May 11, 2010
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“The People of Greece Are Fighting for the Whole of Europe”: Tariq Ali and Mark Weisbrot Discuss Greece’s Economic Crisis and Popular Uprising
The European Union and the International Monetary Fund have approved a nearly $1 trillion package to stop Greece’s debt crisis from spilling beyond its borders into the rest of the eurozone. Stocks surged in Europe, Asia and the United States Monday after EU leaders agreed to a $960 billion package to contain Greece’s financial troubles.… Continue reading
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Tariq Ali on Britain’s Political Deadlock, Gordon Brown’s Resignation and Pakistan’s Role in the Times Square Bombing Attempt
In Britain, the unfolding political drama following last week’s inconclusive elections has taken a new twist. On Monday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered to resign as head of the Labor Party later this year. He announced the opening of formal negotiations with the rival Liberal Democratic Party to form a progressive alliance and block the… Continue reading
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Video: Fault Lines – Arundhati Roy
Fault Lines presenter Avi Lewis sits down for a one-on-one interview with author, Arundhati Roy Continue reading
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Video: Israel lifts gag order on new arrests
In the past two weeks the Israeli internal intelligence agency, the Shabak / Shin Bet, arrested two prominent Israeli activists in the middle of the night. The men are well known leaders of Palestinian organizations inside Israel but were arrested and prevented the right to see counsel under emergency regulations, akin to those Palestinians in… Continue reading
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Hazem Jamjoum: Palestine from Nakba to the Global Movement for BDS
Hazem Jamjoum is a very distinguished activist and one of the key organisers of the Stop the JNF Campaign, which was formalised 8-9 May 2010, in Edinburgh. Information about this campaign will be circulating soon. He will be speaking in Bradford tonight, London on Wednesday, Nottingham on Thursday. Continue reading
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Nakba London Commemoration 2010 – National Day of Action Saturday 15 May
LONDON EVENT: Free Palestine! Saturday 15 May, 12–2pm. Opposite 10 Downing Street, London SW1 (nearest tube Westminster) Continue reading
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The Free Arab Voice 1999 Interview with Laila Khaled
Laila Khaled is a Palestinian Arab woman, an activist, fighter, and a leader that has become now a familiar part of the Palestinian psyche. She turned almost overnight from another refugee in Lebanon into an unfurled Palestinian flag. Unlike others who folded their flags though, she remains as true to the faith today as when… Continue reading
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Threats against flotilla show weakness, activist says
Israeli threats to open fire at a host of solidarity boats carrying aid to Gaza later this month reveal Israel’s weakness, said Jamal Al-Khudari, head of Gaza’s Popular Committee Against the Siege on Sunday. ‘Such threats reflect the occupation’s failure and embody state terrorism against peaceful individuals who come to support a people under siege… Continue reading
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Hebron From All Angles
For the past three Saturdays I have attended the new wave of weekly Hebron protests in the Casbah (Old City). The protests are intended to disrupt army-accompanied settler tours that pass through the Casbah each week, and demand the re-opening of Shuhada Street and an end to the occupation of the city. Continue reading
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Israeli scientist calls for nuclear disclosure
An Israeli scientist is calling for his country to end a decades-long silence over its reported nuclear weapons capability and open its nuclear reactor to inspection. Uzi Even, a Tel Aviv University chemistry professor and former worker at Israel’s Dimona reactor, said US President Barack Obama’s campaign for global nuclear arms reduction is a sign… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 