Daniel Lazare looks into the Times’ overreaction to charges of anti-Semitism.
Category: Palestine
Echoes of FDR in Trump’s Bid for Palestinian Surrender
There’s nothing new about a U.S. president assuming that Palestinians can be bribed into cooperating with Zionist ambitions, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Trump’s Underwhelming Deal for Palestine and the Gulf Monarchies’ Complicated Ties with Israel
Giorgio Cafiero gauges the shortcomings of the U.S.-backed “Peace to Prosperity” summit in Bahrain this week.
Annexation: Israel Already Controls More Than Half of the West Bank
Annexation would only formalize a situation in which almost two-thirds of Palestinian territory is controlled by Israel and settlers live as Israeli citizens, writes Jonathan Cook.
Trump’s Bipartisan Support for Eradicating the Palestinian Cause
The U.S. is now formally supporting Israel’s efforts at economic pacification, writes Jonathan Cook.
US Attacks on UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Taking a Toll
Unless UNWRA can secure at least $60 million by the end of this month, food aid for over a million Palestine refugees seems uncertain, reports Charlotte Munns.
US Versus the Palestinian Refugee Agency
The Trump administration’s malevolence towards the UN relief group is a proxy attack on multilateralism and Palestinians’ right to self-determination, critics tell Thalif Deen.
Palestinian Authority No Longer Crying Wolf
Jonathan Cook reports on the bind that Netanyahu has created by withholding tax transfers as a reelection tactic.
UK Israel Lobby Adds Muscle as US Lobby Weakens
British politics are being plunged into a stifling silence on the longest example of mass human rights abuses sanctioned by the West in modern history, writes Jonathan Cook.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Deal of the Century? Which Century?
As’ad AbuKhalil explains why Palestinians will see through the latest U.S. illusion of a Middle East “peace process.”