Monthly Archives: February 2017

Truth vs Donald Trump

Lawrence Davidson analyses President Trump’s inability to distinguish fact from fiction from a psychological perspective, and examines what makes such a deeply flawed person attractive to a significant minority of the US population. Read more [...]

Trump has reminded Palestinians that it was always about one state

One state or two states in Palestine? Jonathan Cook says Trump’s claim that he is not fixated on a two-state solution means Israelis and Palestinians must define their objective: a fortress for their tribe, or a shared homeland with rights and dignity for all. Read more [...]

أنت مسلم بمقدار ما أنت إنسان. (You are a Muslim as much as you are a human being)

Human dignity بقلم منذر هنداوي لماذا Read more [...]

Ethiopia: From peaceful protest to armed uprising

Rebels in northern Ethiopia Graham Peebles says what began as a protest movement in Ethiopia in November 2015 is in danger of becoming a fully-fledged armed uprising, thanks to the government's brutal repression and the silence of donor states. Read more [...]

Israeli authorities brand Indian Jew genetically inferior

Jacob - Indian Jew described as genetically defective by Israeli Jews Marianne Azizi writes: Jacob is Read more [...]

ترامب أصبح رئيساً بما يشبه المعجزة، و سيحتاج إلى معجزة كي يستمر (Trump became president by something like a miracle but will need a miracle to continue)

Donald Trump with mouth open بقلم منذر هنداوي لا Read more [...]

Dysfunction in the US White House

Lawrence Davidson says President Trump presents “progressives” with an opportunity to form a united front and reform the Democratic Party but wonders if party apparatchiks will stand in the way of meaningful reform. Read more [...]

Women’s gyms lay bare limits of Saudi reforms

Saudi women in black shrouds James Dorsey says the Saudi decision to license women-only gyms is progress in a country where women have few rights, but restrictions on what activities the gyms will be allowed to offer reflect the continuing power of reactionary forces. Read more [...]

Britain’s sickening infatuation with Israel continues

Stuart Littlewood examines the relationship between Britain’s enduring infatuation with Israel on the one hand, and Israel’s stooges and flag wavers who infest the swamp known as the UK political elite on the other. Read more [...]

Israel’s settlers clear path to annexation with new land law

West Bank annexation Jonathan Cook says while a new Israeli law “legalises” the theft of private Palestinian lands, it will also highlight the criminal nature of all settlements and could end with Israeli politicians in the International Criminal Court. Read more [...]