gulfnews.com | A celebration of culture in Palestine gulfnews.com The opening night of the annual Palestine International Festival coincided with a free concert performed by “Arab” Idol winner Mohammad Assaf, in downtown Ramallah.“It won't affect us, as this is our 15th festival and we are still confident of a full ... |
RT (blog) | Expansion of Israeli settlements destroys basis for real peace with Palestine RT (blog) Israel and Palestine are no closer to peace, as both sides are being pressured into negotiations by the US, and Israel has no real desire to reach a final status agreement, experts told RT. It is not likely that the Americans will pursue and push what ... Veil of secrecy over Israel-Palestine peace talks Israel-Palestine peace talks begin as 26 Palestinian prisoners released (VIDEO) 'The Onion' Encourages Israel And Palestine Not To Give A Single, Goddamn Inch |
Dallas Morning News (blog) | Before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Rep. Marc Veasey meets with leaders Dallas Morning News (blog) WASHINGTON — Just before the Israeli and Palestinian leaders began peace talks this week, Fort Worth Democrat Rep. Marc Veasey met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Palestinian Authority President ... |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Finding my way to Palestine through narrative The Electronic Intifada (blog) For years, my grandmother's stories offered a cocoon within which I could enjoy a Palestine that is now so distant in time and physically unknown to me. I would feel anxious and somewhat galled each time she mentioned a village or place I had never ... |
The Atlantic Wire | The Israel-Palestine Peace Talks Could Be Over Before They Started The Atlantic Wire Even as Israel readies to release just over two-dozen Palestinian prisoners ahead of Wednesday's scheduled peace talks, the country's Sunday announcement that Israel will move forward with construction of 1,200 settlement homes in the West Bank and ... |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Palestine solidarity coalition challenges institutional racism in US The Electronic Intifada (blog) Wael Elasady, co-founder of Students United for Palestinian Equal Rights at Portland State University in Oregon, told me via email that the coalition members were “outraged by the verdict and felt it was important to take a stand against this injustice … |
History of Palestine Salt Lake Tribune In response to Michael R. Kelsy's letter, "Why they hate us" (Public Forum, Aug. 9), I would suggest he read the history of the region that was Palestine. There has never been a country known as Palestine ruled by Palestinians. It has been home to ... |
Israeli Settlements Get Go-Ahead On Eve Of Palestine Peace Talks Huffington Post JERUSALEM — Israel approved building nearly 1,200 more settlement homes Sunday and agreed to release 26 long-held Palestinian security prisoners – highlighting an apparent settlements-for-prisoners trade-off that got both sides back to peace talks ... |
Palestine Police Association members help with community project Palestine Herald Press PALESTINE — Despite the looming threat of summer thunderstorms, members of the Palestine Police Officers Association, along with Palestine Police Chief Robert Herbert, helped a citizen “police” his undeveloped property this week. PPOA members on ... |
Socialist Worker Online | Fasting for freedom Socialist Worker Online AS ISRAELI Prison Services amp up their systematic assault on prisoners, 12 Palestinian and Jordanian detainees continue hunger strikes. Their respective strikes range between 30 and 100 days. "All 12 are in serious danger of death," Gavan Kelly of ... Fresh hunger strike hits Israeli jails |