Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 27
War Makes for Strange Bedfellows
- Inter Press Service
A soldier and an Islamist - both fleeing the crackdown on Syrian pro-democracy protesters and seeking refuge in neighbouring Lebanon - have discovered that they share similar views on the ongoing uprising.
EGYPT: ‘One Mubarak Goes, 18 Come In’
- Inter Press Service
Almost six months after the popular uprising that led to the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak, the honeymoon between protesters and Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) - initially portrayed as a 'defender of the revolution' - appears to be over.
EGYPT: Parliamentary Polls to Precede New Constitution
- Inter Press Service
In a blow to those calling for a new constitution to be drawn up before elections are held, Egypt's ruling military council last week reiterated its intention to hold parliamentary polls later this year.
Egypt Embraces Oil Monarchs, Dubiously
- Inter Press Service
With the nation's economy in tatters from the uprising that ousted its dictator of 30 years, Egypt's transitional government has turned its back on the Western lending institutions that once propped the Mubarak regime. But its decision to accept the massive aid packages dangled by the oil-rich Arab Gulf states has raised suspicions about their intentions, as well as its own.
MIDEAST: Alternative Remedies Fall Short in Gaza
- Inter Press Service
'When I came back to Gaza in 2006, before the siege started, people came to me for acupuncture,' says Dr. Hisham Mwtoweh, a medical doctor and acupuncture practitioner trained in China and Korea.
MIDEAST: Marching in Step for Peace
- Inter Press Service
For the first time in over 20 years, thousands of Israeli and Palestinian peace activists marched peacefully together on Friday to support the Palestinian drive for statehood expected to be endorsed at the UN General Assembly in September.
MIDEAST: Borders in Way of Orders
- Inter Press Service
Waddah Bsaiso is ready to export, if the Israeli-imposed siege would allow him. He has the experience, the contacts, and the products, but is prevented by Israel's strict ban on virtually all Gazan exports, save a token amount of flowers periodically allowed out of the Strip.
HEALTH: Israeli Takes a Step Forward
- Inter Press Service
'One step at a time,' this fairy tale says. 'Wonders and miracles, these shoes brought me back my life!' For Miriam Gilebsky, walking is no simple thing, it’s an achievement greater than life, like walking on the moon, perhaps. One small step for health is one giant leap when you suffered a stroke.
U.S. Standing Plunges Across Arab World
- Inter Press Service
The United States' popularity in the Arab world has plummeted to levels lower than the last year of the George W. Bush administration, according to a new survey of public opinion in six Arab countries released here Wednesday.
OP-ED: Foreign Policy Goes Gaga
- Inter Press Service
Lady Gaga and Alice Walker don't have much in common. One dresses in red meat; the other doesn't even eat the stuff. One writes lyrics like 'I want your ugly, I want your disease, I want your everything as long as it's free.' The other writes 'The Color Purple'.
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