News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 89
MIDEAST: There Just may Have to be a Partner
- Inter Press Service
'We have no partner,' has been the mantra of successive Israeli governments, both right-wing and centre, ever since the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifadah in September 2000 in wake of the failed Camp David summit. That was the last time Palestinians and Israelis saw each other as potential peace partners.
MIDEAST: Piecing the Injured Back Together
- Inter Press Service
On a Saturday morning in Gaza city, the Artificial Limb and Polio Centre (ALPC) is filled with people waiting to see the director, Dr. Hazem Al-Shawwa.
IRAN: Nuclear Capability After 2013, Says U.S. Intelligence
- Inter Press Service
Iran is unlikely to be able to produce enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a nuclear weapon until at least 2013, according to a U.S. government intelligence estimate made public Thursday.
MIDEAST: Prison Toughens Palestinian Women
- Inter Press Service
In her office at the Bethlehem women's counselling centre, Khawla Al-Azraq recounts her memories from Israeli prison as vividly as if they were yesterday: the routine physical and psychological abuse, the nightly room searches, the hunger strikes and other collective actions in protest against their conditions, and the intense study sessions with her fellow prisoners.
MIDEAST: New Israeli Plan to Warn of Impending Attacks
- Inter Press Service
The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) is taking new measures to warn Palestinian civilians about impending aerial attacks. This comes in response to questions raised over whether Israel had complied with international laws during its 2006 war in Lebanon and the Gaza offensive earlier this year.
MIDEAST: Peace in Balance as Fatah Fights for Survival
- Inter Press Service
Fatah, the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), is fighting for its very survival as the movement faces implosion, and attacks from all sides.
MIDEAST: Hope Now Advances to Autumn
- Inter Press Service
Much of the world is side-tracked into the summer holiday mood, but the Obama Administration consistently stresses it won't allow its Middle East peacemaking effort to be side-tracked: We'll soon be hitting full stride, is the constant White House message.
MIDEAST: Traumatised Children Struggle to Rise Again
- Inter Press Service
Tens of thousands of children in Gaza are still suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following Israel's three-week bombing December- January.
EGYPT: Opposition Equated With Terrorists
- Inter Press Service
The Egyptian government is now accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of links to Palestinian resistance groups and of establishing 'global networks'. Recent months have seen a host of government accusations - which critics say are fabricated - against opposition groups it claims have ties with Hamas, Hizbullah, and the ever-elusive Al-Qaeda.
MIDEAST: And Still They Run These Taxis
- Inter Press Service
Salleh wonders how he will pay for a replacement car part he bought from the tunnels black market.
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