The invaluable al-Jazeera English reports: Israel has announced a partial moratorium on settlement construction. Yet, at the same time, it has invested in those already established in a bid to solidify their existence. In the Jordan Valley there are 22 settlements viewed as illegal under international law. But, as Al Jazeera’s Nicole Johnston reports, they…
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Swimming in the dirty sea of Gaza
This week’s news from the wonderful blog Gaza Gateway (here’s last week’s edition): It’s become almost common knowledge that on any given day, anywhere from 40-50 million liters of untreated or partially treated sewage flow from Gaza’s sewage treatment plants into the Mediterranean Sea, and an additional 20 million liters seep into the ground, threatening…
Hamas willing to investigate its own crimes?
Al Jazeera English scores an exclusive interview with Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in Gaza and seemingly finds a regime far more willing to investigate its own crimes than Israel: Hamas says it is on the verge of starting its own investigation into whether it committed war crimes during Israel’s war on Gaza. The probe…
Stealing water the West Bank way
A recent Amnesty International report documented Israel’s illegal and discriminatory control of water in the Palestinian territories. Jewish settlers get what they want and Palestinians get very little. This al-Jazeera reports shows the reality on the ground (via Joseph Dana):
The life of separated Palestinians
Al-Jazeera reports on daily life for Palestinians in the West Bank. Israel is a democracy? In their dreams:
How the one-state solution has become more possible
Juan Cole in Salon argues the inevitable: Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people and admit to them that there is no possibility of a two-state solution given continued Israeli colonization of the West Bank. It is…
Reporting Gaza, says al-Jazeera, must rely on new media
This week in Sydney the Media140 conference took place. One of the sessions was a presentation by Riyaad Minty, head of social media at al-Jazeera. Here’s a blog report about the event by Paul Farrell: Riyaad Minty, Head of Social Media at Al Jazeera was the next keynote speaker, and delivered a case study about…
Understanding the world from the Palestinian side
One of the world’s finest journalists, Israel’s Amira Hass – somebody who believes you have to live with the occupied to fully understand their lives and plight – appeared recently on al-Jazeera:
Is al-Jazeera about to become a Zionist outlet?
Iran’s Press TV has the following report (interesting story though the last lines are impossible to confirm): An Israeli media tycoon has offered to buy the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera satellite television network from the government of Qatar. Haim Saban, has submitted an offer to the Qatari government in a bid to purchase half of the Doha…
The smell of Jewish fascism
Al-Jazeera English ran a documentary series in June about Israel’s far-right parties, groups indulged by the Jewish state: