Category Archives: Arab Spring

Gaza, Get an Airport or Get a Life

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Fidaa Abuassi

Blogger Fidaa Abuassi describes the tortured path of traveling in and out of the blockaded Gaza Strip, and the humorous conversations that occur along the way.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, US Policy in the Middle East | Tagged | 27 Comments

Netanyahu seeks war with Iran so he can ethnically cleanse the West Bank — Machover

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Philip Weiss
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Our fundraiser just ended (thank you!), but you can still get a copy of Moshe Machover’s exciting and challenging new book, “Israelis and Palestinians: Conflict and Resolution”, by donating $60 by the end of July. Phil interviews Machover on the book, reflections on his 40 years as a socialist intellectual and activist, and what he sees for the future of the Middle East.

Posted in Arab Spring, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics | 104 Comments

Syria watch

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Annie Robbins

The US is now aimed at forcibly toppling the Assad regime in Syria

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 279 Comments

Liberal Democrats casually smear the Muslim Brotherhood

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Chris Matthews calls Muslim Brotherhood terrorists. Brian Levin calls them enemies.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East | 35 Comments

State Dep’t report on talks with Israel says 0 about settlements and claims Iran seeks to develop nuclear weapons

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Phil Weiss and Phyllis Bennis

Israel has moved to legalize Jewish colonization of ‘Judea and Samaria.’ The US State Department has nothing to say about it

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 9 Comments

Zionism as a political movement is dead

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Roll over Ben-Gurion and tell Jabotinsky the news, Zionism can no longer attract converts because it is an ideology of militant ethnocracy

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, US Politics | 70 Comments

Demonstrations against Israeli leader, Palestinian police underscore PA’s legitimacy problems

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Paul Mutter

Protests against the PA in Ramallah stand as apt reminders of the tension inherent in the Palestinian Authority’s very existence.

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Occupation | Comments Off

Israeli-Palestinian peace has effectively been removed from the international diplomatic agenda

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Reuven Kaminer

There are three main developments which have effectively removed the Palestinian issue from the international diplomatic and political arena: a) The hardening structure of Israeli politics; b) The weakened state of US hegemony in the Middle East; 3) The growing turmoil in the Arab world.

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 7 Comments

The truth of Syrian opposition is lost in the media’s narrative of hate

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Philip Weiss

In Syria, opposition families sent pots of homecooked food to gov’t soldiers. And the pots came back filled with bullets

Posted in Arab Spring | 8 Comments

Syria: No to intervention, no to illusions

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Phyllis Bennis

Phyllis Bennis presents a primer of the violence in Syria: “Only with an end to the war, will the original unarmed opposition forces have a chance to remobilize public support for the internal, non-violent protest movement for real change, reclaiming social movements for Syria’s own freedom and democracy, and reasserting Syria’s place in the Arab Spring.”

Posted in Arab Spring, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 21 Comments

Aaron David Miller’s wishful thinking on Egypt– no revolution, no change

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Philip Weiss

There’s been on Egyptian revolution, Aaron David Miller says, holding tight to peace treaty. That’s wishful thinking

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 46 Comments

What next in Egypt?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Ahmed Moor

On Sunday, Ahmed Moor was in a jubilant Tahrir Square as Mohammed Morsi was named Egypt’s first democratically elected president. What comes next is anyone’s guess as Morsi positions himself for a confrontation with the military.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East | 18 Comments

Latest demographic threat: 43 million Arabs on Facebook

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Israel is “losing the fight” to justify its actions, the Jerusalem Post says, because of the internet

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 83 Comments

Why is Obama winking at the military coup in Egypt?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by James North

Egyptian military council dissolves the legislature and disqualifies presidential candidate and renders presidential winner ‘toothless.’ US says nothing

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, US Policy in the Middle East | 43 Comments

38 and counting: Al Araqib asks Guinness for record of most demolitions carried out by Israel

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Palestinian villagers demand Guinness entry for demolition record  Residents of an Arab village in Israel demanded entry into Guinness World Records for breaking a record in the number of demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities.  The Bedouin village of al-Araqeeb, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments

Crackdown on Israeli dissent: Police summon prominent protest leaders

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Dena Shunra

A possible crackdown on Israeli dissent? Several prominent Israeli activists were summoned by the police over the weekend. The police showed up at their doors with an invitation to “step over to the police” who want to know “what are you planning in terms of the protest for the coming summer, in order to prepare.”

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, US Policy in the Middle East | 18 Comments

Between 1967 and 1994, Israel revoked the residency rights of 250,000 Palestinians

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Land and Resource Theft & Destruction / Refugees & Occupation Israel admits it revoked residency rights of quarter million Palestinians since 1967 Many of those prevented from returning were students or young professionals, working aboard to support … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 4 Comments

Michael Oren: Al Qaida is in Egypt

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Michael Oren calls the Egyptian revolution an ‘upheaval’ and says both presidential candidates have described Israel as the ‘enemy’

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 43 Comments

11-year-old seized from playground by undercover officers is now ‘under investigation’

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Today in Palestine

What more do you need to understand about the situation in Palestine?

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 7 Comments

Future Egyptian president is sure to review Camp David accord

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Philip Weiss

The protection of Palestinians in the Camp David accord was once a figleaf for Egyptian rulers to do nothing. Now Israel will lose its impunity

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Occupation | 10 Comments

Resisting Counter-Revolution: Egypt’s elections under military rule

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Anonymous

Activists in Egypt reject the current elections as a strategy to derail the goals of the revolution to oust the Mubarak regime.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East | 6 Comments

Palestinian families forced to demolish their own homes

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Today in Palestine

WAFA: The Israeli authorities Tuesday forced four Palestinian families to demolish with their own hands their homes in Wadi al-Maleh area in the northern part of the occupied Jordan Valley as a prelude to evacuate the area from its Palestinian residents, according to a local activist.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Nakba, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, The Palestine Cables, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 10 Comments

Weekend in Palestine: Gaza airstrikes and attacks on peaceful protesters in the West Bank

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Land Theft & Destruction / Restriction of Movement / Refugees Settlers burn down ancient tree in Hebron HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers set fire to a 1,000-year-old olive tree in central Hebron overnight Friday, witnesses said. Local activist Issa Amro said … Continue reading →

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Killed by Syrian government — but young filmmaker had focused on Israel

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Bassel Shahade’s death proves that even though Syrians are focused on historic domestic issues, they still care about the Palestinian question

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 12 Comments

9th grade Palestinian boy arrested at 3:45 am, soldier leans close and whispers ‘F*ck your mother’ as they haul him off

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Today in Palestine

A Silwan Story: Palestinian Child Arrested, Abused by Israeli Authorities and Barred From Finishing 9th Grade

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Flotilla, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Neocons, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, Turkey, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 16 Comments