Monthly Archives: August 2008

22/08/2008 By Khalid Amayreh in al-Khalil (Hebron) As I write these words, two boats with some 46 peace activists from many nationalities onboard are sailing from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip in a symbolic effort to break Israel’s cruel blockade … Continue reading →

Continued moves by Fatah against Islamic charities and institutions in the West Bank are testament that reconciliation is a pipe dream, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah Despite laborious efforts by Egypt, Qatar and other Palestinian factions to reconcile Fatah and … Continue reading →

21/08/2008 By Khalid Amayreh in the Occupied Palestinian territories To begin with, I would like to point out that I am writing this article at the risk of being arrested for “incitement” and “tarnishing” the Palestinian Authority (PA) image. However, … Continue reading →

17/08/2008 By Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank Ahmed Qurei’, the leading Palestinian Authority (PA) negotiator, is behaving very much like Alice in Wonderland. Last week, he warned for the umpteenth time that the “Palestinian leadership” would switch to the … Continue reading →

By Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah 14/08/2008 Western governments are telling their respective citizens that the financial support they give to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is used to foster security and promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law in … Continue reading →

by Khalid Amayreh 09/08/2008 Israel is very much behaving like a whore who urges her town’s folks to erect a great memorial plaque to celebrate and glorify her chastity. This week, some Zionist pundits both in Israel and North America … Continue reading →

07/08/08 By Khalid Amayreh In a brief article published on the front-page of the East Jerusalem-based Arabic daily, al Quds, 5 August, Noam Shalit claimed that Israel’s criminal blockade of the Gaza Strip was primarily imputed to the capture by … Continue reading →

06/08/2008 By Khalid Amayreh Nazi-like Jewish settlers have of late stepped up their indiscriminate attacks on Palestinian civilians and their property throughout the West Bank. In some areas, like in the Hebron region, settler attacks have assumed pogrom-like proportions. What … Continue reading →

05/08/08 By Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank Religious extremism is very dangerous. It means that every thinkable vice under the sun can be committed, “sanctioned” and “justified” in the name of the Almighty. In Israel, rabbis with hundreds of … Continue reading →

31/07/08 By Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank In recent days, the American-backed Palestinian Authority (PA) carried out a shameful crackdown against non-conformist Palestinian intellectuals, journalists as well as civic and religious leaders all over the West Bank. PA security … Continue reading →