Washington Post | The international community wants a state called Palestine Al-Arabiya For decades, a vast majority of governments around the world embraced the idea of an independent Palestinian state. Yet Palestine's bid for full membership in the United Nations still has not been recognized. The second half of the United Nation's ... Curious About Palestine, Israeli Visitors Return Why is Israel opposed to Palestine joining international treaties? |
How about lifting Israeli sanctions on Palestine, Mr. Obama? Al-Arabiya Yet Israel is sanctioning Palestinians, including the Palestinian Authority, and has done so frequently. In terms of Gaza, Israel has deployed extremely punitive sanctions. It refuses to recognize Palestine and many Israeli politicians declare that the ... |
Al-Arabiya | Israel, Palestine peace meeting postponed Al-Arabiya A meeting scheduled for Wednesday between Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators has been postponed, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Palestinian leaders for the killing of an off-duty Israeli policeman which took place in the ... |
Mondoweiss | The Book of Exodus and the Book of Palestine Mondoweiss This is part of Marc H. Ellis's “Exile and the Prophetic” feature for Mondoweiss. To read the entire series visit the archive page. Passover fragments – that's what left of Jewish life. Whatever the state of Israel was meant to be, it hasn't left us ... Photos of the week: Mourners, matzah and marathons |
The Guardian | Quick View: Why Israel-Palestine talks aren't working The Commentator It is doubtful whether the contemptible academics who wish to boycott Israel, along with other groups hiding their anti-Semitism behind a charade of being 'pro-Palestine', have much understanding of what the conflict is all about. The average person is ... UN Report On Palestine: Military Occupation, Apartheid, And Torture Newspapers Review: Dailies Highlight Israel's Restrictions in Jerusalem Jewish organisation opens religious school in Palestinian East Jerusalem |
The Arab Daily News | Israel Palestine: Peacemaking is hard between unequal adversaries The Arab Daily News Nine months of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have failed. Each side took steps away from diplomacy. Israel reneged on the release of Palestinian prisoners. The PA unilaterally applied to join UN agencies. Israel ... Dr. Ashrawi Welcomes the Newly Appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine Why is Israel opposed to Palestine joining international treaties ... In San Francisco and in Palestine, It's Time To Grow Up and Take Responsibility |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Chicago Palestine Film Festival returns with Oscar-nominated “Omar” The Electronic Intifada (blog) The world's longest-running Palestine film festival returns to Chicago's prestigious Gene Siskel Film Center tomorrow; the opening night screening of Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated Omar has already sold out (there's a second screening on Wednesday, ... |
A change in Palestinian political strategies is long overdue Al-Arabiya Hamas is also facing its own real dilemma and that is simply the contradiction between its religious ideology and the political and economic trends in Palestine and the Middle East which are not working (at least for now) in Hamas's favor. Its ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel warns Palestine of unilateral action Aljazeera.com "The Palestinian leadership has unanimously approved a decision to seek membership of 15 UN agencies and international treaties, beginning with the Fourth Geneva Convention," Abbas said, after signing the demand during a meeting at his Ramallah ... How to Break the Israel-Palestine Deadlock Israel considers 'unilateral action' over Palestine move Israel-Palestine peace talks: The endgame |
Pictures Don't Lie: Refuting #There Was No Palestine Truthdig One of the common assertions one finds in Zionist propaganda is that there “was never any Palestine.” This odd allegation is simply not true. Palestine has been used for a very long time to refer to the geographical area south of Sidon and north of the ... |