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A salute to Erdogan, a salute to Turkey

By Khalid Amayreh • Oct 16th, 2009 • Category: Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Our Authors, Palestine, Religion, Resistance, War, Zionism

By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine
The recent Turkish decision to exclude Israel from an aerial military exercise over Turkish territory is another indication that Turkey will not allow itself to be blackmailed by criminal international Zionism.
Following the decision, Zionist officials and media sought to mitigate its impact on the increasingly troubled relations with Turkey by claiming [...]



Consolation Prize by Atilio Boron

By Mary Rizzo • Oct 11th, 2009 • Category: Biography, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, War

English translation: Machetera
In an unusual decision, the Norwegian Nobel Committee put an end to seven months of searching among the 205 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize and conferred it upon Barack Obama.  The Norwegian committee's decision provoked very mixed international reactions: ranging from stupefaction to huge laughter.  The statement by the organization's president, Thorbjorn Jagland got straight to the [...]



Another PA betrayal

By Khalid Amayreh • Oct 5th, 2009 • Category: Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, War, Zionism

WRITTEN BY KHALID AMAYREH – The Palestinian Authority (PA) decision to defer until March a vote on the “Goldstone report” at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva constitutes a huge betrayal of Palestinian people. 
Likewise, the stupid and disgraceful feat immensely serves the Israeli goal of covering up the Nazi-like crimes the Israeli occupation army [...]



Zahi Khouri – Think Again: Palestine

By Guest Post • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Features, Haitham's Choice, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Zionism

President Obama got the leaders of Israel and Palestine to shake hands this week. But a meeting in Midtown does not a Palestinian deal make. Here’s why.
By Zahi Khouri *
"Economic Peace Is Possible."
No. Neither sustainable economic development nor peace is possible without political freedom.
The idea of "economic peace" suggests an economic [...]



Daniel McGowan – What Does Holocaust Denial Really Mean?

By Guest Post • Sep 25th, 2009 • Category: Israel, Middle East Issues, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Zionism

In April 2007 the European Union agreed to set jail sentences up to three years for those who deny or trivialize the Holocaust.[1]   More recently, in response to the remarks of Bishop Richard Williamson, the Pope has proclaimed that Holocaust denial is “intolerable and altogether unacceptable.” 
But what does Holocaust denial really mean?  Begin with the [...]



Sami Jamil Jadallah – J Street or no J Street, the American Jewish Leadership is the main obstacle to peace in the Middle East.

By Sami Jamil Jadallah • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Features, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Religion, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Zionism

J Street or no J Street, the American Jewish leadership is winning and it is winning big with its support for the continued Israeli occupation, the expansion of Jewish settlements, funding criminal settlers, funding land and property thieves, keeping Congress hostage and under Zionist siege, continued funding of the Jewish Occupations, undermining the US peace [...]



Another farcical show

By Khalid Amayreh • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Our Authors, Palestine, Zionism

WRITTEN BY Khalid Amayreh
This article was written a few hours before the New York meeting  
One doesn’t have to be a prophet to predict the outcome, or more correctly failure, of the three-way meeting between President Obama, the Israeli premier Benyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, which is to take place later today in [...]



Normalization with Israel a stab in the Palestinians’ back

By Khalid Amayreh • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Features, Khalid Amayreh, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Our Authors, Resistance

WRITTEN BY KHALID AMAYREH – There is no doubt that any form of Arab normalization with Israel, especially under current circumstances, constitutes a brazen betrayal of the Palestinian people and their enduring just cause for justice and freedom from the cruel Israeli occupation.  
In recent weeks, there have been consistent reports indicating that a number of [...]



"Land First, Then Peace": letter by former Saudi Ambassador to the USA and UK

By Guest Post • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Nakba and Right of Return, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Religion

The United States and other Western powers have for some time been pushing Saudi Arabia to make more gestures toward Israel. More recently, the crown prince of Bahrain urged greater communication with Israel and joint steps from Arab states to revive the peace process.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam, the custodian of its two [...]



Yousef Abudayyeh – Ibish's new task: Defending the zionists' "right" to Palestine….And he's itching for a fight, but no one is taking him up on it

By Yousef Abudayyeh • Sep 15th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Features, Israel, Newswire, Opinions and Letters, Palestine, Resistance, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, Uprooted Palestinians' Testimonies, Zionism

One should become worried, when spent tools of corrupt Arab regimes start feeling ignored and anxious because no one is answering their URGENT questions. These people are so full of themselves, they actually believe that the Arab American community would go out and buy their "books". I am not a psychologist, but it looks like [...]