Toronto Film Festival: Four films focus on Israel-Palestine conflict Washington Post (blog) Although in the course of “State 194” we see Fayyad's efforts end with a vote against recognition of Palestine in the United Nations, Setton insists that the institutions and security measures the prime minister created still represent hard evidence ... Middle East crisis in spotlight at Toronto film fest |
TIME | Seven Lean Years of Peacemaking New York Times In terms of land mass, the Gaza Strip encompasses just under 1.5 percent of the total area of British Mandate-era Palestine, excluding Transjordan (or “Greater Israel” as the settlers like to call it). However, that same tiny area is today home to ... Palestinian leaders seek economic solutions after protests Palestinian PM responds to unrest with economic program Palestine Today 09 12 2012 |
Hamsayeh.Net | Papal visit reminds Palestinian Christians of vulnerability in Lebanon The Daily Star DBAYYEH, Lebanon: Images of a smiling Pope Benedict XVI flank the Beirut-Tripoli highway below the hilltop Palestinian refugee camp in Dbayyeh. Alongside the images, billboards and banners welcome the Roman Catholic prelate in slightly grandiloquent ... The Pope And The Palestinians Monastery Raid Unites Lebanese Awaiting Pope |
The Daily Star | Water deprived Palestinian farmers see their crops wither in tough climate The Daily Star BEIT UMMAR, Occupied West Bank: Once a mainstay of the local economy, Palestinian agriculture in the rocky West Bank is in decline as farmers struggle to protect their livelihoods and land. Deprived of water and cut off from key markets, farmers across ... Settler's Vehicle Rams Child In Bethlehem |
Palestine: Demonstrations Against Rising Living Costs Continue Global Voices Online International and Palestinian activists have been participating in and writing about the demonstrations on Twitter and other social media platforms. Activist Scott Campbell summarized the events taking place in a number of Palestinian cities ... |
Firstpost | India committed to Palestinian cause: President New York Daily News "India wishes to see your realisation of a State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, existing within secure and recognised borders side by side and in peace with Israel," he said. According to President Mukherjee, India's commitment to ... Palestine Prez welcomed at Rashtrapati Bhavan India committed to Palestine cause: Mukherjee PM's media statement during state visit of President of Palestine |
Choice For Palestine's PM: Resignation or Resistance Al-Monitor Has the “Palestinian Spring” against high prices and low salaries arrived, as President Mahmoud Abbas said? Is what is happening just a natural reaction to the global rise in prices or is it a power struggle that is taking advantage of high prices ... |
Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog) | The universal language of art: FOR Palestine Arts Delegation report 1 Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog) The Fellowship of Reconciliation's second Arts of Resistance delegation to Palestine arrived safely in the West Bank on September 3, 2012. The delegation will visit and work in several communities during more than three weeks of facilitating arts ... |
Palestinian leaders nix price hikes to appease protests Chicago Tribune RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Western-backed Palestinian Authority will roll back recent tax increases, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Tuesday, in a policy U-turn aimed at ending angry protests that have swept the West Bank, but a union ... |
New Republic (blog) | The loneliness of Mahmoud Abbas Indian Express If Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was enamoured by the warmth, hospitality, assistance and above all the ceremonial guard of honour in New Delhi, none can fault him. Like most leaders in today's world, he is more popular outside than among his ... Gaza Prepares to Declare Independence (From Palestine) Protest in Gaza over anti-Muslim movie Egypt newspaper cites intelligence as saying attacks planned against US ... |