Making this ruthless liar EU president is a crazy plan. But I’ll be backing Blair

If the man who waged an unprovoked war in Iraq gets this job, it could be the chance to hold him to account for his crimes By George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk, Monday 26 October 2009 Tony Blair’s bid to become president of the European Union has united the left in revulsion. His enemies argue that he [...]

Israelis deny the human right of Palestinians to access water

I agree with all irish4plaestine said below but I just wanted to add that that the sham of the peace process is against logical brain function because it is clear to anyone who wants to listen, read, or see that the Israelis for more than 60 years have been aiming to eradicate the Palestinians. No [...]

West Bank land belongs to Jews, says Israeli army judge

Below you will see part of Israeli mindset that supposedly should be a Western styled democracy as they claim and Western governments who one assumes are secular in nature support this entity that they say shares their values. Is the man below who is a military judge shares those values? Is he representative of the [...]

Abbas threatens to resign over peace talks impasse

Who are you threatening exactly? The Palestinians? You are unconstitutional and your term ended, you can’t resign just go! And if you are threatening the US and Israelis (hilarious really) they will replace you before you can say “I don’t want to play anymore”. What peace process? Does it exist? Whether with Netanyahu or his [...]

“Israel’s” nuclear capabilities-video

Who is exactly a threat to Europe, Africa and Asia? Hmmm? The Israelis are predictable of only one thing, killing, and they would do anything to get what they want. While Israel is one of the loudest voices calling for a tougher line on Iran’s nuclear programme, its own nuclear capability has never been put [...]

Book review: How aid hurt Palestine

by Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 26 October 2009 From 1994 — shortly after the Oslo Declaration of Principles was signed — to 2006, when Hamas won Palestinian legislative elections in the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank, international donors gave $8 billion in aid to the Palestinians, making them one of the most subsidized [...]

Carnage and corruption in Iraq

Ignored by the west, Iraqis continue to suffer as the US’s ‘exit strategy’ begins to unravel by Sami Ramadani, guardian.co.uk, Sunday 25 October 2009 It is tragic that Iraq hits the headlines only if there is a major explosion with hundreds killed and injured. Yesterday’s carnage in Baghdad is the second of its kind in [...]

Meshaal: “Israel” plans to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque

Meshaal: Israel plans to destroy Al-Aqsa Mosque Mon, 26 Oct 2009, Press TV A senior Hamas leader has warned that Israel plans to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds to build a new temple in its place. On Sunday, the mosque compound was the scene of violent clashes for the second time in recent weeks [...]

“Israel” to UN: We’ll Continue Spying in Southern Lebanon!

Israelis break most laws known to man yet they claim they don’t break them. From the Israeli talk one would think the Lebanese make offensives on the Israelis and are stealing their water and occupying their land. Israeli mindset defies logic and human decency, what new?! Al Manar 26/10/2009 Israeli daily Haaretz revealed on Monday that Israel [...]

Killer of Veiled Muslim Martyr in Germany Stands Trial

Al Manar 26/10/2009 The trial of Alex W, the man accused of stabbing to death a pregnant Egyptian woman inside a German courtroom, just for wearing a veil, has begun Monday in the city if Dresden. Radical neo-Nazi Alex had been earlier in July called for trial after 32-year-old pharmacist Marwa Sharbini sued him for [...]

Israeli government confirms recent increase in settlement expansion

by Saed Bannoura, IMEMC, October 26, 2009 A senior official with the Israeli Defense Department confirmed to Israeli reporters that extensive settlement construction is being carried out in at least 11 Israeli settlements. These settlements are constructed on Palestinian land in the West Bank, and were challenged earlier this year by the US administration of [...]

Israeli Troops Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers

News by Al Jazeera in Arabic (part from inside the masjid) Israeli Troops Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers by Khalid Amayreh, IOL, October 25, 2009 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – Tension flared up at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday, October 25, when hundreds of Israeli troops stormed the Islamic holy site, beating worshipers and firing tear-gas shells, rubber-coated bullets and [...]

Taking Flight: Memories of Diaspora

By Ramzy Baroud, source [The following is an excerpt from Ramzy Baroud’s forthcoming book: My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story. The events are situated in Baroud’s historic home of Beit Daras, one of the nearly 500 Palestinian villages that were completely destroyed by Zionist militias in 1948. Baroud’s father, a very young [...]

Self-defence stories from Gaza

By Paul J. Balles, October 24, 2009, source According to Amnesty International, some 1,400 Palestinians were killed in the 22-day Israeli offensive between 27 December 2008 and 17 January 2009, which agrees broadly with Palestinian figures. More than 900 of these were civilians, including 300 children and 115 women. Two-year old Amal Abed Rabbo, one [...]

Palestinian Factions Reject Abbas Decision to Hold General Polls in Jan.

Al Manar 25/10/2009 Islamic resistance movement Hamas, and seven other Damascus-based Palestinian factions, slammed Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ decree on Saturday for holding Presidential elections next January as “illegal,” accusing the United States of being behind the call which would deepen internal rift. “The decision of holding elections is neither legal nor legislative and consolidates [...]