Norman Finkelstein: Prospects, Hope and Strategies for the Future in Palestine
On Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 in Blog, News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
On Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 in Blog, News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
On Thursday, October 15th, 2015 in Blog, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
Where is the International outrage at a new ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy! In September this year, the Israeli parliament passed severe new measures allowing the use of live fire against Palestinian protestors and the introduction of severe sentences for stone throwers. “Until recently, police officers would open fire when their own lives were at risk” Netanyahu said. “From now on, they will be allowed to open fire – and they will know they have a right to do so –
On Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 in Blog, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
On Sunday, January 9th, 2011 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
Instead of working toward revealing the truth behind the recent death of an anti-fence demonstrator the IDF is reaching into its bag of lies. By Gideon Levy Jawaher Abu Ramah died young. She stood facing the demonstrators against the separation fence in her village, inhaled very large quantities of the gas that Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired that day, collapsed and died several hours later at a Ramallah hospital. A protest against the separation fence in Bil’in in 2009. Jawaher
On Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
“Rejectionist front”: Maariv details Netanyahu’s refusal to directly negotiate with PA January 3, 2011 Didi Remez Leave a comment Go to comments Netanyahu As Israel’s diplomatic position erodes and the Palestinian Authority’s campaign for the unilateral recognition of a state in the 1967 borders gains ground, the demand for “direct negotiations” has become a central talking point of Israeli government spokespeople. Here’s the latest example, from a January 2 Associated Press report: He [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] said he was
On Thursday, December 30th, 2010 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
In what some in the IDF are banking on as the key to preventing another Goldstone Report, the IDF this week wrapped up its first-ever training course for a new military post aimed at helping Israel minimize harm to civilians during future operations in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Called “Population Coordination Officer,” the positions will be mostly held by reservists with the rank of captain or major. The week-long course was held at the Coordinator of Government Activities in
On Friday, December 3rd, 2010 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
If the Hariri tribunal indict several Hezbollah operatives, as expected, the militant group could use an escalation against Israel to divert the political storm. By Avi Issacharoff It is not clear in which direction Lebanon is heading: Is it a country on the verge of collapse? Is it heading toward a civil war? A war against Israel? Or is it just facing another political crisis that too will pass? There have been an increasing number of reports of late hinting
On Friday, October 22nd, 2010 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
A bill sponsored by MK Gideon Ezra (Kadima ) and seven other Knesset members proposes to ban residents of East Jerusalem from serving as tour guides in the city, potentially putting hundreds out of work. Ezra, who said he was temporarily freezing work on the bill so as not to damage the negotiations with Palestinians, said in the introduction to the bill he believed Palestinian residents of Jerusalem should not be certified guides because they did not represent Israel’s national
On Friday, October 22nd, 2010 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
Anti-Defamation League head says “pipe dream” of declaring statehood without making concessions or sacrifices must be given up. So said Anti-Defamation League national director Abe Foxman in an interview with The Jerusalem Post Tuesday night. Foxman, who has been a close adviser to American presidents on Israel and other issues for decades, said immediate action was needed by Obama in light of reports that the Palestinians were considering declaring a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The declaration,
On Friday, October 22nd, 2010 in News, The Israel-Palestine Conflict.
JERUSALEM – The U.N.’s Mideast envoy on Thursday criticized Israel’s renewed building in West Bank settlements in response to an Associated Press investigation. The AP report showed that Israel has begun building at least 544 apartments since a 10-month halt on new housing starts in the settlements expired late last month. Palestinians charge that construction in the settlements is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the issue has brought recently renewed U.S.-brokered peace talks to a