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838 Students Still Trying to Leave Gaza for Study Abroad

Once again, following the start of the academic year at many institutions of higher education around the world, some 838 Palestinian students are still waiting to leave Gaza to study

Goldstone and Gaza

New York Times" -- Published: November 5, 2009 -- Judge Richard Goldstone and the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict have issued a report about Gaza that is

Subjugation causing oppression

In the Indian occupied Kashmir human rights violations by Indian occupation forces is a routine matter. No day passes calmly. Cries, protests and demonstrations by the affected and sufferers are

UN General Assembly votes for the Goldstone report

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday evening on a draft resolution submitted by Arab countries and Senegal on the Goldstone report which accuses Israeli of committing war crimes

Taking Flight: Memories of Diaspora

[The following is an excerpt from Ramzy Baroud’s forthcoming book: My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story. The events are situated in Baroud’s historic home of Beit Daras,

Robert Bernstein: Human Shield for Criticism of Israel

Earlier this week the New York Times published an op-ed article, Rights Watchdog, ‘Lost in the Mideast’ written by Robert L. Bernstein, the founding chairman emeritus of Human Rights Watch.

Haneyya thanks Russia, China and India for supporting the Goldstone report

Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya on Tuesday expressed his thanks to Russia, China and India for voting in favor of the Goldstone report which accuses Israel of committing war crimes in

Egypt: Eight university students held incommunicado – fears of torture

Egyptian State Security Investigation (SSI) forces arrested eight students on 28 October 2009 on accusations of membership to the Muslim Brotherhood - they were held for three days incommunicado at

We Need More Erdogans

Turkey’s Ottoman Empire died an unwept death nearly a century ago. But the country continues to enjoy a unique eminence of leadership across the Middle East and in much of

Gaza: The Forgotten Story

Why are people on Gaza so unhappy? Well, if you had to live in a prison, wouldn't you be unhappy?— Former CIA officer Robert Baer