Iraq

Political division and Israel's siege "badly affecting" basketball in Gaza, says referee

Rami Almeghari
Gaza Strip
27 January 2013

One of Gaza’s two accredited referees talks about the challenges faced by the sport under occupation.

Israeli prison contractor G4S nominated for "worst company" award

Please vote for the security company to shed light on its complicity in torture of Palestinian prisoners.

Palestinian refugees forced out of Iraq feared lost at sea en route to Australia

Palestinian refugees attempting to reach safety in Australia after being forced out of Iraq and denied asylum in Cyprus are feared lost at sea.

Why is critic of Islam advising Britain's military?

Ben White
London
17 July 2012
A “cultural advisor” to UK troops in Afghanistan suggests that Islam is a “danger facing the West.”

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.

International Crisis Group: craving approval from a blood-soaked elite

Financed by oil and mining firms that propped up white minority rule in South Africa, it’s no surprise that the International Crisis Group’s latest article fails to describe Israel as an apartheid state.

A life brutally cut short: new book collects Tom Hurndall's photos of Palestine

Asa Winstanley
11 June 2012
A collection of photographs charts the personal and political journey of Tom Hurndall, a British photography student and activist shot in the head by an Israeli sniper in 2003.

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.

Why are Palestinians paying for Germany's sins?

Susan Abulhawa
14 April 2012
While Palestinians continue to be robbed of their land, heritage and human rights to atone for Germany’s sins, Germany unreservedly supports Israel.

What the Günter Grass controversy says about censorship in Europe

Zionists and their supporters control large chunks of the media in the EU’s three largest countries.

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