Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Marian Houk
After the meeting of Foreign Ministers of G-8 industrial countries concluded in Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday, Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon said, tersely, at the opening of a press conference with journalists, that “Now, with respect to the Middle East, we are all committed to see progress on the Roadmap and endorse the Quartet’s March 19th [...]
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Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Marian Houk
A group of Palestinian journalists in Bethlehem are mad as hell — and they aren’t going to take it any more (?)
Ma’an News Agency reported today that as a result of what happened at a demonstration at the main Bethlehem checkpoint yesterday (see our earlier report here, protesters and journalists were hit from both sides), [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Human Rights, Israel, Journalism and Journalists, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on March 29th, 2010 by Marian Houk
On Palm Sunday, Palestinian and other protestors tried to march from Bethlehem to Jerusalem without permits — saying that they should not need permits to visit holy sites and attend religious services in Jerusalem.
According to information received by email, “The march, which began after the Palm Sunday service at the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, [...]
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Posted on March 28th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Another Jewish holiday, another total closure of the West Bank (for Palestinians only — Israeli settlers can come and go as they please…)
Early this morning the Israeli Defense Ministry announced a total closure of the West Bank from Sunday through Tuesday, at the beginning of the Jewish Passover holiday which starts at sundown on Monday.
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Posted on March 27th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa (former Foreign Minister of Egypt, and before that Ambassador to the UN in New York) said at the opening of an Arab Summit meeting in Sirte, Libya, today that “We must prepare for the possibility that the peace process will be a complete failure … This is the time to [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Guess who is winning this Esquire Magazine reader poll of who is the sexiest woman alive?
On the left, 22-year-old Megan Fox. On the right, 63-year-old Helen Mirren.
To vote, go here.
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Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Marian Houk
1.) Why is Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas planning to arrive “late” for the Arab Summit in Libya?
2.) The Jerusalem Post reported, citing an AFP story, that “Israeli-Palestinian tensions are affecting US national security interests in the region, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. ‘The lack of progress toward Middle East peace is clearly an [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2010 by Marian Houk
The Jerusalem Post’s well-connected Defense Correspondent Yaakov Katz has reported today (Thursday) that “on Wednesday, the Military Police began investigating the shooting of two Palestinians on Saturday near Nablus who were killed, likely by IDF troops, during a protest. The soldiers were supposed to only use rubber bullets”. This news is posted here.
This is a [...]
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Posted on March 24th, 2010 by Marian Houk
UPDATE: On Thursday (25 March) Aluf Benn wrote in Haaretz that “Netanyahu almost believed the crisis had passed, that he had survived by offering partial, noncommittal answers to the Americans’ questions. Shortly before meeting with Obama, Netanyahu even warned the Palestinians that should they continue to demand a freeze on construction, he would postpone peace [...]
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Posted on March 23rd, 2010 by Marian Houk
YNet reported this tonight: “More West Bank violence: Two Israelis traveling on Hawara Road in the West Bank on Tuesday found themselves in the midst of a hail of rocks as nearby Palestinians pelted their vehicle with stones. The two Israelis sustained light injuries, but were able to get out of the car and opened [...]
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