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Yildirim: UN report on Gaza siege and Flotilla attack exposed Israel’s true face

Head of the Turkish humanitarian relief foundation IHH Bulent Yildirim hailed the report issued by the UN human rights council's probe committee on Gaza siege and the Israeli attack on

American Universities Say Yes to Apartheid

A letter from Gaza appeared on the Web dated September 24, 2010. It was from a group of Gaza academics and students and sought to publicize the fact that eight

Gaza power crisis returns with Jewish holidays

The electricity crisis in Gaza returned because of the Jewish holidays, during which Israel closed Gaza’s crossings and stopped entry of industrial fuel required to operate the only power station

Guilty As Charged: UN Report on Gaza Flotilla Massacre

"The UN Human Rights Council's fact-finding mission concluded that Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian territory was unlawful because of the humanitarian crisis there, and described the military raid on

British Liberal Democrat leader Clegg now singing off Zionist hymn-sheet

Stuart Littlewood shows how Britain’s Liberal Democrat leader and deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has done an about face by rapidly retreating from his previously principled position in support of

Palestinian man shot during peaceful anti-wall march south of Gaza

A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli troops east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said on Sunday.

UN report reveals Israel violated laws in flotilla raid last May

A UN Human Rights Council investigation into the deadly Israeli massacre against international activists on board the Freedom Flotilla said in report released on Wednesday that there is “clear evidence”

Israel worried about consolidation of Erdoganism

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has privately voiced his government's worries about the consolidation of "Erdoganism" in Turkey following Sunday's referendum which gave Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan additional

Does international law have a future?

Lawrence Davidson considers how the application of international law has become “class based”, where the criminal leaders of powerful states – or those with powerful patrons – enjoy impunity, while

Gaza: a castle in the sand

Abu Raad's home is built of mud. Hewn from concrete splits, water and sand, the artifice is necessary because of an Israeli siege that bars all raw materials into the