News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 48
MIDEAST: New Poll Underlines Gloom Shrouding 'Peace Process'
- Inter Press Service
Hope among both Jewish and Palestinian Israelis that a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians can ever be achieved appears to be fading, according to two major new polls released here Thursday.
Mideast Peace Key to Countering Iran, Arabs Told U.S. Diplomats
- Inter Press Service
Gleeful Israeli leaders and their neo-conservative supporters here have spent much of the past week insisting that the State Department cables published by Wikileaks prove that Sunni Arab leaders in the Middle East are far more preoccupied with the threat posed by an ascendant and possibly nuclear Iran than with a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Cables Belie Gulf States' Backing for Strikes on Iran
- Inter Press Service
The dominant theme that emerged in U.S. media coverage of the first round of Wikileaks diplomatic cables last week was that Arab regimes in the Gulf - led by Saudi Arabia - shared Israel's view that Iran's nuclear programme had to be stopped by military force, if necessary.
MIDEAST: As Palestinians 'Commute' to Work
- Inter Press Service
It's 5am. The late autumn dawn is about to break. But for 3,500 Palestinian workers, a hard day's work began hours ago.
The Roof Is Now the Field
- Inter Press Service
'We grow on our roof because we are farmers but have no land now,' says Moatassan Hamad, 21, from Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza Strip.
Sudan Set to Split Despite Egyptian Moves
- Inter Press Service
The U.S. has rejected an Egyptian proposal for a 'confederation' between northern and southern Sudan, insisting that a Jan. 9 referendum - which will determine the fate of the south - go ahead as scheduled. According to Egyptian analysts, the move proves Washington's determination to see Africa's largest country split in two.
Unexpectedly, Israel Welcomes WikiLeaks Revelations
- Inter Press Service
Embarrassing, damaging or actually helpful? Israeli reactions to the explosive WikiLeaks revelations run the full gamut.
MIDEAST: Egypt's Duplicity Stands Exposed
- Inter Press Service
More than 250,000 classified U.S. diplomatic cables released by online whistle- blower WikiLeaks include statements made behind closed doors that could prove embarrassing for Egypt’s government, say analysts.
U.S.: Wikileaks Reveals Treacherous Terrain for Iran Policy
- Inter Press Service
The leaked reports sent by U.S. officials abroad to Washington reveal a treacherous playing field for the United States in the Middle East.
U.N. Remains Deadlocked on Defining Terrorism
- Inter Press Service
When Israeli commandos killed nine mostly Turkish activists during a raid on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians last May, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the attack as a prime example of 'state terrorism'.
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