The Electronic Intifada (blog) | EI blogger who witnessed Palestinian Authority police beating protestor forced ... The Electronic Intifada (blog) An Electronic Intifada blogger was forced to destroy photos he took of Palestinian Authority (PA) police violently attacking a protestor in Ramallah on Sunday. Palestine: Meeting delayed with Israeli vice PM Israeli-Palestinian meeting "put off," Palestinian aide says Palestinian president postpones Israel's Mofaz meeting |
Financial Times | Unflinching supporter of greater Israel Financial Times Yitzhak Shamir, who has died at the age of 96, is most likely to be remembered as a terrorist against British rule in Palestine during the 1940s and as a man whose aggressive Jewish settlement policy on Arab lands may have stymied Middle East peace. Yitzhak Shamir, former Israeli prime minister, dies at 96 The Shortest Giant: The Legacy of Yitzhak Shamir (1915-2012) Yitzhak Shamir, 96, Israeli statesman |
AFP | UNESCO: Nativity Church heritage site in 'Palestine' Jerusalem Post Fayyad: This gives hope to our people; US "profoundly disappointed"; PMO: Palestinians taking steps to distance peace. Unesco Adds Nativity Church in Bethlehem to Heritage List Palestinians: UN heritage nod is political victory UNESCO OKs Palestinian Bid to Place Nativity Church in Bethlehem on ... |
Haaretz (blog) | Palestinian ambassador in Germany: Holocaust is worst crime in history Haaretz (blog) For Diplomania:Haaretz.com is the world's leading English-language Website for real-time news and analysis of Israel and the Middle East. |
The Indypendent | A Palestine-Mexico Border The Indypendent Nearly 55000 people have been killed since 2006 in Mexico's 'Narcoinsurgency.' Drug and arms trafficking—going north and south across the international divide—are now the primary concern of U.S. military and homeland security forces and the Mexican ... |
It's not about Israel, it's about freedom Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Leila Richards — The Presbyterian Church (USA) is holding its General Assembly in Pittsburgh this Independence Day week. Recently, 700 Presbyterian commissioners received an open letter from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, signed by 15000 ... |
BBC News | Sporting chance for Palestinian Olympians BBC News The 2012 Olympic Games present a rare opportunity for Palestinian athletes, whose sports have suffered from the conflict with Israel, write Lana Asfour and Randa Swift. |
Al-Arabiya | Palestinian authority faces 'worst funds crisis since founding': Labor minister Al-Arabiya The Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank is facing its “worst financial crisis” since its 1994 establishment, the Palestinian labor minister told AFP on Sunday. Ahmed Majdalani warned that a shortfall in the delivery of aid from Arab donor ... |
Al-Arabiya | High-level Israeli-Palestinian meeting next week Boston.com Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Israel's new vice prime minister next week, an aide said Thursday, although expectations are low that the rare high-level talks will help restart long-stalled peace negotiations. Palestinian president to meet Israeli vice PM: official Palestinian leader, Israeli vice PM to meet Mofaz, Abbas to meet in Ramallah |
The Electronic Intifada | Israel's cynical campaign to pit Arab Jews against Palestinian refugees The Electronic Intifada Israel's new diplomatic campaign to draw attention to the forgotten plight of Jews from Arab countries is an attempt to use historical injustices to justify current injustices. |