Commentary
Commentary
Is Obama prepared to exert pressure on Israel?
The recent concerted push to restart the stalled peace process between the Palestinians and Israelis has been complicated by Israel's continual construction of...Sanctions, regime change take center stage
WASHINGTON (IPS) — With the United States Senate set to take up major sanctions legislation against Iran by mid-February, neo-conservatives and other hawks are...Control of terrorism is most effective at the grassroots
The Christmas day terrorist has shaken the confidence of the public in airline safety and aroused worldwide attention. As of January 4, air passengers originating......
Why is the American press silent on the Israeli role in NW Flight 253?
On January 10, the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz carried a news article by correspondent Yossi Melman pointing out the role of an Israeli security firm, International...Only psychiatrists can explain Israel’s behavior
Our wild world of crime has recently been sent for observation. From the bodyguard of the IDF Chief of Staff to the killers of their own children - all have been sent......
We need a new flight plan
Nothing sums up the pointlessness, the prejudice and the unfairness behind profiling better than the following incident, which the Council on American-Islamic Relations...An odyssey for justice in Gaza
The recent actions of people from around the world in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza have arguably represented the closest manifestation of international......
675 million added to terrorism list
January 9th, 20100 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) undated handout image shows a composite of 4 separate scans, a female in the left two and a male in the right two,...Muslim scholars: Seek Islamic spirit, not state
The Islamic state is a controversial issue in the West, as recent news confirms. Last October, an imam was killed by the FBI in Detroit, seemingly for......
New revelations tear holes in nuclear trigger story
WASHINGTON (IPS) - New revelations about two documents leaked to The Times of London to show that Iran is working on a "nuclear trigger" mechanism have further...Israel’s fictional undivided Jerusalem
Israel's near hysterical reaction to a Swedish proposal to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state, their stubborn refusal to include......
Minaret ban indicates evolving fascism
There are many reasons to be worried about the Swiss minaret ban, but one of the most important – and least discussed – is the fact that a far right party was...The lobby within dictates policy
A just and peaceful solution to the protracted Palestinian-Israeli conflict is only possible if the U.S. ceases to block every attempt made towards it. This assertion......
Old ways of fighting for rights must change
This week, we've seen a perfect example of how the rejectionists over-press their support for Palestinian rights in Europe and end up creating disasters that harm the...Israel’s illegal settlements in America
U.S. Envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, was highly enthusiastic about Israel's partial, temporary illegal settlement freeze stating "it is more than any......
My compatriots’ vote to ban minarets is fueled by fear
(Editor's note: A referendum banning the construction of minarets in Switzerland was endorsed by 57.5 percent of voters on Sunday, November 29, 2009. The referendum was...Zionism’s un-Christian Bible
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign should widen its scope to target non-Israeli companies who contribute significantly to the oppression of......
Attacks on Iran are attacks on Obama
In the last few weeks, there has been a flurry of unsubstantiated accusations against Iran. These accusations may seem to be aimed at Iran but, in fact, a pattern is...Wahabism is the greatest challenge of the 21st century
September 11, 2001, forced us to look into the dark and mysterious world of Islamic militants. It seems that they emerged from the deserts of Saudi Arabia and......
Need for U.S.-sponsored Arab-Israeli deal
Palestinians and Israelis are locked in a relationship of deep mistrust. A credible outside force must intervene to break an enduring cycle of despair. A...No emergency summits for Arab human development crisis
When the first Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) was published in 2002, a star glistened in a vast, gloomy sky. The fact that a UN-sponsored report, authored by......
Another war in the works
Does anyone remember all the lies they were told by President Bush and the "mainstream media" about the grave threat to America from weapons of mass destruction in...U.S., NATO rely on warlords for security
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The revelation by The New York Times Wednesday that Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has long been on the payroll of......
