Intifada Palestine

By Alain Gresh
This essay addresses the Palestine question within a European context. After reflecting on why Palestine has been widely embraced as a “universal cause,” the author explores its relationship to the “Jewish question” in the changed context following World War II: Whereas prior to the war it was the Jews who were perceived as a threat to European civilization, today it is the Muslim immigrants who have the scapegoat role.

Reports reveal that the US and Israel have hired Saudi elements and the Saudi-backed Lebanese March 14 forces in order to foment tension in the country, thereby creating a rift between the Syrian people and the government.

by Haytham A. K. Radwan
while it remains an American client state through its location, petrodollar’s cheque book, and American diplomatic and military protection, it could be argued that among the major influential players, Saudi Arabia’s policies, its own form of Islam, and its relations with the US, undoubtedly constitute one of the most serious threats to the security of the world today.

by Jamal Kanj
Following Israel’s unilateral declaration of independence in 1948, to satisfy its insatiable expansionist land grab strategy and to secure an “absolute Jewish majority”, the Zionists assailed, depopulated and occupied further thirty per cent of the land which had been designated for the future Palestinian state under the UN plan.

by Alan Hart
Are we witnessing the fading to black of the prospects for freedom and democracy in Egypt, or, is resurgent people power going to make it impossible for the military to maintain its controlling grip?