Equal Times | Palestine: 50 years of occupation, 50 years of labour struggle Equal Times “Here, the cost of living is like Europe, but the wages are like Africa,” the elderly Palestinian from the village of al-Khader tells Equal Times, in what little English he remembers from school. The old man's situation is hardly an exception. With a ... Palestine: Women's football under siege Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Fayyad lectures on vision for Palestinian future Jordan, PA unite forces with Israel to fight natural disasters |
Middle East Monitor | Palestine: Saudi Arabia, Egypt using Rafah crossing to pressure us Middle East Monitor The Rafah crossing between the besieged Gaza Strip and Egypt is being used a tool to pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to enter into US-backed peace talks with Israel, a Palestinian Authority official has said. “The Rafah crossing has become ... Palestine wants to emulate 1Malaysia spirit, ambassador says Fatah Vows More Violence, Cites 'Purity of Arms' Gaza still suffering as Hamas, Fatah edge toward reconciliation |
Aljazeera.com | Motherhood and resistance in Palestine Aljazeera.com The film How to be a Palestinian Supermom is part of AJ Shorts - our short documentary series about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Check them out: aljazeera.com/shorts. Subscribe to the Debrief. iPhone or iPad: If you are reading this ... |
Aljazeera.com | Palestinian children's rights focus of new US bill Aljazeera.com Members of the US Congress introduced the "first-ever" bill that seeks to promote the rights of Palestinian children living under Israeli military occupation. Introduced on Tuesday by Betty McCollum, a Democrat and US Representative from Minnesota, the ... 'Land of the Three Faiths:' The Little-known History of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence Palestinian rights make a rare appearance in Congress First ever bill on Palestinian human rights introduced to US Congress |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Video: French lawmakers walk out to protest anti-Palestinian diatribe ... The Electronic Intifada (blog) This video shows lawmakers walking out of France's National Assembly on Wednesday in protest at an anti-Palestinian diatribe by one of their colleagues, ... |
Fox News | Pro-Palestinian student group shouts down openly gay Israeli activist, calls him 'fascist' Fox News Hen Mazzig, a 28-year-old Israeli writer and international speaker, said he felt harassed by the Students for Justice in Palestine during a speech at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign on Monday night, according to Campus Reform. “When I ... |
“Naila and the Uprising”: Holding up half the Palestinian sky People's World Naila and the Uprising is a thoughtful, moving, immensely valuable retelling of the First Palestinian Intifada. Peabody Award winner Julia Bacha's new film combines stirring archival footage, revealing interviews and evocative animation. It's a fitting ... |
Mail & Guardian | ANC's position is unchanged: Illegal, unjust occupation in Palestine must end Mail & Guardian Former ANC president Nelson Mandela rightly called the Palestinian struggle “the greatest moral issue of our time” and the organisation has throughout its history affirmed its support for Palestinian aspirations for an independent state along the 1967 ... ANC committed to critical engagement around Israel/Palestine issue |
The Guardian | Scottish police thwarted Palestinian activists' right to protest in peace The Guardian The police investigations and review commissioner (PIRC), which oversees police conduct in Scotland, upheld three complaints from the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign (SPSC) after officers in Aberdeen visited one man at home to warn him off ... |
Aljazeera.com | Palestinians reject reports of Saudi pressure on Abbas Aljazeera.com Palestinian officials have rejected a report by an Israeli news outlet that said Saudi Arabia ordered Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a US peace initiative or resign. Israel's Channel 10 carried the report on Sunday, shortly ... The day Palestine gave up Saudi: Palestinian Abbas must endorse US' plan or leave Why Islamic Jihad Won't Attack Israel Right Now |