Gazans Denied Justice as Rights Take a Beating
RAMALLAH -- Gazans hoping for a modicum of justice following Israel’s indiscriminate military assault on the coastal territory during December 2008 and January 2009 -- which left 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, dead -- could be waiting in vain. The Israeli...
Report: Israel Stole $2B from Palestinian Workers
Over the past four decades Israel has defrauded Palestinians working inside Israel of more than $2 billion by deducting from their salaries contributions for welfare benefits to which they were never entitled, Israeli economists have revealed. A new report, “State...
Will Obama Play the War Card?
Swiss Take Two Guantánamo Uighurs, Solve Obama’s Problem
Congratulations to the Swiss Canton of Jura, which recently accepted the asylum claims of two Uighur prisoners at Guantánamo, and to the Swiss federal government for agreeing to accept Jura’s decision on Wednesday. The two men in question -- Arkin Mahmud, 45, and his...
60 Minutes Does Rambo
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell — Don’t Go
Thursday: 6 Iraqis Killed, 1 Wounded
At least five Iraqis were killed and one more was wounded even as Shi’ite pilgrims observe Arbaeen rituals in Karbala. Meanwhile an election blacklist thought struck down only a day ago could still be implemented. Also, Iraq wants to implement news rules on media outlets.
read moreSun Tzu and America’s Way of War
America's way of war is, actually, not so new under the sun. Centuries ago, China's Sun Tzu would have recognized some of our ways and errors. Indeed he would be rolling over in his grave at seeing how his famous dictums for successful wars are ignored and violated by...
Raze Illegal Buildings — Unless They Are Jewish
SILWAN, East Jerusalem -- Backed by armed security men, the municipal inspectors race their jeeps through the narrow alleyways and up a hillside crowded with buildings. Some of the homes are well-faced with stone; the naked concrete of others gives off something of a...
