Latest in Tag: Palestine Highlight
Latest in Tag: Palestine
Palestinians protest Jerusalem marathon
Police arrested four of them and dispersed the rest âwith ease,â she said, adding that the race had âcontinued as normalâ.
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid
The Palestinian sources said Israeli soldiers entered the camp in the northern West Bank city to arrest Hamza Abu Alheja, 20, a member of the military wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.
Closure of Rafah border crossing âcrime against humanityâ: Hamas spokesman
Relations between Cairo and Hamas tense; Cairo court recently banned Hamas activities in Egypt
Fahmy and Kerry discuss Middle East peace
Obama and Abbas meet in Washington as negotiations deadline looms
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.
Egypt allows Qatari aid to Gaza
Foreign minister confirms Egypt support for Palestinian cause, condemns âunilateralâ Israeli actions
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
Fahmy urges Palestinians to present âclear visionâ for peace process
Foreign minister meets Palestineâs chief negotiator in Cairo
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.
Lebanon IDs Beirut suicide bomber as radical Palestinian
The toll from Wednesday’s double car bombing rose to 11, after a woman died of her wounds
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 …
Rafah border crossing open for three days
The decision comes as many inside the strip are unable to gain access to medical care
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 …
20,000 people in Syriaâs Yarmuk camp face starvation
Yarmuk soon became a war zone too, as Syrians taking up arms against President Bashar Al-Assadâs regime moved into the camp.
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.
Israel changing Arab and Islamic identity of Jerusalem: Fahmy
Foreign minister calls for international resolutions on Jerusalem to be implemented
Fahmy and Abbas discuss peace process
Foreign minister and Palestinian president meet ahead of Al Quds Committee meeting
Kerry downplays Israeli ministerâs comments
A diplomatic row erupted between Israel and Washington on Tuesday after Yaalon was quoted as saying Kerry had an âobsessionâ and a âsense of messianismâ about the peace process.
Middle East peace at critical point: Kerry
Fahmy attends Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Paris
Fahmy to meet with Kerry, Friends of Syria in Paris
Egyptâs foreign minister will attend meetings regarding Syria and Palestine and Israel
Rafah crossing to open on Wednesday and Thursday
The border crossing has been closed since 27 December