News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 84
POLITICS: Obama's Deal-Making Skills Tested at U.N., G20
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama will make his way Thursday from the U.N. General Assembly in New York to 'Steel City' — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - to host the G20 Summit in what has been billed as a week that will put his ability to lead in the international arena to its fullest test.
MIDEAST: More Palestinian Children Getting Jailed
- Inter Press Service
Eight children between the ages of 10 and 17 were arrested and detained by Israeli soldiers during military raids Monday night and Tuesday morning in the northern West Bank cities Nablus and Qalqilia.
US-MIDEAST: Has Netanyahu Out-Manoeuvred Obama or Vice Versa?
- Inter Press Service
While Israeli officials claimed a major win in U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to shelve his long-held demand for a freeze on Israeli settlements on the West Bank and East Jerusalem, some analysts here believe it may yet prove a Pyrrhic victory for the hard-line government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
MIDEAST: U.S. Pushing Beyond Settlement Freeze
- Inter Press Service
'Nobody can usurp the right to determine the fate of the nation on their own - not the Palestine Liberation Organisation, nor anyone else. It is the will of the Palestinian people that must determine our future,' declares Hamas political leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh.
MIDEAST: Widows and Children Begin to Beg
- Inter Press Service
There are few parks and green spaces in Gaza, and those that exist are crowded with people hungry for nature. Day and night, people of all ages flock to the Joondi, or the park of the Unknown Soldier, in central Gaza City.
POLITICS: Obama and Netanyahu Still Tussling over Priorities
- Inter Press Service
As world leaders prepare to gather here for the all-star 'general debate' at the U.N. General Assembly on Sep. 23, two of them - U.S. Pres. Barack Obama and Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu - are still tussling over whether to prioritise their anti-Iran campaign or the push for a Palestinian-Israeli peace.
ENVIRONMENT: Cairo Sinking in Garbage
- Inter Press Service
Garbage collectors in Cairo's Giza district have resumed work, but it could take weeks to clear the 25,000 tons of garbage that accumulated during their month-long strike, and longer still to solve the underlying problems.
MIDEAST: Textbooks Become a Dream
- Inter Press Service
A chronic shortage of school supplies, and severely overcrowded classrooms are crippling Gaza's educational system as tens of thousands of children begin a new school year.
MIDEAST: Gaza's Water Supply Near Collapse
- Inter Press Service
The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that Gaza's access to safe supply of drinking water could cease at any time. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says outbreaks of disease could be triggered as a consequence.
MIDEAST: Israel Struggles to Wriggle Out of the Dock
- Inter Press Service
The Goldstone Commission has delivered an unremittingly scathing report on Israel's 22-day war against Hamas in Gaza last December and January.
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