The new President of the USA will still have to spend a great deal of time dealing with the legacy of his predecessor. Although he is determined to address the internal problems of the United States first, he will not be...
Palestine
Dangerous Trends In Palestinian Health Caused by Occupation: UNRWA
A UNRWA report on Palestine's Gaza Strip concludes that infant mortality has risen for the first time in decades. A significant marker for a dangerous trend says UNRWA Director of Health Dr. Akihiro Seita. Infant mortality is but...
Fatah: Recognition of Palestine requires more than lip service
The spokesman for the Palestinian Al-Fatah movement and member of Fatah's Revolutionary Council, Dr. Jamal Nazzal, arrived on his first visit to Denmark on Saturday, January 24, 2014. Dr. Nazzal's visit renews hopes that Denmark will follow it...
Palestine – the Engineered Disappearance of a Nation
While Israeli officials have always been keen to front a desire to achieve regional peace in the Levant by working together with the Palestinian Authority – PA – toward a political solution to the ever thorny issue which is the Palestinian dossier; Israel’s tantrum over...
Rising Hatred for Israeli Crimes: Why John Kerry Spoke of an “Apartheid State”
A recently leaked audio recording of US secretary of state John Kerry reveals him saying that “Israel could become an apartheid state.” For anyone familiar with global politics or the ongoing crimes of Israel, his statement sounds quite...
Palestinian Settlement and US Policy
There was a sense of deja vu on 23 April as the Palestinians announced (for the fourth time since 2007 that rival factions Fatah and Hamas had reunited, ending the seven-year split that began in June 2007. The agreement stipulates that a government of national...
Palestinian Peace Talks – How to Fail without Really Trying
“The American peace initiative has ground to a halt. The full truth about it can and must now be told. It was doomed to failure before it even started. There was not the slightest chance of its bearing fruit.” - Uri Avnery,
Israel and the Logic of Violence in Palestine
Numerous incidents of violence and conflict and consequent news of constructing new habitations constitute the main outline, in the Western media, of the “Palestinian” conflict. Usually, the stories of violence are covered under the heading of targeting the so-called “terrorists...
Was Yasser Arafat really poisoned? Cui prodest? Part 2
Official statements about the cause of Arafat's death did not ensue, which gave rise to many rumors, including a possible poisoning. Last year the Qatari TV channel, Al Jazeera, took to investigating the death of Yasser Arafat, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his...
Was Yasser Arafat really poisoned? Cui prodest? Part 1
A tireless fighter for the just cause of the Palestinian people, Yasser Arafat, the former "terrorist number one", Nobel Peace Prize winner, founder and leader of the Palestinian Authority once again is in the media spotlight eight years after his life came to an end. Al Jazeera gained...