Intifada

Dangerous Currents in Palestine

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

The social and economic life in Jerusalem and the West Bank appears to be on a positive upwards trend. Salam Fayyad's government has been successful (...

Fighting Over Temple Mount Recalls Second Intifada

Global Post | Posted 10.09.2009 | World


By Matt Beynon Rees JERUSALEM, Israel -- I just returned to Jerusalem after a month away. Or at least I thought I did. I suspect I entered a cosmi...

Americans and Ramallah Youth

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.20.2009 | World


Daoud Kuttab

Has it become acceptable among Palestinians to wear a hat or a T-shirt praising Americans? The answer most respondents had can be summarized in two words: Barack Obama.

Iran's Uprising: Food for Thought

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.27.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Ever since the Iranian revolution stunned the world in 1979, the Arab regimes and their allies in the West have been obsessing over Iran's "exporting of the revolution."

Hawkish Union Leaders Hurting Teachers and Your Kids

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

It is profoundly disturbing that AFT, a union representing educators, would elect someone so willing to distort the facts in order to pursue such a racist agenda.

An Honest Conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

David H. Young | Posted 04.11.2009 | World


David H. Young

Virtually nothing about this conflict was changed with Israel's military operation in Gaza. Nothing on the surface, nothing lurking in the shadows, n...

Hamas Calls For Third Intifada In Response To Airstrikes

Al Jazeera English | Posted 01.27.2009 | World


Khaled Meshaal, Hamas's political leader, has called for an uprising against Israel after an unprecedented attack on the Gaza Strip killed at least 22...