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Internet News
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Information Resources

Probably the best news resource on the Middle East is the Hebrew (Israeli) Press followed by the European. Unlike most of the American press --which goes out of its way making excuses on behalf of Israel and portraying it as the victim (e.g. columnists A. M. Rosenthal, Safire, Krauthammer, Peretz, Will, Jacoby) -- the Hebrew press is not always ashamed of bringing out the injustices perpetrated on the Palestinians by Israel.

NEWS & ANALYSIS

• Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Monthly. The best analytical resource on the Middle East. However, it is careful to avoid addressing the corruption of the Gulf states and their subservience to the West, which constitutes, in my opinion, an important factor to Arab weakness, as proven by the 1973 oil embargo. This, along with their coverage of the Gulf-War from the Kuwaiti point of view, might indicate some Gulf states funding. In general, it doesn't reflect the anti-war position, unless the war is affecting the Gulf or some Muslim countries. Thus, it supported the "liberation" of Kuwait (hence the virtual annihilation, in the process, of Iraq). Despite the title, its coverage encompasses the Muslim World as well, e.g. Bosnia and Pakistan, and not just Middle East-related issues.
• Ha'aretz a prestigious Tel Aviv Daily. (Especially columns by Levy, Haas, Rubinstein, Makovsky, Segev, Melman, and Benvenisti )
• The Jewish Telegraphic Agency Constantly Updated.
• The Jewish Forward A New York Weekly
• Israel Wire Latest news direct from Israel. Right-wing oriented.
• Jerusalem Post Daily. Israeli right wing view, but informative.
• The Associated Press and Washington Post Middle East Archive
• The Independent a British Daily. (International Section: Especially columns by Fisk and Cockburn)
• The Economist British Weekly (Political)
• Le Monde Diplomatique French Monthly in English
• The Nation British weekly (Columns by Said, Hitchens, and Cockburn)
• Z Magazine Monthly (Political Human Rights; U.S. imperialism and hegemony.) By Topic.
• Arabic News Constantly updated; very informative.
• Middle East Realities Internet Magazine by Mark Bruzonsky. Somewhat harsh on Arab organizations such as ADC and AAI, but very informative.
• The Christian Science Monitor daily. (Especially columns by Harsch and Moffett)
• Search the archive of The Jewish Internet Consortium
• Palestine Times Monthly (Good Analysis of Events)
• Al-Hiwar: Arab American Center for Dialogue
• Against the Current bi-monthly publication by SOLIDARITY.
• Challenge Magazine a bi-monthly
• Workers World. Minorities for Anti-Capitalism.
• World Traveler. Human Rights, U.S. Hegemony and Imperialism, Control of the Public by the Media in Democratic Societies. Impressive quantity and quality of information.
• Consortium News

NOAM CHOMSKY

• Archive. According to the New York Times Book Review: "Judged in terms of the power, range, novelty, and influence of his thought, Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive". Many of his complete books and article can be found in this archive. Addresses U.S. foreign policy of world dominance (evident in South America, Middle East, Indochina, ... etc). When it comes to human rights Chomsky offers NO compromise; no violator is safe from his merciless criticism. Everything he writes is heavily referenced from every corner of the world. Another Unofficial Archive
  
  
  

SITES, ORGANIZATIONS AND ARCHIVES

• Foundation for Middle East Peace Excellent reports and maps on Israeli settlements directed by Geoffrey Aronson.
• Birzeit University Listing of Palestinian resources.
• Palestine Information Center Many historical documents about immigration, population, and Zionism.
• American Committee on Jerusalem
• Applied Research Institute: Jerusalem Water resources and other environmental information. (Scholarly work)
• Institute for Palestinian Studies (Scholarly work on Palestine).
• Jerusalem Quarterly File
• Justice in the Middle East (Activism).
• International Action Center and Iraq Action Coalition Against the sanctions on Iraq, the use of Depleted Uranium and general human rights.
• The Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights and the Environment (LAW) Excellent reports house demolition and general Human right.
• B'Tselem Israeli human rights organization established in 1989. Statistics and facts on torture, house demolitions, settlements... etc.
• The House of Representative Write your representative a letter, or just learn about the government system.
• The Senate Write your senator a letter, or just learn about the government system.
• Palestinian Refugee ResearchNet and Shaml: The Palestinian Diaspora and Refugee Center
• Muslim Student Association Archive (1996+)
• A Page commemorating fifty years of Arab dispossession (From Shaml)
• USS Liberty home page.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies: The Middle East.
• Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations
• United Nations on the Question of Palestine
• Palestinian National Authority official site
• Gush Shalom (Peace Block) an Israeli "bi-partisan" organization established by Knesset member, Journalist, and peace activist Uri Avnery in 1992 with the goal of Israeli withdrawal to the June 4th, 1967 , and the establishment of a Palestinian state with E. Jerusalem as its capital.
• The Other Israel Coverage of the peace movement within Israel. See also here.
• Middle East Research and Information Project
• Al Bushra An Arab American Catholic organization promoting religious tolerance and peace between Israelis and Palestinians
• Deir Yassin Massacre Remembered. Also a Zionist site calling for Israel to acknowledge the massacre, the first of its kind.
• Iraqi Babies Sites. Dedicated to the dying babies, victims of U.N./U.S. sanctions.
• Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a collection of major Israeli/Zionist/Jewish-related sites.
• Jews Not Zionists. Anti-Zionist Jews, with reports on the Jews of Iraq.
• Committee Against Corruption in Saudi Arabia (CACSA). Fights the monarchy's subservience to the West.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Israel, Judaism, Zionism,..etc from Usenet.
• Jewish & Israeli Resources: Huge link archive from Shamash
• Ali Abunimah's Letters to the Media. Informative and helpful sample letters to the media. A sharp look below the sugar coating to the bare and often misrepresented facts. Help detect subtle media bias when covering the Arab-Israeli conflict.
• Palestine Papers The Palestinian Intifada, in Context by Marianne Torres and Michael Poulin From Sonoma County Free Press
• American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee. Israel's main lobby, that, pretty much, determines U.S. policy in the Middle East.
• Country Study From the Library of Congress. Excellent search engines for many Arab-Israeli facts.
• Israel Religious Action Center Addressing inter-Jewish (Orthodox versus non-Orthodox) Differences discriminations, and Orthodox control in Israel.
• Anti-Defamation League. ".. founded in 1913, is the worlds leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry." Lately, however, it has become an Israeli propaganda front, maintaining FBI-style files about anti-Israel/anti-Zionism (rather than anti-Semitism) individuals and organizations, defaming them, for the purpose of silencing their criticism.
• The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). An organization defining itself as aiming to eliminate "anti-Israel bias" in the Western Press (!!!!!). It even sees the NY Times, the Washington Post as pro-Arab. In reality, it is an organization aiming to eliminate anything that doesn't portray Israel (a regional superpower) as a victim of the Palestinians (virtually powerless in comparison), or any media outlet that dares to show a grain of Palestinian suffering. It, of course, serves to perpetuate the usual false slogans, as: "Israel is the only democracy [for Jews]," ... etc.
• Jewish Defense League (Extreme Zionist Site founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane. A quote from their FAQ: "It has always been a JDL priority to encourage as many Arabs as possible to leave Israel to make new homes in America or wherever they wish to live.")
• Meir Kahane (Extreme Zionist Site)
• Zionist Organization of America (Extreme Zionist Site by Morton Klein, where Deir Yassin massacre is "History of a lie" and Palestinian refugees escape in 1948 is "Arab emigration").
• The Maccabean Political Analysis and Commentary on Israeli and Jewish Affairs from a right-wing view.
• Judea Magazine