Patron Carr pivots from Israel to Palestine The Australian JULIA Gillard's former foreign minister Bob Carr has agreed to be the patron of Labor Friends of Palestine after accusing fanatics in Israel's government of promoting “apartheid” — a move likely to infuriate sections of Australia's Jewish community. |
Wall Street Journal | Map: The countries that recognize Palestine as a state Washington Post (blog) Last week, Sweden became the 135th member of the United Nations to officially recognize Palestine as an independent state. The act sparked a tetchy diplomatic incident with Israel, which WorldViews discussed here. On the ground, a separate, viable ... Sharp Words on Israel and Palestine European Nations Consider Recognizing Palestinian State New EU foreign affairs chief amplifies call for Palestinian statehood during ... |
RT | Explosions as Palestine erupts in 'Day of Rage' against Israel Al-Aqsa mosque ... RT Clashes broke out after Palestinian protesters took to the streets in a “Day of Rage” against Israel on Friday, after Israel imposed entry restrictions on the Al-Aqsa mosque – the third holiest site in Islam, and the holiest place in Judaism ... |
The Times of Israel | Jewish donors said abandoning UK's 'pro-Palestine' Miliband The Times of Israel British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband is losing the support of Jewish donors because of his and his party's pro-Palestine stance, a British newspaper reported. The Independent on Sunday's top story was headlined, “Jewish donors drop 'toxic' Miliband ... Labour funding crisis: Jewish donors drop 'toxic' Ed Miliband |
Arab News | 'Palestine grateful to KSA for billions in aid' Arab News In a wide-ranging interview with Arab News, Basem A. Alagha also condemned the recent attacks by terrorists in Al-Ahsa, saying it was an attempt to destabilize the Kingdom. He said the Palestinian people backed the Kingdom's efforts to tackle extremism ... Saudi- 'Palestine grateful to KSA for billions in aid' |
The Independent | 'Voice of Palestine' hackers take over Shropshire fire services website The Independent "Because we are the voice of Palestine and we will not remain silent. Muslims are everywhere we will enter to0 (sic) Palestine soon. "Remember this." The group are reported to have also hacked the websites of the Vatican in 2012 and the US government's ... Shropshire fire service website hacked by 'Palestine' group Shropshire Fire Service website hacked by AnonGhost |
The Times of Israel | 'European nations threaten to recognize Palestinian state' The Times of Israel “No other solution has been proposed by the United States” to achieve peace and the establishment of a Palestinian state, senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Wassel Abu Yusef told AFP. Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians ... |
Middle East Monitor | MEMO's Palestine Book Awards honour diversity Middle East Monitor The third annual Palestine Book Awards, one of MEMO's flagship events, celebrated this year's publications on Palestine yesterday evening. Seven books were shortlisted from the 22 entries in this year's competition. The admissions covered a range of ... |
NEWS.com.au | Bob Carr an opportunist over Israel-Palestine issue, says Josh Frydenberg The Australian “It has become virtually impossible for the centre-left in politics to maintain support for the 'ethno-nationalists' who are now opposed to a Palestinian state and back expansion of Jewish settlements in occupied territories,” he said. “Social ... Aust still friend of Israel: Frydenberg |
'Palestine' entry pulled from French firm's websites that omitted Israel Jerusalem Post The removal of “Palestine” from the Middle East versions of the firm's website seems to have occurred sometime this week, following a publication by the news site lemondejuif.info, which reported that Tefal had omitted its Israeli resellers from the ... |