News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 60
Israeli Concessions on Gaza Fall Short of a New Policy
- Inter Press Service
Israel's announcement Thursday that it would ease the restrictions on goods entering Gaza has been received by NGOs and the international community as a move in the right direction, but as not going far enough in lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.
EU Considering Aid to Israeli Military
- Inter Press Service
A leading Israeli supplier of warplanes used to kill and maim civilians in Gaza is in the running for two new scientific research grants from the European Union.
Israel Navigates Between Inquiries
- Inter Press Service
Israel’s easing of its land blockade of Gaza is unlikely to lessen international pressure for a change in its policies towards the Palestinians. Nor can Israel be expected to give up its battle to undermine Hamas’ control of the Gaza Strip.
Obama Still Globally Popular, But Doubts Grow in Muslim World
- Inter Press Service
While U.S. President Barack Obama has largely retained huge popularity among most of the world's publics, disillusionment with his leadership appears to have set in throughout much of the Islamic world, according to the latest annual survey of global public opinion by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre released here Thursday.
RIGHTS-MIDEAST: 'Gaza Blockade Must Go'
- Inter Press Service
Under intense international pressure Israel declared last week that it would ease its crippling blockade on Gaza by permitting an additional but limited number of daily items, including food, into the coastal enclave.
Israeli Flotilla Attack May Violate International, Maritime Laws
- Inter Press Service
When two widely-divergent investigative panels launch their probes on the recent Israeli attack on a flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, one of the disputed issues under scrutiny would be the legality of forcibly boarding a vessel in international waters.
MIDEAST: Most Palestinians in Lebanon Stay Unemployed
- Inter Press Service
Lebanon’s record of segregating Palestinians is not much better than that of Israel. Since their exodus here, after the establishment of Israel in 1948, Palestinians have been systemically denied equal employment and social rights.
New Footage Depicts Attack on Mavi Marmara
- Inter Press Service
Blasts from a megaphone accompany the sounding of alarms, a woman's voice repeatedly pleading, 'We are civilians, we have no guns...we need help for people...please don't attack.'
MIDEAST: Advantage Hamas After Flotilla Fiasco
- Inter Press Service
Israel may allow soft drinks, juice, canned fruit, salads, biscuits and potato chips into the Gaza Strip from next week. What should be an unremarkable event is making news headlines and portends unseen consequences.
Israeli Push for Sanctions Losing Legitimacy
- Inter Press Service
Israel has given guarded approval to the new round of sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council in the international community's bid to haul back Iran's nuclear programme.
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