added 2007 Thu Jun 14 5:37:17 by Alexia
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah say they have agreed to the terms of a new truce to end days of fighting in Gaza that has left 80 people dead.
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah say they have agreed to the terms of a new truce to end days of fighting in Gaza that has left 80 people dead.
added 2007 Tue Jun 12 14:46:35 by Fabienne
From the article: "Hamas gunmen stormed a Fatah security headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday, moving Palestinians closer to civil war, minutes after the Islamist group's deadline for Fatah to quit key facilities expired. After the deadline passed, witnesses said gunmen from Hamas's armed wing attacked against a large security compound of Fatah's national security forces in Gaza City."
From the article: "Hamas gunmen stormed a Fatah security headquarters in Gaza City on Tuesday, moving Palestinians closer to civil war, minutes after the Islamist group's deadline for Fatah to quit key facilities expired. After the deadline passed, witnesses said gunmen from Hamas's armed wing attacked against a large security compound of Fatah's national security forces in Gaza City."
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 4:48:25 by tehranchik
"Forty years ago today was the last day the citizens of Israel were a free people in their own land," wrote Ha'aretz columnist Akiva Eldar on June 4. "It was the last day we lived here without living other peoples' lives."
"Forty years ago today was the last day the citizens of Israel were a free people in their own land," wrote Ha'aretz columnist Akiva Eldar on June 4. "It was the last day we lived here without living other peoples' lives."
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 19:25:15 by populist
Israel captured and occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 40 years ago this week.
Israel captured and occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank 40 years ago this week.
added 2007 Mon May 14 9:05:52 by tehranchik
Why do some people have the power to remember, while others are asked to forget? That question is especially poignant at this time of year, as we move from Holocaust Remembrance day in early spring to Monday's anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence on May 14, 1948.
Why do some people have the power to remember, while others are asked to forget? That question is especially poignant at this time of year, as we move from Holocaust Remembrance day in early spring to Monday's anniversary of Israel's declaration of independence on May 14, 1948.
added 2007 Wed May 2 16:54:06 by Mintyfunk
Sheik Ahmad Bahr, acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, declared during a Friday sermon at a Sudan mosque that America and Israel will be annihilated and called upon Allah to kill Jews and Americans "to the very Last One." Following are excerpts from the sermon that took place last month, courtesy of MEMRI.
Sheik Ahmad Bahr, acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, declared during a Friday sermon at a Sudan mosque that America and Israel will be annihilated and called upon Allah to kill Jews and Americans "to the very Last One." Following are excerpts from the sermon that took place last month, courtesy of MEMRI.
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 19:10:38 by david_nwpa
EU foreign ministers agreed Saturday to fully support a renewed Arab-led Middle East peace initiative and to work with the non-Hamas members of the new Palestinian government, an official said.
EU foreign ministers agreed Saturday to fully support a renewed Arab-led Middle East peace initiative and to work with the non-Hamas members of the new Palestinian government, an official said.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 19:30:15 by populist
Israeli officials have refused to accept the revived Arab peace initiative as it stands, saying more negotiations are needed.
Israeli officials have refused to accept the revived Arab peace initiative as it stands, saying more negotiations are needed.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 13:19:18 by Aidenag
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss day-to-day issues, but also a "political horizon," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday after shuttling between the two sides for three days. Rice also said her envoy will try to set benchmarks for implementing a cease-fire.
Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet every two weeks to discuss day-to-day issues, but also a "political horizon," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Tuesday after shuttling between the two sides for three days. Rice also said her envoy will try to set benchmarks for implementing a cease-fire.
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added 2007 Mon Mar 12 18:11:13 by _kam0_
The Times consistantly adopts Israel's language, giving credence to an inaccurate, simplistic and dangerous cliche.
The Times consistantly adopts Israel's language, giving credence to an inaccurate, simplistic and dangerous cliche.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 6:33:46 by ochs
Palestinian gunmen exchanged gunfire in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing one person and wounding seven in the latest flare-up of violence between the rival Hamas and Fatah groups.
Palestinian gunmen exchanged gunfire in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing one person and wounding seven in the latest flare-up of violence between the rival Hamas and Fatah groups.
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 19:38:16 by populist
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has accused the Israeli army of using two Palestinian minors as human shields during their operations against militants in the town of Nablus in late February. The group reports on its website that an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, as well as a 24-year-old man were used by the troops in "a flagr
The Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has accused the Israeli army of using two Palestinian minors as human shields during their operations against militants in the town of Nablus in late February. The group reports on its website that an 11-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, as well as a 24-year-old man were used by the troops in "a flagr
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 20:26:13 by populist
Hours after historic visit to Jerusalem holocaust museum, group of German bishops tour Palestinian Authority, say Israel behaving like Nazis
Hours after historic visit to Jerusalem holocaust museum, group of German bishops tour Palestinian Authority, say Israel behaving like Nazis
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 20:52:59 by Neophile
The easy, and obvious, answer to the question of can you be critical of Israel without being anti-Semitic is, "Of course." But the waters are not easy to keep pure, and all too often legitimate criticism of Israel is mixed with anti-Semitic sentiments.
The easy, and obvious, answer to the question of can you be critical of Israel without being anti-Semitic is, "Of course." But the waters are not easy to keep pure, and all too often legitimate criticism of Israel is mixed with anti-Semitic sentiments.
added 2007 Sun Feb 18 22:48:36 by populist
Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinians.
Hoping to turn the page on six years of stalled Mideast negotiations, the U.S. instead found itself boxed in Sunday by a characteristically complex political impasse involving ally Israel and the Palestinians.
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 20:33:30 by populist
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas announced the resignation of his Cabinet on Thursday, a formality that paved the way for the formation of a national unity government with Fatah.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas announced the resignation of his Cabinet on Thursday, a formality that paved the way for the formation of a national unity government with Fatah.
added 2007 Mon Feb 12 14:27:53 by trojanhorse
Senior Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a new, national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, have still not been resolved.
Senior Palestinian officials said Monday they will start forming a new, national unity government in coming days, but acknowledged that previous dealbreakers, such as control over the security forces and the fate of Hamas' militia, have still not been resolved.
added 2007 Fri Feb 9 14:21:31 by trojanhorse
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government which it said was the only way to ensure stability in the Middle East.
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas urged the West on Friday to accept a new Palestinian unity government which it said was the only way to ensure stability in the Middle East.
added 2007 Tue Feb 6 13:08:30 by trojanhorse
Palestinian leaders headed to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.
Palestinian leaders headed to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.
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added 2007 Fri Jan 19 20:22:33 by populist
A genocide is engulfing the people of Gaza while a silence engulfs its bystanders. "Some 1.4 million people, mostly children, are piled up in one of the most densely populated regions of the world, with no freedom of movement, no place to run and no space to hide," wrote the former senior UN relief official Jan Egeland and Jan Eliasson
A genocide is engulfing the people of Gaza while a silence engulfs its bystanders. "Some 1.4 million people, mostly children, are piled up in one of the most densely populated regions of the world, with no freedom of movement, no place to run and no space to hide," wrote the former senior UN relief official Jan Egeland and Jan Eliasson
added 2007 Sun Jan 14 19:15:15 by populist
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pledging deeper engagement in the Middle East peace process, met today with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, who rejected suggestions for establishing a temporary state within provisional borders and pledged that any American funds to bolster his security forces would not be abused.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pledging deeper engagement in the Middle East peace process, met today with Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, who rejected suggestions for establishing a temporary state within provisional borders and pledged that any American funds to bolster his security forces would not be abused.
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 20:13:59 by Aidenag
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday.
Hamas acknowledges the existence of Israel as a reality but formal recognition will only be considered when a Palestinian state has been created, the movement's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal said on Wednesday.
added 2006 Sat Aug 19 21:57:47 by msaleem
Israeli troops have seized deputy Palestinian prime minister and senior Hamas member Nassereddin al-Shaer, in the latest move against the governing Islamist movement.
Israeli troops have seized deputy Palestinian prime minister and senior Hamas member Nassereddin al-Shaer, in the latest move against the governing Islamist movement.
added 2006 Mon Aug 14 7:53:25 by msaleem
Today on CNN, Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker, the one who mainstreamed the Abu Gahrib story, has confirmed with insiders that Bush and the Israeli Government planned months in advance that any incident, no matter how small, would ignite a broad and punishing response by Israel in a preemptive move to start a war with Iran.
Today on CNN, Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker, the one who mainstreamed the Abu Gahrib story, has confirmed with insiders that Bush and the Israeli Government planned months in advance that any incident, no matter how small, would ignite a broad and punishing response by Israel in a preemptive move to start a war with Iran.
added 2006 Tue Aug 8 5:19:54 by Ousama
I am pro-Israel. That’s why I criticize Israel’s violence in Palestine and Lebanon every chance I get.I don’t say much about the immorality of Israeli actions. They are shockingly immoral. But talking about it won’t make much difference. So I appeal to naked self-interest.
I am pro-Israel. That’s why I criticize Israel’s violence in Palestine and Lebanon every chance I get.I don’t say much about the immorality of Israeli actions. They are shockingly immoral. But talking about it won’t make much difference. So I appeal to naked self-interest.
added 2006 Sun Aug 6 18:00:34 by msaleem
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.
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An interesting essay by His Majesty King Abdullah, written in 1947.
An interesting essay by His Majesty King Abdullah, written in 1947.
added 2006 Thu Aug 3 18:25:10 by eran shir
This useful service aggregates news from various Israeli, US, and Palestinian news sources, which is of particular interest given the current situation. If you look closely, you'll see the news is aggregated via AJAX calls to a new (but currently private service) called Dapper, that makes it easy to use content from any website.
This useful service aggregates news from various Israeli, US, and Palestinian news sources, which is of particular interest given the current situation. If you look closely, you'll see the news is aggregated via AJAX calls to a new (but currently private service) called Dapper, that makes it easy to use content from any website.
