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2011-12-11
WITNESS: A friend writes of losing Mustafa
Writer and activist Linah Alsaafin was at the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh on Friday when Mustafa Tamimi was fatally wounded in the face by a tear gas...
2011-11-26
OPINION: Israel's 'false friends' in Washington are beating the war drums, again
In a frank opinion for Salon, Gary Kamiya argues that neo-conservatives beating the drums for war against Iran are ensuring Israel's "doom".
2011-11-01
Goldstone challenges Israel 'apartheid' comparison
Judge Richard Goldstone, author of a United Nations report alleging war crimes in Israel's 2008 war on Gaza, has once again published an opinion piece...
2011-09-27
BLOG: AP fails fact check of Abbas speech
When the Associated Press wrote a "fact check" on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' speech last week before the United Nations, it spent most of the...
2011-09-25
OPINION: Diplomacy is now at the UN, where it belongs
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the United Nations Friday was a potential game-changer, argues Phyllis Bennis.
2011-09-22
OPINION: Mr. President, we don't want a shortcut, we want our freedom
Writing on the Mondoweiss blog, activist Abir Kopy responded to US President Barack Obama's speech Wednesday to the United Nations General Assembly.
2011-08-20
COMMENT: Israel's tent protests are part of larger identity crisis
Journalist Mya Guarnieri describes the plight of thousands of African asylum seekers in Israel - and says it represents a wider problem of identity.
2011-08-11
ANALYSIS: Why the delay in Palestinian unity?
Experts agree that implementation of the agreement signed between Fateh and Hamas in May has been delayed because neither side is truly serious about reconciliation.
2011-08-08
OPINION: 'July 14 is not a movement I feel apart of'
A tour of the tent encampment in Tel Aviv will not make any Palestinian feel comfortable, writes Abir Kopty
2011-08-01
COMMENT: Maybe Israelis aren't really seeking social justice after all
Blogger Dahlia Scheindlin says she tried several times, to no avail, to ask Tel Aviv's protesters about their positions on Israel's occupation.
2011-07-28
OPINION: Obama must act on Palestine
Former Jordanian foreign minister Marwan Muasher makes a plea for Washington to address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a plan of substance.
2011-07-28
BLOG: Law expert warns that Palestinian statehood bid has serious risks
International law scholar Susan Akram has serious concerns about the Palestinian Authority's bid for statehood at the United Nations, reports Max Blumenthal...
2011-07-25
COMMENT: 'Israel's failure is a moral failure'
Ongoing demonstrations in Israel's cities against the high cost of housing are a sign of a greater moral failure, writes Aziz Abu Sarah
2011-07-15
OPINION: One view of the march for two states
Sixteen-year-old Jalal Abukhater attended last Friday's East Jerusalem demonstration for two states as an observer. Read what he thought at the +972 blog.
2011-07-13
BLOG: Don't take the boycott law to court
Opponents of Israel's new law penalizing advocates of boycott against Israel should not take the legislation to court, argues Yossi Girvitz.
2011-07-09
BLOG: Mobocracy at Ben Gurion airport
Jerusalem Post journalist Larry Derfner describes what happened at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv when a small group of Israelis demonstrated in support...
2011-07-05
COMMENT: Despite the bullying, the flotilla will sail
A passenger on a United States-flagged boat seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, activist Medea Benjamin, writes Monday that the flotilla is determined...
2011-06-26
COMMENT: 'This is why I sail'
Renowned author Alice Walker tells why she is participating in an effort to break the sea blockade on the Gaza Strip in this essay published at The Guardian.
2011-06-25
OPINION: Israelis propose advantage of Palestinian UN bid
Four Israelis, writing in the New York Times opinion pages, have proposed that Israel and the United States embrace the Palestinian move to have statehood...
2011-06-15
COMMENT: Israel's war through water
Israel is waging a war on Palestinians by stealing their water resources and limiting their access to water, writes Palestinian Water Authority head Shaddad...