Palestine
Israel blocks pro-Palestinian “flytilla”
By Jean Shaoul, April 17, 2012
Israel mounted a massive international effort at the weekend to prevent pro-Palestinian activists from entering Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion international airport, en route for Bethlehem in the West Bank, to join the “Welcome to Palestine 2012” campaign.
Israel: Documents show Defence Ministry planned West Bank land grabs
By Jean Shaoul, April 10, 2012
Recently released documents show that Israel’s Civil Administration, part of the Defence Ministry, has long earmarked up to 10 percent of the West Bank for new settlements or the expansion of existing ones.
Israel threatens Iran, continues air strikes against Gaza
By Jean Shaoul, March 19, 2012
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has insisted that Israel would act to defend itself against Iran even if Washington objected.
Israel expands deadly air strikes on Gaza
By Jean Shaoul, March 13, 2012
Israel on Monday carried out air strikes on Gaza for the fourth successive day, killing at least 22 Palestinians
Hamas aligns itself with US imperialism against Syria, Iran
By Sahand Avedis, March 1, 2012
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya delivered a speech in Cairo endorsing Syria’s Western-backed opposition and thereby confirming speculation that the Palestinian Islamist movement has found new patrons among the Middle East’s most reactionary regimes.
Israel steps up repression in occupied Palestinian territories
By Jean Shaoul, February 28, 2012
On Friday, Israeli forces fired on Palestinian protesters at a checkpoint near Ramallah in the West Bank, killing one young man and injuring four more.
Joint US-Israeli campaign against Palestinian UN bid
By Julie Hyland, November 5, 2011
The vote by Unesco to admit Palestine as a member has met with an aggressive reaction from Israel and the United States
Captured soldier Gilad Shalit freed in Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange
By Alex Lantier, October 19, 2011
Yesterday Hamas released captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to the Egyptian government in exchange for the release of 1,027 Palestinians detained by Israel.
US Congress blocks Palestinian aid after UN statehood bid
By Jean Shaoul, October 5, 2011
In a provocative move, the US Congress has blocked nearly $200 million of humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people, intended for food aid, health care and development initiatives.
Israel announces new settlements in East Jerusalem
By Jean Shaoul, October 1, 2011
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s right wing coalition government has approved the construction of 1,100 new homes in Gilo, an outer suburb of East Jerusalem, on what was Palestinian land.
United Nations attempts to stall Palestine statehood bid
By Jean Shaoul, September 26, 2011
On Friday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas formally submitted an application to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon requesting the General Assembly recognise a Palestinian state.
Palestine and the UN: The dead-end of the “peace process”
By Bill Van Auken, September 24, 2011
While the turn to the UN is a tacit admission of the bankruptcy of the US-brokered “peace process,” the bourgeois leadership of the Palestinian Authority is not posing any alternative.
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