Articles of interest

Attacking Humanitarian Aid

The author asks if Israel's attack on the aid flotilla heading for Gaza end of May was a "Public Relations Blunder or Strategic Necessity?"

A Timetable for War

Article by Philip Giraldi about Israel's likely attack on Iran by August 2010 and the US response to it from Antiwar Forum.

Will Obama Adopt a Dangerously Simplistic Peace Plan?

Article by Ali Abunimah doubting that a US imposed peace plan consisting of "a territorial settlement based on the 1967 borders, with mutual and equal adjustments to allow the incorporation of the largest West Bank settlements into Israel" would have much success.

Top 10 Myths Likely to be Heard from Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat in Washington this week

"To help prepare the mayor's Washington interlocutors for what will no doubt be a lively exchange of views, Jerusalem expert Daniel Seidemann and Americans for Peace Now's Lara Friedman have assembled this guide to some of the most prominent - and inaccurate - assertions often heard about Jerusalem."

The Case for a One-State Solution

Article by Ahmed Moor criticizing the recently surfaced two-state plan that the US would impose on Israel and Palestine which annuls the Palestinian right of return, and creates a "demilitarized Palestinian state."

Top Ten Reasons East Jerusalem does not belong to Jewish-Israelis

Article by Juan Cole. "Netanyahu mixed together Romantic-nationalist cliches with a series of historically false assertions. But even more important was everything he left out of the history, and his citation of his warped and inaccurate history instead of considering laws, rights or common human decency toward others not of his ethnic group."

Haifa – planned death of a city: PALESTINE’S PAST REMEMBERED

History by Ilan Pappe about the city of Haifa. Zionist plans to create an Arab-free land through the expulsions of 1948 did not entirely succeed; the nature of the city is still ambiguous despite the deaths and destruction. Appeared in Le Monde Diplomatique March 10, 2010.

The Root of All Fears

Why is Israel so afraid of Iranian nukes? Contrary to popular belief, Israel is not afraid of a nuclear attack by Iran or Hezbollah; rather, it fears losing its nuclear monopoly in the region and the image of invincibility that comes with it.

A New Path of Palestinian Resistance

Article by James Zogby focusing on the importance of unity between the Palestinian factions and "the recently completed Fatah Conference, the two-year plan, "Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State," announced by interim Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, and the weekly demonstrations at the wall near the village of Bilin."

Yes, You Can

Online article by Uri Avnery advising Obama not to be swayed by Netanyahu or the US Congress into not insisting upon Israeli compliance with certain positions essential to a Palestinian peace accord.

The Blue Velvet Hills of My Youth Have Been Destroyed

Memoir by Raja Shehadeh from the Guardian, of what has been lost. "Palestinians will never be able to undo the damage caused by these massive, illegal and politically motivated settlements."

Lawsuit Brings Murky West Bank Land Deals to Light

AP story by Amy Teibel gives a glimpse into the bureaucratic smoke screen that helps ensure a strong Jewish presence on lands claimed by the Palestinians for a future state. Inn a case before Israel's Supreme Court, a document shows that the World Zionist Organization, acting as an agent of the Israeli government, took private Palestinian land in the West Bank and gave it to Jewish settlers, even though the state itself had declared the property off-limits to settlement.

The Future of Israel and the Decline of the American Empire

Article by Arno J. Mayer, emeritus professor of history at Princeton University, with the subtitle "The Wages of Hubris and Vengeance." He describes Israel's vanity, paranoia, and lack of restraint with respect to its enemies, while relying on the US to support it, all while the US's power may be in decline.

The Greatest Robbery in the Twentieth Century

Four maps of Palestine from 1946-2000.