With Washington’s bipartisan blessing, Israel is sabotaging a Palestinian plea for U.N. recognition By Rashid Khalidi | Salon AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Reuters/Ali Hashisho Once again Israel is doing its utmost to block Palestinian aspirat…
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Condemnation abounds after new U.S. ambassador reiterates commitments to Israel
[ 14/08/2011 - 02:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Condemnation has abounded among Palestinians after the U.S.’s new ambassador to Israel confirmed his country’s commitment to Israel’s security during a recent visit to the occupied territories. Where i…
Gaza: USAID freeze came after agreement was reached
[ 14/08/2011 - 10:06 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Tahir al-Nono, spokesman for the government in Gaza, expressed shock after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) declared freezing operations in the Gaza Strip after an auditing agre…
#DissolveThePA ~ by Yasir M. Tineh
PA stands for Palestinian Authority, The legislative body currently governing the West Bank. August 14, 2011 by Yasir M. Tineh Headed by Mahmoud Abbas the PA is recognized as the government in control of Palestinian security and civilian affairs. T…
Oslo’s Other Tragedy
By Dallas Darling | Palestine Chronicle | Aug 14, 2011 Oslo’s ‘other’ tragedy had nothing to do with a homegrown killer, one who had became mesmerized with extremist views and images shown in the global mass media, and one w…
81 US lawmakers in Israel on ‘tour’ sponsored by Zionist lobbying group
Some background info to read while you keep paying tax while lawmakers enjoy their holiday to learn HOW TO REPRESENT ISRAEL in stead of USA: About the cost of US congressmen: “We pay congressmen $174,000 per year. Then we give them an employee al…
Israel’s Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi to Glenn Beck: ‘G-d will bless you for what you did’ – video
by Lizzy Ratner on August 12, 2011 | Mondoweiss It’s T minus twelve days until Glenn Beck’s big End Times powwow in Jerusalem (an event he has predicted “will change the direction of the world”), and the wing-nuts are comin…
Building A Home in the Village of Thabrah
PNN – Palestine News Network -13.08.11 – 13:45 PNN – Thabrah – A group of 12 young people from the United States and Canada, volunteering with the North American organization Hope Equals, helps rebuild a house for a Palestinian …
The road to New York goes through Lebanon and Qatar
By Bassam Abu Eid | Maan News Agency | Aug 11, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — As the Palestinian UN bid for recognition approaches in September, two Arab countries will hold key positions in both the Security Council and General Assembly, a…
US Mideast policy: Well on its way to total irrelevance
Wednesday, August 10 2011| Noam Sheizaf | + 972 Magazine By following Jerusalem’s lead regarding the Palestinian UN bid, the United State is diminishing its own position in the region, and actually proving that the Palestinians have nothing…
The American ambassador’s Twitter diplomacy
Wednesday, August 10 2011| Noam Sheizaf | +972 Magazine The new American ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, has a Twitter account. What does he tweet? For example, a message on his visit to a missile battery (in both Hebrew and English). @Amb…
Israel prepares for clashes with Syria
PressTV – Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:57PM GMT Israeli soldiers (file photo) Israeli military forces are getting ready for a possible military engagement with Syria if the UN votes for an independent Palestinian state in September, a report says. The Isra…
Republican presidential candidate wants to destroy UN if it recognizes Palestine
Thursday, August 11 2011| Noam Sheizaf | +972 Magazine In an op-ed published on the pro-Netanyahu tabloid Yisrael Hayom, Republican Newt Gingrich calls upon the United States to stop supporting the United Nation if it votes for Palestinian in…
US slams Israel for settlement expansion
PressTV - Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:56AM GMT Israeli settlements (file photo) The US administration has criticized Israel for authorizing the building of over 900 new settlement units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). The US government stated Tuesday it i…
US ‘deeply concerned’ by settlement expansion
Related Important Notice | Map of planned Har Homa Illegal Settlement Expansion (983 units) in Bethlehem governorate -Palestine BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The US is concerned about Israel’s approval of over 900 housing units in the …