The heart of the E1 Settlement Plan In the overall context of Israel’s aim to annex vast areas of the Occupied State of Palestine to Israel, through its settlement enterprise and accompanying policies of colonization,…
Secretary of State John Kerry called the collapse of the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks “reality-check time” for the peace process. That reassessment should include the self-defeating U.S. policy of opposing steps toward justice…
State Dept. reiterates that, despite Israel’s protestations, the U.S. will judge the new Palestinian unity government on its actions. The U.S. State Department rejected on Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s protestations over the fact that…
The government of national consensus that took the oath of office before Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas today may save Hamas from its suffocating financial crisis and the heavy burden of administering Gaza, but at the same time will weaken…
THE STRANGEST THINGS become routine. Every weekday evening, a taxi idles outside the Ofer military prison compound in Beitunia, about 10 minutes south of Ramallah, waiting for the gate to slide open and a few…
G4S, a multinational firm that offers services in the security sector, has ties with Israel’s defense establishment. A British government-funded watchdog will investigate a top UK-based multinational corporation which has been accused of profiting from…
A new position paper, which echoes previous statements by EU negotiators and leaders, urges the EU to adopt a more confrontational approach toward Jerusalem. A top European think tank is urging the European Union to take concrete…
I am Jewish, I am a Zionist and I am a loyal citizen of the State of Israel. I believe that as a Jew, a Zionist and an Israeli the most important mission the State…
Sepp Blatter vows to help Palestinians in meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, promises solution for Israeli travel restrictions on soccer players FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Monday he is determined to solve the Palestinian Football…
The following is the official translation of the full text of Pope Francis’ speech at the Palestinian president palace beside Mahmoud Abbas Sunday morning. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5FNdnhsZng&feature=share @ 1:07:38 Mr President, Dear Friends, I thank President Mahmoud…
How can founding ICC members such as the UK and France support the work of the court while opposing Palestinian membership, asks Clive Baldwin? The British government has said many times that it is a…
Professor Mary C. Grey will be giving a talk , “From Galilean shores to Israeli checkpoints : the witness of non-violent resistance & a spirituality of steadfastness in the conflict situation of Israel/Palestine”. Mary Grey…
UK government awards ‘special mission’ status to head-off would-be arrest warrant sought for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The British government has granted temporary diplomatic immunity to a prominent Israeli politician ahead of a visit…
Netanyahu and Obama at the United Nations, 2011. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) For most of Obama’s time in office, Netanyahu and the Israel lobby tied him down like Gulliver. After initially confronting Netanyahu on settlements, Obama retreated…
The increasing animosity between Netanyahu and Obama put an end to Israeli-Palestinian negotiations way before they reached their end on April 29, 2014. What I am about to present here is a theory. I have…