News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 100
MIDEAST: Israel Slow to Recognise New U.S. Face
- Inter Press Service
A ballistic missile, an anti-missile defence system and the transfer of nuclear technology - three inter-related issues addressed on the same day this week highlight the radical re-adjustment in U.S. priorities as the Obama Administration demarcates a fresh strategic outlook for the Middle East.
POLITICS: At East-West Crossroads, Turkey Presses Ambitious Agenda
- Inter Press Service
Two soaring bridges link Asia and Europe in this historic city, which straddles the two continents.
Q&A: 'Gaza Will Not Be Sidelined'
- Inter Press Service
Six months after Israel's devastating air and ground assault on the Gaza Strip, Ambassador Riyad Mansour of the Palestinian Observer Mission to the United Nations says he will 'keep up the pressure on all fronts until the perpetrators of these crimes are held accountable and reparations are made by Israel'.
Q&A: 'More Women Need to Judge'
- Inter Press Service
Thuraya Judi Alwazir is one of few women judges sitting on the Palestinian Authority's Judicial Authority. Alwazir speaks here to IPS about her experiences in a largely male-dominated environment, on the rights of women in regard to honour killings and domestic violence, and on the death penalty as applied in the West Bank.
MIDEAST: Power Struggle Killing Patients
- Inter Press Service
The lives of hundreds of critically ill Gazans continue to be jeopardised by the power struggle between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, and political blackmail by Israel.
MIDEAST: Netanyahu Up Against a New U.S.
- Inter Press Service
June 5 is a date that resonates powerfully in the troubled modern history of the Middle East. On that fateful day, 42 years ago, the seminal 1967 Arab-Israel war erupted. Six days later, Israel was in control of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Syria's Golan Heights and all of the Palestinian territories.
POLITICS-US: Bigger, Badder Jihad Plot in 'Obsession' Rebooted
- Inter Press Service
A new documentary from a shadowy non-profit, the Clarion Fund, has ties to groups widely accused of Islamophobia.
MIDEAST: : Obama Has Real Chance to Change Arab Opinion Survey
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has a major opportunity to improve the mostly negative views about the United States in the Arab world, but is likely to have only a short period of time to do so, according to a major new survey of public opinion in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
MIDEAST: Despite Smiles, Obama, Netanyahu Seem Far Apart
- Inter Press Service
While reaffirming the 'special relationship' between their two countries, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared unable to bridge major differences in their approaches to Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts following their White House meeting here Monday.
MIDEAST: Rising Again After the Assault
- Inter Press Service
Khuza'a is a small farming village perched on a gentle slope east of Khan Younis. Its fertile farmland once produced fruit and vegetables for export to Israel, whose own lush plains are just 500 metres from Khuza'a's centre, and are visible through the town's narrow streets.
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