News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 105
MIDEAST: Iran Hands Israel a Gift
- Inter Press Service
Just when it seemed that the international community was gearing itself up to put pressure on the new Israel government to engage the Arab world and the Palestinian Authority seriously on peace, Iran's president hijacked the moment. But, in again lashing out against Israel, he handed the Israeli prime minister a whip of his own with which to question the merit of dialogue with Iran which the Obama Administration has been promoting.
POLITICS-US: Prominent Lawmaker Caught Up In AIPAC Spy Scandal
- Inter Press Service
A U.S. government investigation of Israeli spying caught a prominent Democratic congresswoman discussing what is alleged to be a 'quid pro quo' deal involving the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Washington’s powerful hawkish pro-Israel lobby.
RIGHTS: U.N. Chief Deplores Iranian Statement on Racism
- Inter Press Service
The secretary-general of the United Nations rarely, if ever, lashes out at world leaders - at least not in public - because he is a perceived as a political servant who owes his existence to member states.
ISRAEL: 'If You Don't Know, It Didn't Happen'
- Inter Press Service
Even though atrocities committed by Israeli soldiers have surfaced and the appointment of a right-wing government diminishes the chances for peace in the Middle East, no left-wing Israeli is taking to the streets.
MIDEAST: Gaza Changed Everything, But Its People Still Suffer
- Inter Press Service
Three months after the end of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, and nearly four months after former prime minister Ehud Olmert started it, the standoff between Israel and Hamas is as unresolved as ever.
MIDEAST: More Doors Closing Than Opening
- Inter Press Service
Israel is digging in its heels. Government officials said Wednesday that Israel does not intend to cooperate with the upcoming United Nations investigation into whether Israel and Hamas both committed war crimes during the recent Gaza war.
MIDEAST: 'Israelis Prepared for Violations'
- Inter Press Service
After the internal investigation into the misconduct of Israeli soldiers in the course of the Gaza assault was closed suspiciously fast, a brief overview of publications by army officials, published months before the start of the war, suggests the reported misconduct was policy and not coincidence.
RIGHTS: UN Protects Israel From Racism Charges
- Inter Press Service
As the wreckage from Israel's recent siege on Gaza continues to smoulder, international civil society organisations are assembling this week in Switzerland to address Israel's crimes of military occupation and racism.
MIDEAST: West Bank a Time Bomb Waiting to Explode
- Inter Press Service
Tension between Israel and Palestinians is rising sharply as reflected in a number of increasingly bloody and violent confrontations since Israel's devastating war in Gaza at the beginning of the year.
POLITICS-US: As J Street Turns One, Signs of a Shift
- Inter Press Service
It seems safe to say that the first year of existence for J Street, the self-described 'pro-Israel, pro-peace' lobbying organisation, was more eventful than anticipated.
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