RT | The Gaza war is over. Here's what it means for the future of Israel-Palestine. Vox Everyone agrees that the deal doesn't alter the fundamental dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — so in a real sense, about 2,100 Palestinians and 69 Israelis died for very close to nothing. But, even under the depressingly narrow terms that ... Gaza truce agreed for 'permanent' ceasefire between ... 50 days of Gaza War: Timeline of the recent Israel-Palestine conflict Israel, Palestine agree to long-term ceasefire in Gaza Strip |
The Guardian | Drama about Holocaust survivors' illegal voyage to Palestine sets sail The Guardian The voyage took place in 1947 as part of Aliyah Bet, a program of illegal immigration into Palestine by Jews who had been displaced by the chaos of the Holocaust, many of them living in camps in Austria and Germany. The dilapidated ship President ... Holocaust Survivors' Voyage To Palestine Gets Big Screen Adaption |
Culture, Economy Ministries withdraw Israeli funds from 'Palestinian' film Jerusalem Post Israeli-Arab director Suha Arraf will have to return government funding for her film "Villa Touma," as she presented it to international film festivals as Palestinian despite the funding agreement stipulating the film must be considered Israeli ... |
New York Times | New Palestinian Town in West Bank Awaits Israel's Approval for Water New York Times A movie theater is being built with seven screens, one of them 4-D. “This will be a major destination for Palestinians who have no destinations,” Bashar Masri, the Palestinian businessman and driving force behind this ambitious project to build a new ... |
Haaretz | Why block the boat?: Resistance from Ferguson to Palestine to the Philippines Seattle Globalist At 6:30 a.m. bright and early on Saturday morning we joined hundreds in solidarity with Palestine in a community picket to stop the Zim Chicago ship from unloading its cargo at the Port of Tacoma. This action came in the wake of a recent victory, when ... Local Groups Picket Israeli Ship at Port of Long Beach Israeli ship unloads at Tacoma port, despite pro-Palestinian protest |
RT | Rubble Bucket challenge: Palestine reporter adapts craze for Gaza peace RT A Palestinian journalist has started a new internet trend in Gaza, “the Rubble Bucket challenge,” playing on the popularity of the “Ice Bucket challenge,” which has conjured up a social media storm. While water is scarce in Gaza, rubble certainly isn't. 'Rubble Bucket Challenge' for Gaza From Jordan to Morocco, the pro-Gaza Rubble Bucket challenge goes viral Watch: Ice Bucket Challenge, a chilling Palestinian version |
The Rakyat Post | Envoy hopes ceasefire in Palestine will last, calm will prevail The Rakyat Post “I think this time, they (the Israelis) are very much concerned about the ceasefire because their benefits are also being affected, because they know that they have made mistakes against our civilian people in Palestine,” said the ambassador who had ... |
MWC News | Behind the politics of road signs in Israel and Palestine Quartz An NGO called Zochrot (“remembrance”) publishes a map of pre-1948 Palestine, with the names of hundreds of Palestinian villages that were erased both physically and cartographically after Israel came into being, and its activists sometimes paste the ... Liberate Israel via Palestine Reflections of an Iraqi in Palestine Desmond Tutu: " Liberate yourselves by liberating Palestine" |
Football under fire - A journey through Palestine SBS - The World Game (blog) The challenge facing Palestine's footballers is not just confined to the pitch. Over the next few days I will share some of the stories, both heartbreaking and uplifting, of a footballing nation largely unknown outside its own region, but one that ... |
Sydney Morning Herald | Gaza truce agreed for 'permanent' ceasefire between Israel and Palestine Sydney Morning Herald Tel Aviv, Israel: The warring parties in the Gaza Strip agreed Tuesday to a long-term cease-fire, both sides said, raising hopes that a 50-day-old conflict that has killed more than 2200 people might be at an end. Palestinian Authority President ... |