Masri: Hamas’s keenness on dialogue is not weakness

MP Mushir Al-Masri, the secretary-general of the Hamas parliamentary bloc, highlighted Friday that Hamas’s keenness on dialogue is not begging or weakness but is meant to facilitate restoration of Palestinian

Zahhar: The Rafah crossing will be operational soon

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, a senior Hamas leader, stated Saturday upon his return to Gaza that the Rafah crossing will soon be operational as a fully Palestinian-Egyptian passage thus achieving the

Haneyya: Palestinians will not allow a return to the status quo ante in Gaza

Ismail Haneyya, the premier of the PA caretaker government, underlined that the Palestinian people would not allow a return to the status quo ante in the Gaza Strip before the

Rachel’s Grove vulnerable in Bethlehem

The deep blue fleecy sky tells a story of idyllic holiday destinations. We are with Abed Rabo from Deheisheh refugee camp, Bethlehem, on our way to his land. With support

A Chief Rabbi with a brilliant idea, and a ‘holy place’ envy

A couple of days ago, Haaretz, a Major Israeli newspaper reported that the Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger announced a marvelous idea to solve the Israeli Palestinian issue, at

Summary of Human Rights Violation in Syria

The Syrian regime began 2008 with its ongoing targeting of the Damascus Declaration members. The Syrian Intelligence corpses threatened and menaced several members of the General Secretariat, and giving them

From Foreign Policy: How to Steal An Election Without Breaking a Sweat.

From Abuja to Islamabad, autocratic regimes have become adept at manipulating “free and fair elections” to stay in power. Here’s how they do it—and how to stop them. Control the

Wrongly accused?

Egyptian parliamentarians lashed out at Europe for questioning our human rights record. Representatives from both houses of parliament took to the floor to denounce Europe for stepping on our toes.

The path of centrist political Islam

For more than three decades, fundamentalist religious organisations across the Arab world – such as the Islamic Group in Egypt, the Armed Islamic Group in Algeria, and Al Qaeda –

Obama wants summit with Muslim Countries? Which ones?

Dear Senator. You are saying that unlike President Bush, you will "summit with Muslim Countries". (Didn’t Bush just do that last week?)