Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Here is the graphic of the map, as Haaretz reconstructed it, of the “unprecedented” offer made during direct contacts in 2008 between Israel’s then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen ): The accompanying article, published in Haaretz today, was written by Aluf Benn, who reported that “Former prime minister Ehud [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Marian Houk
I think they mean until the next elections…right? Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) himself set the elections for January 24 [throwing down the gauntlet to Hamas at a critical moment in the Egyptian-mediated efforts to reconcile Fatah and Hamas -- something which Israel and the U.S., at least, do not really want]. Now, those [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Marian Houk
The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday that there is a big “pilgrimage” being planned for Thursday by a “group of activists dedicated to bringing Jews to the Temple Mount” (known to Muslims as the Haram as-Sharif, where Al-Aqsa Mosque is located, in the Old City of East Jerusalem. The JPost story said that these activists [...]
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Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) told the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Central Committee meeting in Ramallah today that the Palestinian claim is for a state on the land that was occupied by Israel on or after 4 June 1967 — “that’s all”, he said, “not more than that”… UPDATE: The Jerusalem Post reported that [...]
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Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Marian Houk
I guess she (Aminatou Haidar) hadn’t thought of this herself … [Background: (1) According to a report from AFP on 21 November, "Western Sahara activist Aminatou Haidar has declined an offer by Madrid to grant her refugee status following her expulsion from the territory by Morocco, a representative said Saturday ... Haidar is at the [...]
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Posted on December 15th, 2009 by Marian Houk
She took it well — much better than I would have, to be perfectly honest. Lily Sussman’s laptop was shot by Israeli security officials during an extended security inspection, while she was trying to enter Israel from Egypt, where she lives. Her account is just below: “…Israeli security officers (most who looked around 18 years [...]
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Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Marian Houk
The Financial Times has published, today, an OpEd piece by Chris Patten [co-chair of the International Crisis Group and a former European commissioner for external affairs] on last week’s statement of policy on Palestine and Israel: “It was not quite as good as it should have been. Acting seemingly on instruction from Israel’s foreign ministry, [...]
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Posted on December 13th, 2009 by Marian Houk
During a recent visit to Washington, former Israeli Justice Minister Yossi Beilin said: “I believe the mission of Senator [George] Mitchell failed. I think Mr. Mitchell should resign. After one year in which nothing happened ¢but to the worse, I don’t think that he can continue his mission when the parties have not even met [...]
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Posted on December 11th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Palestinian television is showing a live broadcast of Friday prayers from Al-Aqsa mosque in the Old City of East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Media Communications Center (JMCC) has just sent out an SMS saying that Hatem Abdel Qader (Eid), a Fatah activist from East Jerusalem who resigned last spring from a brief tenure as Palestinian Authority [...]
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Filed under: Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Marian Houk
That’s a safe way out. The EU Foreign Ministers had been expected to vote — yes, vote, meaning that there was not unanimity, but those who are for or against the proposal would have to openly show their position — on a document containing a draft proposal supporting the Palestinian position that East Jerusalem would [...]
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