For Palestinians, Obamaâ€™s Message is Crystal Clear (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 29, 2009 (World News Trust) -- When former President George W. Bush departed for his final trip home, that very moment represented an end of a long and unbearable nightmare, one that Bush epitom ...

Breaking Gaza's Will: Israel's Enduring Fantasy (Ramzy Baroud)

"Freedom or death," is the popular Palestinian mantra. These are not simply words, but a rule by which Palestinians live and die. Gaza is the proof and Israeli leaders are yet to understand.

Gaza: A New Middle East Indeed (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 16, 2009 (World News Trust) -- As Israel unleashed its military fury against Lebanon for several weeks in July-August 2006, it had one major objective: to permanently ‘extract’ Hezbollah from th ...

Is Israel Winning the 'Media War' over Gaza? (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- "We are all Hamas," screamed a scrawny Mauritanian, repeatedly, as he determinedly drew his face closer to a TV camera. Behind him, thousands more protesters tunefu ...

Israel Attacks UN Aid Convoys to Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 10, 2008 (World News Trust) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has suspended operations in Gaza since coming under attack by Israeli military forces on Friday.

US Senate Endorses Israel's War on Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- The U.S. Senate Thursday passed a non-binding resolution promoted by the influential Israeli lobby AIPAC (The American Israel Public Affairs Committee), effectively ...

Consumers Can Rescue the Economy (Joel S. Hirschhorn)

Jan. 9, 2009 (World News Trust) -- When I was young, talk about millions of dollars impressed me. When I was older talk about billions of dollars dismayed me. Now, regular talk about trillions of dol ...

Top 5 Lies About Israelâ€™s Assault on Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Jan. 3, 2009 (World News Trust) -- Lie #1) Israel is only targeting legitimate military sites and is seeking to protect innocent lives. Israel never targets civilians.

Gaza and the World: Will Things Ever Change? (Ramzy Baroud)

Jan. 3, 2009 (World News Trust) -- In times of crisis, most Arabs tune in to Aljazeera television. Sometimes it’s comforting for the truth to be stated the way it is, with all of its gory and unsettl ...

Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza (Jeremy R. Hammond)

Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip was predictable, if not preventable. Israel's crimes against the Palestinians simply could not take place on such a massive scale were it not for U.S. support. ...

Mickey Z.: My Personal Trainer and Yours (Susie Day)

Dec. 31, 2008 (Monthly Review) -- "Edupunk," one of 2008's official buzzwords, means someone who is self-educated, "without concern for schools, corporations, or governments." I shall now describe Mi ...