9 September 2002
From Durban and the World Conference Against Racism, a covenant to address the inequities and grievances that nurture terrorism, oppression, and conflict. Jeff Halper, coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions writes from Jerusalem. Read more about 9/11, Terrorism, and the Middle East: The way out
6 September 2002
An Israeli newspaper has revealed the contents of an agreement between PLO Jerusalem spokesman Sari Nusseibeh, and former chief of the Israeli secret police, Ami Ayalon, for a final Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement. EI’s Ali Abunimah says that this document is full of deceptive language concealing disasterous concessions which liquidate basic Palestinian human rights. Read more about Palestinian Rights in the Document Shredder: The Nusseibeh-Ayalon Agreement
22 May 2001
The use of flechette rounds in war is not proscribed by the Geneva Convention but their use in internal security operations is more problematic. Read more about Israel's military debates use of flechette round
7 July 2001
On July 3, after an Israeli from the settlement of Susiya in the southern West Bank was found murdered, and without any suspects being identified or arrested, the Israeli army unleashed an unprecedented campaign of revenge and ethnic cleansing against the entire civilian Palestinian population of the area. Read more about The Israeli army's campaign of revenge and ethnic cleansing
Chicago, Illinois 5 July 2001
It ought to be possible to find a way to resolve political conflicts peacefully so that no more Palestinian or Israeli parents are left to grieve. But the callous indifference and irresponsibility of the world’s great powers, the intransigence of Israel’s leaders and the weakness and divisions in the Arab world ensure that the Palestinian struggle — the last great anti-colonial struggle of the twentieth century — will continue well into the twenty-first. Read more about No turning back
St. Paul, Minnesota 6 July 2001
The following e-mail was sent out on 6 July 2001 to several Red Hot Chili Peppers mailing lists, and posted on several bulletin boards relating to the band. The best way to raise an issue outside of the usual audience remains… raising the issue outside the usual audience. Read more about Dear Red Hot Chili Peppers fans...
8 July 2001
In contrast to the spirit of blood and revenge which is now dominating the Israeli public discourse, there has been for years a wide consensus in the Israeli society that peace with the Palestinians requires withdrawal from the occupied territories and evacuation of settlements. Read more about Out now! A simple and human step
9 July 2001
On the way I had that sinking feeling of powerlessness mixed with outrage that always accompanied me to events like this - an equal mixture of responsibility, anger at the injustice, the fundamental unfairness of it all, and helplessness in the face of an unmoving, uncaring, cruel and supremely self-righteous system of oppression. Read more about An Israeli in Palestine
Amman, Jordan 10 July 2001
I am writing to express my deepest opposition to the United States continued support for and participation in Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories. Read more about Open letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell
Annapolis 13 July 2001
Your children are hungry, irritable, and smelly. You try to calm them, singing them songs while heating up some left-over coffee and listening to news reports on a battery powered radio that promise your difficult life is only going to get worse. Read more about Imagine Suburbia Under Siege