News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 59
MIDEAST: Peace May Rest on the Future of 88 Houses
- Inter Press Service
Frequent clashes and continuing tension in disputed East Jerusalem could portend a major outbreak of civil unrest, residents fear.
FILM: One West Bank Town's 'Unarmed Courage'
- Inter Press Service
Ayed Morrar is just one man. A quiet man, of small stature, whose kind but intense eyes look out from behind wire-rimmed glasses. But he is a man who has become the face of the Palestinian non-violent resistance movement.
MIDEAST: When the Police Have an Illegal Headquarters
- Inter Press Service
Talks aimed at reaching an intelligence-sharing agreement between the European Union and Israel have skirted around the location of Israel's national police headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem.
MIDEAST: When the Police Have an Illegal Headquarters
- Inter Press Service
Talks aimed at reaching an intelligence-sharing agreement between the European Union and Israel have skirted around the location of Israel's national police headquarters in occupied East Jerusalem.
Talks Hit a Rock Called East Jerusalem
- Inter Press Service
The sound of stun grenades and gunfire resounded through this embattled Palestinian neighbourhood. Amidst increased tension over plans to tighten Israel's grip over the occupied eastern part of the city, Israeli border police and Palestinian youths confronted each other all through Sunday night. Dozens of Palestinians were wounded, mostly from tear gas inhalation; six policemen were hurt by stones.
This Light Is Always Red
- Inter Press Service
A traffic light, yet no traffic at all. In fact, a traffic light...for pedestrians only. And even they move little. There are restrictions on walking out of this village (pop. 3,000).
Israelis Keep the Trigger Tight
- Inter Press Service
'Where is my daddy? Why is he not coming home? I want my daddy,' sobs seven- year-old Yasmin, her big blue eyes filling with tears. She wakes up crying every night.
U.S.: Right-Wing Israel Lobby Riding High in Election Run-Up
- Inter Press Service
Despite the growing international condemnation and isolation incurred by the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the right-wing leadership of the so-called 'Israel Lobby' here is riding high in the U.S. Congress.
EU: To Kill, But Not Pollute
- Inter Press Service
European Union subsidies earmarked for reducing air travel's contribution to climate change may help develop deadlier warplanes than those already found in the world's arsenals, Brussels officials have admitted.
Arab-Israeli Parliamentarian Fights Death Threats
- Inter Press Service
'I stopped counting after I had received 50 death threats. I told my secretary not to tell me about them any more,' Arab-Israeli Knesset (parliament) member, Hanan Zoabi told IPS.
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