Palestinians struggle in dire straits "What we are seeing is a catastrophic loss of the economy; it's in freefall so that people are living in conditions I would compare to parts of Africa and the poorest parts of Asia."
Gaza militants continue rockets attacks on Israel
36 Palestinians who fled Iraq to Jordan in 2003 flown to Brazil
BADIL Information & Discussion Brief No. 10 - Palestinian Refugee Children: International Protection and Durable Solutions BADIL Resource Center has released the tenth of a series of Information and Discussion Briefs aimed at contributing to effective protection, including rights-based durable solutions, for Palestinian refugees and internally displaced persons.
Bishops' warning over Middle East The Bishops of Exeter, Winchester and Coventry believe only a two-state solution will create peace.
But they said that this would soon become impossible unless international pressure was placed on Israel......They argued that the barrier should not be allowed to become Israel's new border because it would constitute the expansion of Israeli territory by force.
Hebron: Update: 16-24 September 2007
Palestinians seek deal deadline A Palestinian minister has called for a six-month deadline to complete a deal with Israel following the Middle East peace conference due later this year.
Politicians: U.S.-sponsored Mideast conference not likely to succeed amid Palestinian division Some Egyptian and Palestinian politicians and experts have played down chances of success of a U.S.-proposed international conference on Mideast peace due to Palestinian division, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported on Thursday.
Hamas gov't vows to deal with attacks against police officers
Violence, blockade disrupts schooling in Gaza: U.N. A third of Palestinian children at United Nations schools in Hamas-run Gaza struggle to read and write because violence and an Israeli blockade are disrupting their education, a United Nations agency said on Friday.
Syria doubts aims of Mideast conference
Policy paper calls for Palestinian refugees to return to Palestinian state Five former State Department and Pentagon officials are proposing Israeli and Palestinian capitals in Jerusalem and excluding Arab refugees from returning to Israel as part of an Middle East accord......In a separate message to Rice, 79 senators lined up by the pro-Israel lobby, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, said friendly Arab countries should participate in the conference as full partners of the United States.
Hamas accuses rival Fatah of wounding policemen
Report: Abbas agrees to talk to Hamas
Hamas warns of catastrophic Gaza medicine shortage Hamas warned on Thursday of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip which it has run for more than three months due to a dire shortage of basic medical supplies.
USS Liberty Memorial Web Site It was recently revamped.
Haidar Abdel Shafi
Israel allows news on bombing, but mystery remains The strike had the potential to sabotage next month's planned Bush administration Middle East peace conference. But the United States has made it clear that it still plans to invite Syria, even though that country is still officially at war with Israel.
AL chief calls for Arab ministerial meeting for U.S.-brokered peace conference
Palestinian students trapped in Gaza This is not just an issue of academic freedom, important though that is, but is a flagrant breach of a fundamental human right to education. This judgment undermines both academic freedom and the very possibility of constructive dialogue across communities.
In the wall's shadow: museum of Palestinian detainees - Feature
A shameful silence The organisation we look to for the protection of free speech has shut down debate on Palestine
JNF's blatant hypocrisy It is therefore clear that the relevant criterion for JNF officials is not "who is Jewish?", but rather, "who is Arab?", with the main objective guiding the JNF (even though it is unpleasant to declare this openly) is to continue preventing Arabs in the State of Israel from enjoying equal access to land resources.
Panorama to air Johnston special Alan Johnston, the BBC reporter who was kidnapped in Gaza in March, is to tell the full story of his captivity and release for the first time in an hour-long Panorama special.
Dispossessed: Novelist talks about the pain of Palestinians The dispossession of Palestinians was the motivating factor in Abulhawa's creation of Playgrounds for Palestine, a foundation that builds playgrounds for children living in the occupied territories. To date, the organization has built playgrounds in Bethlehem, Nablus, Khan Younis, Hebron and Rafah
Boost here, squeeze there Since the outbreak of the second Palestinian intifada (uprising) in 2000, Israel has built permanent checkpoints around most of the main Palestinian cities to protect the Israeli settlements nestled around them. The 45-minute journey from Ramallah to Nablus now takes Birzeit's supply trucks four or five hours. From Jenin, the West Bank's northern and most isolated district, 20,000 people may have emigrated south because it is so difficult to move around.
On stage in Jerusalem, Jewish and Arab audiences hear the other side of the story ? in their own language
Australian bishops warn against joining U.S. in pre-emptive strike "Obligations to an ally cannot include an obligation to engage in war that is not justified," the bishops said......."Australia as a global citizen should do everything possible to support the United Nations and other agents of mediation to bring about a just peace in the Holy Land," the bishops said.
Syria says Mideast problems result from Israeli occupation
Palestinians clash in Lebanese refugee camp
Bush warns Syria not to meddle in Lebanon election Pot, this is the kettle calling...
POLITICS: Mideast Meet Has Ambiguous Agenda
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