From the Editors

Highlighting important stories on and off The Electronic Intifada.

Debate between Ali Abunimah and Malcolm Hoenlein on KPFK

David Corn,
Ali Abunimah and
Malcokm Hoenlein
22 August 2001

On 22 August 2001, The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah appeared on The David Corn Show, a programme on the Pacifica Network’s Los Angeles affiliate, KPFK, to debate the situation in the Middle East with Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice president of the Congress of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

Seeking an Arab view of news

Mike Adams
26 December 2001

Ali Abunimah is an Arab-American activist who created his own news Web site to conduct an “electronic intifada” against a foe he calls the “Israeli media war machine.”

Palestinian websites knocked offline

Alfred Hermida
5 May 2002

Israel’s military action in the Palestinian territories has disrupted the region’s computer networks. Many Palestinian websites run from the region have been knocked offline for weeks, including most government sites.

Web sites potent weapon in shaping Middle East story

Rita Ciolli
2 June 2002

The media are caught in the crossfire over their Mideast coverage in a way that makes the days of the thoughtful letter or the angry call seem quaint.

NPR Mideast correspondent broke ban on speaker fees

Mike Janssen
10 March 2002

Partisans on both sides of the conflict in the Middle East see bias in NPR’s coverage, but a recent wave of complaints included a less debatable ethical charge: Israel-based correspondent Linda Gradstein has accepted honoraria from pro-Israeli groups.

The Electronic Intifada on KPFK Pacifica

Don Bustany,
Nigel Parry and
Laurie King
1 May 2001

The following transcript is of a 2 May 2001 interview with two of The Electronic Intifada’s founders, Nigel Parry and Laurie King-Irani, on Don Bustany’s “Middle East In Focus” programme, which can be heard on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. PST on KPFK Radio in Los Angeles.

The Electronic Intifada

Laurie King
7 March 2001

‘The Revolution will not be televised’ - but it will be web-based. That, at least, is the hope of four activists who joined forces last November to create an unprecedented new web site, The Electronic Intifada.

Transcript of Ali Abunimah appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews

Ali Abunimah and
Chris Matthews
Chicago,
Illinois
4 December 2001

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Just late this afternoon, the Palestinian authority announced that they had placed—they have placed a spiritual leader of Hamas under house arrest. We’re joined now by Ali Abunimah. He’s the vice-president of the Arab American Action Network.

Is Yasser Arafat indispensable?

Alan Keyes
1 April 2002

On 1 April 2002, The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah appeared on MSNBC’s “Making Sense” show, hosted by Alan Keyes. The following excerpt offers Ali’s segment onward until the end of the show.

Are nations in the Middle East serious about making peace with Israel?

Sean Hannity and
Alan Colmes
3 April 2002

On 3 April 2002, The Electronic Intifada’s Ali Abunimah appeared on the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity & Colmes” show, hosted by Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes.

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