Khalid Amayreh

Has the putative “Palestinian state” become a pipe dream?

Tuesday 21-April-2015

With the passage of every day the goal of establishing a viable and credible Palestinian state in the West Bank becomes more elusive and more distant.

Has the PA become redundant?

Thursday 16-April-2015

Last night Israeli occupation troops swooped on the northern West Bank town of Nablus rounding up as many as 30 Palestinian activists and community leaders including intellectuals university professors college students and business people.

Palestinians must not be used as cannon fodder by Assad regime

Saturday 11-April-2015

The PLO leadership has rejected and rightly so the idea of joining the forces of Syrian dictator Bashar el-Assad in a joint operation to expel Islamic State fighters from the Yarmouk refugee camp near Damascus.

Hamas and Saudi Arabia: A review of relations is urgent

If I were to advise King Salman of Saudi Arabia I would strongly suggest that he forge a strategic alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB).

Murderous ignoramuses

Tuesday 7-April-2015

They claim to be true Muslims fighting for truth and justice. But the distance between them and the true religion of Islam is measured not in miles and kilometers but in light years.

Toward a pragmatic Modus vivendi between Sunni and Shiite Muslims

Thursday 2-April-2015

The root-cause of the ongoing bloodshed in Yemen Iraq and Syria is the unresolved dichotomy between Shiite and Sunni Muslims the two major sects of Islam.

Hamas’s principled stance on the Yemen crisis

Monday 30-March-2015

The principled stance by Hamas on the ongoing Yemeni crisis is politically sound and morally correct. It may raise some eyebrows and draw criticism in some quarters.

Abbas should fire Habbash immediately

Saturday 28-March-2015

Mahmoud Habbash the outspoken aid of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has always been a divisive voice at the Palestinian political arena.

Assad regime is evil it must go

Sunday 22-March-2015

Human rights groups have recently put the number of people tortured to death at the hands of the Nazi-like regime in Damascus at more than 24000.

Netanyahu must first shun fascist Jewish parties before asking PA to disown Hamas

Saturday 21-March-2015

Once again Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is trying to hide his rejection of peace and justice by pointing an accusing finger at Hamas the Palestinian Islamic liberation group.

No tears should be shed for Blair’s departure from ME Quartet

Tuesday 17-March-2015

Tony Blair is reportedly stepping down from his role as Middle East Peace envoy. This is probably good news for the peoples of the Middle East peace and the tax payers who have paid millions of dollars of their hard-earned money for a mission that ought to be called “Mission fiasco” or “Mission Mendacity.”

Why is it that no one is paying attention to Adolph Lieberman?

Wednesday 11-March-2015

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has been indulging in Nazi-like incitement against Palestinians with a call for those objecting to Israeli policies particularly the ongoing violent ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to have their heads chopped off.

PA is arresting Palestinians to please Israel

Tuesday 10-March-2015

Once again the PA is ganging up on its own citizens in order to receive a certificate of good conduct from the likes of Binyamin Netanyahu Avigdor Lieberman and Naftali Bennet.

The Palestinian Authority is betraying the Palestinian people

Saturday 7-March-2015

The Palestinian Authority (PA) was created more than 20 years ago in order to advance Palestinian national interests.

Abdul Fattah al-Sissi the Eli Cohen of our time

Tuesday 3-March-2015

The ruling this week by an Egyptian court classifying the Palestinian Islamic liberation movement Hamas as a terrorist group underscores the moral nadir the Egyptian regime has reached.

Where is the Jewish outrage at settler Nazism in West Bank?

Friday 27-February-2015

Terrorist attacks by Jewish extremists targeting mosques and churches in Occupied Palestine are assuming a shocking frequency.