Latest in Tag: Palestine Highlight
Latest in Tag: Palestine
Clinton in Cairo to meet Morsy
Clinton: âAmericaâs commitment to Israelâs security is rock solid and unwaveringâ
Hamas: Israel must initiate ceasefire
Hamas political bureau head praises Egypt, says Gaza does not want escalation
In Pictures: Demonstrations in Tahrir against Israeli attack on Gaza
Protesters gather in Tahrir square in solidarity with Palestinians
Egypt in delicate position over Israel and Gaza
Egypt finds itself torn between sympathy for the Palestinian cause and the need to preserve relations with Washington
Hundreds march to Arab League in solidarity with Gaza
Protesters demand Egypt expel the Israeli ambassador
Egypt demands halt to Israeli attacks on Palestinians
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr “condemned air strikes Israel is conducting in the Gaza Strip” and demanded they “immediately stop”
Palestinians begin work to open Arafat grave
The process of taking samples is expected to begin at the end of the month after the French and Swiss delegations arrive
Palestinians unveil UN membership resolution, no vote set
The United States and Israel say a peace deal can only be achieved in direct talks.
Israel to build 1,213 new settlement homes
The Palestinians also condemned the announcement, saying it illustrated why they plan to approach the United Nations to seek non-member status at the General Assembly later this month.
Israel says preparing to counter Palestinian UN bid
Such a move is likely to be voted through easily, requiring only a simple majority in the 193-member General Assembly, where the Palestinians have widespread support
Moussa denies meeting with prominent Israeli
Calls for âparadigm shiftâ in Israel and Palestine
Abbas: I did not give up on the right of return
The Palestinians have always demanded that the Jewish state recognise their right of return to homes in modern-day Israel in keeping with UN General Assembly Resolution 194
Threat to close Holy Sepulchre over water dispute
A dispute with an Israeli water company threatens to close Christianity’s holiest site, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Arab social democrats announce international partnership
Committee to establish an Arab social democratic forum aimed at training and aiding social democratic parties in the post-Arab Spring world
Egypt urges halt to Israeli settlements
Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls Israeli construction in East Jerusalem and West Bank âa threat to security and stabilityâ
Palestinians in flash mob demonstration at settler supermarket
Waving dozens of Palestinian flags and banners in English and Arabic reading “Boycott occupation and its products” they pushed their way into the shop where they shouted slogans.
Israel vows to punish Hamas as Gaza unrest spikes
The escalation began on Tuesday evening when militants fired six rockets at Israel shortly after a high-profile visit to Gaza by Qatari emir.
Qatari emir to visit Gaza Tuesday, say Hamas sources
It will be the first visit to the Palestinian enclave by an Arab head of state since it was occupied by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war.
Fatah claims victory in first West Bank poll since 2006
The last time the Palestinians voted was in the general elections of January 2006, which the Islamist Hamas movement won by a landslide.
Ship to Gaza boarded by IDF forces
Israel maintains Gaza blockade in face of international condemnation.
Palestinians vote in first poll since 2006
The long-delayed vote is taking place in just 91 of the West Bank’s 353 municipalities.
Arafat widow questioned in French murder probe
France opened a murder inquiry in late August after Arafat’s family launched legal action following reports he may have died from radioactive polonium near Paris in 2004.
Police, worshippers scuffle at Al-Aqsa mosque plaza
Israeli police enters Al-Aqsa mosque compound, uses tear gas
Egypt rejects Hamas free trade zone proposal
Presidential spokesman confirms there is no plan for a free trade agreement with Gaza
In the memory of Al-Durra
Twelve year old Palestinian remembered, eleven years after his killing by Israeli security forces
Morsyâs Turkey meeting could signal new partnership
AKP party a potential role model for development
Israelis kill Palestinian fisherman in Gaza: medics
Navy kills a Palestinian fisherman, wounds another in Gaza
Are there strategic constants unifying Muslim Brotherhood and political powers toward the Palestinian issue?
An agreement on some strategic foundations is necessary for any country going through a democratic transition. It is unreasonable for any winning party in any country to turn against the policies of its predecessor, especially in terms of foreign policy. A major change in a country’s strategic focus means there has been a major change …
Israel and Palestinian Authority discuss developing gas off Gaza coast
Tony Blair sponsors talks which could solve Palestinian Authority’s financial problems
Freedom Bus touring for solidarity with Palestine
Pro-Palestine solidarity activists launch freedom bus to tour West Bank