AFP | Israel stops 100 international activists from entering West Bank from Jordan Washington Post ... cross overland to the West Bank from Jordan, according to their leader. French organizer Olivia Zemor of the “Welcome to Palestine” campaign said Israeli authorities asked no questions and stamped “entry denied” into the passports without an ... Israel stops activists from entering West Bank Pro-Palestinian activists barred from West Bank visit Foreign pro-Palestinian activists seek to enter West Bank |
Haaretz | Hamas PM in Gaza drops plan to go to Non-Aligned Movement summit in Iran Haaretz "From Palestine, only Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has been invited to Tehran for participation in this summit, and an official invitation has not been sent to any other individual," the semi-official Iranian news agency ... Iran says Hamas not invited to Non-Aligned summit Iran says Hamas not invited to NAM summit Gaza PM Haniya "won't attend Tehran NAM summit": website |
San Francisco Chronicle | Family awaits verdict on Olympia activist killed in Israel The Seattle Times Corrie, a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia and a pro-Palestinian activist, was 23 when she was killed in March 2003 while she and other activists sought to block an Israeli military bulldozer they believed was about to demolish ... US slams Israel for failed investigation of Rachel Corrie's death Rachel Corrie death: struggle for justice culminates in Israeli court Israel's inquiry into death of activist Rachel Corrie not credible, says US |
International Business Times | This Week in Palestine, August 24th, 2012 Bay Area Indymedia Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman stated this week that the Quartet Committee for peace in the Middle East must act to set a date for general and presidential elections in the Palestinian territories, in order to replace the Palestinian ... Palestinian government debt hurts private sector Let's Rally Behind Palestinian Cause Made In Palestine? South Africa To Label West Bank Products, Angering Israel |
Daily News Egypt | The Dispensability of the Abbas Regime Palestine Chronicle By Ludwig Watzal. When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Ehud Barak are not demonising Iran and its leadership, their colleague Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman starts talking, or even better, writing bizarre things. Palestine - Where To From Here? PA considers legal action against Israeli officials, settlers Hale continues to press Israel, Palestine on peace talks |
San Francisco Chronicle | Hamas Says Egypt Will Reopen Crossing Into Gaza Pittsburgh Post Gazette Leaders of the rival Fatah organization had called on Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority and leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, not to attend the meeting if Mr. Haniya did. The United States and much of the world ... Egypt reopens Gaza crossing - sources Hamas PR campaign hits roadblock after Sinai attack Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing in south Gaza, reports say |
NDTV | Palestine's first women racing team finds freedom behind the wheel NDTV Ramallah: With her bright orange pedicure, Michael Kors handbag and skinny jeans, Maysoon Jayyusi hardly looks like a Palestinian speed racer -- until she gets behind the wheel. The minute she starts up her SUV, she's off -- coursing ahead of the rest ... |
Haaretz (blog) | Abbas responds to Lieberman letter: Israel's government is destroying any ... Haaretz (blog) Abbas discussed Lieberman's allegations that he was employing “diplomatic terrorism” against Israel by promoting unilateral action by the UN to recognize Palestine as a non-member observer state. The Palestinian campaign for official UN status is not ... Abbas to visiting Meretz MKs: Our UN bid is no replacement for peace talks Abbas Stresses Palestinian Unity and Representation |
Australia Quizzes Jailed Palestinian on '82 Attack Forward In the first Australian counter-terror cold case ever to be reopened, detectives traveled in May to interrogate Jordanian-born Palestinian Mohammed Rashid, local media reported. The 65-year-old is serving a seven-year sentence at a federal prison in ... |
Israeli soldiers expose plight of Palestinian children Sydney Morning Herald THE Israel Defence Force's arbitrary use of violence against Palestinian children, including forcing them to act as human shields in military operations, has been exposed by veteran soldiers in detailed statements chronicling dozens of brutal incidents. |