Posted on July 12th, 2010 by Marian Houk
If Israel was ambivalent (or of several minds) about the applicability of international law, prior to the Israeli naval assault on the Freedom Flotilla in the pre-dawn hours of 31 May, the Israeli government has now rediscovered its value.
Professor Ruth Lapidot, a former legal adviser to Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of — [...]
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Filed under: Academic studies and research, Ambassadors and other diplomats, Boundaries & Borders, Egypt, Gaza, Humanitarian Aid, International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by Marian Houk
The U.S. State Department Acting Deputy Department Spokesman, Mark Toner, told journalists at a regular briefing in Washington on Friday that “We have called for – and I believe there is an ongoing investigation in that case, so we support — that investigation” [into the brutal death of Khaled Said soon after being detained by [...]
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Filed under: Blogging, Egypt, Human Rights, Torture, USA
Posted on June 29th, 2010 by Marian Houk
2010.05.07
On 7 May, the Turkish relief organization IHH posted these remarks on its website [in a post entitled "Israel Is Acting Like Pirates"]:
“Bulent Yildirim, President of IHH, said ‘If they harass the flotilla, what is left to separate the state of Israel from the pirates of Somalia?’ noting that the convoy will not even draw [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Cyprus, Egypt, Gaza, Human Rights, International Law, Israel, Law of the Sea Convention, Lebanon, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions
Posted on June 26th, 2010 by Marian Houk
Ben Wedeman’s report for CNN today on yesterday’s demonstration in Alexandria [there was also a big demonstration in Cairo] against the death in police custody of Khaled Said, and against torture, is posted here.
One woman demonstrating told CNN that: “They want to tame us and they want to get us used to torture, even in [...]
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Filed under: Blogging, Egypt, Human Rights, Journalism and Journalists, Torture
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by Marian Houk
OK, since you asked, I will give my recommendations for the slow-moving MV Rachel Corrie, still reportedly moving toward Gaza loaded with a lot of badly-needed cement, and possibly one other vessel (maybe one of two in Cyprus — the other Challenger, or the Spirit?)
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Donors, Egypt, Gaza, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians, Sanctions
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by Marian Houk
The announcement was made from Egypt as the Arab League met to discuss yesterday’s Israeli attack at sea on the Freedom Flotilla: the crossing into Gaza via Rafah would now be opened.
Egypt, with significant American material and technical assistance, has been building a steel wall that extends many meters underground, to prevent smuggling from the [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Egypt, Gaza, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Sanctions, UN Security Council
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 old) [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Egypt, Human Rights, Israel
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Today, speaking to journalists at a press conference at the presidential headquarters in Cairo (after his meeting with Egyptian President Husni Mubarak), the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave some new details about the circumstances surrounding the fiasco concerning the Goldstone report in the UN Human Rights Council on 2 October.
According to a report of Abbas’ [...]
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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Excerpts from an interview with Yasser Abbas in Ramallah – 18 December 2008 – by Marian Houk – Part 3
Other excerpts:
Part 4: Separation of Powers in Ramallah
Part 2: Fatah and Hamas – what’s the problem?
Part 1: Fatah and Hamas – and the Abbas family house in Gaza
Question (Marian Houk): Let me start by asking [...]
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Filed under: Boundaries & Borders, Egypt, Gaza, Global Economy, Law of the Sea Convention, Palestine & Palestinians, Qatar
Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Marian Houk
Well, despite the reported fact that the U.S. is not in favor of Palestinian (Fatah+Hamas) reconcilation on the purported grounds that it is bad for Israeli-Palestinian (West Bank) negotiations, Fatah has signed the reconciliation document received in Ramallah on Sunday after having been negotiated over many months by Egypt.
It is suggested that Fatah signed because [...]
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Filed under: Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Negotiators and negotiations, Palestine & Palestinians
