The Gaza ghetto uprising
A protester participates in a candlelit rally to denounce Israel's attacks on Gaza, in front of the Israel embassy in Seoul January 6, 2009. REUTERS/Lee...
Gaza war is a repeat of the 2006 and 1982 wars
December 31st, 20080 Israeli tanks move just outside the northern Gaza Strip December 29, 2008. Israeli aircraft attacked Hamas targets in Gaza on Monday, the third day of an...Shoe hurtling political, not cultural
Analysts tying event to cultural phenomenon, obscure motive A protester holds up a placard, in support of the Iraqi TV journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, in front of......
Economy, ties with West are key to Iran polls
TEHRAN (IPS) - The main issue in Iran's June 2009 presidential election is certain to be the country's economic woes, but both candidates will be linking the economy...Overcoming the zero-sum hurdle
WASHINGTON (IPS) - It seems as if the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been dissected from every possible angle. An Israeli soldier gestures from a tank near......
The pragmatism of ethnic cleansing
December 20th, 20080 Palestinians enter the United Nations headquarters in Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip December 18, 2008. A United Nations aid agency said on...Iranian leaders debate Obama’s likely policies
TEHRAN (IPS) — Iranian national security officials and political leaders have been carrying out an internal debate over how much freedom President-elect Barack Obama......
Israel lobby’s U.S. treasury follies hurt
November 29th, 20080 According to the Jerusalem Post, the U.S. Department of Treasury's new Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) unit is going after the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Pact will end Iraqi dependence on U.S. military
November 22nd, 20080 WASHINGTON (IPS) — The text of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed by U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Monday......
Balfour: Palestine donated to Zionism
It has been nine decades since the British government generously "donated" Palestine to the Zionist federation. The actual drafter of the famous Balfour Declaration...
Will Obama change US foreign policy?
November 15th, 20080 Obama foreign policy may not require clean break WASHINGTON (IPS) — While much of the world and many of his U.S. supporters are expecting a sharp break with his......
Playgrounds for Palestine: One marathon at a time
My right knee is wrapped. My left ankle is iced. I lost the nail on my right big toe, and I have about 20 blisters and a similar number of bruises on both of my feet....
Obama picks pro-Israel hardliner for top post of chief of staff
November 8th, 20080 During the United States election campaign, racists and pro-Israel hardliners tried to make an issue out of President-elect Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein. Such......
Nam, nehnu nastatyeh! (Yes, we can!)
GAZA CITY — This morning I walked to the Indian Ocean and made salt in defiance of the British occupation of India. This morning I marched in Selma, I stood down tanks...U.S. cutoff threat unlikely to save Iraq troop pact
WASHINGTON (IPS) — The threat by the George W. Bush administration last week to withdraw all economic and military support from the Iraqi government if it does not......