Egypt

Stateless Palestinians face indefinite detention in Cairo airport after being deported from US

Submitted by Maureen Clare Murphy on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 21:03
Two Palestinian brothers were deported to Egypt by the US government despite their stateless status, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee stated today.

Syria intervention prelude to war on Iran?

Jonathan Cook
29 June 2012
For Washington, the Arab Spring presented opportunities as well as threats, and these are being keenly exploited.

How hunger strikers "tied the hands of the occupation": a view from Israeli prison

Ameer Makhoul
Gilboa Prison
9 June 2012
Palestinian political prisoner Ameer Makhoul provides an insider’s take on the historic mass hunger strike in Israeli prisons.

Water desalination projects to solve Gaza’s problems: a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

8 June 2012
Controversy over a desalination plant in Gaza highlights the role of aid agencies in subsidizing the occupation and letting Israel off the hook for destroying Palestinian infrastructure.

Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa still committed to decade-old Arab Peace Initiative

15 May 2012

The decade-old Arab Peace Initiative “is our initiative and we will stick to it,” Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa told The Electronic Intifada in an audio interview.

Palestinians in Egypt insist on right to return

Rami Almeghari
Alexandria
14 May 2012
Aging Palestinian refugees recount their exile from Palestine during the Nakba and demand the right to return to their homeland.

"Where do I sign?"

Submitted by Nidal El-Khairy on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 16:47
“Peace agreements” with Israeli apartheid affect the people of neighboring Jordan and Egypt, who become consumers of Israeli products rather than producing their own.

All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 20:51

This year’s Palestine Festival of Literature is scheduled to take place in Gaza from 5-9 May – if only Egypt provides the permits for writers, bloggers and artists – including Ahdaf Soueif, Alaa Abd el‐Fattah, Suad Amiry and others to enter the besieged territory.

Palestine football star seriously ill from four-week hunger strike

Rami Almeghari
Rafah
20 April 2012
Imprisoned by Israel, footballer Mahmoud Sarsak has never been tried for any recognizable offense, and his detention has been continuously renewed every six months. He is one of many prisoners depriving himself of food to demand liberty and justice.

Pointing to Syria to divert attention from Israel's crimes

Jamil Sbitan
Boston
20 April 2012
The Israeli government and its supporters now feel justified in exploiting the Syrian people’s suffering and resistance in order to further their own political agenda, depicting Israel as a “vibrant democracy” in comparison to Syria.

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