Mondoweiss | Sanders appoints Palestine advocates to committee drafting Democrat's 2016 platform Mondoweiss Advocates for the rights of Palestinians will join Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the City of Brotherly Love this July for the Democratic National convention, part of his five selections for the fifteen member Executive Committee drafting the Democrats ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Jordan's king on Independence Day: We'll defend Arab identity of Palestine Jerusalem Post Israel News Our great grandfather [Sharif Hussein] was sent into exile and sacrificed his throne while defending the Arab identity of Palestine. He spent everything he owned to renovate Al Aqsa Mosque; hence, he was called the 'Friend of Al Aqsa' in his life and ... |
Aljazeera.com (blog) | End Israel's occupation of Palestine, Qatar tells forum Aljazeera.com (blog) ... rights and basic freedoms constitute the underlying threats to elements of human security," he said. According to Sheikh Mohammed, achieving peace in the volatile Middle East is directly linked to ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian ... |
The Guardian | Story of cities #49: the long road to Rawabi, Palestine's first planned city The Guardian Civil engineer Jaradat is one of a team of young women professionals helping to build Rawabi. She has also made this $1.2bn (£825m) paean to contemporary urban planning her home, countering a long tradition which dictates that Palestinian women stay ... |
Times LIVE | Zuma hosts Palestine president‚ a month after Mandela statue went up in Ramallah Times LIVE Zuma's government and Palestine enjoy cordial relations that date back to the days of the anti-apartheid struggle. South Africa recognised the State of Palestine in 1995. In 2014‚ at the height of the Gaza War‚ President Zuma appointed former Minister ... Zuma to host Palestine's Abbas |
The Guardian | Surfing in Palestine: everyday life in the occupied territories The Guardian Jovial bodybuilders, sun-kissed surfers, free-running teenagers … can this really be Palestine? Tanya Habjouqa explains her astonishingly fresh take on occupied life. Sabah Abu Ghanim waits for a wave in Gaza City. Photograph: Tanya Habjouqa/ Panos ... |
Bank of Palestine opens first international office Global Trade Review (GTR) Bank of Palestine has opened a representative office at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The bank is the first Palestinian financial institution to open an office abroad. The office will provide a hub from where to promote Bank of ... |
Mintpress News (blog) | Counting Down To Israel's Next 'Mowing Of The Lawn' In Palestine Mintpress News (blog) KITCHENER, Ontario — (Analysis) Every two years or so, Israel decides that it's time to once more test out its weaponry, provided by the United States, on Palestine. It invents some vague pretext and levels the Gaza Strip, a process Israeli ... Palestine's Islamic Jihad in Cairo for talks on Palestinian reconciliation Did Israel troll Palestine at the UN? Connections: Why Is Peace Between Israel And Palestine So Difficult To Achieve? |
Al-Bawaba | Palestine is ready to receive Syrian refugees, Abbas says Al-Bawaba President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that Palestine is ready to receive thousands of Syrian refugees – despite the fact that Israeli restrictions mean it's likely impossible any will set foot there. Speaking at the World Humanitarian Summit on Tuesday ... UNRWA maintains health care for 5.2m Palestine refugees UN Palestinian agency says half its schools hit by conflict |
Kotaku | Apple Says Game About Palestine/Israel Conflict Isn't A Game, Then Backtracks Kotaku Apple has a strained history with video games, as the company regulates what is and isn't a “game.” It's why Apple initially rejected Liyla And The Shadows of War, about a young Palestinian girl in Gaza, and said it “was not appropriate for the games ... Apple Inc. Blocks Palestine/Israel Conflict Game, Approves It Later Apple backs down in row over Palestinian game |