Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 32
MIDEAST: Worse by the Day in Jerusalem
- Inter Press Service
As thousands of right-wing Israeli settlers descended on Jerusalem to celebrate the so-called unification of the city this week, Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem were confronted by extreme provocations and the stark reality that their city remains very much divided.
MIDEAST: Time Running Out for Two-State Solution
- Inter Press Service
Time is of the essence if the implementation of a two-state solution to end the protracted Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to succeed. Changing demographics both within Israeli and Palestinian society could render this impossible, with a one-state solution the only feasible outcome.
U.S. Veto Could Derail Palestine as New U.N. Member State
- Inter Press Service
If the General Assembly is called upon to recognise Palestine as a new sovereign nation state, the resolution is expected to garner the required two-thirds majority among the 192 members in the world body, come September.
EGYPT: Popular Opposition Mounts to Camp David Deal
- Inter Press Service
Throughout ousted president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, the 1979 Camp David agreement served to keep the peace between historical foes Egypt and Israel. But since Mubarak's February departure, popular calls for the treaty's abrogation have grown louder.
MIDEAST: Undefeated, Freedom Flotillas Expand
- Inter Press Service
A gleaming new memorial towers in the centre of Gaza City's battered port. Flanked by flags of various nations whose citizens have sailed to the Gaza Strip to highlight the all-out siege on Gaza, the memorial's inscription bears the names of the Turkish solidarity activists who died one year ago when Israeli commandoes firing machine guns air-dropped onto the Freedom Flotilla, killing nine and injuring over 50 of the civilians on board.
Peacemakers Swim Against the Tide
- Inter Press Service
Although politicians seem to have put the peace process on ice, there are many different groups in Israel and the Palestinian territories that still believe in reconciliation. They call on the world not to believe in stereotypes. 'The minute you choose sides, you become part of the conflict.'
MIDEAST: Settlers See New Support from Obama
- Inter Press Service
The leader of Israel’s most right-wing government since the establishment of the Jewish state 63 years ago, has returned to Israel with his popularity surging since talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington.
New Iran Sanctions Could Push Petrol Prices Even Higher
- Inter Press Service
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a new package of unilateral sanctions targeting Iran that would challenge U.S. President Obama's discretionary authority to enforce such sanctions and would impose comprehensive restrictions on foreign entities that ship, refine or provide any other related services to Iran's energy sector.
EGYPT: Political Punch with a Religious Thrust
- Inter Press Service
More than three months since the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement is well on its way to forming its first official political party since its inception in 1928. But while the nascent party is to be based on 'the principles of Islamic Law and respect for freedom of belief,' some critics see this as a contradiction.
Politics Could Dominate G8 Summit of World Leaders
- Inter Press Service
When leaders of the Group of 8 (G8) industrialised nations meet in Deauville, France later this week, there is a strong possibility that politics will take precedence over traditional socioeconomic issues like food security and development aid, which are being overshadowed by the Arab revolution and Palestinian statehood.
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