Gaza’s 70 years of woe
Reuters International This content was published on April 6, 2018 Palestinians gather at the Israel-Gaza border during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, east […]
Pope, after Gaza violence, says ‘defenseless’ being killed in Holy Land
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his Easter address on Sunday, called for peace in the Holy Land two days after 15 Palestinians were […]
Save Gaza from Greenblatt
Mar 14,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Daoud Kuttab It was dubbed as a meeting to save Gaza. The meeting summoned by the US peace envoy Jason Greenblatt was called a […]
Debt lands hundreds in jail as Gaza economy tanks
By AFP – Mar 10,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinians, who are unable to pay off their debts, sit in a cell in a Hamas jail in Gaza City on February 20 (AFP photo) GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — Sameh Al Madhoun’s eyes fill with tears as he recalls his fall […]
BLOWBACK: HOW ISRAEL WENT FROM HELPING CREATE HAMAS TO BOMBING IT
That it’s sworn to destroy Israel? That it’s a terrorist group, proscribed both by the United States and the European Union? That it rules Gaza with an iron fist? That […]
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign deal in Cairo
Source: BBC News Hamas and Fatah have signed a landmark reconciliation deal in Cairo in a key step towards ending a decade-long rift between the two Palestinian factions. The deal […]
How Qatar being forced to stop funding terrorism led to Hamas and Fatah reconciling
For years, Egypt has sought to improve relations between both parties operating in the Palestinian territories. Now it seems like something has actually changed – but what will Qatar do next? Abdellatif El-Menawy Thursday 21 September Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said Qatar remains open to dialogue AP Hamas’ […]
Hamas says ready to hand Gaza to Palestinian unity government
DAOUD KUTTAB | Published — Monday 18 September 2017 AMMAN: Hamas on Sunday said it has agreed to dismantle the administration that runs Gaza, a major step toward handing control of the enclave to a unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud […]
Gaza: Unbearable situation
Sep 09,2017 -JORDAN TIMES EDITORIAL According to recent UN reports, Gaza has become a sinking boat, with poverty, unemployment and environmental concerns reaching unprecedented dangerous levels. Reports now say overall unemployment in the coastal Palestinian enclave has topped 41 per cent; more alarmingly, unemployment among the youth, a huge, restive, portion […]
Aid workers fear fallout from Israel visa suspension
By AFP – Sep 07,2017 -JORDAN TIMES United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference at UN-run school in the northern Gaza Strip on August 30 (Reuters photo) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel has suspended granting work visas for new foreign charity workers arriving in the country, humanitarians […]
UN chief calls for lifting of Gaza blockade
By AFP – Aug 31,2017 -JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on July 29 shows a Palestinian woman preparing bread during the few hours of electricity supply they receive every day in Gaza City (AFP photo) JABALIA, Palestinian Territories — UN chief Antonio Guterres called for the blockade of Gaza […]
Israeli and international groups warn of looming Gaza disaster
By AFP – Jun 15,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Newborns are seen at Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday (Reuters photo by Mohammed Salem) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israeli […]
SWISS VISIT: War crimes suit filed in Switzerland against former Israeli minister
By Simon Bradley MAY 31, 2017 – Tzipi Livni is a prominent Israeli politician. She has held various government roles including former foreign minister (2006-2009), acting prime minister and justice minister (Keystone) The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed that it is examining a criminal […]
Gaza reporter who captured Hamas execution on camera ‘is now hiding’
Source: Associated Press By Ludovica Iaccino A Palestinian reporter who recorded the execution of three men by the Hamas militant organisation is now hiding as he fears reprisal, a source […]
Abbas turns screw on Hamas by cutting Gaza’s electricity
Source: Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi | GAZA With the prospect looming of a Middle East peace initiative by a new U.S. administration more sympathetic to Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Old News: just to recall: Gas finds in east Mediterranean may change strategic balance
By Yolande KnellBBC News, Jerusalem 13 May 2013 From the sectionMiddle East These are external links and will open in a new window Image captionThe Tamar drilling platform sits 25km off the coast of Israel For decades, it seemed that most countries of the Levant, east of the Mediterranean Sea, […]
Egyptian exports to Gaza signal better ties with Hamas
Reuters International FEB 8, 2017 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt has eased restrictions at a tightly-controlled border with the Gaza trip in a sign of improved relations with the Palestinian territory’s Islamist rulers. Truckloads of goods ranging from steel to fish have rolled into the enclave in […]
Israel cancels permits for elderly Gazans traveling to Al-Aqsa for Friday prayers
DEC. 6, 2016 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – Israeli authorities Tuesday cancelled weekly permits allowing elderly Gazans to travel to occupied East Jerusalem on Fridays to attend prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. An official at the Palestinian liaison office told Ma’an that Israeli authorities decided to cancel the weekly visits of Palestinians […]
Turkey rebuilds Gaza mosques destroyed in Israeli offensive
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Nine mosques that were destroyed by the Israelis in a military offensive launched on the blockaded Gaza Strip in 2014 have been rebuilt in a project initiated by Turkey’s Religious Affairs Presidency Foundation and will officially be opened next month, Turkish authorities announced yesterday. […]
EU diplomats want Gaza blockade lifted
By AFP – Nov 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Palestinian children gesture during a visit of international diplomats to Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza strip on Tuesday (AFP photo) GAZA CITY — More than 20 senior European diplomats visited Gaza Tuesday, calling for the Israeli blockade on the impoverished […]