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March 1, 2014

The end of a long battle for the Beit Jala community in the shadow of the wall

Tomorrow, Israel’s Supreme Court may issue a final decision in a case which has seen the peaceful Cremisan Valley community in Beit Jala, West Bank, drawn into an 8...

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March 1, 2014

Palestinians urged to embrace resistance

The illusions of establishing a Palestinian state based upon the US-brokered negotiations have shifted discourse partly to incorporate the necessity of resistance. Tawfik Tirawi, a senior Fatah official, has...

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March 1, 2014

Israel is worried about Germany’s “significant escalation” against settlements

Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are illegal under international law. Even Israel’s staunchest allies, such as Britain and the US, acknowledge this fact and make...

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March 1, 2014

Shin Bet employees quizzed: Do you act according to Zionist values?

Shin Bet, the Israeli internal security service, has recently begun asking employees if they “act according to a Zionist value system”. The question, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, was...

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March 1, 2014

Western diplomats: We’ve informed our friends in Egypt’s foreign ministry that they are putting those who wish to defend them in a tough position

At dawn yesterday security forces detained, according to more than one source, three political activists: Muhammad Al-Baqir, Strong Egypt Party member; Amr Midhat, Our Egypt member; and Muhammad Said,...

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March 1, 2014

Double punishment for family of boy shot dead by Israeli soldier

On the 18th January 2013 at 3.20pm 15 year old Saleh Elamareen was standing outside a youth centre with a group of friends in Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, when...

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March 1, 2014

Egypt excluded from the US-Africa summit

The military-backed regime in Cairo has not been invited to a summit of African leaders set to take place in Washington this August because Egypt’s membership in the African...

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March 1, 2014

Egypt’s “roadmap to democracy” is nothing but a mirage

When the Arab Spring protests swept Egypt in 2011 and ousted Hosni Mubarak after decades of dictatorial rule, it seemed that the country was on the road to democracy....

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March 1, 2014

Discussing Israel’s colonial expansion at the UN Security Council

Recurring trends regarding the peace negotiations have emerged from the latest United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting. Language shifted from heroic to compromising, within a veneer of fabricated equality...

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March 1, 2014

The farcical referendum

It was a memorable day in the history of forged polls in Egypt, reminiscent of the 1950s when referendums were corrupt and passed by 99 per cent, and also...

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