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2012: hype and realism
Friday, 28 December 2012, 11:58 am | Jamal Kanj
The year 2012 was the last in the 21st century to have matching day, month and year (12-12-12.) It will be another nine decades before new congruent calendar is possible. More >>
Israeli settlements, unsettling realities...
Monday, 17 December 2012, 12:42 pm | Jamal Kanj
A day after the UN vote to upgrade Palestine's status at the UN, the right-wing Israeli government responded by adding 3,500 illegal Jewish-only homes in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. More >>
US A Partner In Israeli War
Friday, 16 November 2012, 10:41 am | Jamal Kanj
ON November 15, 1988, the Palestine Liberation Organisation's (PLO) National Council, a supreme body representing all Palestinians, declared an independent Palestinian state. More >>
Another (made for Israel) global disaster derailed
Monday, 5 November 2012, 11:10 am | Jamal Kanj
Last August I predicted that as the US election drew closer, and as the President's re-election became certain, a credible scenario would be for Israel to strike Iran - pre-empting Barack Obama's new term in the White House. More >>
UN-ilateral politics...
Thursday, 18 October 2012, 5:11 pm | Jamal Kanj
Frustrated with the circuitous peace process and absence of a universal enforceable framework, Palestinians decided last year to turn to the United Nations (UN) to seek full state membership at the international body. More >>
US media's cultural bias
Wednesday, 17 October 2012, 1:10 pm | Jamal Kanj
Last week I referred to Edward Said's scholarly work on Western media coverage of Muslim and Arab countries, shaped by discreet cultural biases or political motives. This fact couldn't be more pertinent than in recent coverage of protests against ... More >>