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The final straw: The real reason why Palestine wants Israel out of FIFA - Mondoweiss Thu, 21 May 2015 16:27:53 GMT

Mondoweiss

The final straw: The real reason why Palestine wants Israel out of FIFA
Mondoweiss
Only days before the tournament, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) contacted the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSW), the governing body of beach soccer which falls under FIFA's umbrella, and released a press release which read: “The Palestinian ...
Israel briefly detains travelling Palestine playerSBS
Sepp Blatter's 'peace match' offer fails to soften Palestine stance on IsraelWorld Soccer
Palestinian leaders press on with campaign to suspend Israel from FIFA congressThe Globe and Mail
Al Jazeera America -The Daily Star
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Authentic Palestinian Cuisine? There's an App for That - GOOD Magazine Sat, 23 May 2015 01:15:56 GMT

GOOD Magazine

Authentic Palestinian Cuisine? There's an App for That
GOOD Magazine
A Palestinian-British app is the brains behind a new mobile that gives people access to the popular national dishes of Palestine. Chef Joudie Kalla, who's honed her craft Gordon Ramsay's Pengelly's, London-based Italian restaurant Daphne's, launched ...


Israel briefly detains traveling Palestine player - The Daily Star Fri, 22 May 2015 21:14:12 GMT

The Daily Star

Israel briefly detains traveling Palestine player
The Daily Star
RAMALLAH, Palestine: The Palestine Football Association has complained to world football governing body FIFA that Israeli authorities held up a national team player as the squad traveled from the West Bank to Tunisia Thursday. The PFA said player Sameh ...

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Meet The Tiny Country Pushing For Huge Change In Palestine - Mintpress News (blog) Fri, 22 May 2015 13:16:17 GMT

Mintpress News (blog)

Meet The Tiny Country Pushing For Huge Change In Palestine
Mintpress News (blog)
VALLETTA, Malta — In the course of a joint endeavor between the Maltese Foreign Ministry and the University of Malta, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki gave a public lecture at the Old University in Valletta, Malta, on May 8, in which he ...

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The Vatican Recognizes Palestine - New York Times Tue, 19 May 2015 07:21:14 GMT

The Guardian

The Vatican Recognizes Palestine
New York Times
The decision by the Vatican to join a growing number of governments in recognizing a state of Palestine is an effort to help a friend see how peace in this fractious region can be encouraged. Sadly, Israel continues with its narrow and worrisome vision.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter proposes Israel v Palestine 'peace match'The Guardian
Israeli settlers reportedly chop down 800 Palestinian olive treesCNN
Blatter tries to calm Palestine-Israel FIFA disputeDeutsche Welle
Middle East Monitor -International Business Times -Scotsman (blog)
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Palestine to chair UNESCO meeting - Middle East Monitor Fri, 22 May 2015 15:09:48 GMT

Anadolu Agency

Palestine to chair UNESCO meeting
Middle East Monitor
According to Anastas, the meeting that mainly aims to recover embezzled cultural property is a significant legal tool for Palestine that saw its own property "illegally exported or even stolen", particularly because of Israel's partial occupation of ...
UNESCO membership empowers Palestine against IsraelAnadolu Agency

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Arc of justice bends toward Palestine - Foster's Daily Democrat Fri, 22 May 2015 22:15:00 GMT

Foster's Daily Democrat

Arc of justice bends toward Palestine
Foster's Daily Democrat
Since 2005, when Palestinian civil society issued a global call for a non-violent campaign of Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to be waged against Israel's illegal occupation of its territories, the BDS movement has gradually emerged as an ...
Illinois Bill Would Ban State Pension Funds from Divesting from IsraelIn These Times
Losing public opinion on BDS, activists turn to 'lawfare'Mondoweiss

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Funding shortage forces UN agency to halt housing allowance for Palestine ... - UN News Centre Fri, 22 May 2015 18:42:25 GMT

UN News Centre

Funding shortage forces UN agency to halt housing allowance for Palestine ...
UN News Centre
22 May 2015 – A $100 monthly housing stipend per family for Palestine refugees who have fled war-torn Syria for Lebanon will be suspended because of lack of funds, prompting the UN agency assisting those refugees in the Middle East to urgently appeal ...
Health services for Palestine refugees extendedScoop.co.nz (press release)

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'Letters to Palestine' brings an outsider perspective to Middle East - New York Daily News (blog) Fri, 22 May 2015 13:39:57 GMT

New York Daily News (blog)

'Letters to Palestine' brings an outsider perspective to Middle East
New York Daily News (blog)
“The Palestinian voice has become synonymous with terrorism.” Vijay Prashad, the editor of “Letters to Palestine,” says this during a phone interview, and I know that it's true. Prashad attributes this phenomenon to the war on terror, saying that ever ...


Palestine police collecting supplies still needed in Van - KLTV Fri, 22 May 2015 17:54:10 GMT

Palestine police collecting supplies still needed in Van
KLTV
On May 10, 2014, a devastating EF-3 tornado ripped through the small town of Van, Texas. The residents of Van will need help in their recuperation efforts and the Palestine Police Department is assisting those efforts through Operation Hope for Van.

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