A Palestinian author on his roots in Gaza Ahmed Masoud talks about the Israeli assault of 2014 and how it has scarred not just him and his family, but also an entire region Image Credit: Syed Hamad Ali Going back in time For his book Vanished, Ahmed Masoud drew upon […]
Aug 06,2015 – JORDAN TIMES – Ahmad Y. Majdoubeh For decades we have been referring to Israel’s presence in the Palestinian territories, which it conquered by brute force, as “occupation”. At this point in time, it is becoming crystal clear that Israel’s unwanted presence in the said territories is colonisation. There […]
NEIL BERRY ARABNEWS.COM Published — Wednesday 15 July 2015 Every time that Israel has attacked Gaza since 2006, the Norwegian doctor, Mads Gilbert, has volunteered to treat wounded men, women […]
By AFP – Jul 09,2015 – JORDAN TIMES GAZA CITY — Israel and Palestinians marked one year since last summer’s war in Gaza on Wednesday, with a UN official calling […]
By AFP – Jul 05,2015 – Last updated at Jul 05,2015 Gaza City — In the ruins of what used to be his home, Gaza Strip resident Rabah Abu Shanab […]
Gaza rebuilding moving at ‘snail’s pace’ By AP – Jun 25,2015 – JORDAN TIMES In this October 12, 2014 file photo, Palestinians walk between the rubble of a destroyed building in Shijaiyah neighbourhood of Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip (AP photo) GAZA CITY — Gaza reconstruction is moving […]
Jun 16,2015 – JORDAN TIMES UNRWA is struggling to avert a critical financial crisis that threatens the essential operations of the 60-year-old UN agency for Palestine refugees. At a recent briefing in Amman, UNRWA Commissioner General Pierre Krahenbul warned that the current deficit stands at $101 million and that the […]
By AFP – Jun 16,2015 -JORDAN TIMES Palestinian children play in front of the rubble of buildings which were destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas in the summer of 2014, in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Monday (AFP photo) GAZA […]
AP | Jun 01, 2015 | JORDAN TIMES GAZA CITY — Germany’s foreign minister paid a rare visit to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday, calling on Israel to ease a blockade on the territory and urging Hamas prevent rockets from being fired into Israel. Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the latest […]
Source: The Independent by Robert Fisk, The Independent For Arabs – and for Britons who lost their loved ones in his shambolic war in Iraq – Blair’s appointment was an […]
Reuters | May 22, 2015 | 00:18 GAZA — With jobs scarce and time on their hands, some tech-savvy Gazans have found a new way to make money — hacking Internet-based phone lines and routing international calls for a fee. Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) hacking has been a phenomenon […]
Epigraph: Article 1. • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in […]
Published on Wednesday, 04 March 2015 12:21 https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/sharebutton?plusShare=true&usegapi=1&action=share&annotation=bubble&height=20&hl=en-GB&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps&url=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps%2Findex.php%2Finternational%2F9285&gsrc=3p&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.GQDd1SP-LBc.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCNMIHrpq1uc2iapjlMAjte3JDYN8A#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1425544481086&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fenglish.pnn.ps&pfname=&rpctoken=27309655 PNN/ Bethlehem/ A United Nations envoy Tuesday called on Israel to investigate the killing of about 1563 Palestinian civilians, one third of them children, during the 2014 offensive on Gaza, and to make the findings public. Makarim Wibisono, a former Indonesian ambassador, […]
Gaza (Palestine): A ten-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza, despite suffering from autism – a disorder of brain development, experience difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, […]
Gaza (Palestine): A ten-year-old Palestinian boy from Gaza, despite suffering from autism – a disorder of brain development, experience difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors, […]
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day after a bid for independence by 2017 failed at the United Nations Security Council. The move which angered Israel and seemed likely […]
Plans to delay the release of a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee investigation into Operation Protective Edge until after the election is inherently undemocratic. The public deserves to know the findings before they vote. Haaretz Editorial | Jan. 2, 2015 | 5:30 AM IDF soldiers mourn at funeral of comrade […]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Salameh Bihar, 56, who was displaced after Israel destroyed his house in Gaza’s Shajaiya neighborhood in the recent war, is still waiting to rebuild his three-story house. But he is not optimistic about succeeding. Summary: Engineer Imad al-Khalidi has developed a replacement for cement to […]
Ariel: They want settlers to fight and die for the country but not have normal lives; Gal-On says bill will bring apartheid. Finance Minister Yair Lapid (L) and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni. (photo credit:REUTERS) Two ministers on Sunday blocked legislation they believe is tantamount to a de facto annexation […]
GAZA CITY: The Hamas militant group says it opposes a UN reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip following a 50-day war against Israel this summer. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Sunday called the UN mechanism “unacceptable, inefficient.” The UN announced the plan in September, creating a system to bring […]