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Ali Abunimah

Co-founder of The Electronic Intifada. Author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse

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The Palestinian people in Gaza have not surrendered!

’Israel resembles a failed state’

by Ali Abunimah

27 December 2009

One year after Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, the conditions of Palestinians in Gaza have not improved; in many respects things may seem even more dire, as hopes of a serious peace effort have been dashed. However, it would be a mistake to miss the more dynamic situation that suggests Israel’s (…)

After Goldstone, Hamas faces fateful choice

by Ali Abunimah

9 October 2009

Having already opted for a long-term strategy of unity with the Palestinian Authority, the powerful wave of popular anger against Abbas’ treasonous capitulation in relation to the Goldstone Report has put Hamas in a quandary. The more difficult question for Hamas will be, what comes next? Will (…)

Hamas’ choice: Recognition or resistance in the age of Obama

by Ali Abunimah

15 July 2009

By holding out his hand to Hamas with "strings attached", president Obama placed the resistance movement before a dilemma: either to accept his preconditions and recant, or to refuse them and paint itself into a corner. In a recent policy speech, Khaled Mechaal responded by valiantly reaffirming (…)

A Bush in sheep’s clothing

by Ali Abunimah

5 June 2009

A reaction by Ali Abunimah, co-founder of The Electronic Intifada,
to Barak Obama’s June 4 speech in Cairo addressing the Muslim world: "Obama’s speech shows little real change. In most regards his analysis maintains flawed American policies."