Opinion

Today was Christmas and a rather surreal one at that. Instead of tucking into the usual Turkey with stuffing and all of the trimmings, Viva Palestina convoy members tucked...

In a world where, we are told, the West has a free press and everyone else prints government-controlled propaganda, it is interesting to examine how the media has covered...

By Ibrahim Hewitt This week saw the first anniversary of the Israeli assault on Gaza, but only one anniversary really matters in 2010: it is now almost 62 years...

Dr Abdel Sattar QassemProfessor of Political studies, Al Najah National University Egyptian officials start talking about Egypt's sovereignty every time Gaza is in need of food even though the...

By Yvonne Ridley in Cairo Telling the truth can be a complicated business. This was one of the first lessons I learned at a very tender age. Still unable...

By Roger Higginson On 4 December 2009, the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported that the United States had failed to persuade its partners in the so-called 'Quartet' to issue a...

By Dr Hanan Chehata In an international effort to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, Viva Palestina (VP) volunteers from around the world have left their families and in...

From Khalid Amayreh in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank5 January, 2010 Under the rubric of fighting Hamas's influence in the West Bank, the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has flagrantly fired...

The European Commission's decision last month to stop buying diesel for Gaza's only power station means that the beleaguered territory will soon have no central power source for everyday...

By Seumas MilneThe Guardian, Thursday 7 January 2010 Egypt's complicity in the Gaza's siege underlines the role of western support for such regimes in the spread of war If...

The source of the latest (but almost certainly not the last) attempt to revive the so-called "peace process" is shrouded in mystery. Egyptian officials claim that they kicked it...

Dr Abdel Sattar QassemProfessor of Political studies, Al Najah National University An Israeli court has sentenced Sheikh Ra'ed Salah to nine months in prison for taking part in a...

By Tariq Ramadan It is common knowledge that the Palestinians have long been direct victims of the directionless, spineless and hypocritical polices of the Arab leadership. It is equally...

By Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Newspaper columns are currently busy with commentaries on Arab, Israeli and US diplomatic moves suggesting new initiatives in the peace process, which died some time...

By Khalid Amayreh Ellen Rosser, Professor of English and a veteran peace activist, maintained an office in downtown Gaza from September 2006 to June 2007. During that period she...

By Dr Bothaina Shaaban Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a number of commentators have drawn attention to Israel's brazen efforts to use aid to the stricken country to...

By Nabil Sahli Recent reports have highlighted the acute water shortage facing Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank and Bethlehem in particular – and noted that the average...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURESIt is over a year since Israel ended its brutal attack on Gaza during Operation Cast Lead, yet it appears that time stands still. The scars left by...

The political leader of Hamas, Khalid Meshal, has visited Russia and held meetings with senior officials, led by Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. This is the third visit of...

To many analysts President Obama's appointment of a special US envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) was only another item of window-dressing. On the burning issues that...

By Ibrahim Hewitt, for Al Jazeera EnglishSenior Editor of the Middle East Monitor Allegations that the Israeli secret service, Mossad, was behind the killing of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh...

By Abdel Bari Atwan The tripartite meeting held in Damascus last week included Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and his Iranian guest Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as Hassan Nasrallah, leader...

Reports from Egypt claim that shortages of gas canisters led to riots in the country in January and February. The complaints of the people were exacerbated by the controversial...

By Omar Radwan This week is the sixth annual "Israeli Apartheid Week", a series of events including lectures, film screenings, workshops, rallies and other activities highlighting Israel's ongoing oppression...

Putting a human face to the tragedy – Re-igniting the call for accountability On Monday 15th March Channel 4 aired an episode of Dispatches entitled "The Children of Gaza"....

A common blueprint of Israeli hasbara, or official propaganda, is to deflect criticism of its actions in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip by stressing that within the...

By Omar Radwan The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, has come under renewed attack in recent days.  Professor Falk's remit...

Dr. Abdel Sattar Qassem As soon as Fahmi Shabana appeared on Israeli television to offer details of the evidence he has about corruption among officials of the Palestinian Authority,...

By Abdel Bari Atwan The Palestinian scene is full of paradoxes and strange situations which are difficult to understand, but the past few days have witnessed two major issues...

By Khalid Amayreh in RamallahSexual and financial corruption is "rampant" throughout the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Fahmi Shabaneh. The former PA intelligence official has made these grave allegations...

By Omar RadwanLast week, the Israeli Ministry of Interior issued Palestinian geographer Khalil al-Tafakji with a six-month travel ban. Tafakji's activities are largely confined to surveying and cartography, he is...

Palestinians in Gaza have a lot to contend with, especially since the war launched by the Israeli Occupiers just over a year ago. With the loss of more than...