Category Archives: Egypt

Friedman’s mirror

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Belén Fernández

Thomas Friedman’s latest column, “Look in Your Mirror,” contains research provided to him by the neo-conservative propaganda think tank, the Middle East Media Research Institute.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | 62 Comments

Declassified documents show American ‘outrage’ over U.S. marine shot at by Israeli colonel

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Sabra and Shatila Massacre, 30 years later Declassified Documents Shed Light on a 1982 Massacre Thirty years ago, a massacre occurred in Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. The following declassified documents reveal conversations between high-level American and Israeli officials … Continue reading →

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Sabra and Shatila, 30 years later

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Sabra & Shatila massacre of Palestinians Eyewitness Robert Fisk & Odd Karsten Tveit Sabra and Shatila, 30 years later   Sabra and Shatila: Thirty Years On On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in which hundreds of … Continue reading →

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Video: Signs from the West Bank

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Signs from the West Bank from Trocaire on Vimeo .</p> Land Theft & Destruction / Ethnic Cleansing / Apartheid / Refugees   Israel demolished 467 buildings and displaced 700 Palestinians in 2012 The IOF demolished 10 Palestinian-owned structures in Area … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 11 Comments

18-year-old Gazan sets self on fire, protesting conditions similar to those Mohammad Bouazizi took on

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Gaza man dies after he set himself ablaze GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A man from the Gaza Strip died on Sunday from burns he sustained three days ago when he set himself on fire, officials and his family said. Eyhab … Continue reading →

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation, On the ground reports, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 5 Comments

48 hours of land theft, illegal arrests and violence towards Palestinians

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Destruction of Property / Apartheid / Refugees Israeli PM to back report legalising settlements Israel’s Prime Minister is intending to enact the Levy Report to legalise settlements in the occupied West Bank under Israeli law, Likud member of … Continue reading →

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Israeli and Egyptian militaries jointly operating in the Sinai to arrest migrants

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Allison Deger

According to statements by Israeli soldiers and a report released on August 10th by human rights groups, the Israeli military is operating inside of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, arresting African asylum seekers before they enter the Jewish state and turning them over to Egyptian authorities.

Posted in Egypt, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Occupation | 12 Comments

Fallout of Attack: Egypt launches Sinai air raids

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Annie Robbins

The deadly attack on Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai last Sunday evening, where masked gunmen in Bedouin clothing killed 16 border guards, hijacked two armored vehicles and attacked an Israeli border post threaten an already tense ‘peace’ along Egypt’s border with Israel and Gaza.

Posted in Arab Spring, Egypt, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation | 167 Comments

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

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

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

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 →

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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 →

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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

Report from Cairo: Egyptians fought hard for the revolution and refuse to relinquish their gains

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Ahmed Moor

Ahmed Moor reports from Cairo on reactions to Hosni Mubarak’s sentence of life in prison.

Posted in Egypt, Middle East | 11 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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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

‘NYT’ chronicles underground passage from Egypt to Gaza

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Allison Deger

In yesterday’s New York Times Mondoweiss contributor Ruqaya Izzidien crawls through one of the estimated 1,500 underground thoroughfares between Egypt and Gaza. :

Posted in Egypt, Gaza, Media, Occupation | 24 Comments

A flurry of attacks against Palestinian women, students and children

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Land / Property and Resource Theft / Ethnic Cleansing / Restriction of Movement Israeli gov’t funds new settlement project  Ramallah, May 29 (Petra) — Israel’s municipality of Jerusalem and the Ministry of Tourism will jointly earmark more than $4 million … Continue reading →

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