Slate Magazine (blog) | A Landmark Night for “Palestine” at the Oscars Slate Magazine (blog) For the first time in the academy's history, a film from “Palestine” competed in the Best Foreign Language Film category last night. Whether or not the entrant—Hany Abu-Assad's film Omar—actually took home a statuette (it didn't), the moniker itself ... “From Palestine” echoes from Oscars to world |
The Guardian | Obama: 'The Window Is Closing' for a Viable Israel-Palestine Peace Deal The Atlantic President Obama spoke on Israeli-Palestinian peace, the Iranian nuclear negotiations, and the Syrian civil war in a wide-ranging interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg conducted on Thursday and released on Sunday afternoon. After a global ... Today Crimea, Tomorrow "Palestine" Make tough decisions on Palestine peace, Obama tells Netanyahu Netanyahu and Obama clash on prospects for peace with Palestinians |
Toronto Star | Hollywood recognises Palestine Aljazeera.com (blog) Palestinian filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad has been nominated for an Academy Award once before, but this time is different. With this film, a thriller called "Omar," the academy is recognising a Palestinian film, from Palestine, for the first time. Let me ... And the Oscar goes to... 'Palestine?' Oscar-nominated 'Omar' shines spotlight on film mecca of Nazareth Oscar-nominated 'Omar' Explores Love, Betrayal Under Israeli Occupation |
San Francisco Chronicle | It's gone quiet The Economist (blog) ON MARCH 3rd, America's president, Barack Obama, will host Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, for talks in Washington, DC. A meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, is likely to follow soon after. Mr Obama appears ... Obama to welcome Palestine Pres. to White House March 17 Obama to Welcome President of Palestine Authority Obama to meet with Abbas on March 17 |
The Guardian | John Kerry's plans to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict will not run smoothly The Guardian Unlike other US secretaries of state who have tried their hand at solving the Israel-Palestine conflict, John Kerry has managed to keep people guessing about his plans. It was inevitable as the deadline approached for reaching a "framework agreement ... Oscar recognition of 'Palestine' a good step Palestinian connection Israel, Occupied Palestine and the Dred Scott Decision |
www.worldbulletin.net | “EU Remains Committed to State-Building in Palestine,” says EU Representative ... Palestine News Network The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) will help to provide greater incentives to the Palestinian Authority to carry out further policy reforms in crucial sectors such as justice and security, human rights and good governance, and energy and water ... Hamas deplores Egypt 'terrorist' label trial as ruling looms Israeli Peace Activists Are Shocked By Harper's Visit Too Gaza as You've Never Seen it Before (VIDEO) |
My new book “The Battle for Justice in Palestine” The Electronic Intifada (blog) The Battle for Justice in Palestine explores the ideological affinities and cooperation between US big city police forces and America's system of mass incarceration targeting people of color, on the one hand, and Israel's occupation and apartheid, on ... |
Aljazeera.com | Injuries reported in Israel-Palestine clashes Aljazeera.com Two separate clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian protesters, one in Gaza and one in the West bank City of Hebron, have left at least 15 people wounded. At least 13 men were wounded in fighting not far from Jabaliya northeast of Gaza City, ... Israeli soldiers detaining Palestinian children in Hebron, the largest city in ... Unilateral steps may pave way for lasting Israel-Palestine peace Haifa is in 'Occupied Palestine', Claims PA Crossword |
Al-Manar TV | Um al-Fahem in Occupied Palestine Stands in Solidarity with Syria Al-Manar TV Palestine: Um al-Fahem in solidarity with Syria The popular committee for solidarity with the Syrian people and leadership in Palestine on Saturday staged an activity in solidarity with Syria in the Palestinian city of Um al-Fahem with participation of ... Stand in Solidarity with Syria in Um Al-Fahem, in Occupied Palestine |
The Guardian | The America-Israel lobby must fully back Kerry's Israel-Palestine initiative The Guardian But the meat of Kerry's address will likely be an appeal to the 14,000 delegates to get behind his Israel-Palestine peace initiative by joining what he has called a "great constituency for peace". Today, in an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, he ... |