Middle-East : London Progressive Journal

Waiting for False Prophets: The Puzzling Matter of the Israeli Liberals

January 19, 2012 8:48 am Leave your thoughts

Regardless of who may rule Israel, little change ever occurs in the country's foreign policy, writes Ramzy Baroud.

The Stolen War

January 9, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

Uri Avnery shows how Hamas' decision to make peace with Israel scuppers plans for war

Saudi Princess becomes a ‘journalist’

January 8, 2012 2:37 pm Leave your thoughts

Earlier this month BBC World interviewed Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Saud bin Abdul Azizas, however Arab journalists were surprised to hear the Saudi Princess addressed as a journalist, observes Iqbal Tamimi.

Shukran, Israel

January 2, 2012 12:00 am Leave your thoughts

If Islamist movements come to power all over the region, they should express their debt of gratitude to their bÃªte noire, Israel, states Uri Avnery

Palestine: Those Who Inspired Us in 2011

December 28, 2011 9:31 pm Leave your thoughts

2011 had its share of tragedy. Human lives were lost in Palestine. But hope was also sustained by the sacrifices of numerous 'ordinary' people, says Ramzy Baroud.

Letter to a Soldier of the IDF

December 27, 2011 6:14 pm Leave your thoughts

John Wight writes a letter in commemoration of the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, Israel's military assault on Gaza, it is written in the form of a letter to an IDF soldier.

Embellishing the Iraq War: Moral Victory, and Selective Body Counts

December 26, 2011 12:43 pm Leave your thoughts

Someone ought to let mainstream news producers know that the nearly 4,500 US soldiers killed in the Iraq war were not the only victims. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have also been killed as a result of the US invasion, says Ramzy Baroud.