A Palestinian, showing solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, stands chained to a cage during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Credit: Abbas Monani / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images) ‘Victory’: Palestinians End Hunger Strike After Israel Agrees to Demands Though deal does not end future use of [...]
President Mahmoud Abbas waves after attending an opening ceremony for the courts and research studies center in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan. 3, 2012. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet in Jordan on Tuesday alongside international mediators trying to revive their stalled peace talks, but neither side is raising hopes they can end [...]
Palestinians wave their flag atop a hill near Israel`s separation wall in the West Bank village of Bilin. (MaanImages/Mushir Abdelrahman, File) AMMAN (Reuters) — Israeli and Palestinian envoys meet in Jordan on Tuesday alongside international mediators trying to revive their stalled peace talks, but neither side is raising hopes they can end more than a [...]
Gaza: One of History’s Great Crimes By Stephen Lendman - Posted on 28 December 2011 Gaza: Remembering Cast Lead - by Stephen Lendman December 27 marks the third anniversary of Israel’s lawless war on Gaza. Without provocation, three weeks of terror bombing and invasion devastated the Strip. Missiles, bombs, shells, and illegal weapons [...]
Smoke rises over Gaza City after an airstrike (MaanImages) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas commemorated the third anniversary of the Gaza war on Tuesday by stating that the coastal enclave has become a symbol of dignity in the face of adversity. “The siege imposed on Gaza has failed to realize Israel’s goals when faced with [...]
Hamas and Fatah agree to release political prisoners Published yesterday (updated) 07/08/2011 22:24 Palestinian Authority President and Fatah head Mahmoud Abbas (R) talks to Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo in May 2011. [AFP/PPO/File Thaer Ghanem] CAIRO (Ma’an) — Hamas and Fatah have agreed to release all political prisoners after meeting in Cairo on [...]
Gaza City (dpa) – Hamas has the Gaza Strip firmly under its control. Although Israel’s blockade of the salient is aimed at weakening it, money laundering and revenue from the smuggling tunnels under the border with Egypt has kept the radical Islamist movement afloat. The movement’s charter calls for an Islamic state to be established [...]
Palestinian October elections ‘only in the West Bank‘ Published Wednesday 27/07/2011 (updated) 28/07/2011 20:49 Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas was elected as Palestinian president in 2005 [AFP Abbas Momani] RAMALLAH (AFP) — Palestinian local elections in October will only be held in the West Bank as Hamas is hampering preparations in Gaza, a senior electoral [...]
Obama seeks Palestine state on 1967 borders US president says borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on 1967 lines with mutually agreed land swaps. Last Modified: 19 May 2011 16:16 Obama said Syria‘s brutal crackdown on pro-reform activists was unacceptable [AFP] Barack Obama, the US president, has laid out his vision for the Middle East and [...]
Tentative Ceasefire Takes Hold in Gaza Israel Prepares for More Attacks, But Calm Prevails for Now by Jason Ditz, April 10, 2011 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum A flurry of strikes back and forth along the Israel-Gaza border left at least 18 dead (all Palestinians) and dozens of others wounded. The two sides [...]
