Commentary: The real threat in Egypt: Delayed democracy
No one in Egypt is talking about demolishing the peace treaty with Israel, even the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood is standing against the Israeli violations against humanity.
Massacre of 16 Civilians Spurs Calls for US Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Afghans are furious at the US military after an Army sergeant killed 16 civilians, 9 of them children. The following is a transcript of a Democracy Now! interview with Kathy Kelly and a Kabul-based peace activist. AMY GOODMAN: A U.S. Army sergeant is in custody after he went on a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan, killing 16 Afghan civilians, [...]
On this 64th anniversary of the Nakba we mourn the ethnic cleansing that began in 1948 and that continues today with silent transfer, home demolitions, land confiscation and more. But we also celebrate an amazing resilience and success of the Palestinian endogenous people against incredible odds: -We just celebrated the success of a hunger [...]
Israel is 64, thanks to Western life support
Israel turns 64 on May 14th. But it only seems to have made it to today thanks to unconditional life support from the US, UK, EU and powerful global Zionist lobbies. “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four…?” memorable words sung by Paul McCartney and John Lennon in [...]
Bilal Diab’s health continues to deteriorate dramatically, according to Addameer lawyer Mona Neddaf, who visited him and two other long-term hunger strikers in Ramleh prison medical clinic today. Along with fellow administrative detainee Thaer Halahleh, Bilal Diab is on his 77th day of hunger strike today. Both Bilal and Thaer have yet to be hospitalized [...]
Chomsky: Do We Have the Makings of a Real Revolution?
Unless the spirit of the last year continues to grow and becomes a major force in the social and political world, the chances for a decent future are not very high. The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. Unprecedented, in fact. There’s never been anything like it that I can think of.If the [...]
US files charges against American who alleged torture
U.S. citizen Yonas Fikre, left, talks to media with his attorney, Thomas Nelson, in Stockholm, Sweden, April 18, 2012. Fikre said he was detained and tortured in the United Arab Emirates at the behest of the U.S. government. Fikre, who is on the U.S. no-fly list, is seeking asylum in Sweden. The U.S. government has [...]
California Muslims Seek Political Clout
First-ever Capitol gathering marks determination to influence civil rights debate. American Muslim activists were making the rounds at the State Capitol on Monday, May 7 as part of the first annual “Muslim Day at the Capitol,” with the goal of underscoring their influence as voters, and to discourage anti-Muslim rhetoric. It’s a first for California, [...]
The Emperor Has No Clothes: Palestinians and the End of the Peace Process
Does anybody still believe in the Middle East Peace Process? International Crisis Group Middle East Report Nineteen years after Oslo and thirteen years after a final settlement was supposed to be reached, prospects for a two-state solution are as dim as ever. The international community mechanically goes through the motions, with as little energy as [...]
Palestinian political prisoners illegally held in Israeli jails are on hunger strike and some are near death. The population of strikers includes 200 child prisoners, 27 Palestinian legislative council members, and 456 prisoners from Gaza who have not been allowed family visits since 2007 [1]. Meanwhile, colonization continued a relentless pace. Ramzy Baroud and Jeff [...]
Generals and secret police chiefs get together for an attack on the politicians. In some countries, they arrest the president, occupy government offices and TV stations and annul the constitution. They then publish “Communiqué No. 1,” explaining the dire need to save the nation from perdition and promising democracy, elections etc. In other countries, they [...]
