News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 108
US-ISRAEL: Visa for Top Netanyahu Aide In Question
- Inter Press Service
The first official test of wills between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and the new Likud-led government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could well be waged over the issuance, or restoration, of a simple entry visa.
Q&A: 'If I Were Chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council'
- Inter Press Service
Appointed two months ago by the Director of National Intelligence Adm. Dennis Blair to chair the National Intelligence Council (NIC), the body charged with producing analyses on key issues on behalf of all 16 agencies of the U.S. intelligence community, ret. Amb. Charles 'Chas' Freeman withdrew his name in mid-March after a sustained campaign against the appointment by right-wing leaders of the so-called 'Israel Lobby' concerned about his past criticism of Israel’s relations with its Arab neighbours, and particularly its treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
MIDEAST: Israeli Military Cloaks Abuses
- Inter Press Service
The Israeli army's Advocate General has summarily closed an internal investigation into allegations stemming from accounts by soldiers of abuses against Palestinian civilians committed during Israel's recent war on Hamas in Gaza.
POLITICS: Arab-Latam Bid for a Diverse World
- Inter Press Service
The Moors invaded and conquered much of the Iberian Peninsula in 711AD. By the time they were driven out of Granada in 1492, the Arabs had left an indelible racial and cultural imprint. Both the Spanish and Portuguese languages have a marked Arabic influence.
EGYPT: Camp David Accord Unacceptable to Many
- Inter Press Service
Egyptian and Israeli officials celebrated the anniversary of the Camp David peace agreement last week. The agreement normalised relations between the two former adversaries 30 years earlier on Mar. 26. Opposition leaders, however, are calling for a suspension of the treaty, which they say fails to serve Egyptian interests.
MIDEAST: All Change, and Nothing Changes
- Inter Press Service
In the Middle East this week it's all change. In fact, it's all diplomatic stasis. Neither Monday's Arab League summit in Doha nor Tuesday's induction of a new Israeli government in Jerusalem is likely to break or even ease the conflict deadlock that grips the region.
MIDEAST: Building New Bridges to Latin America
- Inter Press Service
In the shadows of a critical Arab summit in Doha this week, a parallel Arab- South American heads of state meeting is expected to seal key political and economic cooperation agreements between the two regions.
MIDEAST: Path to Peace Needs New Realism on All Sides
- Inter Press Service
With Benjamin Netanyahu now close to announcing his government line-up in Israel, the issue of whether and how to include Hamas in Palestinian-Israeli peacemaking is moving to the top of the Middle East agenda.
MIDEAST-US: Freezing Out Hamas No Longer Viable, Pundits Say
- Inter Press Service
A new report from a New York-based think tank and delivered to U.S. President Barack Obama by a signatory who is also a current adviser recommends that Washington forcefully reinsert itself into the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, calling for 'a more pragmatic approach to Hamas.'
RIGHTS: U.S. Condemned for Boycott of Racism Conference
- Inter Press Service
Amid calls for Washington to increase its engagement with the international community, U.S.-based rights groups and civil libertarians are denouncing the Barack Obama’s administration’s boycott of a global conference against racism next month.
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