Palestine Think Tank

WRITTEN BY Mozhgan Savabieasfahani
 
In a wounded and burning Middle East, aching under U.S. and Israeli military boots, with constantly expanding invasions by Israel (Lebanon 2006; Gaza 2009), with close to 2 million dead Iraqis just next door, with millions more Iraqis wounded, made homeless, and poisoned by uranium (some of whom end up in Iran [...]

In the June 25 edition of "Bitterlemons.org", Rime Allaf lashes out at Arab nationalists for what she perceives is their support of Ahmadinajad and the repressive Iranian regime.  Allaf is simply wrong.  The one group of Arabs which has not supported Ahmadinajad or the ruling theocracy in Tehran is the Arab nationalists, a position dating [...]

Dear everyone who continues to graciously demonstrate patience to listen to my anti-House-Arab* diatribes,
 
I could denounce the complacency of the self-absorbed and disconnected leadership of our "Arab" community. But at some point, words and videos (and threats to do unspeakable things to one's hair) don't suffice to express frustration. The complacency somehow manages to confound language and [...]

The original plan was to visit Palestine to express solidarity with Palestinians. But what ended up happening was that Palestine immersed me in solidarity to my ears. 
 
Aside from learning valuable lessons in the strength of the Palestinians’ resilience and dedication to freedom, which I could write an entire book about, my two trips to Palestine [...]

The left across the planet is in dynamic motion, on the upswing in certain regions, spiraling downward in others. In South America, the left seems to be on a steady and potent rising arc. That is likewise evident in some remote regions in Asia like Nepal, where the Maoists succeeded in overthrowing the monarchy democratically [...]

Neda Agha Soltani is the name of the young woman assassinated with a bullet in her heart by the Iranian government Basij Militias. No family funeral was allowed for Neda.
Her family and fiancé were interviewed and the video of her ruthless murder has not ceased circulating across the globe…
All the media outlets have been talking [...]

Israel's obsession with nuclear weapons reveals just how ephemeral the Zionist project is, discovers Saleh Al-Naami in Al-Ahram Weekly. A highly recommended article about what the nuclear balance has to do with the demographic projections in Palestine / Israel and the role that this plays in the economy, as well as how Israel positions itself [...]

WRITTEN BY ALI BULAC A rather long period of time has passed since the Obama administration took office. Before US President Barack Obama was elected, he had created many hopes around the world.
In his election campaigns he gave priority to “ideal politics,” but now it seems that he has given in to “real politics.” Everyone [...]

The Resistance is STILL THERE! by Amjad Rasmi

The people of the Middle East could learn more about modern democracy from the anti-war camp, and not from former president Bush and his 'coalition of the willing', the very anti-Christ of democracy, writes Mamoon Alabbasi.
 
- "Those dirty A-rabs don't deserve democracy. We give them freedom and they kill our troops. We should nuke them [...]