Haaretz | Abbas not ready to resume peace talks with Israel, Palestinian officials say Haaretz Palestinian officials said Saturday that statements made by PA President Mahmoud Abbas a day earlier in Paris did not signal he was willing to return to negotiations. By DPA | Jun.09, 2012 | 5:46 PM | 1 French President Francois Hollande, left, ... Palestine goes back on its word of starting peace talks with Israel Imagining a Palestinian Economy Palestinian leader says he'll seek non-member status at UN unless talks with ... |
Al-Monitor | Palestinians plan one-day hunger strike UPI.com Palestinians hold posters of jailed Palestinian football player Mahmud Sarsak (R) and prisoner Akram Rikhawi during a rally in solidarity with two Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel and still on hunger strike, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ... A war on Palestinian soccer: Free Mahmoud al-Sarsak Hunger striking Palestine national team footballer at risk of death Imprisoned Palestinian Soccer Player Perilously Close to Death |
Christian Science Monitor | West must recognize peaceful Palestinian resistance movement Christian Science Monitor The West has been largely silent on Palestinian nonviolent resistance, which is unifying groups like Fatah and Hamas. Unless the West recognizes these peaceful initiatives, some Palestinians may question whether civil protest is any better than its ... Optimism Floods Palestine: Parliament , Gov"t Reach Agreement Palestinians polarised by Egyptian scene Arab League rebuffs Obama accusations to Palestinian Pres. |
Al-Monitor | Palestine on Edge The Cutting Edge Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says that his regime is short of funds. And meanwhile a reader asks me, "Can you please explain to me why 20 years after Oslo and billions in dollars in foreign aid, the Palestinian Authority (PA) ... Palestinian Banks Reach 'The Red Line' Palestine: Multiple Israeli settler attacks in various West Bank areas New Israeli Settlement Plans Outrage Palestinians |
Wall Street Journal | Palestinian Abbas urges Israel to accept 2-state deal Reuters By Jonathon Burch | ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged Israel on Tuesday to accept a two-state solution based on 1967 borders, warning that the opportunity "may not stay on the table for a long time" given the political ... A Settlement Freeze Can Advance Israeli-Palestinian Peace |
The Guardian | Reclaiming Palestine's destiny DAWN.com As Palestinian Arabs inhabiting these ancient lands, our destiny dictated that we should become like a fruit overhanging a garden fence: each passer-by would try to pluck us, while we struggled to cling to the vine. But our right to our land and our ... Zahar: The Palestinian fundamentals do not change Palestine: Finding the Will to Resist |
Israel asks Arab visitors to open emails to search San Francisco Chronicle The agent, suspecting Tamari was involved in pro-Palestinian activism, wanted to inspect her private email account for incriminating evidence. The 42-year-old American of Palestinian descent refused and was swiftly expelled from the country. |
The National | Israel detention ends Gaza footballer's dream Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi | GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Al-Sarsak left the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2009 to play football in the West Bank. But he never reached his goal. He was arrested by Israeli security and, after three years of ... Is Israel Seeking to Maintain the Status Quo? When Will the Six-Day War End? Palestine Today 06 06 2012 |
Palestine Chronicle | The War on Palestinian Soccer CounterPunch James Bovard on our latest local excursion into fascism: the TSA. by RAMZY BAROUD On June 3, Palestinian national soccer team member Mahmoud Sarsak completed 80 days of a grueling hunger-strike. He had sustained the strike despite the fact that nearly ... Lebanon War of Lies |
Aljazeera.com | Have you heard of the American Task Force on Palestine? Aljazeera.com Many Palestinians haven't heard of the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP). I only learned about it a few years ago - when someone asked me if I'd seen the web pamphlet condemning the one-state solution. I hadn't. Several minutes spent browsing ... |