News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 58
MIDEAST: Israel’s Next War Could Be Lebanon: Analyst
- Inter Press Service
While speculation over a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities intensifies, at least one influential analyst here is calling on Washington to focus more on the likelihood of a new war breaking out between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia and how to prevent or contain it.
Bees Get Stung by Israel
- Inter Press Service
Sa'id Hillis, 60, has kept bees since he was a boy. Until the Israeli attacks changed his business.
MIDEAST: Israel Chokes Gaza Despite Announced Easing
- Inter Press Service
Israel has received international praise for its decision to ease its crippling blockade on Gaza following the country's deadly assault on a humanitarian flotilla trying to bring desperately needed humanitarian aid to the coastal territory. But according to the UN and human rights organisations, the easing of the blockade is insufficient in meeting Gaza's needs.
Rumblings Rise Between Hezbollah and Israel
- Inter Press Service
Israeli intelligence has warned that a new war with Hezbollah on Israel's northern border with Lebanon cannot be ruled out, following heightened tensions between United Nations peacekeeping forces and Hezbollah supporters in the south of Lebanon.
MIDEAST: Out of Step With the Peace Beat
- Inter Press Service
What led the Middle East hit parade this week was less the chords struck harmoniously at the White House Tuesday by two deft diplomatic dancers than the slick dance routine performed by a squad of Israeli soldiers patrolling the streets of the occupied Palestinian city of Hebron.
'Mediterranean Intifada' Helping Hamas
- Inter Press Service
Israel's deadly assault on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last month has led to mounting international pressure to end the ongoing Israeli and Egyptian blockade of the Gaza Strip. The incident, say local analysts, has also served to bolster the position of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, which has governed the strip since 2007.
CNN's Objectivity Questioned in Sacking of Mideast Reporter
- Inter Press Service
CNN's firing of Octavia Nasr, the editor responsible for the network's Middle East coverage, over a Twitter post in which she expressed her sadness over the death of a Lebanese cleric has set off a firestorm of debate about what the decision says about CNN's fairness in reporting on the region.
EGYPT: Corruption Watchdogs Bite Selectively
- Inter Press Service
Anti-corruption watchdogs have shown their teeth, but Egypt's fat cats appear safe from prosecution as long as they stay in favour with the regime.
MIDEAST: These Explosions Are Saviours
- Inter Press Service
At precisely 12 noon on a Thursday afternoon, among the rolling sandy hills in southern Gaza, a controlled explosion destroys another round of white phosphorous shells left in Gaza following the 2008-2009 Israeli war on Gaza.
MIDEAST: Obama and Netanyahu All Smiles
- Inter Press Service
Insisting that the bond between their two nations was 'unbreakable', U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu emerged all smiles from their long-awaited White House meeting here Tuesday.
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