By Ramzy Baroud [Photo: Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres courtesy . At the precise moment US President Barack Obama’s Air Force One touched down at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20, persisting illusions quickly began to shatter. And as he walked on the red carpet, showered with accolades and warm embraces of top Israeli government [...]
By Ramzy Baroud More bad news emerged from Israel in recent weeks. Indeed, good news is seldom associated with Israel and its military occupation and institutionalized discrimination and mistreatment of Palestinians. But now even those international organizations that are often supportive of Israel’s militancy seem to be joining the consensus that Tel Aviv is on [...]
By Stephen Lendman Dror Moreh is one of Israel’s leading cinematographers. Last October, his documentary featuring candid dialogues with former Shin Bet heads debuted in New York. In early 2013, other Western venues will show it. Over the weekend, it premiered at Tel Aviv’s Cinematheque.
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD Photo: From Frontlines of Revolutionary Struggle. All wars are fought for profits and plunder and constitute crimes against humanity. History tells the truth that herd like passion perpetuates warmongering – killing of the same mankind. The ongoing conflicts between Israel and Palestinian people are no exception but camouflaged record of [...]
By Jim Miles Once again Canada has assumed its sycophantic role of supporting the U.S. and Israel in their determination to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian territories. The reality of the vote for Palestinian participation in the UN is more realistically 138 yes to 2 no: the Pacific Island countries and Panama are essentially colonial protectorates [...]
By Ramzy Baroud Photo courtesy of yfrog. Gaza celebration. In life, some phenomena cannot be explained by ordinary logic or technical language, let alone official discourses. How did Gaza manage to fight back with such ferocity and undying vigor in quelling the latest Israeli war despite years of a bloody siege and one-sided war in [...]
By Ramzy Baroud Many key phrases have been presented to explain Israel’s latest military onslaught against Gaza, which left scores dead and wounded. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is flexing his muscles in preparation for the Israeli general elections in January, suggested some. It is Israel’s way of testing the administration of Egyptian President Mahmoud [...]