Global IssuesNews headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 33
Syrians Running Out of Refuge in Lebanon
- Inter Press Service
Syrians from the border town Tell Khalakh have been fleeing a wave of violence over recent weeks to cross into neighboring Lebanon. But those seeking refuge now face an uncertain fate.
MIDEAST: Israel’s Cornered ‘Slaves’ Speak Out
- Inter Press Service
A new Israeli law that would bind migrant workers in nursing or care-giving professions to their employers is raising alarm amidst human rights groups and legal experts, who say that the law infringes upon the workers’ right to dignity and freedom.
Netanyahu Conditions Denounced as 'War' by Palestinians
- Inter Press Service
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out what he called his vision for peace with the Palestinians Tuesday, but laid out a set of conditions the Palestinians immediately called 'a declaration of war'.
MIDEAST: ‘Open’ Borders Do Not Open Economy
- Inter Press Service
Despite the Egyptian revolution, which ousted Israeli ally and former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, and despite Israel’s claim to have eased the blockade on Gaza following last year’s bloody clashes on the ill-fated Mavi Marmara flotilla, the coastal territory’s economy remains crippled thanks to both countries.
MIDEAST: Obama Peace Vision Sparks New Disputes
- Inter Press Service
'The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognised borders are established for both states.' The seemingly neutral and quasi-consensual principle laid out by U.S. President Barack Obama in his May 19 policy address on the current state of affairs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was all the more harmless that it was buried in the last quarter of his speech.
Netanyahu Rejects Obama Proposal on Pre-1967 Borders
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an extended meeting Friday amid controversy over Obama's call for negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians based on the borders that existed before Israel's victory in the 1967 war which saw it occupy the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem.
Few Surprises in Obama's Mideast Speech
- Inter Press Service
In a much-anticipated speech on the Middle East and North Africa on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama broadly outlined an ambitious set of U.S.-guided initiatives intended to reinforce economic and political prosperity, democratic reforms and, most emphatically, self-determination for the millions of protestors throughout the region who have taken to the streets over the past six months.
A Bad Week for Iranian Diplomacy
- Inter Press Service
As U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a new economic support plan for fledgling democracies in the Middle East and set down principles for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, Tehran called back two ships carrying demonstrators who had intended to show solidarity with beleaguered Shiites in Bahrain.
MIDEAST: When Talks Fail, Try Belly Dance
- Inter Press Service
'Hop-a-li, Hop-a-la!' On the stage of the Arab-Hebrew Theatre established in the ancient Arab port of the vibrant Jewish metropolis, a troupe of Israeli men and women interlaces, belly dancing to a frenetic Hafla tune.
Obama Faces Mounting Arab Disillusionment
- Inter Press Service
On the eve of a much-anticipated address by President Barack Obama on U.S. policy in the Middle East, a new survey suggests that disillusionment with both Obama and Washington's approaches to the region are once again on the rise throughout the Muslim world.
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