Sam Bahour, Ramallah Online Columnist Where Israel is concerned, U.S. foreign policy never ceases to amaze. When Palestinian in-fighting took place in Gaza last week, Secretary of State Colin Powell had the following to say about the United States’ position: “Just have to watch it unfold.” Interestingly enough, my grandmother’s position was the same and [...]
Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Higher Education in Palestine is increasingly under siege from Israeli death squad attacks on the lives and well being of professors and students to Israel’s refusal to grant work visas to instructors as well as from a variety of other hardships such as the deterioration of the Palestinian economy [...]
Ramzy Baroud, The Palestine Chronicle The wait is over. The International Court of Justice at The Hague has finally ruled on Israel’s Separation Wall, kicking the ball out of its court, and into that of all major players in the Arab-Israeli conflict. But the question remains: Will the historic decision of July 9, 2004 become [...]
Brady Long, Ramallah Online Columnist In May and the subsequent months of 1945, Germans were forced-marched through the streets of their devastated cities and towns. Many were taken to death camps, where millions died, to witness first hand what the Germans had collectively allowed to occur. Will the same happen to Americans in the 21st [...]
Sam Bahour, RamallahOnline Columnist When The Hague speaks, the world listens, especially when a threat to international peace is involved. At least this was the case until the International Court of Justice took aim at Israel. At issue was the Israeli government’s building of a separation wall on occupied Palestinian lands in the West Bank, [...]
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, No. 28/2004 – 15 – 21 July 2004 Israeli occupying forces have perpetrated more violations of human rights against Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). Human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli occupying forces included willful and extra-judicial killings, incursions into Palestinian areas, indiscriminate shelling and house demolitions. This [...]
Palestine Monitor, Human Rights Report; Wednesday, July 21, 2004 Two die at Balata camp’s “death entrance” On Monday Hussam Sameer Abu Zeitoun 16 years old was shot dead as he hurled stones at Israeli jeeps invading the Balata refugee camp in Nablus. Hassam was shot in the eye as he threw stones at Israeli army [...]
Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine Monitor In the months since it was unveiled in February, the rhetoric surrounding Ariel Sharon’s unilateral disengagement plan has changed noticeably.
Tanya Reinhart, Yediot Aharonot, July 15, 2004. Translated from Hebrew by Edeet Ravel and Mark Marshall. The International Court of Justice has determined that Israel “has the right, and indeed the duty, to…protect the life of its citizens” but that “the measures taken are bound nonetheless to remain in conformity with applicable international law.” The [...]
Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Early one morning about a month ago I was awakened from a sound sleep by the phone ringing. Quite groggy, I listened to the voice of a stranger on the other end who identified herself and then insisted that I take down her address and phone number. She explained [...]
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