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      Jonathan Cook

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      Jonathan Cook is a Palestine columnist for The National

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      In the past Palestians have resisted Israel's occupation by refusing to carry their ID cards. Abbas Momani / AFP
      Non-violence can deliver hope to Palestinians

      Civil disobedience and other forms of non-violent protest will be more likely to end Israel's long occupation, argues Jonathan Cook.

      OpinionNovember 09, 2015
      Palestinian protesters throw stones during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron. (Abed Al Hashlamoun / EPA)
      Jerusalem chaos is a warning of things to come

      What is happening in Palestine now is not an intifada, but a slow unravelling, writes Jonathan Cook.

      OpinionOctober 19, 2015
      Israeli border police shoot tear gas towards Palestinian protesters during clashes following the killing of an Israeli couple, in the West Bank city of Hebron, last week. Abed Al Hhashlamoun / EPA
      Netanyahu seeks to impose a new reality at Al Aqsa

      Jonathan Cook writes about the low-level war spilling out across Jerusalem, pitting stone-wielding Palestinian youth against gun-toting Israeli security forces.

      OpinionOctober 05, 2015
      An Israeli soldier rests next to artillery shells near the Israeli border with Gaza. Abir Sultan / EPA
      As Israel lurches to the right, peace prospects shrivel

      The popular shift rightward in Israel means that even the israeli left can no longer afford to keep its racism hidden from view, writes Jonathan Cook

      OpinionSeptember 21, 2015
      In Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu has cast himself as Cassandra, the forsaken prophet of disaster. Ammar Awad / Reuters
      Israel opened up to ridicule over leaked Iran tapes

      Jonathan Cook wonders where exactly Benjamin Netanyahu is going with all his bluster over the Iran nuclear deal.

      OpinionSeptember 06, 2015
      Mr Netanyahu last year sacked Danny Danon as deputy defence minister, describing him as too “irresponsible” even by the standards of Israel’s usually anarchic politics. Dan Balilty / AP Photo
      Israel’s choice of envoy sends a message to the UN

      Danny Danon’s appointment indicates the extent to which the Israeli right has abandoned any hope of persuading the international community of the rightness of its cause, writes Jonathan Cook

      OpinionAugust 24, 2015
      Palestinian youths observe workers on April 15, 2015 clearing the rubble of heavily damaged buildings in eastern Gaza City. Thomas Coex / AFP
      Israel is realising endless misery is no policy at all

      Israel's recent approach towards Gaza is full of contridictions, argues Jonathan Cook

      OpinionJuly 21, 2015
      Israel is trying to freshen up its public diplomacy but no one is buying the lines the government is pushing. Menahem Kahana / AFP
      If the ‘product’ is wrong, a rebrand won’t help Israel

      Fresh Israeli attempts at public diplomacy won't change the reality of the country's position in the international community, argues Jonathan Cook

      OpinionJuly 06, 2015
      A Palestinian surveys destruction in the Gaza Strip wrought by the Israeli military. Heidi Levine / The National
      Israel’s behaviour will bankrupt it over time

      Recent reports suggest that Israel's economy is not nearly as strong as it appears on the surface, argues Jonathan Cook

      OpinionJune 15, 2015
      Palestinian elementary students attend a class at a school in Gaza City. For years, Palestinians have been subjected to a cruel Israeli siege. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED)
      Mr Netanyahu is king of a world of perpetual fear

      Regional political disputes centre on how Israel should achieve military supremacy, says Jonathan Cook

      OpinionJune 06, 2015
      Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. (Ronen Zvulun / Pool photo via AP)
      Why Israel’s cabinet will be a headache for the US

      Barack Obama may signal his disquiet with the Israeli government, but he is not about to exact any real price from Israel, writes Jonathan Cook

      OpinionMay 28, 2015
      Benjamin Netanyahu's humanitarian concern for the victims of disasters looks more cynical when set alongside its record once the TV cameras depart. Jack Guez / Reuters
      Double standard in helping the needy abroad?

      When most Israelis sanctify a Jewish fortress-state, the decision to send soldiers to Nepal to offer help in front of the TV cameras is easy generosity, writes Jonathan Cook

      OpinionMay 11, 2015
      An Israeli soldier on duty at a security tower at the separation wall, near the checkpoint of Kalandia in the West Bank. Atef Safadi / EPA
      Israeli settlement boycott will not be sufficient

      Israel doesn't consider West Bank settlements to be separate from the country, so boycotting only the settlements is pointless, writes Jonathan Cook

      OpinionApril 21, 2015
      Despite election frenzy and promises, the next Israeli government is unlikely to make peace with the Palestinians. Ilia Yefimovich / Getty
      Incitement defines this Israeli election

      Regardless of the winner, the next Israeli government will be no more willing or able to make peace with the Palestinians, argues Jonathan Cook

      OpinionMarch 16, 2015
      Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits in front of a picture of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism. Ronen Zvulun / EPA
      As the US and Europe turn away, Israel looks to Asia

      Israel hopes to convert Chinese and Indian dependency on Israeli armaments into diplomatic cover, writes Jonathan Cook.

      OpinionFebruary 23, 2015
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