Israel eases age rule to pray at Al Aqsa
Palestinians men who are above 40 years and women of any age will be allowed to pray at Al Aqsa mosque on Fridays throughout Ramadan without the need to obtain […]
Art, Music & Culture – Israeli apartheid “more sophisticated” than South Africa’s, says new book
David Cronin The Electronic Intifada 1 July 2013 Why Israel? It is a question that every Palestine solidarity campaigner has probably been asked. Usually, the question is posed as a […]
‘Two-state solution’ looking increasingly doubtful in Middle East
By David Johnson, professor of political science at Cape Breton University. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is in the news again. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been engaging in […]
Islam in Israel and the Palestinian territories
This widely accepted Islamic belief raises the religious and spiritual importance to them of the Dome of the Rock and the adjacent al-Aqsa Mosque. Muslims are sensitive to and mindful […]
Who Guards The Most Sacred Site In Christendom? Two Muslims
By Gabriele Barbati on March 29 2013 International Business Times JERUSALEM — Every Christian knows the holiest places in Christendom are in Jerusalem. The holiest of all, the Church of […]
McDonald’s strikes a blow for legitimacy (may be the first positive News from McDonald!)
STORY SUMMARY by Rami Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon First, any just and mutually agreed permanent peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians will have to return all the territories occupied in 1967 to the Palestinians (with mutually agreed land swaps in some cases). Second, this can only be achieved when […]
Palestinian Criticizes Israel Over Construction (more of the same….)
By JODI RUDOREN The New York Times JERUSALEM — The chief Palestinian negotiator condemned Israel on Thursday for moving closer to constructing 69 apartments in a Jewish neighborhood on territory seized in the 1967 war even as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived for a fifth round of meetings in […]
Blind rhetoric
STORY SUMMARY It appears as if Kerry didn’t send the Israelis a memo about his current efforts. From time to time in recent years, and decades, U.S. officials suddenly begin making positive statements about the need for a Palestinian-Israeli peace; sometimes, they even hold talks with the two sides. As […]
The Palestinians’ last option: A struggle for equal rights Palestinians must shed the illusion of the current peace process and at least push for equitable rights.
Ghada Karmi ALJAZEERA.COM Palestinians must dissolve the PA and demand the same rights as Israeli citizens, writes Ghada Karmi [Getty] Once upon a time, Palestine was the Arab world’s unifying […]
Gaza fights to save its oldest monastery
Palestinians submitted Saint Hilarion to be included on the World Heritage List of UNESCO AFPPublished: 12:56 June 23, 2013Gulf News Tel Umm Al-Amr, Palestine: A haven of peace in the […]
Abbas accepts Palestinian PM’s resignation
Reuters Swissinfo.ch June 23, 2013 – 12:46 RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who announced on Thursday that he was quitting just two weeks after taking office. “The president accepted the resignation of the prime minister and […]
Gaza singer wins Arab Idol, gives Palestinians a reason to smile
AMMAN/GAZA CITY — A 23-year-old wedding singer from a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip has given Palestinians a rare sense of pride and national unity by winning “Arab Idol”, […]
Settlers Attack Shepherds, Burn Orchards Near Nablus
Local sources have reported Saturday [June 22] that several extremist Israeli settlers of the Bracha illegal settlement, attacked Palestinian shepherds in the southern area of Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The settlers then burnt 20 Dunams of Palestinian olive orchards. The sources said that […]
How Hamas Lost the Arab Spring : After drifting away from Syria and Iran, the movement faces an uncertain future.
JONATHAN SCHANZERJUN 21 2013 The Atlantic The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is feuding with its former patron, Iran. Along with Hezbollah and Russia, Iran has stood squarely behind the Bashar […]
Israel used Palestinian minors as human shields, detain and torture – UN
RT: Thousands of Palestinian children were systematically injured, tortured and used as human shields by Israel, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported. Israel’s foreign minister denied […]
Bethlehem Unveils World’s Largest Oil Painting
PNN: The activities of unveiling the World’s largest oil painting by the Palestinian artist Dr. Jamal Badwan, launched Thursday morning in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. The painting is […]
A two-state solution is still possible for Israel and the Palestinians
There’s no reason to waste more words on the necessity of the two-state solution. What’s important to stress is that this pessimism, which feeds on the feeling that we’ve missed the deadline, stems from shortsightedness and impatience. By Avi Shilon | Jun.19, 2013 | HAARETZ ISRAEL Economy Minister Naftali Bennett’s […]
One by one, Israel’s coalition members abandon two-state rhetoric
More and more, members of Israel’s ruling parties are matching their public statements to the reality they are implementing every minute on the ground: Israel’s opposition to the establishment of a viable Palestinian state and a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict. By Mairav Zonszein 972mag.com Economy Minister and Jewish […]
Idea of a two-state solution has reached ‘dead end,’ Bennett says (Israeli minister)
Economy minister says Israel must stop trying to solve the problem and ‘live with it;’ likens Palestinian problem to shrapnel injury in the backside; Chief Palestinian negotiator Erekat: Israel officially declared death of two-state solution. By Barak Ravid and Jack Khoury HAARETZ ISRAEL SOURCE: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/idea-of-a-two-state-solution-has-reached-dead-end-bennett-says.premium-1.530310
New Palestinian Authority PM Visits Al-Aqsa Mosque
Arutz Sheva: The PA’s prime minister Rami Hamdallah became the first PA premier to visit the Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. “Jerusalem is a symbol of the […]