31 March, 2004
Three Generals, One Martyr
By Uri AvneryThe picture of Hamas as an inveterate enemy of all peace and compromise is not accurate. The picture is much more complex than meets the eye
27 March, 2004
A Journey To Rafah
By Jennifer Loewenstein"We Will Destroy You, If Not in Death Then in Life"
26 March, 2004
Palestine Is Now Part Of An Arc
Of Muslim Resistance
By Seumas MilneAriel Sharon's decision to incinerate Sheikh Yassin will certainly go down as one of the most spectacularly counter-productive acts of violence in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict
24 March, 2004
Why Israel Killed Yassin
By Jonathan FreedlandThe key to the Hamas assassination is Sharon's plan to pull out of Gaza. But he has again strengthened extremism
The Chilling Implications Of
The Killing Of Sheikh Yassin
By Robert FiskYet another Arab - another leader, however vengeful and ruthless - had been assassinated. It's getting to be a habit
23 March, 2004
Assassination of Sheikh Yassin
By Chris MarsdenIsrael’s assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual head of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas, is calculated to escalate the conflict on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Courage Of Teenage Refuseniks
A Beacon Of Hope
By Avi ShlaimThe refusal of five teenage boys to serve in the army is a beacon of hope for Israel
22 March, 2004
Bravo, Amigos!
By Uri AvneryThe Spanish people reacted differently to the big terrorist attack on their soil by throwing out their prime minister who took them to war in Iraq. When will the Israeli publics know the real meaning of terrorist attacks?
21 March, 2004
Remembering Rachel Corrie
The Wall Street Journal Way
By Joseph KayThe Wall Street Journal, on its online opinion page, chose to mark the anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie with two vicious attacks consisting entirely of lies and slander
18 March, 2004
37 Years Of Occupation
By Nick PretzlikThirty-seven years after Israel's military might rolled into the West Bank and Gaza the occupation of these Palestinian territories continues
17 March, 2004
One Year Later: "Rachel, My Mother"
By Yasmine Abu LibdehA young palestinian girl fondly remembers Rachel Corrie who was killed by an Israeli tank while protesting home destruction in Rafah exactly one year ago
12 March, 2004
The Unexplained Death Of Mohamed Aboul Abbas
By Robert FiskPerhaps Aboul Abbas will always be on the margins of Palestinian history. But he will be the first Palestinian leader to die in US custody, and thus is assured his place in "Palestine's" history
10 March, 2004
Death And Destruction In Rafah
By Chris McGrealOver the past four months 210 homes have been bulldozed in Rafah, apart from the 200 destroyed in October.With the destruction have come dozens of deaths
08 March, 2004
Killing At The Fence
By Gideon LevyIsrael kills demonstraters protesting against the separation wall
06 March, 2004
No Arabic At McDonald's Israel
By Jonathan CookDiscrimination against Israel's Palestinian citizens has been expanding to include a total ban of the use of Arabic language by workers. McDonald's bans its Arabic employees from speaking their language
The Ghetto Inside
By Uri Avnery"It is easier to get the Jews out of the ghetto than to get the ghetto out of the Jews!" - this dictum of the early Zionists is now assuming a new meaning. Israel is cutting itself off from the world and enclosing itself in a ghetto, and not only physically
03 March, 2004
One Year Later, Justice Still Not Served:
Remembering the Death of Rachel Corrie
By Elizabeth CorrieOne year after the death of Rachel Corrie, neither the FBI, nor any other US-led team has done anything to investigate the death of an American, knowingly killed by an Israeli
25 February, 2004
Even if Palestine Wins At The Hague...
By Ali AbunimahAn ICJ decision on the separation wall in Palestine would be of no value unless it is accompanied by a determined Palestinian-led strategy to translate it into action