By Uri Avnery The coming elections will be decided – and perhaps have already been decided – by an anonymous person, whose nom-de-guerre is “Nadav”. “Nadav” calls himself an “expert” in the service of the General Security Service (known by its Hebrew acronym Shabak or Shin-Beth). According to him, his official title is “chief of [...]
The Palestine Monitor A PNGO Information Clearinghouse Ramallah 12:54 PM Witnesses in the menara square in Ramallah report that Israeli soldiers, disguised as Palestinians, have just shot an unarmed Palestinian man in the street. Bassam Ashkar, 25 years old from Ein Ariq was shot and then taken away in an armoured military vehicle, which also [...]
The Palestine Monitor A PNGO Information Clearinghouse After assassinating an unarmed man in Ramallah town center this morning Israeli soldiers entered the grounds of the Ramallah hospital, burst into a room and shot dead one man, and arrested four others – including a 55 year old.
FOUR CAROLS FOR PALESTINE O Little Town of Bethlehem, in fear we see thee lie, We hear thee weep in fitful sleep, as tanks and planes go by, And in thy shattered streets is shown, the Palestinian plight. The hopes and fears of all the years, are dashed for thee tonight.
by Edward Said by courtesy & © 2002 Media Monitors The daily hemorrhage of Palestinian lives and property accelerates without respite. Both the Arab and Western media report horrifically sensational suicide bombings, complete with pictures and names of the victims as well as gut-wrenching details. I do not hesitate now to say again that these [...]
by Tanya Reinhart Just over a month ago, Mitzna appeared to offer a new hope to Israeli politics. He was even perceived by some as the potential Israeli de Gaulle. Throughout the years of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, the Israeli political system has managed to generate only two alternatives: eternal negotiations while [...]
by Uri Avnery The “Legal Advisor to the Government” is a curious animal. Lately, his activities have become curious, too. Like the mythological Centaur, who was half human, half horse, the office of the Legal Advisor comprises two different parts. On the one side is the person indicated by his title, giving legal advice to [...]
Produced by the PLO’s Negotiations Support Unit, the FAQ is a useful introduction to what Israel is trying to get away with in Hebron in order to expand the control of its aggressive settlers over the center of this large Palestinian city. Historical buildings from the Ottoman and Mamluk periods are under threat of demolition. [...]
December 18, 2002 American Academics Join Israeli Colleagues In Warning Against Ethnic Cleansing We, American academics and intellectuals, applaud our courageous Israeli colleagues for their recent letter warning of the possibility of ethnic cleansing in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The 187 Israeli signatories express concern that the “fog of war” [against Iraq] “could be [...]
By Uri Avnery If you want to help Ariel Sharon to remain in power – here is some useful advice. One: Talk about a “National Unity Government” that will be set up after the elections. This is a sophisticated trick. It says, in effect, that there is no difference between Likud and Labor. If so, [...]
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