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Human RightsPalestineReports February 18, 2008

British commentary pages ignore Gaza’s plight

Arab Media Watch expresses concern at the lack of critical commentary in the British press on Israel’s recent decision to intensify its siege of the Gaza Strip by withholding vital
Palestine February 18, 2008

Khatib: Israel’s settlement activity in Jerusalem a blow to the PA negotiator

Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib, the deputy head of the Islamic Movement in the Palestinian lands occupied in 1948, considered Israel’s ongoing settlement activities in occupied Jerusalem and its attempts to destroy
Human RightsPalestine February 18, 2008

Jewish extremists assault Palestinian graveyard

The Aqsa foundation for the reconstruction of Islamic holy shrines strongly denounced Sunday the Jewish fanatics who assaulted the Islamic Hirbij cemetery in the Ibten town in the Palestinian lands
Human RightsPalestine February 18, 2008

Hamas: Statements of Kouchner and Holmes shy, ineffective

The Hamas Movement has described as "shy and ineffective" the calls made by both the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner and the Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes for an
Islamic Issues February 17, 2008

Danish Cartoons Wars, If at First You Don’t Succeed …

When the Danish cartoons became an international incident in 2006, I wrote an article discussing in detail many aspects of the controversy at that time. The American Muslim also published
Iran February 17, 2008

1st Phase of Iran Oil Bourse Inaugurated on Kish Island

The first phase of Iran’s oil stock market started its work on Kish island in the Persian Gulf, southern Iran, on Sunday presenting oil and petrochemical products.
Iran February 17, 2008

The Increasing Encirclement of Iran

Earlier this month the Annual Threat Assessment was released by the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Michael McConnell. The assessment, provided as a testimony for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee,
Human RightsIraq February 17, 2008

Chomsky: ’It is important for the attention of the herd to be diverted elsewhere’

Iraq remains a significant concern for the population, but that is a matter of little moment in a modern democracy. The important work of the world is the domain of
Other Issues February 17, 2008

American Political Scientist Norman Finkelstein: Israel Has to Suffer a Defeat

Norman Finkelstein: I was of course happy to meet the Hizbullah people, because it is a point of view that is rarely heard in the United States. I have no
Palestine February 17, 2008

Hamas doesn’t want a separate Gaza

Many Western observers, politicians and journalists considered the recent breach of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt a victory for the Hamas movement. Some viewed it as the beginning