End “apartheid,” ensure “one person, one vote” in Palestine says brief from influential EU think tank
15 January 2013
The illusion of a “two-state solution” and a “peace process” is getting harder to maintain.
Power Suits
Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other: Israel's elections are a sham
9 November 2012
It was recently announced that new Israeli elections will take place in 2013. But on the issues that matter, there are no real differences between the Zionist parties.
UNRWA mysteriously removes top official's statement on Israel’s treatment of hunger strikers
10 May 2012
A widely reported statement by UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi that merely noted the health conditions of hunger striking prisoners and the validity of their demands has been removed from UNRWA’s web site without explanation.
Obfuscation never helped anyone: the Palestinian fiscal crisis
22 March 2012
Wednesday’s annual donor meeting in Brussels will blame everyone but Israel for the fiscal crisis in the Palestinian territories, but it’s no secret why the Palestinian economy is faltering.
Leading Palestinians boycott UN head Ban Ki-moon in Gaza as rebuffed prisoners' families greet him with shoes
2 February 2012
Leading Palestinian figures including prominent human rights advocates Dr. Eyad Sarraj, and Raji Sourani have boycotted a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Gaza today over the latter’s refusal to meet with the families of Palestinian prisoners.
Wikileaks: Israel wanted to overcome diplomatic isolation at UNESCO
31 October 2011
A Wikileaks gem that I came across after the final dump of all the cables this summer is all the more shiny in light of today’s vote to make Palestine a member state at UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Activists target Illinois Senator Mark Kirk as extremist supporter of lethal Israeli policies
18 August 2011
Palestine solidarity activists in Chicago have launched a campaign targeting Illinois senator Mark Kirk and his “extreme” support of Israeli government policies.
The PA and the privatization of Palestine
12 May 2011
If a Palestinian “state” ever comes into existence, what kind of “state” will it be? Here’s a clue: it will be a state, governed by, of and for rich and powerful businessmen.