Fathi Harb should have had something to live for, not least the imminent arrival of a new baby. But last week the 21-year-old extinguished his life in an inferno of flames in central Gaza
The contrasting images coming out of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Monday could not have been starker ā or more disturbing
Western leaders and the public betrayed the Palestinians in 1948. There is no sign, 70 years on, that the West is about to change its ways
Iranās aim is to recreate a balance of terror between the two sides and free itself from diplomatic isolation; Israelās is to maintain its military pre-eminence and dominance of the Middle Eastās skies
āA place I do not recogniseā
All of us have a moral responsibility to stop simply believing what our governments and their propagandists in the corporate media tell us
Israeli leaders are faced with the same dilemma as its founders: should they again use violence to drive Palestinians from their homeland or establish an unapologetic and brutal apartheid state ruling over them?
Town freezes new housing project to stop entry of Palestinian citizens. But the mayor insists heās not racist
Seemingly unrelated events all point to a tectonic shift in which Israel has begun preparing the ground to annex the occupied Palestinian territories
A half-century of occupation has needed an industry of lies and self-deceptions to make sure the consciences of Israelis are never clouded by a moment of doubt
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