The murder of senior commanders of Hamas, Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai rolling. Although the names and photographs of suspects have been published, yet no sign of the suspects will be arrested.
New developments this case, two of the 26 suspects reportedly fled to the United States as soon as its mission to kill Al-Mabhuh. Wall Street Journal said [...]
Two suspects Al-Mabhuh Killer Escape to the U.S
No light ahead
Israel’s rightwing government is not pursuing peace but rather sabotaging it, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
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This Palestinian child throws a stone at Israeli soldiers in Hebron in what might become the third Intifada after [...]
Full Story »Tormenting the dead
In a typical move, Israel is building a “museum of tolerance” right on top of an ancient Muslim cemetery, writes Khaled Amayreh
As if all the persecution and brutalisation meted out to the Palestinians were not enough, Israeli authorities are finalising preparations for the construction of a museum on top of an ancient [...]
Open Letter to Obama’s Envoy to the OIC
The US Has to Repair a Long History of Mistrust
By Khalid Amayreh
Dear brother Hussein, like many Muslims around the globe, I am glad that President Obama has appointed you as his Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Needless to say, the repair of American-Muslim relations require, first and foremost, honesty, integrity, [...]
Full Story »Israeli troops attack a Sunday mass and moral responsibility
By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD
Some 100 people gathered at Ush Ghrab in Beit Sahour to pray for peace and
protest the planned military presence there. As we were gathering in
peaceful contemplation and prayer, Israeli army jeeps quickly rolled in
between us and one officer barked orders in Hebrew. We explained to them in
Arabic and English [...]
Israel falling appart and lashing out
Settlers come to Ush Ghrab in Beit Sahour every week and the army lies to
the mayor of Beit Sahour by claiming that their presence deters the
settlers. The reverse is true and settlers of course get army permission
and protection which emboldens them. On Feb 5th, when the army was
bulldozing in the area and had [...]
Mossad’s Long Arm Needs Amputation
by Gilad Atzmon
We have learned in the last few days that the Dubai assassins were Mossad agents who stole identities of six UK citizens and faked at least five other European passports. Dubai Police yesterday presented footage of some of the 11 ‘Europeans’ suspected of killing Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
According to [...]
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