New year in Gaza reopens wounds of old

Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada ...

Tadamun: IOF killed 1,594 Palestinians in 2009

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- The international Tadamun (solidarity) institution for human rights has said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had ...

...and a Happy New Year!

Gaza, Where Time Stood Still ~ A Poem

By Samah Sabawi Don't tell us a year has passed… We don't measure our lives by this calendar Time has stood still for us so long...

"I live today, but I am afraid of tomorrow"

Jody McIntyre and Sema Onbus writing from Tulkarem refugee camp, Live from Palestine, 29 December 2009 ...

Photostory: Egypt further encaging Gaza

Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada , 30 December 2009 A...

In the Red, White and Blue star trunks, Hailing from Hell, the Abominator, the Man of Piece, bend way down for Baal Sootoro!!

"Israel has a historic claim on Jerusalem".. "It is not an acceptable option for Jerusalem to be severed from Israel along ...

UN expert repeats call for threat of sanctions against Israel over Gaza blockade

29 December 2009 UN News Center        Photo: Building destroyed by Israeli military bombings in the Gaza Strip. 29 December 2009 – The Un...

US, Yemen gear up for flight 253 retaliatory strike

Washington and Sana'a are reviewing targets for a possible retaliation strike on Yemeni soil in the wake of a failed Christmas Day attac...

An International Crime Called Gaza

By DR. ELIAS AKLEH A fully pre-meditated international crime of genocide has been taking place during the last 62 years in the heart of the ...

Al Jazeera Witness - Gaza Fixer

Raed Atharmneh has been the right-hand man for journalists covering Gaza for many years, providing essential knowledge, contacts and logisti...

Riz Khan - Gaza's Open Wounds

A year after Israel's crushing offensive on Gaza, Riz Khan looks at the human cost of the war. [Hamas was accused of using civilians as...

Inside Story - Gaza Under Siege - 28 Dec 2009

For over two years Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza's 1.5 million inhabitants. The blockade includes bans on materials needed to re...

EU calls settlements in Jerusalem Al-Quds illegal

The European Union has said new settlements in East Jerusalem Al-Quds are illegal under international law and urged Israel to reconsider its...

The Children of Gaza share their experiences of "Cast Lead"

The first Israeli airstrikes of "Operation Cast Lead" took the people of Gaza by surprise. School children were among those going ...

Exclusive: One On One with the Leader of the Electronic Intifada

The Interview Ha’aretz Doesn’t Want You To See Rehaviya Berman Meet Ali Abunimah, the son of a Jordanian diplomat, a Palestinian activist, ...

Israel deliberately bombs and poisons babies

Israeli bombings of the Gaza Strip in 2006 and in the war this year have left a high concentration of toxic metals in its soil, according to...

The Devil Sign - Not Just for Curses Anymore

How did this hand signal, which is historically a vulgar sign in Italy, get to be so mainstream that even the Pope uses it?  More at this li...

Viva Palestina Convoy changes route

28/12/2009 Organisers of Viva Palestina aid convoy, which is trying to reach the Gaza Strip, have now agreed to go via Syria en route for Eg...