political writings
Palestine
Gabi Weber: The Truth Will Set Us Free?
22 April 2013 | I was brought up in a country that believed itself to be open and tolerant. Indeed after the Second World War Germany undertook to transform guilt into responsibility.
22 April 2013 | I was brought up in a country that believed itself to be open and tolerant. Indeed after the Second World War Germany undertook to transform guilt into responsibility.
An article by Sameh Habeeb
BDS movement and the Palestinian Principles
11 April 2013 | The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people are the basic pillars for constructing a legitimate movement seeking justice, peace and reconciliation. Any departure from them or attempts to jettison any part of it is certainly a shameful u turn and an insult against the entire Palestinian people. It insults Palestinians who sacrificed their lives, the many hundreds of thousands that are imprisoned, the millions that live in squalor and degradation as refugees and indeed the entire Palestinian cause.
BDS movement and the Palestinian Principles
11 April 2013 | The inalienable rights of the Palestinian people are the basic pillars for constructing a legitimate movement seeking justice, peace and reconciliation. Any departure from them or attempts to jettison any part of it is certainly a shameful u turn and an insult against the entire Palestinian people. It insults Palestinians who sacrificed their lives, the many hundreds of thousands that are imprisoned, the millions that live in squalor and degradation as refugees and indeed the entire Palestinian cause.
Illegal Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Sanctuary, Attacks Escalate
12 February 2013 | A group of illegal Israeli settlers trespassed into Al-Aqsa Sanctuary again on Sunday, flanked by Israeli soldiers. The extremist settlers stormed the sanctified area in small groups, some practicing Talmudic rituals in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Sanctuary.
12 February 2013 | A group of illegal Israeli settlers trespassed into Al-Aqsa Sanctuary again on Sunday, flanked by Israeli soldiers. The extremist settlers stormed the sanctified area in small groups, some practicing Talmudic rituals in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Sanctuary.Gilad Atzmon: This Is One Of My Most Interesting TV Interviews Ever
«30 years ago I crossed the Lebanese border along with an IDF...»
19 January 2013 | This is probably the clearest interview I have given about my thoughts, The Wandering Who, Israel. Judaism, Zionism, Jewishness, AZZ, Palestine and more. [Gilad Atzmon - January 17, 2013]
«30 years ago I crossed the Lebanese border along with an IDF...»
19 January 2013 | This is probably the clearest interview I have given about my thoughts, The Wandering Who, Israel. Judaism, Zionism, Jewishness, AZZ, Palestine and more. [Gilad Atzmon - January 17, 2013]
An article by Makram Khoury-Machool
Gaza - This is Not a Revolt, This is a War
18 December 2012 | December 2012 will mark the 25th anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada. Dr Makram Khoury-Machool was the journalist to announce the outbreak of the Intifada in Haaretz’s supplement, back in December 1987. He was shot in the face and his report became a media event. This article was translated into English 25 years ago by the late Israel Shahak.
Gaza - This is Not a Revolt, This is a War
18 December 2012 | December 2012 will mark the 25th anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada. Dr Makram Khoury-Machool was the journalist to announce the outbreak of the Intifada in Haaretz’s supplement, back in December 1987. He was shot in the face and his report became a media event. This article was translated into English 25 years ago by the late Israel Shahak.
An article by Ramzy Baroud
Understanding Hamas at 25: Beyond the Tired Language
13 December 2012 | “In a moment of high theatre he dropped to his knees, placed his lips on the ground and kissed the land he has commanded by proxy”. This is how Robert Tait of the British Telegraph worded the moment Khaled Meshaal arrived in Gaza on Dec 07. Tait’s report on what many in Gaza and elsewhere consider a watershed event in the history of the Islamic movement, was mostly consistent with mainstream reporting on any event concerning the impoverished and besieged Strip: often biased, selective and devoid of real understanding or empathy.
Understanding Hamas at 25: Beyond the Tired Language
13 December 2012 | “In a moment of high theatre he dropped to his knees, placed his lips on the ground and kissed the land he has commanded by proxy”. This is how Robert Tait of the British Telegraph worded the moment Khaled Meshaal arrived in Gaza on Dec 07. Tait’s report on what many in Gaza and elsewhere consider a watershed event in the history of the Islamic movement, was mostly consistent with mainstream reporting on any event concerning the impoverished and besieged Strip: often biased, selective and devoid of real understanding or empathy.An article by Ramzy Baroud
Palestine: Of ‘Symbolic’ Victories and Real Defeats
12 December 2012 | A small group of students affiliated mostly with leftist Palestinian factions meandered through the streets of the small town of Birzeit near Ramallah in the summer of 1993. It was an impromptu political rally. They denounced what they understood as the relinquishing of basic Palestinian rights in exchange for meagre returns: Self-autonomy governed by some Palestinian political body, future negotiations without any guarantees and a hollow Israeli recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Palestine: Of ‘Symbolic’ Victories and Real Defeats
12 December 2012 | A small group of students affiliated mostly with leftist Palestinian factions meandered through the streets of the small town of Birzeit near Ramallah in the summer of 1993. It was an impromptu political rally. They denounced what they understood as the relinquishing of basic Palestinian rights in exchange for meagre returns: Self-autonomy governed by some Palestinian political body, future negotiations without any guarantees and a hollow Israeli recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).An article by Ramzy Baroud
Palestine faces another ’historic’ crossroads
5 December 2012 | Palestine became a "non-member state" at the United Nations as of November 29. The draft of the UN resolution passed with an overwhelming majority of General Assembly members: 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions.
Palestine faces another ’historic’ crossroads
5 December 2012 | Palestine became a "non-member state" at the United Nations as of November 29. The draft of the UN resolution passed with an overwhelming majority of General Assembly members: 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions.An article by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
The Geopolitical Chess Game behind the Israeli Attack on Gaza
1 December 2012 | The recent hostilities between the Gaza Strip and Israel have to be viewed in context of a broader geopolitical chessboard. The events in Gaza are tied to Syria and the US’s regional maneuvers against Iran and its regional alliance system.
The Geopolitical Chess Game behind the Israeli Attack on Gaza
1 December 2012 | The recent hostilities between the Gaza Strip and Israel have to be viewed in context of a broader geopolitical chessboard. The events in Gaza are tied to Syria and the US’s regional maneuvers against Iran and its regional alliance system.An article by James Petras
Israeli Terror: The “Final Solution” to the Palestine Question
29 November 2012 | For the past forty-five years the state of Israel has been dispossessing millions of Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, confiscating their lands, destroying homes, bulldozing orchards and setting-up ‘Jews-only’ colonial settlements serviced by highways, electrical systems and water works for the exclusive use of the settlers and occupying soldiers.
Israeli Terror: The “Final Solution” to the Palestine Question
29 November 2012 | For the past forty-five years the state of Israel has been dispossessing millions of Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, confiscating their lands, destroying homes, bulldozing orchards and setting-up ‘Jews-only’ colonial settlements serviced by highways, electrical systems and water works for the exclusive use of the settlers and occupying soldiers.An article by Ramzy Baroud
Gaza: Same Time, Same Place
29 November 2012 | Many key phrases have been presented to explain Israel’s latest military onslaught against Gaza, which left scores dead and wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flexing his muscles in preparation for the Israeli general elections in January, suggested some. It is Israel’s way of testing the administration of Egyptian President Mahmoud Morsi, commented others. It was a stern message to Iran, instructed few. Or that Israel is simply assessing its ‘deterrence’ capabilities. And so on.
Gaza: Same Time, Same Place
29 November 2012 | Many key phrases have been presented to explain Israel’s latest military onslaught against Gaza, which left scores dead and wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flexing his muscles in preparation for the Israeli general elections in January, suggested some. It is Israel’s way of testing the administration of Egyptian President Mahmoud Morsi, commented others. It was a stern message to Iran, instructed few. Or that Israel is simply assessing its ‘deterrence’ capabilities. And so on.An interview by Kourosh Ziabari
Gregory Harms: The maximal Zionist project is to have a minimal Palestine
27 November 2012 | American journalist and scholar Gregory Harms believes that the recent 8-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip might have been waged to distract public attention from the internal socioeconomic crises and problems the Israeli regime faces, especially ahead of the January 2013 legislative elections. He believes that launching airstrikes on Gaza may serve to give Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party a secure vote in the upcoming elections.
Gregory Harms: The maximal Zionist project is to have a minimal Palestine
27 November 2012 | American journalist and scholar Gregory Harms believes that the recent 8-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip might have been waged to distract public attention from the internal socioeconomic crises and problems the Israeli regime faces, especially ahead of the January 2013 legislative elections. He believes that launching airstrikes on Gaza may serve to give Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party a secure vote in the upcoming elections.An article by Felicity Arbuthnot
Gaza: The “International Community” Also Lies Buried
27 November 2012 | “Light the fire so I can see my tears On the night of the massacre …”
— Samih al-Qasim, 1939 – present
Gaza: The “International Community” Also Lies Buried
27 November 2012 | “Light the fire so I can see my tears On the night of the massacre …”
— Samih al-Qasim, 1939 – presentA video by Abby Martin
Israel’s War on Truth
24 November 2012 | Abby Martin highlights the Israeli Military’s bombing of media buildings and targeting of journalists, including the RT office in Gaza, and calls out the Israeli government to for making veiled threats to RT’s headquarters in Moscow.
Israel’s War on Truth
24 November 2012 | Abby Martin highlights the Israeli Military’s bombing of media buildings and targeting of journalists, including the RT office in Gaza, and calls out the Israeli government to for making veiled threats to RT’s headquarters in Moscow.
An article by John Mearsheimer
‘Pillar of Defence’: A Pillar Built on Sand
22 November 2012 | In response to a recent upsurge in tit for tat strikes between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, Israel decided to ratchet up the violence even further by assassinating Hamas’s military chief, Ahmad Jabari. Hamas, which had been playing a minor role in these exchanges and even appears to have been interested in working out a long-term ceasefire, predictably responded by launching hundreds of rockets into Israel, a few even landing near Tel Aviv.
‘Pillar of Defence’: A Pillar Built on Sand
22 November 2012 | In response to a recent upsurge in tit for tat strikes between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, Israel decided to ratchet up the violence even further by assassinating Hamas’s military chief, Ahmad Jabari. Hamas, which had been playing a minor role in these exchanges and even appears to have been interested in working out a long-term ceasefire, predictably responded by launching hundreds of rockets into Israel, a few even landing near Tel Aviv.
Richard Falk: "Gaza war, cover for Israeli occupation"
21 November 2012 | At least 96 Palestinians, including many women and children, have been killed in the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since November 14. More than 700 people have also been injured, with some of the wounded in critical condition. Richard Falk a UN special Rapporteur tells Press TV that by waging the current deadly war on Gaza the Zionist regime of Israel is trying to divert attention from its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.
21 November 2012 | At least 96 Palestinians, including many women and children, have been killed in the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since November 14. More than 700 people have also been injured, with some of the wounded in critical condition. Richard Falk a UN special Rapporteur tells Press TV that by waging the current deadly war on Gaza the Zionist regime of Israel is trying to divert attention from its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.An article by Gilad Atzmon
Sharon the Truth Teller
20 November 2012 | Gilad Sharon, son of Ariel Sharon, wrote in the Jerusalem Post that Israel should “Flatten all of Gaza.”
Sharon the Truth Teller
20 November 2012 | Gilad Sharon, son of Ariel Sharon, wrote in the Jerusalem Post that Israel should “Flatten all of Gaza.”
Bloodlust in Israel: ’Flatten Gaza, send it back to Middle Ages, they need to die!’
20 November 2012 | A new wave of hatred towards Palestine is sweeping through Israel from public figures to the man on the street. This hostility is in sharp contrast to efforts in Cairo, where Arab leaders and Western diplomats are trying to hammer out a peace plan.
20 November 2012 | A new wave of hatred towards Palestine is sweeping through Israel from public figures to the man on the street. This hostility is in sharp contrast to efforts in Cairo, where Arab leaders and Western diplomats are trying to hammer out a peace plan.An article by Mazin Qumsiyeh
Gaza Redux
19 November 2012 | Israel forces have been attacking Gaza, destroying power grids, destroying infrastructure and killingcivilians. They intensified the brutal attack after two home made rockets landed in Tel Aviv. Hospitals in Gaza are at the breaking point trying to deal with casualties while under siege for years.
Gaza Redux
19 November 2012 | Israel forces have been attacking Gaza, destroying power grids, destroying infrastructure and killingcivilians. They intensified the brutal attack after two home made rockets landed in Tel Aviv. Hospitals in Gaza are at the breaking point trying to deal with casualties while under siege for years.Human rights investigations
Israeli Deputy Prime Minister: We must blow Gaza back to the Middle Ages
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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister: We must blow Gaza back to the Middle Ages
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Interview with the musician and writer Gilad Atzmon by Angela Lano
Gilad Atzmon: Israel and its widespread propaganda
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Gilad Atzmon: Israel and its widespread propaganda
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An article by Gilad Atzmon
From Stalingrad to Gaza with Love
17 November 2012 | Benjamin Netanyahu, is made of different material than Barak. Unlike Barak, who is obsessed with the banal implementation of military power, Netanyahu is concerned with the power of deterrence and he is also intelligent enough to realise that the consequences of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip may mean the total eradication of such a power.
From Stalingrad to Gaza with Love
17 November 2012 | Benjamin Netanyahu, is made of different material than Barak. Unlike Barak, who is obsessed with the banal implementation of military power, Netanyahu is concerned with the power of deterrence and he is also intelligent enough to realise that the consequences of a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip may mean the total eradication of such a power.An article by Adrian Salbuchi
Hypocrisy of slaughter: Israel’s Orwellian account of Gaza campaign
17 November 2012 | Israel’s assault on Gaza raises doubts that it has any interest in finding the lasting peace settlement it proclaims to want. Does the campaign have an alternative objective as part of a strategy to engineer a strike on Iran?
Hypocrisy of slaughter: Israel’s Orwellian account of Gaza campaign
17 November 2012 | Israel’s assault on Gaza raises doubts that it has any interest in finding the lasting peace settlement it proclaims to want. Does the campaign have an alternative objective as part of a strategy to engineer a strike on Iran?An article by Saed Bannoura
Friday; Israel Carried Out 30 Air Strikes Against Gaza In Less Than 30 Minutes
16 November 2012 | The Israeli Army continued to escalate the attacks carried out against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, early on Friday morning, with more than 30 air strikes against different areas of Gaza in less than 30 minutes.
Friday; Israel Carried Out 30 Air Strikes Against Gaza In Less Than 30 Minutes
16 November 2012 | The Israeli Army continued to escalate the attacks carried out against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, early on Friday morning, with more than 30 air strikes against different areas of Gaza in less than 30 minutes.95th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
UK’s responsibility to the Palestinians
10 November 2012 | In the following Guardian letter a few Palestinians and Pro Palestinian activists call for the British government to acknowledge publicly the responsibility for previous British administrations for the Balfour Declaration and Palestinian suffering. I totally agree with the content of the letter, yet, it fails to address the most crucial and obvious fact.
UK’s responsibility to the Palestinians
10 November 2012 | In the following Guardian letter a few Palestinians and Pro Palestinian activists call for the British government to acknowledge publicly the responsibility for previous British administrations for the Balfour Declaration and Palestinian suffering. I totally agree with the content of the letter, yet, it fails to address the most crucial and obvious fact.About the Palestinian Right of Return
Paul Larudee: BDS, Arab Land and the Custodian of Absentee Property
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Paul Larudee: BDS, Arab Land and the Custodian of Absentee Property
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About the Palestinian Right of Return
Gilad Atzmon: The "Return" of Ali Abuminah
9 November 2012 | Ali Abunimah, the Chicago-based, American-Palestinian activist, is, once again, on the attack. In the last few months he has launched campaigns against some of the most prominent pro-Palestinian figures such as Prof. Finkelstein, Prof. Chomsky, Greta Berlin, Col. Ann Wright and myself. But now he seems to stepping one gear up.
Gilad Atzmon: The "Return" of Ali Abuminah
9 November 2012 | Ali Abunimah, the Chicago-based, American-Palestinian activist, is, once again, on the attack. In the last few months he has launched campaigns against some of the most prominent pro-Palestinian figures such as Prof. Finkelstein, Prof. Chomsky, Greta Berlin, Col. Ann Wright and myself. But now he seems to stepping one gear up.
An article by Alan Hart
Memo to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: The Door on a Two-state Solution was Closed 45 Years Ago
1 October 2012 | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told the General Assembly at the start of this week that “the door may be closing for good on a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.” He added: “The continued growth of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory seriously undermines efforts toward peace. We must break this dangerous impasse.”
Memo to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: The Door on a Two-state Solution was Closed 45 Years Ago
1 October 2012 | UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon told the General Assembly at the start of this week that “the door may be closing for good on a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.” He added: “The continued growth of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory seriously undermines efforts toward peace. We must break this dangerous impasse.”