George Mitchell hoping for a quick-fix fake peace?

For real peace he must bang heads together at the United Nations to finish their unfinished business

Israel bars most Palestinians from praying at Aqsa Mosque

Consistent with the established Israeli policy of denying non-Jews free access to their respective religious places in East Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation authorities have placed stringent restrictions against the entry

Carnegie Endowment: Mubarak seeks US support for the presidency

By participating in direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) slated to begin Thursday, President Hosni Mubarak is seeking the continuation of US support for his presidency--or

A moment of reckoning but for whom? America or Zionism?

I never thought a day could come when I would agree with anything stated by Moshe Arens (three times an Israeli minister of defense, a one-time foreign minister, a former

The heat is on

I am spending this Ramadan outside of Egypt, in cooler climes. I suppose I should be grateful to have avoided both the blistering August heat and the power cuts that

Who is Saad Eddin Ibrahim trying to fool?

Saad Eddin Ibrahim--the well-known dissident, Egyptian-American sociologist and human rights activist--signed a statement Monday issued by the Popular Coalition to Support of Gamal Mubarak for Presidential Candidacy backing the nomination

Kill Them

Michael Enright, a 21-year-old college student, slashed a NYC cab driver in the face and neck because this man was Muslim.

Ghoul: Transferring sick captives back to prison tantamount to execution verdict

Dr. Mohammed Faraj al-Ghoul, the prisoners and ex-prisoners' minister in the Palestinian government, has described the Israeli decision of sending sick Palestinian prisoners back to detention cells as tantamount to

US Congress: Obama must press Egypt to relax its political restrictions

Congress and human-rights groups have been urging Obama's administration to force Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to relax regulations and restrictions regarding the country's political system before the presidential elections slated

NYC community board head wants interfaith center (AP)

The chairwoman of the community board that voted for an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero said she believes adding an interfaith dimension would help unite people, saying a