Rafah crossing reopens after 2-day closure Published yesterday (updated) 24/07/2011 10:55 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Rafah border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip will reopen Sunday after a two-day closure, crossings director Ayyoub Abu Shaar said. Abu Shaar told Ma’an that patients and people who reside in Egypt would be given priority to [...]
Israel refuses to allow prisoner hospital treatment Published Saturday 23/07/2011 21:31 JENIN (Ma’an) — The Israeli prison administration has repeatedly refused to allow Palestinian prisoner Samer Juma medical treatment, relatives of the detainee told Ma’an. Juma, 24, needs medical attention after being tortured during interrogation by Israeli security officials, his mother said. Juma’s mother [...]
UNRWA responds to Gaza protests Published yesterday (updated) 24/07/2011 14:08 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees was forced to close its offices in Gaza City last week as protesters blockaded its entrances, angry at the slashing of UNRWA’s emergency programs. Demonstrators physically blocked the entrances of the agency’s offices with large [...]
Barak: Focus on Europe to stop UN bid Published yesterday (updated) 24/07/2011 15:32 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday that Israel must exert all efforts to avoid a confrontation with the Palestinian Authority over its plan to seek recognition at the United Nations in September. Barak told Israel’s Army Radio [...]
One State vs. Two States Date: 06/15/2011 Description:One State vs. Two States in Historic Palestine The most popular settlement options for the Palestine/Israel impasse are the Two State and the One State solutions. Many misconceptions are associated with these options, but in order for the public to understand those misunderstandings, a comparison between the two [...]
On Democracy and Slave Owners By Seraj Assi This month the Knesset in Israel approved the final reading of the Boycott Prohibition Law, which imposes severe punishments on any person or organization that calls, directly or indirectly, for boycotting Israel, including the Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The Boycott Law is by no means [...]
Gaza’s Tunnels: An Inside Perspective Tunnels are double-edged sword. (Alexandra Robinson) By Alexandra Robinson – Gaza ‘Complimentary tour of the Rafah tunnels.’ I received this offer a few weeks after arriving in Gaza. In a conversation I was having with my colleague, Joe Catron, it came up that a friend of ours from Gaza City had [...]
Vince Cable also told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that big questions remained over the Murdoch empire’s suitability to run a UK broadcaster. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA No other media company should ever have the same influence in the UK as Rupert Murdoch‘s News Corporation, the Vince Cable has said. “There are other big media companies which could have [...]
The US debt crisis has deepened after a collapse of negotiations between Congress leader John Boehner (left) and Barack Obama. Photo: Reuters/Jason Reed Democrats and Republicans are locked into a dangerous game of seeing who will crack first over the national debt crisis, with the White House warning that the next few days could be stressful [...]
Rupert Murdoch was accused by the Acpo president, Sir Hugh Orde, of ‘complete denial of any responsibility of his organisation’. Photograph: Louis Lanzano/AP Sir Hugh Orde, the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers,has lambasted Rupert Murdoch, saying the chairman of News Corporation had shown a complete denial of responsibility for what had gone on in his [...]
Israelis have been dealing with a seaborne invasion of sorts this summer. Thousands of giant jellyfish, called warty comb jelly, have been washing up on their beaches, causing discomfort to beach-goers. The jellyfish themselves pose no danger to humans. But all those eggs in the water can leave bathers feeling a mild sting. As Al [...]
Protesters demanding change clashed with loyalists of the ruling military council on Saturday [AFP] Egypt‘s parliamentary elections, a crucial step in transitioning to civilian rule, will be held in November, according to Egyptian state media reports. In a meeting with reporters in Cairo on Saturday, Abdul Moaez Ahmed Ibrahim, the chief of the Higher Election Commission, said that [...]
It is a credit to liberalism in Norway that the country’s prime minister did not respond to the attack with fear or vicious speculation [EPA] The Norwegian terrorist who murdered more than ninety innocent civilians – many of whom were teenagers – did not act alone. Or rather, he acted within a cultural and political context that [...]
The man charged with killing 93 people in a bombing and mass shooting attack in Norway is to appear before a judge in a central Oslo court amid tight security on Monday. Anders Behring Breivik, the alleged mastermind behind Friday’s attacks, told police he acted alone, as thousands attended a memorial service on Sunday for victims [...]
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Things You Can Say, Things You Cannot Fascism at the top by Ran HaCohen, July 13, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum The anti-boycott law passed Monday night. Much has been said about what the American administration — blind as always to Middle East realities — tagged “an internal issue.” Let me just [...]
The imperial project as we have seen it unfold on the part of the US and other countries around the world has always come hand in hand with the destruction of any and all existing free, democratic or libertarian institutions that exist in the target countries. In order to strip these countries of the resources [...]
Norway vows to fight terror with ‘more democracy’ Ferry Biedermann Jul 24, 2011 AMSTERDAM // Norway is struggling to come to terms with two horrific terror attacks aimed at the heart of its government and society. Initial reactions have indicated that the country is attempting to preserve its vaunted openness and respect for human [...]
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — At least 15 were killed in shootouts during Friday and Saturday in Karachi, police said, the latest victims in a surge of deadly violence that has gripped Pakistan’s largest city and commercial capital. Police don’t know who is responsible for the killings but suspect they are linked to the recent surge [...]
War Fatigue and the Uncritical Critics of War by Hannah Gurman, July 23, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum From Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya, the first decade of the 21st century has solidified the U.S. reputation as the energizer bunny of war. While these conflicts continue to rage on, there are a [...]
Norwegian media have identified the suspect in custody as 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik.Reuters Norway terror suspect attacked Islam, multiculturalism online Anders Behring Breivik, 32, has been charged for the attacks in Norway in which at least 91 people were killed. By ReutersTags: Islam The Norwegian charged with going on a killing spree in which at least 91 people [...]
U.S. wastes $34 billion in Afghan and Iraq contracting Play VideoPresidential Transition Video:Obama appoints Cordray to lead consumer agency AP – Sat Jul 23, 12:04 pm ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has wasted some $34 billion on service contracts with the private sector in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study being finalized for Congress. [...]
Exclusive: The Oslo Terrorist in His Own Words: Bomber Predicted “Europe soon will burn once again” 7 Comments and 29 Reactions|ShareTweet|Email|Print| ← return to The Robbins Report James S. Robbins Published on July 23, 2011 Suspected Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, in custody following a shooting and bombing rampage on July 22 that left 92 [...]
Israel PM guards tell women reporters to remove bras Published Friday 22/07/2011 (updated) 23/07/2011 11:30 JERUSALEM (AFP) — Foreign journalists on Friday spoke of their distress after being asked to remove their bras for a security check before being allowed into the offices of Israel’s prime minister. The three women were told by security [...]
Israel faces court deadline to demolish illegal outpost Published yesterday 12:42 LONDON (Ma’an) — Israel’s government is on course for a major clash with Israeli settlers in the West Bank as a court deadline to destroy three homes built without permission is set to expire, reports say. The Independent newspaper reported Saturday that Israel’s [...]
In photos: Gaza children break another world record Published Friday 22/07/2011 20:43 Click the image to enlarge or see more. MaanImages/UNRWA Over 5,000 children smashed the Guinness World Record for the largest-ever handprint painting on Thursday in a stadium in Khan Younis in southern Gaza during summer games organized by UNRWA, the UN agency [...]
Settlers start fires across the West Bank Published Friday 22/07/2011 (updated) 23/07/2011 18:07 Israeli settlers from Brakha settlement confront Palestinian farmers during clashes in Burin village [MaanImages/Rami Swidan, File] BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian firefighters have been battling blazes across the West Bank as Israeli settlers set fire to land in multiple locations on Thursday [...]
Turkish PM reiterates support for Palestinian UN bid Published yesterday (updated) 23/07/2011 19:07 ISTANBUL (Ma’an) — Turkish PM Recep Tayyib Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed a conference of Palestinian Authority foreign ambassadors in Istanbul on Saturday. In the opening speech, Erdogan expressed his desire to see Palestinian reconciliation completed as soon as [...]
Erdogan: No normalization unless Israel apologizes Published yesterday 17:57 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pictured, speaks at a press conference during the Palestinian ambassadors meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas in Istanbul. [AFP/Mustafa Ozer] ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday it was “unthinkable” for Ankara to normalize relations [...]
In 1971, President Richard Nixon, motivated by addiction among US soldiers in Vietnam, told Congress drug abuse was ‘public enemy number one’ Photograph: AP Four decades ago, on 17 July 1971, President Richard Nixon declared what has come to be called the “war on drugs“. Nixon told Congress that drug addiction had “assumed the dimensions of [...]
Several survivors of the Utoya island shooting said the shooter was dressed as a police officer [AFP] With at least 92 people dead and several injured, the brutality of Friday’s attacks in Norway left the country reeling. But who to blame for the bomb blast that tore through Oslo‘s government district and the shooting spree [...]
