The Electronic Intifada (blog) | General begins Israel visit as US mediators seek to save peace talks The Guardian Also on Sunday, American mediators held urgent contacts with Israeli and Palestinian officials Sunday in hopes of salvaging the troubled Middle East peace talks. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Paris for talks with the Russian foreign minister ... On Talbiya, Israel and Palestine What is Palestine's Land Day? UNHRC slams Israel, delays controversial Palestine appointment |
Hope through architecture The Economist (blog) NOT only in 2013 did the building of Jewish settlements on the West Bank, the core of a would-be Palestinian state, grow at twice the rate of 2012; its uniform architecture is increasingly attracting Palestinians. In place of their distinctive rough ... |
Haaretz | US Taxpayers and Palestine's Forced Dependency on Israel Huffington Post As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry continues his drive to establish a "framework for negotiations" for Israeli-Palestinian peace, news items paint a disturbing picture of increasing forced Palestinian dependence on Israel. A case in point is energy ... Israel 'no' on prisoners 'slap in face' to peace: Palestine oficial European Parliament Delegation Visits Palestine to Assess State of Peace Process Israel not to release final group of prisoners: Palestine |
The Guardian | Release Marwan Barghouti. He can be Palestine's Nelson Mandela The Guardian Despite nearly 12 years behind bars, Barghouti remains the most popular politician in Palestine, capable, according to recent polls, of beating either President Mahmoud Abbas or his Hamas rival Ismail Haniyeh for the presidency. Many believe he could ... Can a focus on “Palestinian narrative” be dangerous to Palestinian rights? |
New Europe | Uniting for Peace over Ukraine and Palestine New Europe The Assembly's 2012 vote on Palestine showed numbers not too dissimilar from the Crimea vote: 138 votes in favor, nine against and 41 abstentions in the former case, and in the latter case, 100 votes in favor, 11 against, and 58 abstentions. President ... |
Haaretz | US says glad 'noxious' UN rights envoy for Palestine leaving Reuters Richard Falk, the outgoing United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, told a news conference as recently as last week that Israeli policies bore "unacceptable characteristics of colonialism, apartheid and ethnic ... Israel, US say good riddance to UN official who lauded Khomenei, blames US ... |
RT | 'Colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing': UN rapporteur on Palestine ... RT The UN Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestine accused Israeli authorities of conducting colonialist policies that constitute forms of apartheid and ethnic cleansing in the occupied territories in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Speaking at a news ... Carter supports labeling products from occupied Palestine Israelis, Palestinians endorse Arab peace plan Israel-Palestine Talks |
Removal of Barnard Palestine solidarity banner was discriminatory act of ... Mondoweiss Mondoweiss recently reported on how a banner posted at Barnard College showing a map of historic Palestine was taken down by the administration. Here's a letter written by the Center for Constitutional Right's Baher Azmy to the president of the school:. |
Palestinian student group says it was singled out by Northeastern Boston Globe Members and supporters of a pro-Palestinian student group suspended by Northeastern University said Tuesday that it was singled out because its views are unpopular and that the administration was bowing to pressure from alumni and donors. Professor M. |
This Week in Palestine, March 28th, 2014 Bay Area Indymedia The Palestinian- Israeli peace talks stumbles further more as the Israeli government refuses to release the last wave of Palestinian political detainees. On the ground Israeli army attacks targeting Palestinian escalates. Troops killed three men during ... |