Archive for the ‘Palestine-Israel’ Category
Obama Should Visit Gaza
by Medea Benjamin
3 Jun 09 | ei
U.S. President Obama should visit the Gaza Strip to see the death and the destruction caused by Israel’s recent attacks.
Obama to Tell Israel: Form New Peace Policy By July
United States President Barack Obama intends to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu four to six weeks to provide an “updated position” regarding construction in West Bank settlements and the two-state principle. Read the rest of this entry »
Study Likens Israel to South African Apartheid; U.S. Pressed to End Gaza Blockade
U.S. Out of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
by Ivan Eland
30 May 09 | AWC
Hillary Clinton’s blunt public statement that President Obama “wants to see a stop to settlements – not some settlements, not outposts, not natural growth exceptions” made for good headlines. The Israelis were shocked and upset that their slavish ally had acted slightly less obsequious and engaged in a public spat with them. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel to Sell ‘War on Iran’ Plans at OAS, Begins Its Largest Military Drill Ever
Israel, which is gradually losing the support it enjoyed in the EU and the U.S., is planning to have a presence in Latin America to counter Iran’s growing ties in the region.
Israel ‘Loyalty Law’ Rejected
31 May 09 | AJE
An Israeli government committee has rejected a draft bill that would have required Israelis to take an oath of loyalty.
Israel Bites U.S. Hand That Feeds It
Israel takes a clear and decisive step against the world displaying its rogue nature in latest shake up over the illegal settlement development. Read the rest of this entry »
Hamas: Abbas Mustn’t Relinquish Our Rights for a ‘U.S. Illusion’
Palestinian factions in exile in Damascus on Saturday warned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas against giving up on the “rights of the Palestinian people” in exchange for a “U.S. illusion.” Read the rest of this entry »
Israel OKs Bill to Outlaw Denial of Israel as ‘Jewish State’; Crisis Deepens in West Bank
28 May 09 | AWC News, IPS and Ha’aretz
Latest in a series of laws aimed at silencing Arab citizens. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel Debates ‘Loyalty’ Law, Defies U.S. Call for Total Settlement Freeze
The Israeli parliament has passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would mandate the imprisonment of anyone who calls for the end of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, according to the Jerusalem Post newspaper.
Israel Threatening Iran with ‘Nukes’
27 May 09 | PTV
As Israel remains adamant on blemishing the prospects of Iran-U.S. dialogue and coaxing the White House into a war, Israel’s military Chief of Staff says the regime is ready to use all options against Iran.
Israel Debates Annexing West Bank, Warns Gazans Will Be Shot if They Come Close to Border Fence
Israeli lawmakers have debated a proposal based on which the regime would annex parts of the West Bank occupied in the 1967 war. Read the rest of this entry »
What You Know About Iran is Wrong
by Fareed Zakaria
23 May 09 | Newsweek
They may not want the bomb and many other unexpected truths. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Israel is Isolated Though Its Radical Position’
Moscow should maintain contact with Hamas, especially now that the group has adopted a more realistic approach to the peace process in the Middle East.
That’s according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, speaking after negotiations with the group’s leader Khaled Meshaal. The meeting came during the latest stage of Lavrov’s Middle East tour. (4:50):
Israel to Ignite All-Out Regional War?
Gilani: U.S. Drones Attacks “Counter-Productive”
23 May 09 | PTV
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says attacks by U.S. drones on Pakistani territory were “counter-productive” because they undermined Islamabad.
Obama Orders Update to Iran Attack Plan
Netanyahu: Israel Will Expand Further Into West Bank
21 May 09 | AJE, Ha’aretz and Raw Story
Israel is marking 42 years of what it considers to be the reunification of Jerusalem. For many, it’s a day of liberation, reinforcing what they say is their rightful ownership of land, even if it means forcing thousands of Palestinians out of their homes. Jacky Rowland reports. (2:42):
Netanyahu: Jerusalem will never be divided
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Thursday that all of Jerusalem would always remain under Israeli sovereignty, in comments likely to spark consternation among Palestinians who hope to make the city the capital of a future state. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel Kidnaps 26 Palestinians in West Bank
21 May 09 | PTV
The Israeli army has arrested at least 26 Palestinians as part of its notorious kidnapping campaign in the West Bank city of Qal-qiliya.
U.S. Keeps Nuclear “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy With Israel, Calls For More Sanctions on Iran
The U.S. administration of President Barack Obama will not force Israel to state publicly whether it has nuclear weapons, an Israeli official said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Netanyahu to Dismantle Outposts as Gesture to Obama
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have agreed on a plan to evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank, mainly those located on Palestinian land, within weeks, Defense Ministry sources told Haaretz Wednesday.
Reports Say Obama Will Call for ‘Demilitarized’ Palestine
20 May 09 | AWC News
Land swaps would aim for “contiguous” nation-state. Read the rest of this entry »
Israel Unleashes New War on Gaza Ghetto, U.S. Calls for Settlements to Halt
20 May 09 | PTV, AJE and Ha’aretz
As Gazan survivors of the latest Israeli onslaught piece together what is left of their lives, Israeli warplanes return to the skies of the territory to unleash fresh air strikes. Read the rest of this entry »
Iran (and India) Test Ballistic Missiles, Israel Enters ‘Large-Scale Military Exercises’
The Netanyahu-Obama Meeting
No relays on The Wire from today’s meeting.
Our Google Readers aren’t broken. We just really don’t care today.
It’s not that we don’t care in the apathetic sense, but in the sense that today was a joke — a photo-op. The empirical evidence shows the direction where Palestine-Israel is going in the short term and we’ve busted our tails in our free time to share this information on The Wire and The Blog. We’re also shared a wealth of evidence comparing the Newspeak with the facts on Iran on The Wire and The Blog.
Educate yourselves and reason through the facts. We’ve labored hard to gather what we have for you.
Always keep in minds who pulls the strings on the players in this drama.
