MLive.com | Imprisoned Palestinian Children Must Be Treated Justly Huffington Post (blog) "UK ready to take on Israel over fate of children clapped in irons," read the headline in a leading UK newspaper the morning after the latest report on the treatment of Palestinian children held in military detention was released in London in June. The ... Anthony M. Muir: US should tie Israeli aid to stopping settlement expansions Palestinian PM raps Israeli plan to evict West Bank shepherds "I can't dictate methods of Palestinian struggle": Israeli boycott activist ... |
New York Daily News | Arab Spring in their step, Saudi, Palestinian runners modestly take to the ... New York Daily News In the same 800 meter heats Wednesday, Palestinian runner Woroud Sawalha also took to the track in a headscarf and long clothing. She finished 21 seconds behind the winner of her heat, but said she was competing to run her best-ever race and to set an ... |
Haaretz | Swiss lab wants guarantee in Arafat death inquiry Jerusalem Post RAMALLAH, West Bank - A Swiss laboratory will help investigate the unexplained 2004 death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat only if it receives guarantees its findings will not be used for political purposes, a spokesman for the lab said on Wednesday. Yasser Arafat death investigation Swiss experts invited to conduct Arafat autopsy Swiss Lab Seeks Assurances in Investigating Arafat's Death |
The Atlantic | Opinion: Cohen: Romney wasn't wrong in to address deficiencies of Arab culture San Jose Mercury News Predictably, Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator and a member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, denounced the statement as "racist." It was, of course, just the opposite. This is a complicated matter. It's true ... Encountering Peace: On Apartheid The Ottoman path to peace Occupation, Not Culture, Is Holding Palestinians Back |
Haaretz | The Elephant in the Map Room New York Times (blog) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict involves a very small area of land, only a few million people, and no mineral resources. The reasonable solution has always been obvious: to draw a borderline somewhere between the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea ... David's Harp / Mitt Romney, culture vulture Sheldon Adelson fundraises for Romney in Israel No logical solution |
Press TV | Official: Washington pressing Palestinians to Ynetnews "There are pressures from the United States and some Arab parties to delay the voting until after the United States presidential elections, due in November," PLO Executive Committee member Saleh Raafat told Voice of Palestine radio. Related articles: ... Washington pushing Palestine to delay UN bid to upgrade status: PLO |
Trend.az | Palestine Today 8 08 2012 International Middle East Media Center Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday August 8, 2012. Egypt responds to Sunday's attacks with force and Palestinian hunger strikers are abused by Israeli soldiers; these ... Palestinian Statehood Bid, Israeli Counter-Threats Set Up New Clash EU-Israel: One hand whitewashes the other Abbas urges donors to support Palestinian budget |
Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (blog) | Where's the Coverage? Palestinian Authority Arrests Non-Muslims for Eating ... Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (blog) "If they continue to turn a blind eye to our tragedy, in a few months there will be no Christians left in Palestine. Today it's happening in the Gaza Strip, tomorrow it will take place in Bethlehem." And indeed, oppression of Christians is taking place ... |
Haaretz | West Bank summit scrapped after Israel bars envoys Reuters Hanan Ashrawi of the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee decried Israel's barring of envoys on Sunday, saying it "exploits its position as an occupying power to prevent Palestine from communication with the countries of the world ... Palestinian summit scrapped after Israel bars envoys' entry to West Bank Rethinking aid to Palestine Abbas to Move on UN Membership Bid in September |
CBS News | Romney's Palestinian Gaffe -- How Countries Get Wealthy Huffington Post Yet, his clumsy comments boiled down to a suggestion that the comparative poverty of Palestine (i.e., West Bank and Gaza Strip) was a lack of Israeli "culture." The implied insult registered with the Palestinians. Was the presidential candidate making ... Palestinian freedom counts for nothing - or so it seems Palestinian official criticizes Romney's comments Romney denies criticizing Palestinian culture |