Over a fortnight ago, news broke that Uganda's energy minister Irene Muloni had signed fresh Production Sharing Agreements with oil exploration company Tullow. To some, this was shocking considering that the 9th Parliament had late last year put a halt t

Max Blumenthal’s latest takes us on a shocking and at times bizarre tour of right-wing Pastor John Hagee’s annual Washington-Israel Summit, blowing the cover off the Christian Zionist movement in the process. Starring Joe Lieberman, Tom DeLay, Pastor Joh

THE Jewish state was founded as paradise for the persecuted. Overshadowed by the terrible legacy of anti-Semitism and bruised by its frequent wars, the country now faces, Israel’s politicians proclaim, the danger of annihilation by Iranian nuclear bombs.

The tension between Iran and Israel appears to be deteriorating by the hour, with several world leaders sounding the alarm of an imminent, preemptive strike by Israel -- and Iran threatening to respond in kind. Now, security has been stepped up at the Co

Mustafa Barghouthi, (from left) Daniel Levy, debate moderator John Donvan, Dore Gold, Aaron David Miller speak before an audience in New York on the motion, "The U.N. Should Admit Palestine As A Full Member State." Mustafa Barghouthi, (from left) Daniel

Last September 2011, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas requested full membership to the United Nations for a state of Palestine. With negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders at a stalemate is there another approach that could off