Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 19
EGYPT: Islamists and Secularists Draw Closer
- Inter Press Service
Egypt, routinely the cradle for new Arab and Islamic ideologies, is now witnessing the birth of yet another line of thought - Islamic Liberalism. The term is touted now as a panacea for the eight-month impasse that has locked Islamists and their secularist rivals in bitter bickering over how this Arab nation should be governed after the fall of former dictator Hosni Mubarak earlier this year.
U.S.: Republican Frontrunner Touts Neo-Conservative Foreign Policy
- Inter Press Service
In his first major foreign policy address of the 2012 presidential campaign, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney Friday presented a largely neo-conservative platform similar to that pursued by George W. Bush, although he never mentioned the former president by name.
U.S. Move to Block Palestine in UNESCO Doomed to Fail
- Inter Press Service
Despite a slim chance of diplomatic victory, the United States is leading a doomed, mostly Western attempt to block Palestinian membership in the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
U.S. Congress Blocks Humanitarian, Security Aid to Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
Eager to demonstrate their fidelity to Israel and make good on threats to punish Palestinians for seeking statehood status from the United Nations, U.S. lawmakers are blocking the disbursement of tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian and security assistance for the occupied territories.
MIDEAST: Israel Builds Settlements, and Wants Talks
- Inter Press Service
Days after his half-hearted conciliatory U.N. appearance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already approved the construction of 1,100 flats in occupied East Jerusalem. Yet on Sunday, he threw his support behind the new Mideast Quartet's peace plan with the Palestinians.
Palestine in Criminal Court Triggers Western, Israeli Fears
- Inter Press Service
If Palestine fails to achieve full statehood recognition at the United Nations, the only other viable option is to get 'enhanced' observer status with the 193-member General Assembly, the U.N.'s highest policy making body.
DEATH PENALTY: On Popular Demand
- Inter Press Service
The image endures of the death penalty in force across the Arab world because it is considered somehow Islamic, and because most regimes are undeniably autocratic. But campaigners on the ground say the death penalty might just be in place because the people want it. Which would make it in essence a democratic institution.
Foreign Fighters Support Israel's Settlements
- Inter Press Service
Two weeks ago, an announcement appeared on a French website, calling for 'militants with military experience' to participate in a solidarity trip to Israel between Sep. 19 and 25.
U.S.: Politics Throws Palestine Under the Bus
- Inter Press Service
The right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu could not be more pleased.
Defying U.S., Palestine Seeks U.N. Recognition for Statehood
- Inter Press Service
If there were any lingering doubts the Palestinians would not be able to garner the support of an overwhelming majority of member states at the United Nations, they were laid to rest when the 193-member General Assembly Friday gave a rousing and rapturous welcome to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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