Palestine
The Dubai assassination and the “war on terror”
By Patrick O’Connor, March 2, 2010
The reaction of world governments to the brutal murder of Hamas member Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai last month underscores the extent to which basic precepts of international law have been torn up unde...
Mounting evidence Mossad behind Dubai assassination of Hamas leader
By Chris Marsden, February 18, 2010
There is mounting evidence that Mossad organised the hit squad that murdered senior Hamas official Mahmoud al Mabhouh in Dubai last month.
Israeli government supports continued prosecution of filmmaker Mohammed Bakri
By Danny Richardson, January 23, 2010
Israel’s attorney general has announced that the government will support the efforts of reservist soldiers to appeal the decision of a lower court that rejected their claim for libel against Mohamme...
Aid report details social devastation in Gaza
By Jean Shaoul, December 29, 2009
Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza exceeds in length the sieges during World War II of Leningrad, Stalingrad and the Warsaw Ghetto, and there is no end in sight to this humanitarian crime.
Gaza report finds major powers complicit in Israel’s collective punishment
By Jean Shaoul, December 29, 2009
One year after Israel’s military assault on Gaza, a report by 16 aid agencies has condemned the major powers for failing to end the blockade of Gaza.
The Palestinians and the perspective of Permanent Revolution
By Chris Marsden, November 26, 2009
Repeated attempts by Mahmoud Abbas and the Fatah leadership to restore their flagging authority amongst the Palestinian masses only underscored the abject failure of Fatah’s perspective.
Abbas threatens resignation and collapse of the Palestinian Authority
By Chris Marsden, November 13, 2009
President Mahmoud Abbas’s threat to resign is a desperate gamble made necessary by the Obama administration’s undermining of its leading Palestinian ally.
Obama comes to aid of Israel over UN war crimes charges
By Jean Shaoul, September 26, 2009
An authoritative and highly critical United Nations inquiry released last week concluded that Israel “committed actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity” during its three-...
Obama gives Israel carte blanche on settlement construction
By Chris Marsden, September 24, 2009
Tuesday’s meeting between Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was widely regarded as little more than a photo opportunity before...
Israel understated civilian death toll in Gaza
By Jean Shaoul, September 14, 2009
A report by B’Tselem, the Israeli human rights group, shows that 1,387 Palestinians were killed during Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip last December and January
Deepening crisis surrounds Middle East talks
By Jean Shaoul, September 3, 2009
Media claims that President Barack Obama is close to brokering a deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ignore the deepening political crisis in the Middle East.
Fatah’s congress followed by hollow claims of a “new beginning”
By Jean Shaoul, August 15, 2009
Fatah’s first congress in 20 years was proclaimed by its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, as a “new beginning.” That he was still in a position to do so is proof to the contrary.
