PA “Security” Uses Force to End Anti-Direct Talks Meeting in Ramallah

Al Manar 26/08/2010 Palestinian Authority security forces on Wednesday used force to prevent dozens of Palestinians in Ramallah from voicing their opposition to the US-sponsored direct talks with Israel. PA security agents and policemen who stormed the building, where a press conference was supposed to be held, first turned off the lights and then beat [...]

Israeli court releases racist rabbi

Press TV Yossi (Yosef) Elitzur, a resident of the hardline Yitzhar settlement in the north of the occupied West Bank, was arrested on Thursday for incitement to racism and violence, AFP reported. But a court in Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv, ordered that the rabbi be released the same day, saying police had failed to [...]

Passenger Stabs NYC Taxi Driver after Learning He was Muslim

Al Manar 26/08/2010 A passenger of a taxi in New York City has been arrested for assaulting the driver after finding out he is Muslim, police said, claiming the passenger was drunk.   Michael Enright, who slashed Ahmed Sharif with a folding knife, was detained by police on Tuesday night on charges including attempted murder [...]

On Local Boycott and Deception

by Khalil Nakhleh, source Like many thousands of Palestinians in Ramallah, I feel utterly confused by the dishonesty of being railroaded concerning local boycott of ‘settlements’ products. Because we—my wife and I—are committed to the principle and act of boycott, as a means of resistance, I decided to clarify the primary issues involved, in order [...]

Mossad in America

Israeli intelligence steps up its activity in the U.S. — and gets away with it. by Philip Giraldi, source Israeli government claims that it does not spy on the United States are intended for the media and popular consumption. The reality is that Israel’s intelligence agencies target the United States intensively, particularly in pursuit of [...]

Sayyed Nasrallah: Our Freedom, Sovereignty Depend On Our Elements of Power

by Mohamad Shmaysani, Al Manar 24/08/2010 Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed freedom and sovereignty can only be achieved if Lebanon possessed the elements of power. “In this country, we face may difficulties, both internal and external, and our responsibility is to surmount the difficulties, not to fear them or to surrender to them. [...]

Israeli Settlers: Netanyahu Will Face ‘Day of Judgment’

Al Manar 25/08/2010 Israeli settlers warned on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will face his “day of judgment” if he caves in to pressure to further limit settlement construction in the West Bank. “This is not a time to mince words as this is literally a day of judgment for our prime minister and [...]

Obama Tries to Downplay Post-2011 Iraq Troop Presence: An Army of Contractors

by GARETH PORTER, source When the Barack Obama administration unveiled its plan last week for an improvised State Department-controlled army of contractors to replace all U.S. combat troops in Iraq by the end of 2011, critics associated with the U.S. command attacked the transition plan, insisting that the United States must continue to assume that [...]

There are no heroes in illegal and immoral wars

by Robert Jensen, source When the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division rolled out of Iraq last week, the colonel commanding the brigade told a reporter that his soldiers were “leaving as heroes.” While we can understand the pride of professional soldiers and the emotion behind that statement, it’s time for Americans — military and [...]

The Muslim Obama: And, Yet, He Indulges in Swine

by WAJAHAT ALI, source One wonders why only 20% of Americans believe President Obama is a Muslim, considering the overwhelming evidence conclusively proving his slavish allegiance to Islam and utter disregard for Christianity. After Obama’s wishy-washy defense of Muslim Americans’ freedom to build a community center, which includes a mosque, two blocks away from Ground [...]

Report: Egypt to re-purchase natural gas sold to “Israel”

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Egyptian government is seeking to re-buy approximately 1.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas it sold to Israel as the country faces a gas crisis, Egyptian media reported. Unnamed sources told the Egyptian daily Ash-Sha’b that the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said at least half of the natural gas [...]

Norway drops Israeli firms from fund over involvement in settlement activity

OSLO, (PIC)– Norway’s finance ministry announced Monday its decision to exclude two Israeli companies from the state’s 450 billion euro oil pension fund over the firms’ involvement in settlement activity in the West Bank. The firms are Africa-Israel Investments and Danya Cebus, which are both owned by Israeli billionaire Lev Leviev. Africa-Israel Investments is one [...]

Zionist settlers burn wheat crops and “Israel” orders destruction of 2 mosques

Zionist settlers burn wheat crops TULKAREM, (PIC)– Zionist settlers burnt five dunums of Palestinian land cultivated with wheat in Khirbat Hamam, north of Tulkarem, eyewitnesses said on Tuesday. They added that two buses loaded with settlers from Al-Khalil district arrived to the area and occupied the house of Mohammed Al-Jalul for three hours. They restricted [...]

Bout’s Extradition Could Be Postponed; A Clue in Hariri’s Murder?

Al Manar 24/08/2010 The extradition of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, suspected by the United States of arms trafficking, could be postponed as a result of new charges brought by the United States in February, the Ria Novosti quoted a Thai court spokesman as saying on Tuesday.   Former Russian army officer Viktor Bout, 44, was [...]

Sayyed Nasrallah´s Revelations: Much More Than Simple “Indices”

by Yusuf Fernandez, Al Manar In his recent speech about the assassination of former Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri, Hezbollah´s secretary-general showed some indices pointing to Israel´s involvement in the murder. According to Sayyed Nasrallah, Israel masterminded the assassination in order to get Syria to withdraw from Lebanon. He said he was prepared to hand over [...]