Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 25
MIDEAST: Work Has Come to This
- Inter Press Service
It's a weekday morning, the beach is yet to fill with crowds seeking a break from the heat, but already the odd-jobbers are at work selling toys, clothes and food along the coast.
MIDEAST: In Prison, and Denied Education
- Inter Press Service
Access to education for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is getting worse as international organisations remain unwilling or unable to intervene. Secondary- school students here completed their exams in June, and received their results by end of July. However, the 1,800 Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to complete their exams were not permitted to do so by the Israeli Prison Service.
Palestinians Prisoners Languish in Administrative Detention
- Inter Press Service
'I’m sick with worry about my daughter. I’m afraid of what they are doing to her. She has done nothing to deserve this. If they have anything against her why don’t they bring her to trial?' Yehiya Al Shalabi asked IPS rhetorically.
EGYPT: Mubarak Trial Another Win for Tahrir Protesters
- Inter Press Service
Egyptians watched with rapt attention as deposed president Hosni Mubarak was hauled before court on live television to answer charges of corruption and murder. The move appears to have restored public confidence in Egypt's ruling military council, which has governed the country since Mubarak's February ouster.
Gaza Clings to a Touch of Disneyland
- Inter Press Service
On any given evening, Gaza's small downtown pedestrian area, the Jundi, is crowded with adults and children. Many are fleeing the heat of their homes during the regular power cuts. The majority are there for want of something to do, even if that means merely sitting on the park's simple concrete benches to talk and sip tea.
After the Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
- Inter Press Service
'The people demand social justice!' Across the country's major cities, over 300,000 demonstrators, five percent of Israel's Jewish population, chanted the rallying call for the third consecutive Saturday.
EGYPT: State Media has New Bosses, Old Habits
- Inter Press Service
Six months since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the state media organs that once glorified the dictator's policies and glossed over his failures have new leaders. Yet the mindset of decades of authoritarian rule remains intact, say media experts.
ISRAEL: Expenses Force New Settlements of Sorts
- Inter Press Service
About 10,000 people marched through the streets of downtown Jerusalem last week chanting 'The people demand social justice' and calling for access to affordable housing. The demonstration was one of about a dozen taking place simultaneously throughout Israel — which drew nearly 150,000 total protesters — as part of a growing movement against the high cost of housing and living expenses.
Book Plots J Street's Coordinates on Map of U.S.-Israel Politics
- Inter Press Service
The 'pro-Israel, pro-peace' lobby group J Street has drawn a lot of attention in its short lifetime. Despite decidedly moderate politics, its leader, Jeremy Ben-Ami, has repeatedly been the centre of controversy, and the group's very existence has stirred debate in the U.S. Jewish community about the boundaries of acceptable discourse on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
MOROCCO: Arab Spring Haunts Flexible King
- Inter Press Service
In spite of an amendment to the constitution, early general elections planned next October, and numerous social and economic reforms, the Moroccan monarchy may not survive the Arab Spring, activists say.
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