Aftermath of the Israeli Flotilla Attack
Updates, actions, and an audio documentary.
Israel Plans to Meet Next Aid Ships with more Force
Relations with Turkey are deteriorating fast.
From Istanbul: Outrage Over a Massacre on the High Seas
As we mourn, we must demand full international accountability, including criminal liability, for the Israeli officials who are responsible for the Flotilla Massacre.
Statement on the Gaza Flotilla Tragedy: IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis
From Phyllis Bennis, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies (currently in Istanbul).
Israeli Attack on Palestinian Flotilla
An attack by the Israeli military on a flotilla carrying food and supplies for Palestinians results in 16 deaths.
Readers’ Challenge: Was Gaza Flotilla Right to Refuse Gilad Schalit’s Father?
Pro-Palestinian humanitarian flotilla refuses offer of Gilad Shalit’s father.
Reader Challenge: Is Jerusalem ‘crumbling under the weight of its own idealization’?
Let us know what you think.
Your Tax Money to the Israeli Military?
Is the U.S. really “pressuring” Israel? What’s the deal with Israeli settlements? What do they have to do with us? IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis will discuss the recent flap between the Obama administration and the Israeli government, the $30 billion of U.S. military aid, and the changing discourse on Israel-Palestine across the United States.
Washington Must Pressure Israel to Stop Illegal Settlements
The U.S. has to start pressuring Israel to cooperate.
Obama Stumbles on Human Rights
The president couldn’t answer a simple question about Israel and Egypt, which speaks volumes about U.S. human rights policy.
Palestine and Black America: Abolishing Apartheid, Striving for Justice and Equality
Omar Barghouti is an independent Palestinian researcher, commentator and human rights activist committed to upholding international law and universal human rights. He is a founding member of the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and the Palestinian Civil Society Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Columbia University, NY.
Bethlehem
It’s going to be a little harder this time around.
Talking Points: The Midwest, Mideast, and a New Book on Afghanistan
The dangers of another, even greater, U.S. escalation in Afghanistan are rising; the continuing war in Iraq is exploding anew; the possibilities-but-still-dangers in U.S. engagement with Iran remain hopeful but tense; and U.S. diplomatic engagement in the Middle East is still designed to fail.
Lords of Misrule
Let the games begin.
Toward an Abrahamic Peace
A grand alliance of religious groups and secular progressives can help realize the vision of Obama’s Cairo speech.