Columns/Opinions

Consider yourself very lucky if you have never heard of “Comment is Free Watch” (CiF Watch), “BBC Watch”, “HonestReporting” and “Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America” (CAMERA). Statistics collected by the Institute for Internet Nonsense suggest that these four blogs account for “ninety per cent of web-based pedantry” and have been awarded “Most Boring Analysis” in the …

By Salam Kareem I hate fireworks I used to enjoy it But, not anymore I still think it’s fun But, still cannot enjoy it   I was just a little girl But since that war Fireworks makes me sad It brings tears to my eyes I feel my heart squeezed Somewhere in the world Kids take shelter   Was never …

Naomi Wolf, author of many books, wrote the following at Facebook yesterday. It is being widely shared; she gave us permission to publish. Wolf is part of a rising chorus of folks who are describing the latest Israeli onslaught as genocide.   Challenged below for why I am mourning genocide in Gaza. I mourn genocide in Gaza because I am …

By Nouman Khalil / Jul 23, 2014 MISSISSAUGA — Amid a backdrop of racial attacks, vandalism and protests due to tensions between Palestine and Israel in the Middle East, the Muslim community is gearing up to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervor and enthusiasm. During the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to conclude this coming Sunday, the community …

As public support for Israel falls away I note that the Zionist PR machine is now trying a new tactic to win back friends and influence ordinary people in Britain. “What would you do if your cities came under attack,” is the question fired at increasingly weary news presenters who simply want to know why Israel’s mighty military targets women, …

By  Jehan Alfarra The third recipient of the annual Gaza Oxford Brookes Scholarship founded in the aftermath of Israel’s Operation Cast Lead in 2009 is fighting for his life in Al-Shifa Hospital after his home was bombed by Israeli forces in the latest assault on the Gaza Strip. Hassan Alhallaq’s 8 months pregnant wife, his 2 young children, his mother …

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – July 22, 2014) – Despite the promise of the Arab Spring, most nations in the region have failed to reform their economies, largely leaving elite privilege in place, finds a new essay released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. The essay,Institutions and Economic, Political, and Civil Liberty in the Arab World, …

Written by Connie Hackbarth Dr. Mordechai Kedar, an Israeli scholar of Arabic literature and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, declared Monday that raping the wives and mothers of Palestinian combatants would deter attacks. “The only thing that could deter a suicide bomber is knowing that if caught, his sister or his mother would be raped,” said Kedar during a radio talk …

Another Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip; it’s not the first and won’t be the last if the political equation in the region does not change. With the previous offensives launched by Israel on Gaza, several military goals were declared. This time, “Operation Protective Edge” comes within a different context, with new domestic, regional and international factors at play. …

Satirical letter imagining what Nelson Mandela might have written to the US columnist Thomas Friedman about the Apartheid state of Israel.This article was written by Arjan El Fassed in 2001 in the satirical style then being employed by Thomas Friedman, of writing mock letters from one world leader to another. It should not be mistaken for an actual letter from …