News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 72
MIDEAST: Dubai Hit Exposes Hamas's Weaknesses
- Inter Press Service
Hamas has closed ranks and is licking its wounds following the Jan. 20 assassination in Dubai of one of its top operatives, Mahmoud Al Mabhouh. It is alleged that one of its own was responsible for providing the hit team with vital logistical information.
MIDEAST: Opposition Grows Against Egypt-Gaza Barrier
- Inter Press Service
Activists and opposition groups are stepping up pressure on the Egyptian government to stop constructing a barrier along the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials say the barrier will prevent cross-border smuggling, but critics say it will seal the fate of the people on the Gaza Strip.
SYRIA: U.S. Starts Normalisation Process in Earnest
- Inter Press Service
After months of delay, the administration of President Barack Obama is taking major steps engage the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of a broader regional strategy designed in major part to isolate Iran, escalate the fight against al Qaeda and other radical Sunni groups, and encourage peace talks with Israel.
MIDEAST: Scandals, Assassination Plan Rock Palestinian Authority
- Inter Press Service
The Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah is fighting a tidal wave of fresh allegations, including sexual harassment, an internal power struggle and embezzlement.
MIDEAST: Gaza's Female Scribes Face Worse Than Discrimination
- Inter Press Service
Female journalists worldwide complain about discrimination on the grounds of gender. However, their colleagues in Gaza also face death threats, the dangers of working in a war zone and the struggle for daily necessities as the Israeli siege on Gaza drags on.
MIDEAST: Telling Film Floats Between Art and the Actual
- Inter Press Service
An Oscar nominee for best foreign-language film, Israel's 'Ajami', is a tragic, yet realistic, pointer to the multi-layered conflict of Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians.
MIDEAST: U.S. Non-Profit Targeted Rights Group over Goldstone
- Inter Press Service
A campaign of attacks against the New Israel Fund (NIF), a U.S.-based progressive organisation that supports human rights groups in Israel, has gained attention in both the Israeli and U.S. media, raising questions about the role played by foreign non-profits and non-governmental organisations in influencing Israeli government policy.
MIDEAST: Gaza Energy Crisis Averted - For Now
- Inter Press Service
Pressure exerted on the Palestinian Authority (PA) by international and regional officials has given Gazans a last minute reprieve, albeit temporary, from plunging into darkness and plummeting temperatures.
MIDEAST: Gazans Denied Justice as Rights Take a Beating
- Inter Press Service
Gazans hoping for a modicum of justice following Israel’s indiscriminate military assault on the coastal territory during December 2008 and January 2009 - which left 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, dead - could be waiting in vain.
MIDEAST: Raze Illegal Buildings - Unless They Are Jewish
- Inter Press Service
Backed by armed security men, the municipal inspectors race their jeeps through the narrow alleyways and up a hillside crowded with buildings.
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