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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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