has so far killed nearly 400 Palestinians and wounded more than 1800 – Israel’s … Continue reading “Unfair and Unbalanced: The US Response to the Gaza Crisis”