News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 53
Living on the Edge of Caravans
- Inter Press Service
Broken bicycles and old suitcases mark the entrance to the makeshift camp. Ankle-deep in mud that is newly wet from a rain-shower, the visitor is taken by the hand by lively children to meet their parents.
MIDEAST: PA has its Back to the Wall
- Inter Press Service
The village of Bani Naim, near Hebron in the southern West Bank, was under curfew and sealed off by Israeli soldiers stationed in troop carriers and jeeps, as peace talks continued in Washington.
MIDEAST: Gazans Desert Their Donkey-Zebra
- Inter Press Service
'We haven't had a single visit yet through Ramadan, what kind of zoo doesn't get visitors during holidays?' asks Mahmoud Barghoud, 22, co-creator of the Marha zoo.
MIDEAST: Media New Battleground for Palestinians and Israelis
- Inter Press Service
Palestinians and Israelis are using the media as a new battleground in their war to win hearts and minds across the globe, even as the protracted conflict in the Mideast drags on with no apparent end in sight.
MIDEAST: The Lights Are Going Out on Gaza
- Inter Press Service
The Muslim festival Eid approaches, but not the end to power cuts that have darkened the month-long Ramadan fasting leading up to the festival. Or to the agony of Gazans, made worse by the reminder that it's approaching festive time.
MIDEAST: Ramadan Goes Down Under Rubble
- Inter Press Service
With power cuts up to 16 hours to full days, a soaring heat wave and unbearable humidity, the Israeli-led siege on Gaza is but one of many factors leaving Ramadan miserable for the majority of Palestinians in Gaza.
EGYPT: Brotherhood Struggles Against Shut Doors
- Inter Press Service
As Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood gears up to contest November parliamentary elections, some analysts note the relatively few gains made by the Brotherhood- led opposition over the last five years in an assembly dominated by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).
MIDEAST: MIDEAST: Pessimistic About Peace, Yet…
- Inter Press Service
As President Obama on Wednesday initiates the ninth U.S. attempt in the last 30 years to bring about a final Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement, expectations are low and pessimism is high.
MIDEAST: Netanyahu Ignores President, and Wife
- Inter Press Service
Thousands of Israelis have protested in a central park here demanding that their government revoke its decision to deport 400 children of migrant workers.
EGYPT: Military Court Sentences Civilian Workers
- Inter Press Service
An Egyptian military court handed down sentences Monday in the trial of eight civilian factory workers who led a protest against deteriorating safety conditions in an army-owned factory. Rights groups say the trial should never have taken place.
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