“Talk to us,” says Hamas in rare visit to Europe
Three Hamas politicians made a rare visit to Europe this week. A delegation of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) travelled to Switzerland to attend a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). It was the first time since the 2006 PLC elections that Hamas members undertook an official visit to a European country. The delegation — [...]
Israel’s long-term isolation of Mahmoud Issa is sickening
Mahmoud Issa Moussa Dar Issa has been held in isolation in Israeli prisons for several periods since his detention in 1993. At the time of his arrest, Mahmoud acted as manager of the Jerusalem office of a newspaper published in Umm al-Fahm, Haifa. He was sentenced to three life terms and 49 years in September [...]
“International Zionism Is Strangling The World”: Interview With Jonathan Azaziah
Jonathan Azaziah is an Iraqi-American Muslim poet, activist, analyst, writer and journalist from Brooklyn, New York, currently residing in Florida. His articles, poems and music predominantly deal with international Zionism and the cruel effect that it has on the world’s oppressed people. He is also a staff writer for Pakistan’s premier alternative media outlet, Opinion [...]
Volvo misses the mark on responsibility for the protection of human rights
In December I wrote about the use of Volvo and Hyundai equipment in the demolition of Palestinian homes in Beit Hanina, occupied East Jerusalem. The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre in London invited Hyundai and the Volvo Group to respond to my blog. While Hyundai kept silent, Volvo wrote, “We understand your reaction [...]
Does dividing Iraq best serve US interests?
Leslie Gelb among others has proposed that the best way for the US to exert influence in the Middle East and contain Iran is to divide Iraq into a federation of three groups – Kurdish, Shi’ite and Sunni. After all, Yugoslavia was divided and the small republics seem to be doing just fine, after a [...]
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