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・Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians in the West Bank early Saturday, security sources said. ・On Friday, the Israeli army arrested five PNA intelligence officers, for the first time in about 3 years. ・The detention of...
Construction on the Jerusalem Light Railway (JLR) began in 2006 with the pretext of, “bringing immediate relief to traffic congestion” and “revitalizing the center of Jerusalem”. To date, a total of 75 dunams of land have been...
The Age Obama in the Mideast: Innocents Abroad. Worse, Arrogant Innocents Abroad Telegraph.co.uk So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee's decision to move forward on the...
AFP – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) shakes hands with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud … SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) – Israeli settlement expansion on Palestinian territory must stop immediately, Brazilian...
Palestinian Building Demolished - JERUSALEM, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli leaders approved a 900-unit expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem, drawing a sharp rebuke from their U.S. counterparts. An aide to Israeli Prime...
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (IPS) - As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater Middle East that he inherited from George W. Bush's "global...
AFP – Israeli opposition chief Tzipi Livni (right) shakes hands with an envoy of Palestinian President Mahmoud … TANGIERS, Morocco (AFP) – Opposition chief Tzipi Livni reiterated her support Friday for a Palestinian state and...
The latest issue of Middle East Report is now available. Below is the blurb about the contents. Subscribe to Middle East Report or order individual copies at MERIP’s website. Included in the issue is a photo essay on road...
Beyond compare By Julie Peteet, Middle East Report, Winter, 2009 While South Africa was explicit about the goal of apartheid policies, Israel engages in discursive subterfuge so that the intent and effects of their policies...
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Analysis by Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (IPS) – As Barack Obama arrives home from his weeklong tour of East Asia, he confronts a growing list of ever more urgent problems in the Greater...
