Tag Archives: Egypt

A day in the sun for Gaza, or more of the same?

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Pam Bailey

With the news that the UN General Assembly has voted 138-9 to accept Palestine as a “non-member observer state,” fireworks erupted and horns honked in Gaza. Finally, Palestinians were feeling as if they were having their day in the sun.

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Let there be light: Life in Gaza without electricity

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Pam Bailey

There are so many basic things most of us take for granted….like, electricity. But in Gaza — especially these days — it’s a precious commodity.

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Borders of the mental and physical kind

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Pam Bailey

An activist recounts attempting to enter Gaza through both the Israeli and Egyptian borders.

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Notes on the Egyptian Uprising

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Max Ajl

The ripples from the January 25 insurrection continue to rock Egyptian society. On July 8, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in squares across the country on the Friday of Determination. As Al-Ahram reports, “retribution against ‘the killers of the … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Egyptian teachers

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel

Recent events in Egypt have already provided Israelis with a number of invaluable lessons. The first was right there in the Bible the whole time (Prov 27:24 – nice play on words in Hebrew, by the way: ‘h[o]sn[i] is not … Continue reading →

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Israel and its American friends want to stop the Egyptian ‘earthquake’

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Alex Kane

The Israeli government and its many friends in the U.S. media are rushing to support the brutal Mubarak dictatorship as it copes with the most serious challenge to its rule. As I noted yesterday, Israel is worried about a reliable … Continue reading →

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The Egyptian intifada and what it may mean for Israel/Palestine

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Alex Kane

The Egyptian uprising against the Mubarak regime is historic and important in its own right. But it may also lead to significant changes in the region that could be positive for the Palestinian cause. Israel is worried about a reliable … Continue reading →

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‘The Palestine Cables’: WikiLeaks exposes Egypt, PA cooperation with Israel during Gaza assault

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Alex Kane

The left-wing publication Counterpunch has obtained eleven U.S.-authored cables “accessed” from WikiLeaks that deal solely with “Operation Cast Lead,” the 2008-09 Israeli assault on Gaza.  Kathleen Christison, a former CIA analyst and co-author of Palestine in Pieces, has the scoop: … Continue reading →

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‘The Palestine Cables’: Other countries want to ‘smoke out’ Israel on NPT and Mossad use of passports

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Alex Kane

Whether it’s the Mossad’s use of foreign passports or the refusal to open up about its nuclear weapons program, Israel is developing a reputation as a rogue state.  Some of the nearly 2,000 secret State Department cables so far released … Continue reading →

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‘The Palestine Cables’: Gaza is a burning issue from Egypt to Latin America to Pakistan, to John Kerry being ‘shocked by what I saw’

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Alex Kane

This is the third entry in “The Palestine Cables,” Alex Kane’s series on what WikiLeaks is telling us about the Palestinian position in world politics. Forsaken by the “peace process,” ignored by mainstream media, denied justice two years after Israel … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks docs expose Egyptian complicity with Israeli war crimes (again)

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Alex Kane

One of the most striking things that I took away from my time in Egypt last winter was the extent to which the U.S.-backed Mubarak dictatorship goes to squash public dissent on their government’s Gaza policy. Swarms of riot police … Continue reading →

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Back to Gaza

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Jared Malsin

I arrived in Gaza on Thursday. This the first time I’ve been back to any corner of Palestine since I was deported by Israel in January. It took a week of paperwork and waiting in Cairo to get approval from … Continue reading →

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