Palestinians Without Palestine
Ira Chernus examines Netanyahu’s narrative
Tag: israel
Palestinian Officials Unimpressed With Netanyahu’s Offer
RAMALLAH – Yasser Abed Rabbo, secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s executive committee, and a close confidant of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, has dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign policy speech Sunday night as a big zero. Abed Rabbo said the speech was empty of content, and pointless. "Netanyahu is a swindler … … Continue reading “Palestinian Officials Unimpressed With Netanyahu’s Offer”
Palestinians Begin to See Real Hope
RAMALLAH – Chief Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat believes Palestinians are politically in their strongest position ever in their decades-long conflict with the Israelis. There also appears to be growing consensus and confidence in both Palestinian and Arab circles that the U.S. administration could be offering more than just lip-service to Palestinian independence aspirations this … Continue reading “Palestinians Begin to See Real Hope”
Japan’s Embrace of a Phony War on Terror
Maidhc O’Cathail wonders who this war benefits
World Events Challenge US Assumptions
William Pfaff highlights Mideast, C. Asia
Long Way From ‘Settlerland’ to ‘Palestine’
JERUSALEM — Has Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got the Obama message? To judge by his minimalist response to President Barack Obama’s landmark Cairo University address and his continuing reluctance to meet Obama’s demand for a total freeze on Israeli settlements, the answer would seem to be, "No." It’s a mighty challenge for Netanyahu to … Continue reading “Long Way From ‘Settlerland’ to ‘Palestine’”
For West Bank Palestinians, Some Unclean Drops to Drink
FAQUA, Northern West Bank — Faqua village has found itself unfortunately named. Faqua in Arabic means spring water bubbles; the village was named after the abundant natural underground springs that were once found all around it. Today the people are on their own; the water springs have been taken over by Israel. Faqua’s problems started … Continue reading “For West Bank Palestinians, Some Unclean Drops to Drink”
Anti-Americanism in Israel
Bring on the sanctions, says Justin Raimondo
Israel Cracks Down on Minority Rights
RAMALLAH – Three bills recently making the rounds in the Israeli parliament have caused outrage among Israel’s Arab minority. "They reveal an obscene and dangerous targeting of the individual and collective rights of Palestinian citizens," the independent BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights in Israel said in a press release. One bill … Continue reading “Israel Cracks Down on Minority Rights”
Iranians Keen on Improved Ties With US
More than three out of every four Iranian citizens favor improved relations with the United States, according to a major survey [.pdf] conducted less than one month before this Friday’s presidential elections in Iran by a U.S. non-governmental organization, Terror Free Tomorrow (TFT). Just over half (52 percent) of the pool of 1,001 respondents also … Continue reading “Iranians Keen on Improved Ties With US”