Aljazeera.com | The US, Palestine and the pursuit of justice Aljazeera.com In an ironic way, the judgement by a US court against the PLO and the Palestinian Authority maybe the best thing that has happened to Palestinians in years. By opening up the US courts to so-called victims of terrorism, the US administration has ... Palestine's Billion-Dollar City Can Finally Open Italian lawmakers urge recognition of Palestinian state Italian MPs vote for Palestinian state, but conditions 'disappoint' PLO |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Jewish Defense League thugs found guilty of assault at Palestine event in London The Electronic Intifada (blog) Two Jewish Defence League UK thugs were today found guilty of assault after they attacked a panel at a Palestine literary festival in September. Roberta Moore was convicted of two counts of assault and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. |
Truthdig | Leonard Nimoy's Last Wishes for Israel and Palestine Truthdig It's known as the two-state solution–a secure, democratic Israel as the Jewish State alongside an independent Palestinian state. Even Israel's nationalist Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has come to see this as the shape of the future. The problem ... |
Boston Globe (subscription) | Anti-Palestinian fliers posted at UMass Amherst Boston Globe (subscription) Fliers comparing a University of Massachusetts Amherst student group that supports Palestinian rights to the militant organization Hamas were found around campus this week, prompting members to file a complaint with police and to call on the school to ... |
Mondoweiss | From Brooklyn to Palestine: A thank you note to Palestinian and Middle Eastern ... Mondoweiss Photo of Kamau Franklin in the Georgia State Capitol. He writes: “Yesterday at the Georgia State Capital, republican right wing State Senators honored Israel in the “normal” uncritical self-righteous way. So today I wore a Palestinian Keffiyeh at the ... |
Wall Street Journal | The Palestinian Authority's Bad Day in Court Wall Street Journal The verdict held the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization liable for $218.5 million in damages. Under the 1992 Anti-Terrorism Act, the sum automatically triples to $655.5 million, roughly 15% of the Palestinian Authority's ... Palestinian Authorities Must Pay Americans Millions Palestinian Terrorism Verdict Shatters Long-Held Myths and Illusions |
Press TV | Italian MPs back resolution on Palestine independence Press TV Sweden is the only European country that has officially recognized Palestine's statehood, although several other parliaments in the 28-nation European Union (EU) have also made similar moves demanding that their governments recognize Palestine as a ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | PLO offers qualified praise for Italian parliament vote on Palestine Jerusalem Post Israel News “We thank the members of Italy's Lower House of Parliament for voting in favor of a motion from the Democratic Party of Premier Matteo Renzi that supports 'the goal of ...establishment of a Palestinian state',” read a statement issued by PLO executive ... |
Daily Californian | Free Dinners and Free Trips Won't Prevent a Free Palestine Huffington Post And in a historic vote on February 17, the Undergraduate Senate at Stanford University 10-4-1 to pass a historic resolution to divest from multinational corporations that violate human rights in the occupation of Palestine. Northwestern University's ... Students for Justice in Palestine set up faux security checkpoint on Sproul Anti-Israel divestment push gains traction at US colleges |
Terrorism, Palestine, the US and Israel CounterPunch In 2003, U.S. citizen Rachel Corrie, 23, was in Palestine, helping the oppressed people there, teaching children and attempting to prevent house demolitions that are illegal under international law, when she was run over by a massive bulldozer operated ... |