Tag Archives: Mideast

Israel, instigator of crisis in Mideast

The open debate session of the UN Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts, New York, August 19, 2013 PressTV | Tue Aug 20, 2013 6:57AM GMT The Israeli regime imposed land, aerial, and naval blockades on the Gaza Strip in June 2007, after the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas took over […]

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The Lobby Never Sleeps ~ by Philip Giraldi

 Philip Giraldi | AntiWar | July 25, 2013 Developments in Syria and Egypt have been a godsend for Israel. The bloodshed and political turmoil have meant that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can continue with business as usual, with no one paying much attention to what is going on as he dismembers Palestine. Amidst all the […]

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OIC Chief: Israel sole beneficiary of regional tensions

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation PressTV | Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:41PM GMT The secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) says the Israeli regime is the sole regional entity that benefits from tensions and conflicts in the Middle East. In a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to […]

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Arab organization calls for int’l action to protect Jerusalem and Aqsa Mosque

[ PIC 02/07/2013 – 09:07 AM ] LONDON, (PIC)– The Arab organization for human rights in Britain called on the international community to take action against Israel’s violations in the occupied city of Jerusalem and at the Aqsa Mosque, stressing that its silence is no longer acceptable. In a press release on Monday, the Arab […]

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Middle East Wars and the Unbreakable US-Israeli Ties ~ by @StephenLendman

By Stephen Lendman | Global Research | March 22, 2013 Longstanding US/Israeli ties remain firm. Obama’s visit reinforces them. It does more. It assures continued support. It endorses hardline extremism. It affirms occupation harshness. It lets Israel do what it pleases. America’s special relationship does more harm than good. It’s wrongheaded. Israel is more strategic […]

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“Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East

All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline The Oded Yinon Plan By Israel Shahak | Global Research Global Research, March 02, 2013 Association of Arab-American University Graduates, Inc. Global Research Editor’s Note The following document pertaining to the formation of “Greater Israel” constitutes the cornerstone of powerful Zionist factions […]

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Egypt: Judaizing Jerusalem threatens stability in the region

[ PIC 27/10/2012 – 09:10 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egypt strongly condemned the Israeli occupation authority’s plan to construct nearly 800 new settlement units in eastern Jerusalem and government headquarters in Mount of Olives. Egyptian Foreign Ministry pointed out in a statement on Friday that “attempts to separate East Jerusalem from its surrounding Palestinian territories […]

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Arab League: attacks on al-Aqsa and holy sites threaten the region’s security

Palestinian Information Center | Oct 12, 2012 CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League Council condemned the serious, systematic and repeated violations on the occupied city of Jerusalem by the Israeli occupation authorities, and the escalation of attacks on the sanctity of the Islamic and Christian holy sites. The council criticized in a statement on Thursday “the […]

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Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs demands of Arab initiative withdrawal in response to Israeli violations

[ PIC 10/10/2012 – 04:15 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Al-Awqaf (Endowments), called on the Islamic nation in general and the imams and governors in particular, to bear their responsibilities before God and history and sanctities and to face the Israeli violations in al-Aqsa […]

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#PalHunger | European organizations call on UN to save three Palestinian hunger strikers

[ PIC 17/09/2012 – 08:47 PM ] GENEVA,(PIC)– Five European and Middle East human rights organizations warned that three Palestinian prisoners in occupation jails risk death due to their continued hunger strike for more than 3 months. The five organizations called on the United Nations Commission for Human Rights to bear its responsibilities towards the […]

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NAM: Towards Breaking Western Stranglehold of Power

Palestine Chronicle | Sept 3, 2012 | Ismail Salami – Tehran Despite the West’s deliberate inattention to and willful disregard for Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Tehran, there is no denying the fact that the summit has occasioned extreme chagrin in Washington and Israel and that dialogue among civilizations in achieving global peace is still a […]

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Chain of violence: Study shows impact on Palestinian and Israeli children

Medical Express | Aug 21, 2012 August 21, 2012 in Psychology & Psychiatry Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study shows. And the younger children are, the more strongly they are affected, in a “chain of violence” that goes from political and […]

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Iran Attack: Too Big for Israel

Left-wing Israelis protest in Tel Aviv on 16 August 2012, against Israel mounting a military strike on Iran. Arabic writing on placard (R) reads: “No to War.” (Photo: AFP – Menahem Kahana) Amal Saad-Ghorayeb | Al Akhbar English | Aug 20, 2012   Despite Israeli media clamour last week about an imminent Israeli attack on […]

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No Nice Wars ~ by Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD

By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD | PNN English | Aug 8, 2012 An attack on an Egyptian army post in northern Sinai left 15 soldiers dead. The attack was denounced by all Palestinian resistance forces including mainstream ones (Fatah, PFLP, DFLP, popular resistance committees, Hamas) and even marginal Jihadi forces (Islamic Jihad). I was very disappointed to […]

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Strategic dialog meeting between US and Israel highlight Arab changes

[ PIC 15/07/2012 – 11:10 AM ] WASHINGTON, (PIC)– The US state department and Israeli officials held last Thursday their semi-annual strategic dialogue at Israel’s ministry of foreign affairs in occupied Jerusalem and mainly discussed the issue of the Arab revolutions and the consequent threats facing Israel. The meeting highlighted Iran’s suspected nuclear weapon program, […]

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