Palestine and Israel

As Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike near death Israel is warned of third intifada

Even the usually silent Tony Blair has intervened for fear of the repercussions if any of the 2,500 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for their human rights dies.

Palestinian hunger strike biggest in history but world says nothing because Israel is the jailer

Since the Arab Spring began last year, young Palestinians have looked at what happened in Tunisia and Egypt with envy and looked for a similar focus: now they have found it.

Why the International Criminal Court should prosecute Israel for war crimes in Gaza

The International Criminal Court was set up to bring war criminals to justice -- unless the criminal is Israel and the victims are Palestinian.

Israel's sociopathic soldiers shooting Palestinians like fish in a barrel

If Israel thinks that by killing 19-year-old youths like Mahmoud Zaqout it will crush Palestinian resistance, it has no understanding of history.

Report documents systematic abuse of Palestinian children in Israeli military detention

A new report shows how Israel’s routine arrests, detentions, interrogations, abuses and torture of Palestinian children are in breach of UN and international laws.

Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by eviction in Jerusalem

Since Israel illegally occupied East Jerusalem in 1967, its primary goal has been to thwart any future attempt to challenge Israeli sovereignty over the city.

Twenty Palestinians on hunger strike, Hana Shalabi close to dying, world says nothing

Israel has not allowed detained Palestinians on hunger strike access to independent doctors, denied some access to lawyers, isolated them , or punished them in other ways.

The crimes of the Toulouse murderer will do nothing but harm to Muslims and Palestinians

Palestinians do not need people like Mohammed Merah to advance their cause and did not ask for their participation. On the contrary, his actions will inevitably be used against them.

As Gaza attack continues a rare voice of humanity comes out of Israel

Israel's killing of Palestinians is allowed, eliciting just a yawn: the legality of the killings, is no longer a subject for debate. Imagine if there were 15 Israelis killed over the weekend.

Did Obama give Israel green light for murderous attack on Gaza?

Evidence suggests Obama told Netanyahu he could not have his war on Iran -- not yet, at least -- but could assault Palestinians in Gaza without repercussions from Washington.

Spot the difference betweeen Iran and Israel

As the drums of war against Iran are intensified by Israel, the US and Britain, you can learn a lot about the reasons by answering seven questions about the difference between Israel and Iran.

Obama's bad enough on Iran but look what he says about Gaza

President Obama and his advisors are the “deniers” of incredible Israeli violence and horrific violations of international law against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

It's not Israel but Palestine that is threatened with annihilation

Israel wants to attack Iran because it claims Iran wants to wipe Israel off the map. Exactly who is trying to wipe whom off the map? You decide.

Saving Khader Adnan's life is saving our own soul says UN's Richard Falk

The Palestinian prisoner's case is a microcosm of the unbearable cruelty of the prolonged Israeli occupation, says the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights

Israelis should be afraid of their leaders, not Iran

For far too long now Israel has been headed by leaders who don't hesitate to take the country on yet another dangerous, purposeless adventure. We must tell them now, loudly: We are a-f-r-ai-d, says Israeli writer Gideon Levy.

Shameless Obama glorifies Israel while erasing the Palastinian people from history

Still suckered by Obama's claim to be different from other presidents? See his glorification of Israel -- the country guilty of violating more international laws than any other in the world.