Monthly Archives: July 2008

24 July, 2008 With Hizbullah scoring a victory in its prisoner exchange deal with Israel, pressure is building on Hamas to do even better, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank The recent “spectacular” prisoner swap deal between Israel and … Continue reading →

By Khalid Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem – 24/07/08 Barack Obama has finally made his long-awaited pilgrimage to Israel, a rite of passage that no aspiring American politician, let alone a presidential candidate, can afford to miss or ignore. There … Continue reading →

21/07/08 By Khalid Amayreh As British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was having an audience with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, the Israeli occupation army was raping anew the Palestinian town of Nablus, rounding up and humiliating innocent … Continue reading →

Recent Israeli army aggressions against Palestinian charities, beauty salons and shops show unequivocally that Israel is morally lost, writes Khaled Amayreh in Nablus If you still think there are red lines that Israel has not crossed with regard to its … Continue reading →

Still illegal Four years on, Palestinians still demand that the World Court’s ruling on Israel’s apartheid wall be implemented, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank On 9 July 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled … Continue reading →

11/07/2008 By Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah Until a few years ago, most of the Israeli army activities in the occupied territories were aimed primarily at forcing Palestinians to come to terms with their status as perpetual slaves tightly controlled by … Continue reading →

20/07/2008 By Khalid Amayreh This week, Israel sank in an avalanche of national lethargy, hypocrisy and self-righteousness. Seeking to cope with Hezbullah’s success in getting Israel to release all Lebanese prisoners, dead and living, in exchange for the remains of … Continue reading →

17/07/2008 By Khalid Amayreh The latest prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hezbullah is a healthy indicator that at least some Arabs are beginning to understand the depraved Zionist mentality, and act accordingly. Such mentality is based on arrogance, insolence, … Continue reading →

11/06/08 Hamas leaders arrive in Cairo to resume efforts, mediated by Egypt, aimed at addressing numerous issues currently deadlocked on top of which is the elusive Palestinian reconciliation, Dina Ezzat and Khaled Amayreh report A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo … Continue reading →

From Khalid Amayreh in Nablus 08/07/08 Palestinian Islamic leaders have called on Arab and Muslim states as well as “all human beings who believe in justice” to strongly condemn an ongoing Israeli campaign against Islamic civilian institutions throughout the occupied … Continue reading →