Tag Archives: Palestinian Territories

The Truth about the ‘Apartheid Wall’

May 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

I was recently challenged by a polite academic who claimed to be dumbfounded by the fact that I rejected as absurd his use of the term “Apartheid Wall” to refer to Israel’s security barrier fence. He demanded to know why … read more »

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West after Libyan oil, says al-Qaeda

May 23, 2011 by benim

Cairo – Al-Qaeda’s likely next leader says Nato’s operations in Libya are meant to topple Muammar Gaddafi so the West can install a puppet government and control the country’s oil wealth. In a 49-minute audio recording, Ayman al-Zawahri, the No … read more »

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Both victims of Port Sudan raid Sudanese

April 7, 2011 by benim

Sudan said on Thursday the two people killed in an air strike on its Red Sea coast were Sudanese, denying reports that a top Hamas militant was the target of the attack claimed to have been carried out by Israel. … read more »

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Israeli military and Palestinians clash over death of West Bank woman

January 6, 2011 by benim

The death of a Palestinian woman following a West Bank village protest in which teargas was fired by Israeli soldiers has become a battleground of competing narratives between the victim’s family, Israeli military sources and advocates on both sides of … read more »

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