17th June 2009 ‘‘The situation in Gaza is often compared to that of a giant prison. This is hugely mistaken as prisoners in civilized societies are afforded three meals and do not live under constant insecurity. The daily life in Gaza is worse than a prison as most Palestinians struggle to have two meals a day and are living hand to mouth. They are also under constant insecurity with no hope of respite. There is also severe shortage of every basic essen ...

Solidarity needed now: Ahmad Sa'adat enters second week of hunger strike The Campaign to Free Ahmad Sa'adat Ahmad Sa'adat, the imprisoned General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has entered the second week of his hunger strike to protest the policy of isolation and solitary confinement practiced by the Israeli prison administration against Palestinian prisoners. This is an urgent situation and requires broad solida ...

Obama's speech shows little real change. In most regards his analysis maintains flawed American policies http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jun/04/barack-obama-middleeast     Once you strip away the mujamalat – the courtesies exchanged between guest and host – the substance of President Obama's speech in Cairo indicates there is likely to be little real change in US policy. It is not necessary to divine Obama's intentions ...