Two Kids gets into a fight, one Israeli – one Palestinian, what happens next?
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BE WARNED: In Saudi Arabia and Israel, Signals That Iran Has Retaliation in Works
The Iranians and their Hizbullah ally are sending warning signals about how they might fight a future war with the United States and Israel. The signals aren’t subtle—Tehran intends to retaliate for any attack on its nuclear facilities with blows against America’s allies in the region, hitting their most sensitive […]
Israel confirms killing Arafat’s deputy in 1988
LONDON: ARAB NEWS Friday 2 November 2012 Israel has for the first time admitted assassinating the deputy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Abu Jihad, in a raid on the movement’s […]
Praying for peace, preparing for war
Kinerette Rinat BenSimon remembers well the last time there was trouble on the northern border with Lebanon. (Source MSN News – http://arabia.msn.com/news/world/508946/praying-for-peace-preparing-for-war/) Her young daughter was terrified and refused to hide in her kindergarten’s bomb shelter unless her mother was there. Her three-year-old son was ecstatic that there were so […]
Arafat poisoning probe: Body to be exhumed in November
RAMALLAH: ARAB NEWS Wednesday 31 October 2012 Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official said yesterday. The official said the team from France would arrive sometime between Nov. 24 and Nov. 26 in […]
European Policy in the Middle East – Activists Seek Ban on Trade with Israeli Settlers
By Christoph Sydow SPIEGEL.DE Officially, the European Union views Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories as illegal. But that hasn’t stopped the EU from doing booming trade with the outposts. […]
Israel okays East Jerusalem district for ex-servicemen
AFP | Oct 29, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel is pushing ahead with a plan to build a new neighbourhood for retired security and army personnel in occupied East Jerusalem, with the land now being marketed to potential developers, Peace Now settlement watchdog said. Peace Now spokeswoman […]
ISLAM IN THE PRESS: post by H. Koya
Witnesses: Libya consulate attack seemed planned, may have used anti-Islam … Fox News TRIPOLI, Libya – It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. They set up roadblocks […]
The other way round: Cow kills man … on Eid-ul-Adha
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A panicking cow killed a Palestinian man who was trying to slaughter the beast on Saturday during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Gaza health official said. Muslims around the world slaughter sheep, cows and goats during the four-day holiday that began Friday […]
Kudos to Qatar
by Daoud Kuttab | Oct 24, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES Discussions about pan-Arab issues these days undoubtedly include the name of the Gulf country Qatar, repeated in various contexts, often negative. Qatar is behind this or that conspiracy, it is a US puppet, an Israeli collaborator the brain behind this […]
Qatar’s Leader Visits Gaza
October 23, 2012 VOICE OF AMERICA Qatar’s emir has received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip as he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory […]
Price tag policy – the acts of random violence aimed at the Palestinians
Palestinian taxi in Hebron area torched in apparent ‘price tag’ attack. Family watches vehicle burn while waiting for firefighters A taxi belonging to a Palestinian family was set on fire […]
Emir of Qatar to be first head of state to visit Gaza
The Jerusalem Post: GAZA – The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in a high-profile visit breaking […]
Olive trees of Gethsemane among oldest in world — study
Reuters | Oct 20, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES VATICAN CITY — Olive trees in the Jerusalem garden revered by Christians as the place where Jesus Christ prayed before he was […]
Qatar to channel goods via Egypt to rebuild Gaza: officials
By Al Arabiya with agencies As Israel stops another pro-Palestinian ship carrying humanitarian cargo for Gaza on Saturday, Qatari and Palestinian officials said that their Gulf state will start to channel goods and materials to rebuild Israeli-blockaded Gaza via neighboring Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Mursi and the Hamas premier […]
Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza
JERUSALEM | Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:29am EDT (Reuters) – The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship in the Mediterranean sea on Saturday to prevent it breaching its […]
Israel in final approval of 800 E. Jerusalem homes — NGO
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel granted final approval on Thursday to a plan to build 800 homes near Gilo in occupied East Jerusalem, with construction tenders likely to be published within […]
The lairy, wary cats stalking Jerusalem bins
By Kevin Connolly BBC News, Jerusalem There is some evidence that humans and cats first learned to cohabit in the Middle East, where cat bones are often discovered among the […]
Ulterior motives
Story Summary Daily Star, Lebanon Palestine has once again faced vocal rejection of its statehood bid, this time in a statement from the United States declaring that such a move would set back the peace process. The delay in recognizing Palestine instead means the country is steadily losing more land […]
Palestinian women look to Bethlehem to boost their role
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — “Many people still believe the post of mayor is exclusively for men,” says Vera Baboun, aiming to become the first female mayor of the Palestinian town […]