Tag Archives: Jerusalem
UN General Assembly Censures Syria, But With Less Support Than Previous Resolutions
May 16, 2013
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution condemning Assad’s regime Wednesday, as the death toll in the war-torn nation hit at least 80,000.
“At least 80,000 have perished since the start of the hostilities,...
Israel Raises Eyebrows With Its Silence On Kerry-Backed Arab League Peace Plan
By The Associated Press
JERUSALEM — On the surface, the Arab League’s improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won...
Hawking’s Refusal To Attend Israeli Conference Spurs Divestment Debate In US
By Trisha Marczak
The movement to use peaceful, economic pressure to encourage the Israeli government to halt its illegal military occupation and construction of settlements in the West Bank is gaining momentum once again after renowned physicist Stephen Hawking stated he would boycott a...
Samer Issawi Ends 277 Day Hunger Strike, Reaches Deal For Early Release From Israeli Jail
By Martin Michaels
Update from Mint Press News:
After more than 277 days on hunger strike, Palestinian detainee Samer Issawi will end his fast after Israeli and Palestinian authorities reached a deal this week that would send Issawi to his home in Jerusalem after he serves an additional eight...
New York Times Anti-Palestinian Bias
By Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman
On April 4, The New York Times headlined “Palestinian Defiance on Display at West Bank Funerals.”
It discussed their anger in response to Israeli murder by torture and medical neglect. The Times didn’t explain. More on that below.
According...
Traitor For Truth: Israeli Journalist Highlights Double-Standard In Judgment Of Palestine’s Right to Resist
By Edward Rhymes
Incomplete version
Edward Rhymes
“Throwing stones is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of resistance. Persecution of stone-throwers, including 8-year-old children, is an inseparable part —...
Five Women Detained During Prayers At Western Wall
By Jessica Phelan
Israeli police today detained five women for performing traditionally male prayer rites at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the latest controversy in Israel’s ongoing debate over who has the right to worship at one of Judaism’s holiest sites.
The women’s...
Kerry Heads Back To Mideast For Fresh Peace Push
By The Associated Press
Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to the Middle East on his third trip there in just two weeks in a fresh bid to unlock long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
Kerry departs Saturday for Istanbul, the first leg of a six-nation trip that will see him travel on...
Thousands Protest In West Bank, Rocket Hits Israel
By The Associated Press
Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the West Bank in a show of outrage Thursday over the deaths of two Palestinian protesters killed in clashes with Israel and a third Palestinian who died of cancer in an Israeli prison. In Gaza, militants fired a rocket that...
Israel, Gaza Launch Heaviest Strikes Since Truce
By The Associated Press
Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel, as Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since they agreed to an internationally brokered cease-fire in November.
There were...
