The Hill (blog) | The pope, the president and Palestine The Hill (blog) During his visit to Palestine in May 2014, Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop in Bethlehem, the little town where Jesus was born. He placed his hand on the 30-foot high concrete structure that Palestinians refer to as the "apartheid wall" just below ... Israel and Palestine: Is it the economy, stupid? EU has new plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, but will it work? |
Bleacher Report | Gilas Pilipinas vs. Palestine: Score, Reaction from 2015 FIBA Asia Championships Bleacher Report In a shocking and disappointing start to their run at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship, Gilas Pilipinas were upset Wednesday 75-73 by Palestine in Changsha, China. Palestine relied on a short bench of seven players with only four of them scoring points ... Gilas falls: Palestine deals day 1 shocker 2015 FIBA Asia Championship: Palestine stuns Gilas, 75-73 Post-game reactions from Gilas' collapse to Palestine |
Mondoweiss | Church group condemns cancellation of Rev. Hagler's 'Ferguson to Palestine' speech Mondoweiss “His reflections on how these dynamics affect people of color in the United States as well as in Palestine and Israel are important for us to hear,” she added. UCCPIN played an important role in drafting and eventually passing a resolution that calls ... |
Mondoweiss | Fasting for 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. Yom Kippur arrives once again and, for the most part, the synagogues are silent on the continuing and deepening ... Palestine, The Nation that Never Was and Never Will Be |
New York Times | Vatican, in Switch, Will Join Palestine in Flying Flag at UN New York Times UNITED NATIONS — In a policy reversal that hints at the delicate diplomacy ahead of the visit by Pope Francis, the Vatican's envoy to the United Nations said on Monday that the flag of the Holy See would be hoisted at the gates here for the first time ... The Pope and Palestine |
The Independent | Labour Friends of Israel invites Jeremy Corbyn to explain his Palestinian ... The Independent Mr Corbyn's strong and vocal support for the Palestinian liberation movement has previously put him at odds with some supporters of Israel, including within his own party. Joan Ryan, the Labour MP who chairs the group, told the Jewish Chronicle ... |
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | Flap over speaker for Palestinian rights Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School has rescinded an offer for an advocate of Palestinian rights to speak at the school after he received death threats and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester expressed concerns. The Rev. Graylan Hagler is ... |
Inquirer.net | Chinese fans cheer Gilas fall vs Palestine Inquirer.net CHANGSHA City, China – Aside from the Palestinian national team, obviously, there was a bunch of other people happy to have seen Gilas Pilipinas take an early tumble in the Fiba Asia Championship on Wednesday afternoon. Chinese fans, seated behind ... |
Business Insider | Palestine's president just warned of another intifada Business Insider Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Tuesday that there was a risk of a new Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupting if violence at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem did not ease and peace talks with Israel did not resume. Israeli-Palestinian ... Former Israeli soldier: The occupation of Palestine “is the institution of war ... Israel seeks to turn Palestine issue into religious war: PLO Abbas Calls for Protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Ensuring Freedom of Worship |
Irish Times | Fast, furious, female: Meet the all-women Palestinian racing team bringing the ... Irish Times The others include Mona Ali (29), from Ramallah, one of the first female racers in Palestine; Marah Zahalka (23), who was crowned champion at a precocious 19; Noor Dauod (25), from Jerusalem, a driver who is as unlikely to medal as she is to give up ... |