Posts Tagged ‘Palestine’
Posted by seumasach on December 12, 2013
“Palestinian leaders unanimously believe that no progress will be made without pressure on Israel from the international community, and in the meantime that’s not happening,”
Perhaps the UK government’s warning to investors about investment’s in illegally held West Bank territory constitute just such pressure. Now is a good moment for the many people involved in campaigning for Palestinian rights to raise their profile. Unfortunately, however, it is more likely that they will adopt an impossibilist position
Haaretz
14th November, 2013
The Palestinian envoys to the peace talks with Israel will either be replaced in the coming days or be joined by new negotiators, senior Palestinian officials told Haaretz on Thursday.
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Posted by seumasach on December 10, 2013
Guardian
9th December, 2013
The UK government has issued an explicit warning to British businesses over the risks of involvement in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including potential damage to a company’s reputation.
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Posted by seumasach on December 5, 2013
Debka
5th December, 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry spent several hours with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Thursday at a tense time in US- Israel relations.
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Posted by seumasach on November 4, 2013
Victor Kotsev
Asia Times
4th November, 2013
The Israeli operations in Syria and the Gaza strip that took place almost simultaneously last week demonstrated just how fraught with tensions the relationship between the United States and Israel has become and how unpredictable and dangerous the period ahead is.
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Posted by seumasach on October 5, 2013
M.J.Rosenberg
Intifada-Palestine
3rd October, 2013
have always believed that, at some point, the Israeli prime minister and his lobby would lose their grip on U.S. Middle East policy. At least I’ve believed that since 1982 when Tom Dine, AIPAC’s most successful executive director, explained how it would happen.
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Posted by seumasach on August 20, 2013
Ma’an News Agency
20th August, 2013
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – A newly announced Palestinian youth movement, said to be based in the Gaza Strip, released a statement and a video Sunday calling on all residents of Gaza to protest on Nov. 11.
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Posted by seumasach on July 8, 2013
Egypt Independent
7th July, 2013
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official Yasser Abd Rabboh called on Hamas to reevaluate its regional position Sunday, now that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, its main Islamic ally, has been toppled. “The victory of the revolution in Egypt and the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood warrants [such] reflection,” he told Palestinian state radio.
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Posted by seumasach on June 4, 2013
Kerry to U.S. Jews: Next few days will determine Middle East fate for decades
Haaretz
4th June, 2013
The coming days will be crucial for both Israelis and Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday, warning against the dire implications of failing to reach a two-state solution.
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Posted by seumasach on April 28, 2013
“The path to the liberation of Palestine doesn’t pass through Doha.”
FNA
28th April, 2013
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine warned the US and its allies, specially Israel, to avoid a military attack on Syria, stressing that Palestinian resistance groups will join the Damascus army in case of a foreign military aggression.
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Posted by seumasach on April 7, 2013
Philip Giraldi
Antiwar.com
28th March, 2013
As a long time commentator on American policy in the Middle East, I have been following with interest the discussion on the recent visit by Barack Obama to Israel, Jordan, and the state-or-non-state of Palestine.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Al Ahram
21st March, 2013
US President Barack Obama appealed directly on Thursday to the Israeli people to put themselves in the shoes of stateless Palestinians and recognise that Jewish settlement activity in occupied territory hurts prospects for peace.
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