The Guardian | Palestine Museum review – a beacon of optimism on a West Bank hilltop The Guardian A sharp white crown rises from a hilltop in the West Bank, looking out across sun-scorched terraces of olive trees and sage bushes to the waters of the Mediterranean – a distant prospect that most Palestinians will never be able to reach. Seen from the ... Palestine to open $24M museum, without exhibitions National museum aims to preserve Palestinian history Palestinian museum prepares to open minus exhibits |
teleSUR English | Palestine's Nakbeh in the larger Arab 'catastrophe' Jordan Times On May 15 of every year, over the past 68 years, Palestinians have commemorated their collective exile from Palestine. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine to make room for a “Jewish homeland” resulted in unrelenting violence and perpetual suffering. Palestine and the Psychological Impact of Sykes-Picot |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | BDS movement slams UK government attack on Palestine solidarity Middle East Monitor The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee, a civil society coalition that leads the global BDS campaign, has condemned what it describes as “the ongoing attacks on Palestine solidarity currently taking place in the UK.”. Egyptians urge boycott of G4S over abuses in Palestine Palestinian catastrophe remembered Palestine: Do not be silent |
teleSUR English | Venezuela, Palestine Express Mutual Anger Against Imperialism teleSUR English “Since the arrival of the Bolivarian Revolution in 1999, Venezuela has become a voice for historically marginalized peoples, reclaimed social struggles and raised the banners of justice, including for those in Palestine,” Palestinian Foreign Minister ... |
Mondoweiss | JM Coetzee and Colum McCann headline 9th Annual Palestine Festival of Literature Mondoweiss From May 21st to 26th, the annual Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest) will be held in cities across historic Palestine as international literary stars – including Nobel laureate JM Coetzee, Pulitzer Prize finalist Laila Lalami and National Book ... |
Middle East Eye | French plan to hold Israel-Palestine conference postponed indefinitely Middle East Eye A conference on the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians, due to be held on 30 May in Paris, has been postponed, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. "[US Secretary of State] John Kerry cannot come on May 30 so it has been ... Israel-Palestine peace conference postponed Israel-Palestine Peace Meeting Postponed Over Disagreement on Participants The Bleak Future Of Israel-Palestine Peace Talks |
New York Times | Palestine celebrates art, culture and history with new museum Hindustan Times The Arab state will soon see the opening of its own cultural space, The Palestinian Museum. Located in Birzeit in the West Bank, the museum is set to open May 18, just a few days after the 68th anniversary of the “Nakba,” the Palestinian exodus ... Palestinian Museum Prepares to Open, Minus Exhibitions |
The National | Bank of Palestine in first overseas expansion with DIFC office opening The National Bank of Palestine, the country's biggest lender, has opened a representative office in Dubai, its first expansion abroad as it seeks to bank the Palestinian diaspora in the UAE. The lender is following in the footsteps of other regional banks opening ... Bank of Palestine opens first overseas office at DIFC |
The Results Companies to open Contact Center in Palestine; hire 500 employees Tyler Morning Telegraph PALESTINE (KYTX)– Results Companies announced Monday its expansion in Texas with the opening of a contact center in Palestine. The opening of the center, located in the Willow Creek Business Park, will bring over 500 jobs to Palestine. City of ... |
Egyptian Streets | Egypt's Sisi Stresses Importance of Solving Palestine Question at Power Station Inauguration Egyptian Streets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said in a Tuesday speech that Palestinians and Israelis have a “real opportunity” to achieve peace, stressing the importance of the international community to aid in that effort. He asserted that various parties ... Netanyahu welcomes Sisi's remarks on peace between Israel, Palestine Sisi says 'real opportunity' for Palestine-Israel peace Egyptian President Calls for Efforts to Resolve Israeli-Palestinian Crisis |