Jewish Post | A Palestinian Spring - By Jonathan Schanzer Foreign Policy It has been a week of protest across the Middle East. Beginning in Egypt and Libya, then spreading to Yemen, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Sudan, angry crowds took to the streets to protest an anti-Islam film that few had likely ever seen. The protesters weren ... Palestinian economic protests point to uncertain future for PA, Israel Faded hopes of Palestinian place at UN Protests against Palestinian Authority austerity measures |
gulfnews.com | Palestinian farmers wither in tough climate Reuters BEIT UMMAR, West Bank (Reuters) - 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 their lands. Deprived of water and cut off from key markets ... Seven Lean Years of Peacemaking Spreading Palestinian Protests Focus on Leaders Palestinian leaders nix price hikes to appease protests |
'Statehood for Palestine now', patriarch tells pope National Catholic Reporter (blog) BEIRUT -- One of Lebanon's most senior Christian leaders tonight told Pope Benedict XVI that recognition of Palestinian statehood would be “the most precious good the Arab world can obtain” for both Christians and Muslims, but stopped short of directly ... Melkite Patriarch calls for recognition of Palestinian state Papal pressure |
Bikya Masr | Preventing 'Palestine' Part III: Broken Promises Jerusalem Post Clearly then, if the intellectual fuel that drives international pressure for a Palestinian state is the perceived validity of the Palestine narrative, forestalling this pressure requires the deconstruction of this narrative. Such deconstruction should ... At refugee camp, UN envoy witnesses daily struggles for Palestinians in Lebanon UN: 250, 000 Palestinian Refugees Need Help in Syria |
Fellowship of Reconciliation (blog) | A new hasbara campaign: Countering the 'Arab Narrative' Aljazeera.com A propaganda initiative by the Israeli government is taking direct aim at the core issue of Palestinian refugees through a manipulation of the stories of Jews who left Arab countries in the years after 1948. The main instigator of this 'Justice for ... Pastrami and apartheid Hebron is an apartheid town: FOR Palestine arts delegation report 2 Palestine: Israeli settler's vehicle rams child in Bethlehem |
Press TV | 3 Palestinian hunger strikers in Israel jail close to death: Red Cross Press TV The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that three Palestinian prisoners who have been on hunger strike in an Israeli prison for several weeks are in critical condition. "These people are going to die unless the detaining ... EU concerned over Palestinians on fast Only Immediate Intervention Will Save The Lives Of Three Palestinian Hunger ... EU voices concern over health of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails |
Ma'an News Agency | The European Commission announces new large-scale support the Occupied ... The Guatemala Times The European Commission has today announced new funding of €100 million for Palestine in the areas of water and sanitation and supporting refugees, as well as a package of support to Area C (the part of the West Bank under direct Israeli occupation), ... EU doubles its aid to Palestine EU hands extra 100 mln euros in aid to Palestinians EU increases support to Occupied Palestinian Territory |
AFP | NAM to boost Palestinian cause at UN Asia Times Online With tensions mounting in the occupied territories and virtually no sign of any Western initiative to address the long-dormant Middle East peace talks, NAM's prioritization of the Palestinian issue, reflected in the pro-Palestinian declarations at its ... Iran Intends to Dominate Middle East, Israelis Warn Are Netanyahu and the Zionist Lobby now a Threat to the Survival of the US ... Iran in Israel's hair |
Firstpost | India pledges $10 mn for Palestine New York Daily News New Delhi, Sep 11 — Pitching for durable peace in the West Asia and Gulf region, India Tuesday said it will continue to work for full membership of the UN for Palestine as the two sides signed a slew of pacts to bolster their development-oriented ... India gives $10 mn aid to Palestine, pledges support India committed to Palestine cause: Mukherjee India pledges support to Palestine, announces USD 10 mlln |
Rochester event takes closer look at Israeli-Palestinian conflict Post-Bulletin The event entitled "Working for Justice in Israel/Palestine" will feature guest presenter Sylvia Schwarz, a Jewish-American engineer and writer who is a core team member with the Minnesota Break the Bonds Campaign. That group describes itself as being ... |