Global Issues
News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 36
MIDEAST: Countdown to Birth of New Nation Begins
- Inter Press Service
The countdown to the birth of an independent Palestinian state continues as September approaches. Although the new state will have the moral support of the majority of the international community, Israel’s lack of flexibility - supported by a possible U.S. veto - could stymie any recognition of permanent borders by the U.N. Security Council.
/CORRECTED REPEAT*/DEVELOPMENT: IBSA Fund Packs Small But Sustainable Punches
- Inter Press Service
Despite only three million dollars a year coming into the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Fund for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation, it aims to pack punches above its weight with small but sustainable projects.
Washington Failing to Understand Iran's Opposition
- Inter Press Service
The popular uprisings that have brought turmoil to Arab countries across the Middle East and North Africa have also underscored Washington's dearth of knowledge about forces on the ground in authoritarian states in the Middle East. One of the largest questions bedeviling policy makers has been the composition of various emerging opposition movements.
Friends or Foes, Syria's Neighbours Wary of Assad's Ouster
- Inter Press Service
As Syria accelerates a violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators, the country's rising instability and uncertain future are already reverberating beyond its borders in Iran, Israel, Lebanon and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.
MIDEAST: Israel Awaits Palestinian ‘Tsunami’
- Inter Press Service
A small rally by prominent Israeli left-wing intellectuals in support of Palestinian statehood revived the dormant debate about the morality and sustainability of Israel's 43-year occupation. Neither the choice of site nor timing was coincidental.
U.N. Recognition of Palestinians Still Far Off
- Inter Press Service
Despite massive support from the international community, the Palestinian quest for recognition as an independent and sovereign nation is unlikely to materialise soon, say political observers and diplomats here.
MIDEAST: Nablus Stands Beautiful and Unvisited
- Inter Press Service
Palestine experiences a boom in tourism, as herds of tourists storm the cities of Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem. Meanwhile, the West Bank city of Nablus, rich in historic and religious sites, hardly attracts visitors.
Arab Spring Stalls as U.S. Defers to Saudi 'Counter-revolution'
- Inter Press Service
As the so-called Arab Spring enters its sixth month, it appears to have run into seriously wintry headwinds.
Two-Faced Arab League Losing Ground
- Inter Press Service
As the Cairo-based Arab League continues to back western military intervention in support of the popular rebellion in Libya, the League's failure to back similar uprisings in other Arab countries - most notably Bahrain - has led to charges of double standards.
Hezbollah Challenges Bahrain Govt
- Inter Press Service
Hezbollah’s hardening stance in the Bahraini crisis has sowed discord between Lebanon and the Gulf island, currently home to about 5,000 Lebanese expatriates. As the situation escalates, many fear that the status of other Lebanese in the rest of the Gulf could come under threat.
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