Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 12
MIDEAST: The Olive Branch Fights Back
- Inter Press Service
'During hard times, we have survived off olive oil,' says Ahmed Sourani from the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee. 'During the last war many people who couldn’t leave their homes had only bread and olive oil to sustain them for long periods.'
EGYPT: Military Rulers Clamp Down on Civil Society
- Inter Press Service
Raids on the Cairo offices of civil society organisations accused of receiving unauthorised foreign funds are part of a wider campaign by Egypt’s ruling military council to silence its critics, say rights groups.
MIDEAST: Unwilling, Unable, Yet Talking
- Inter Press Service
After a 15-month collapse, Palestinians and Israelis have met only to agree on sitting down face-to-face publicly once more on Friday. So far there is no breakdown, but no breakthrough either.
IRAN: Obama Seeks to Distance U.S. from Israeli Attack
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are engaged in intense maneuvering over Netanyahu's aim of entangling the United States in an Israeli war against Iran.
EGYPT: Islamist Parliament Inevitable ‘But Not Worrying’
- Inter Press Service
Following another Islamist landslide in the second round of legislative polling, Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliament will likely see Islamist parties - especially the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) - calling the shots. While high-profile secular figures warn of looming 'theocracy', many local analysts believe an Islamist-led parliament won't make any radical legislative changes.
ISRAEL: Triggering Tourism
- Inter Press Service
Commandos embedded in a pristine touristic resort bordering Egypt and Jordan sounds unreal? Though theirs are borders of peace, it appears Israel’s best defence against would-be Islamist militants isn’t just a good fence. Crack fighters might help make better neighbours. And, better tourism.
Despite Initial Euphoria, Palestine Remains Grounded at U.N.
- Inter Press Service
When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the 193- member General Assembly in September, the rapturous welcome he received implicitly indicated the vibrant support for U.N. recognition of Palestine - if not in the Security Council, at least in the organisation's highest policy making body.
BOOKS: U.S., Iran Both Squandered Opportunities for Détente
- Inter Press Service
Veteran observers of U.S.-Iran relations know better than to be optimistic about the chances for reconciliation between the two countries. It has long been the pattern - indeed the curse - that when one side was ready to engage, the other was not.
ISRAEL: Exercising the Right to Torture
- Inter Press Service
In a case that has highlighted Israel’s abuse of Palestinian detainees, an Israeli military court recently acquitted a Palestinian man after it became clear that Israeli interrogators used excessive physical and psychological abuse as a way to coerce a confession from him.
MIDEAST: Some Comfort Fails to End Agony
- Inter Press Service
Yousef walks barefoot into a children's room with four beds and points to a snoopy-blanketed bed by the window. 'That's where I sleep,' he says. A red remote-controlled toy racecar sits atop a new mini-laptop. The closet is full of clothes, a pot of soup simmering on the gas range in the spacious kitchen, and the wooden dining table is piled with seasonal fruit.
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