News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 81
MIDEAST: Egypt Makes Cultural Clout Count
- Inter Press Service
Egypt has long been recognised as the cultural trendsetter of the Arabic- speaking world. Despite recent challenges to this role with the advent of satellite television, experts say that contemporary Arab culture remains largely defined by Egyptian literature, music, film and television.
MIDEAST: Demolishing Hope for Peace
- Inter Press Service
'We knew something bad was about to happen when we saw the roadblocks being thrown up, and police everywhere. It soon came down the grapevine - the Israelis were demolishing more houses.'
US-MIDEAST: J Street Meet Draws Foreign Policy Heavyweights
- Inter Press Service
J Street, the relatively new 'pro-Israel, pro-Peace' advocacy group, exceeded expectations for its inaugural conference here in Washington with over 1,500 participants attending the four-day event.
US-MIDEAST: J Street Meet Draws Foreign Policy Heavyweights
- Inter Press Service
J Street, the relatively new 'pro-Israel, pro-Peace' advocacy group, exceeded expectations for its inaugural conference here in Washington with over 1,500 participants attending the four-day event.
MIDEAST: Is Jerusalem Burning?
- Inter Press Service
Déjà vu on one of the world's most volatile religious sites, a site deeply revered by both Muslims and Jews.
POLITICS-US: Pro-Israel Group's Money Trail Veers Hard Right
- Inter Press Service
StandWithUs - an 'organization that ensures that Israel's side of the story is told' - has become increasingly aggressive in challenging the 'pro-Israel' credentials of moderate Jewish-American groups, going so far as to suggest that receiving money from Arab donors and supporters of Human Rights Watch undermines a group's commitment to Israel and peace.
MIDEAST: Rabbis Take on Settlers
- Inter Press Service
Away from the media spotlight that focuses on the widening chasm between Israelis and Palestinians, a group of Israeli humanists is quietly working to break down barriers with their Palestinian neighbours.
FILM: The Man Is Steel, the Tank Is Only Iron
- Inter Press Service
'War is not made by heroes or Hollywood studs,' says director Samuel Maoz. 'War is mostly made by young and inexperienced guys. Children that are sent to go after and kill the ones they used to play with. That's what this really is about.'
RIGHTS-EGYPT: Invoking Religion Against Liberals
- Inter Press Service
Self-appointed guardians of public morality are invoking an ancient instrument of Islamic jurisprudence against those whose ideas they deem immoral or heretical - or simply to gain fame.
POLITICS: U.N. Body Backs War Crimes Charges on Israel, Hamas
- Inter Press Service
The 47-member Human Rights Council (HRC) approved a resolution Friday endorsing war crimes charges against Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as spelled out in a report by a four-member international fact-finding mission headed by Justice Richard Goldstone.
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