Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel
Israeli youthâs courage to refuse
By Dr Cesar Chelala In a letter sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, dozens of Israeli youth blasted the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), accusing it of âpenetration into civilian life, which deepens the countryâs chauvinism, militarism, violence, inequality and racismâ. Yesh Gvul, an organisation that defends conscientious objectors, stated in response to the letterâs publication …
Egypt throws support behind Abbas
PA negotiations with Israel could combat polarisation and extremism, says the foreign ministry
Kerry pressuring the wrong side: Israel minister
AFP – An Israeli minister on Sunday said Washington’s top diplomat was âwrongâ for pressuring Israel in peace talks, a day before Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas visits the White House. His remarks came two days after US Secretary of State John Kerry criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s repeated demand that the Palestinians recognise Israel …
The real impact of Israelâs âJewish stateâ demand
The main impact of Israelâs new âJewish stateâ demand is to effectively negate the Palestinian recognition of Israel in 1993
Student Corner: The underlying tension between Egypt and Israel
By Nour Bakr The shooting down of an Egyptian military helicopter earlier this year prompted new fears over the security threat posed to both Egypt and Israel by militant groups with access to MANPADs. But whilst bilateral cooperation has remained strong, Egypt’s tumultuous domestic situation is fuelling Israeli security concerns; leading to an underlying tension …
Abbas to meet Obama ahead of peace talks deadline
Current Palestinian leaders have opposed recognising Israel as a Jewish state, fearing this could threaten the rights of non-Jewish Arabs living in Israel, who make up some 20% of the population, as well as other religious minorities.
Israel shells Lebanon after border blast
A Lebanese security source had said earlier that â10 Israeli rockets hit an uninhabited border area and that there were no casualties.â
Egypt allows Qatari aid to Gaza
Foreign minister confirms Egypt support for Palestinian cause, condemns âunilateralâ Israeli actions
Israel to show long-range rockets from ‘Iran arms ship’
The military says it found 40 long-range M-302 rockets aboard the Panamanian-flagged Klos-C it intercepted in the Red Sea last week, as well as 181 122mm mortar shells and approximately 400,000 7.62-calibre rounds.
No Palestinian reconciliation without Egypt sponsorship: Hamas
Fatah says Hamas âdoes not have the rightâ to decide if Egypt is to sponsor Palestinian reconciliation talks
Israel must make tough choices, Obama warns PM
Obama pushed for a decision on peace, while Netanyahu insisted Israel had done its part and that Iran is now the most urgent threat.
Fahmy urges Palestinians to present âclear visionâ for peace process
Foreign minister meets Palestineâs chief negotiator in Cairo
Israel PM vows to resist âpressuresâ on US visit
Although Netanyahu would like the talks with Obama on Monday to focus on Iranâs nuclear ambitions, the White House appears to have a different agenda.
Hezbollah vows response to âIsraeli air strikeâ
The Shiâa movementâs statement was the groupâs first admission it had been targeted in the raid, although Lebanese sources had previously reported the attack.
Israel bombs Hezbollah target on Syria-Lebanon border
AFP â Bent on halting any transfer of weapons to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Israel has bombarded a position of the powerful Shiâa group on the Lebanon-Syria border, sources say. On Monday night, âtwo Israeli raids hit a Hezbollah target on the border of Lebanon and Syria,â a Lebanese security source told AFP. Lebanon’s National News Agency …
Hamas says to privatise Gaza crossing
The coastal strip, whose air and sea lanes are blocked by Israel, has three land crossings; Erez and Kerem Shalom with Israel and Rafah with Egypt.
Prosecutor refers alleged Mossad spy ring to criminal court
Two Egyptians and two âMossad officersâ are accused of providing information to Israel
This time must be different
By Dr James Zogby Two decades after Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed an interim peace agreement in Washington, DC, the task of achieving a final resolution to the conflict has become significantly more difficult. Not only have the physical impediments to peace grown â for example, the number of Israeli settlers living on occupied Palestinian …
Israeli PM meets top ministers over boycott threat: reports
The meeting comes less than a fortnight after US Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel was facing a growing campaign of delegitimisation which could worsen if peace talks with the Palestinians collapsed.
Gazans endure power blackouts with dark humour
Hemmed in by Israeli and Egyptian blockades, Gaza is plagued by long and frequent power blackouts, prompting some residents to try to lighten the mood with dark humour.
In Pictures: African asylum seekers protest in Tel Aviv
AFP – The migrants, primarily from Eritrea and Sudan, are protesting to call for help in the face of Israel’s refusal to grant them refugee status. Last month, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned that Israel could be in breach of international law with new legislation that allows for the potentially indefinite detention of asylum-seekers. …
Israeli ministers harangue Kerry over boycott remark
Washingtonâs top diplomat also referred to âtalk of boycottsâ of Israel.
Egypt to try 5 Mossad agents
Israel foreign ministry ânot awareâ of allegations, described as âobviously preposterousâ
A history of dispossession
By Dr Cesar Chelala Increasing acts of violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories have been repeatedly denounced. Together with the increasing number of settlements being built on Palestinian land, those acts of violence betray justice and seriously undermine the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. In 2007, Israeli prosecutors established that of …
Israel can withdraw within 3-year period: Abbas
Israel wants to maintain a long-term military presence in the Jordan Valley, where the West Bank borders Jordan, but the Palestinians insist Israeli troops withdraw completely, making way for an international force.
Israeli pitches: A tale of racism, bigotry and double standards
By James M. Dorsey If Israeli football pitches are any indication, Israeli attitudes towards Palestinians do not bode well for US Secretary of State John Kerryâs Middle East peace efforts. The story echoing from the pitches is one of racism, racial superiority, bigotry, double standards and little sincere effort to address a key issue that …
Peace hopes fade as Israel plans 381 more settler homes
The new construction will take place in Givat Zeev, a settlement which lies immediately south of the West Bank city of Ramallah
Egypt discusses Palestine peace process at UN
Security will only be achieved through peace, says Egyptâs envoy
Israel policy splits Palestinian families: NGOs
Current Israeli policy bars Gazans from travelling to the West Bank except in extremely rare circumstances.
Israel wants to annex 4th settlement bloc: radio
The report said Netanyahu was proposing that Israel also keep hold of a group of settlements deep in the West Bank — Beit El, Ofra and Psagot — which lie to the north and east of Ramallah, the radio said.