Tag Archives: United Nations
For the Palestinians UN means Useless Nations
Alan Hart charts the history of subversion of the UN by the Zionist lobby, which turned into reality US President Truman's fear that Zionism would put the Security Council out of business. Read more [...]
US feels the heat on Palestine vote at UN
Jonathan Cook says while Europe is becoming increasingly disenchanted with Israel, as shown by the growing recognitions of Palestine, US policy towards Israel is paralysed by fear of upsetting the Zionist lobby. Read more [...]
Netanyahu’s and Abbas’s UN speeches
Uri Avnery compares Binyamin Netanyahu's and Mahmoud Abbass’s speeches at the UN General Assembly, and argues that Netanyahu was addressing “the most primitive voters in Israel” who don’t care what gentiles think. Read more [...]
Palestinians claim UN protection, prepare lawsuits
Stuart Littlewood explores why the Palestinian leadership failed to publicize its lawsuit against Israel and its request for UN protection and why it has taken it so long to act. Read more [...]
Remember Israel’s abuse of Palestinian kids
Nureddin Sabir argues that whatever has happened to the missing Israeli squatter kids whose parents had chosen to live on stolen land, the real story is Israel’s ongoing abuse of Palestinian children. Read more [...]
An Israeli government minister speaking the truth?
Alan Hart views how Israeli governments have deliberately straightjacketed themselves by colonizing the occupied Palestinian territories with Jewish squatters so as to make it impossible to return the land to the Palestinians. Read more [...]
The dangerous Palestinian VIP class
Jamal Kanj argues that to be taken seriously, Palestinian Authority officials should at least tear up their Israeli VIP passes and experience the full pain of the occupation, like ordinary Palestinian citizens. Read more [...]
Laying the foundation for Palestinian statehood
Ruth Tenne says Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, fresh elections in the Palestinian territories, a progressive constitution and prosecuting Israel for war crimes must be prioritized if Palestinian statehood is to become reality. Read more [...]
War criminals by default
Alan Hart argues that US President Barack Obama missed a golden opportunity to bring about peaceful change in Syria, and wonders whether he will miss another opportunity in the upcoming Geneva talks. Read more [...]
Stealing Palestine: interview with Richard Falk
Stuart Littlewood interviews UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on a wide range of subjects, from the “peace process”, to the two-state solution and the international community’s responsibility to protect in Palestine. Read more [...]
