News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 74
RIGHTS: Defenders Under Sustained Attack Worldwide
- Inter Press Service
Abusive governments around the world escalated their attacks against local human rights defenders and other independent monitors during 2009, according to the 2010 edition of Human Rights Watch's annual 'World Report' released here Wednesday.
MIDEAST: Israel Crushes Local Dissent, Attacks Global Criticism
- Inter Press Service
Israel is lashing out at international criticism and attempting to crush local dissent in what appears to be growing sensitivity to reproach of its policies.
Q&A: 'Religious State, Recipe for Disaster'
- Inter Press Service
When Omar Abdel-Razeq was appointed finance minister following the election of Hamas in January 2006, the BBC characterised the post as the 'least enviable job in the new Palestinian government.'
MIDEAST: Harsher Gaza War Looming on Horizon?
- Inter Press Service
According to several prominent Palestinians and Israelis another major Israeli military assault on Gaza, even harsher than last year’s Operation Cast Lead, is imminent. But will this change anything and have the underlying causes behind the previous bloody war been addressed?
LEBANON: Spy On Thy Neighbour
- Inter Press Service
Recent inter-factional clashes in Lebanon's Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp once more illustrated the fragile security situation in some of its Palestinian camps. Lebanese plans to take over security within the camps are rejected by the Palestinians.
MIDEAST: Israel Jails Palestinian Peace Activists
- Inter Press Service
Israel has long argued that Palestinians should pursue their political objectives in a non-violent way. However, several prominent Palestinian peace activists have recently been arrested and jailed for doing just that.
MIDEAST: Turkey Going Its Own Way
- Inter Press Service
The recent diplomatic crisis between Turkey and Israel has raised questions about the future of relations between the two closest allies of the United States in the region and the direction of the markedly independent foreign policy agenda that Turkey has pursued in recent years.
MIDEAST: Israel Cannot be Sultan
- Inter Press Service
A bizarre diplomatic incident - even by the Byzantine-like standards of the old near East - has threatened already strained relations between Israel and Turkey.
MIDEAST: Will You Marry Poor Me
- Inter Press Service
'If we had money we'd get married right away,' says Samir*, 23. He has found his bride, but not the money to hold the wedding.
MIDEAST: Will You Marry Poor Me
- Inter Press Service
'If we had money we'd get married right away,' says Samir*, 23. He has found his bride, but not the money to hold the wedding.
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