News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 110
EGYPT: Labour Strikes Point to Economic Pain
- Inter Press Service
Egypt has seen a wave of labour strikes in recent weeks by workers in a range of professions from lawyers to truck drivers. Although strikers' specific demands vary, commentators generally attribute the phenomenon to increasingly difficult economic circumstances.
MIDEAST: Israel and Syria Step Closer
- Inter Press Service
As reconciliation talks between the various Palestinian factions continue to falter, and peace between Israelis and Palestinians seems even more remote, the chance of Syria and Israel reaching an agreement remains a real possibility.
ISRAEL: Green Group Resists Oil Exploration
- Inter Press Service
A group of Israeli environmentalists is campaigning to prevent oil exploration inside a nature reserve by the Dead Sea.
MIDEAST: Unity Moves May Test U.S. Resolve
- Inter Press Service
Throw a stone into troubled waters and you won't see concentric circles rippling out. Many stones have recently been thrown into the muddy waters of the Middle East - the Gaza War, Israel's electoral lurch rightwards and the Arab world setting up stall in advance of the Obama Administration preparing new directions for the region.
POLITICS-US: Freeman Affair Puts Israel Lobby in Spotlight
- Inter Press Service
Although the successful campaign to keep Amb. Charles 'Chas' Freeman out of a top intelligence post marked a surface victory for the pro-Israel hardliners who opposed him, the long-term political implications of the Freeman affair appear far more ambiguous.
US-MIDEAST: Even Mixed Signals Mark a Policy Shift
- Inter Press Service
The British government has announced it will hold talks with the political wing of Lebanon’s Hizbullah. The Barack Obama administration sent two envoys to Syria to discuss steps to improve relations. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has invited Iran to take part in a conference on the future of Afghanistan.
Q&A: Play for Peace
- Inter Press Service
Sport could be one way of alleviating the thousands of children drawn into armed conflicts around the world. Certainly Prince Feisal Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan, also president of the Jordanian Olympic Committee, believes this, and has been using sports to heal traumatised children all his life.
MIDEAST: Border Areas Bombed Again
- Inter Press Service
Almost two months after the war on the Gaza Strip, the border area between the battered coastal enclave and Egypt continues to come under frequent Israeli aerial bombardment. Israeli officials say the strikes target cross-border tunnels used to smuggle weapons to Palestinian resistance factions.
MIDEAST: Singing Across the Divide
- Inter Press Service
From the flattened buildings in Gaza, through angry demonstrations outside a Swedish tennis stadium, to the web pages of human rights reports, battles continue to rage over Israel's policies and the legacy of its Gaza war.
MIDEAST: Palestinian Unity as Elusive as Deal With israel
- Inter Press Service
Intensive unity talks are under way in Cairo as five Palestinian committees, representing 13 factions and independents, face each other across a table in a bid to form a new Palestinian unity government.
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