Israeli speaker attacked in N. Ireland

Displaying their hypocrisy, activists protesting Israel’s alleged oppression of the Palestinian Arabs violently attacked an Israeli dignitary invited to speak at Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern...

Hamas leaders don't know about Shalit's condition

" Group member in charge of kidnapped soldier's case denies reports on progress made in talks, says no one in Hamas leadership – including himself – knows whether Gilad Shalit is 'injured, sick or dead.' Captive's fate will only be revealed upon completion of deal, he...

Palestinian Factions Disagree on Unity Government

Palestine's Hamas and Fatah parties have failed to come to an agreement that would form a unity government. The main sticking point is how to deal with pre-existing truce agreements with Israel, with Fatah largely supporting agreements signed by the PLO, and Hamas...

Blogs, YouTube: the new battleground of Gaza conflict?

In the following article by Yigal Schleifer at the Christian Science Monitor, summits his perspective on the  use of web 2.0 to analyse the recent Israeli attack on Gaza. According to...

UN divided on Gaza resolution, Kadima grows in popularity

As the UN Security Council remains divided over the wording of a resolution on Israeli attacks on Gaza put forward by Libya, the incumbent  Kadima administration in Israel grows in popularity. This...

Israel blocks Libyan humanitatian aid ship for Gaza

In a most regrettable act, Israel blocked a Libyan ship on its way to the Gaza strip. The ship carried humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians enduring the Israeli blockade. Israel stated this blocking move with the...

Abbas threatens early elections

While Israel continues its blockade on Gaza strip despite International calls to end it, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas threatens with early elections if talks between rival Hamas and Fatah do not...

Funeral Planned for Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish

Acclaimed and exiled Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (see his biography on Wikipedia) will be buried in the West Bank on Wednesday. Darwish passed away this past weekend, at the age of 67, due to complications...

Obama Worked with Terrorist, Expert Says

In a news release one hour ago, a Middle East correspondent for WorldNet Daily claims that Sen. Barack Obama served as a paid director alongside a confessed domestic terrorist granted funding to a controversial Arab group that mourns the establishment of Israel as a...

For Israel, There Was No Peace Before The Land

There is a lot of misinformation floating around on the web, including on NowPublic, about Israel's holding on to some of the land it took when it was attacked.  This article may help explain why the...

Map Of The West Bank

The West Bank of the River Jordan.

The words that trigger Echelon

I don't believe it. Echelon must be more sophisticated. But maybe not. Not if it's the same people who didn't know there were no WMD in Iraq.

Terrorism & Occupation

Terrorism & Occupation go together like Love And Marriage, Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, go together like a horse and carriage, this I tell you brother, you can't have one without the other, Love and Marriage, Love and Marriage, it's an institute you can't...

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