News headlines for “Palestine and Israel”, page 90
MIDEAST: 'Lay Not Thine Hand Upon the Boy'
- Inter Press Service
'And He said, Lay not thine hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God' (Genesis 22:12). Not so much in fear of God as in fear of their own conscience, Israeli leaders have given temporary relief to hundreds of children of foreign workers who were facing deportation with their parents.
MIDEAST: Obama Maneuvres Between Jewish Israelis, Jewish Americans
- Inter Press Service
Pres. Barack Obama has repeatedly declared himself a close friend of Israel. But many Israelis inside and outside their country's government have now expressed concern about the lack of closeness, or even just of attention, with which they feel Obama is treating them.
MIDEAST: Israel Prepares for War Over Reports
- Inter Press Service
Six months after Israel's devastating assault on Hamas, its south-western border with Gaza has not been as quiet in a decade - only two rockets in the past six weeks on Israeli towns. Yet, the plight of Palestinian civilians in Gaza continues to haunt Israel.
Q&A: EU Stepping Closer to Israel, Regardless
- Inter Press Service
Israel enjoys closer relations with the European Union than almost any other foreign country - and work on deepening ties with Israel continues, even as its oppression of the Palestinian people worsens.
EGYPT: Christian-Muslim Tensions Rise
- Inter Press Service
A handful of recent clashes between Muslims and Christians has again raised the spectre of sectarian discord in Egypt. The incidents, though relatively minor, highlight longstanding tensions between the country's Muslim majority and its Christian minority.
MIDEAST: The Old Bibi Is Back
- Inter Press Service
'Reckless', 'cavalier', 'unscrupulous', 'petty politician, not statesman' these and such epithets applied to Benjamin Netanyahu by friends and foes alike - not that he ended up with many friends - when he was first Israel's Prime Minister back in the late 1990s.
Q&A: EU Stepping Closer to Israel, Regardless
- Inter Press Service
Israel enjoys closer relations with the European Union than almost any other foreign country - and work on deepening ties with Israel continues, even as its oppression of the Palestinian people worsens.
Q&A: EU Stepping Closer to Israel, Regardless
- Inter Press Service
Israel enjoys closer relations with the EU than almost any other foreign country - and work on deepening ties with Israel continues, even as its oppression of the Palestinian people worsens.
EGYPT: Plenty of Sun, Nobody Catching any Rays
- Inter Press Service
Egypt receives some of the highest annual solar radiation in the world, yet the desert country remains heavily dependent on fossil fuels.
EGYPT: Bloggers Fly Into Security Trap
- Inter Press Service
Cairo's airport has been unusually busy the past month as Egypt's security apparatus steps up its campaign against online political activists.
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