The Hill (blog) | The end of the status quo for Israel and Palestine? The Hill (blog) 2015 is shaping up as the year in which the status quo on Israel and Palestine may finally be broken. Just in the last month, a serious attempt was made to pass a resolution for Palestinian statehood in the U.N. Security Council. After its failure ... The West Bank Army of the "State of Palestine," Thanks to the United States Despite Palestine vote, Israel still listens to France, envoy says Analysis: Racism and rhetoric from Ferguson to Palestine |
Palestine: A peoples' revolution moves EU parliaments Middle East Eye The last quarter of 2014 has witnessed a series of revolutionary events in several European parliaments following the horrific peaking of militarised violence under Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Five major European parliaments ... |
The Establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Palestine (Part I) Just Security The new “Palestinian ICC bid” is barely two weeks old and already in full throttle, with the international legal and political commentators split between the traditional camps of “good idea” and “bad idea.” Here at Just Security, a series of exchanges ... |
The Jewish Press | The Pulse of the Middle East Al-Monitor The United States, which has progressively moved toward recognizing the State of Palestine, has suddenly backed away from even using the word Palestine. Were the previous positions merely lip service and are we now witnessing the true US position, ... Joan Peters And The Perils Of Challenging The Palestinian Narrative Journalist who argued Palestinians were 'recent immigrants' to pre-state ... It's over: Why the Palestinians are finally giving up on Obama and the US ... |
Al-Arabiya | With New Zealand at UNSC, Palestine's savior could be Antarctica's neighbor Al-Arabiya Breaking with the United States, the UK, Canada and Australia, “we were… the only one... to vote for the U.N. resolution recognizing Palestine as a U.N. non-member observer state” in 2012, the New Zealand Herald quoted McLay as saying. |
Mondoweiss | Palestine, an Islamic issue? Mondoweiss Yet, a group of “Muslim Americans” is somehow privileged on the issue. Made into a prophylactic fig leaf wrapped protectively around the Islamophobes who sponsored their visit. The idea that Palestine is a Muslim issue is one that a lot of people ... |
Newsweek | Lindsey Graham Threatens Aid Cut to Palestine Over ICC Move Newsweek People watch as members of Palestinian security forces march during a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah December 31, 2014. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently signed on to 20 international agreements, including the Rome Statute of the ... Palestine could 'lose millions in US aid' if they sue Israel in ICC, senator warns ICC undermines its own independence with Palestine inquiry Court to Look Into Possible Israeli War Crimes in Palestinian Territories |
Goal.com | Iraq and Palestine leave troubles at home and flourish at Asian Cup Goal.com Type the words "football" and "Gaza" into Google and the first hit is unlikely to be Palestine's 2015 AFC Asian Cup campaign. Just days after the World Cup final, four boys, Ahed Atef Bakr, Zakaria Ahed Bakr, Mohamed Ramez Bakr and Ismael Mohamed Bakr ... The Lowdown - Asian Cup: Iraq v Palestine [VIDEO] Iraq vs Palestine highlights: 2015 Asian Cup scores, blog Asian Cup: Iraq ensure quarter-final berth with 2-0 win over Palestine in Canberra |
Aljazeera.com | The Establishment of the International Criminal Tribunal for Palestine (Part II) Just Security It's an example illustrating the strategic nature of the Palestinian multilateral maneuvering, which is squarely within their prerogative, acting as any other self-interested political entity would. But then maybe we should dial down the discourse ... Palestine at the ICC: Of course Israel hates it Experts: Palestine's International Criminal Court move to corner Israel Why EU recognition of Palestine isn't enough |
ArabianBusiness.com | Banking on peace: Bank of Palestine's Hashim Shawa ArabianBusiness.com The Palestinian economy, all the while, is attempting to move on and provide a stable living for its 4.6 million strong population. At the heart of any economy is the banking sector, and during last year's conflict a total of 17 local and foreign banks ... World Bank to supply US$ 8.5 million to health in Palestine |