Jamal Juma’ is the coordinator of the Palestinian grass-roots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign and was released from an Israeli prison on January 12. He writes for the Christian Science Monitor: The Palestinian elected leadership is weak. And even with Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan this week, the renewed Middle…
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Washington approves of Israeli settlements but kind of disapproves, too
A classic example of American news-speak: The United States said on Monday that Israel’s approval of building 112 new Jewish homes in the West Bank did not violate a limited Israeli settlement freeze but was the kind of act both sides should be cautious about as they embark on indirect peace talks. “On the one…
Washington and Ankara troubles give Israel a head-ache
A summary of global media coverage of the growing split between America and Turkey, especially after the… House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution recognising the WWI killings of one million Armenians as genocide:
Obama’s Democrats get some lessons how to fight the noble linguistic war on terror
Tell me this is a joke. Sadly, it’s not. Politico reports on US Democrats getting training to talk tough on terrorism (because supposedly Republicans are more convincing when they advocate for torture): House Democrats have found a way to address Republicans’ polling advantage on national security: Teach candidates a better way to talk about the…
How to ween America off its love of big cars and invading other countries?
An ad by US veteran’s group VoteVets that argues for Congress pushing a clean energy bill to stop the US backing fundamentalist regimes in the Middle East. Putting aside the fact that American troops are largely being attacked in places like Iraq because they’re occupying another people’s land, there is no doubt that the over-reliance…
Name me a company that isn’t trying to make serious money in Tehran
It’s like Iraq’s Oil for Food program all over again. This New York Times article is fascinating yet one wonders if any examples can be given of the corporate world not colluding with dictatorships in the name of making profits: The federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and other…
Getting tough on Tehran makes you a man (or woman) in Washington
How excited are the US Congress and the Obama administration to impose sanctions on Iran?
Who would be trying to destabilise Gaza (Fatah, Israel or the US?)
This is published in the Jerusalem Post, so accuracy cannot be guaranteed, but interesting news: Ahmed Ja’abri, commander of Hamas’ armed wing, Izaddin al-Kassam, recently sent an urgent letter to Hamas leader in Damascus Khaled Masha’al, warning that the situation in the Gaza Strip was “deteriorating,” and that Hamas has started losing control over the…
White pride, Rupert and the fun times together
Rupert Murdoch must be so proud of the movement he’s helped create: The US is facing a surge in anti-government extremist groups and armed militias, driven by deepening hostility on the right to Barack Obama, anger over the economy, and the increasing propagation of conspiracy theories by parts of the mass media such as Fox…
And now for something completely different
Sometimes, a brilliant advertisement can almost make one forget about the world around us: