Internet use among Palestinians is suffering from the West Bank-Gaza split and from Israeli pressure, according to a new report published this week. The Global Information Society Watch report, which is published annually, deals this time with issues surrounding access to information and freedom of acquiring knowledge, two things the report argues are essential for the [...]
Hathem Abd Al-Qadr, who is in charge of the Jerusalem portfolio in Fatah, has stated that the Palestinian Authority looks like a stroke victim – but that this does not mean that there is no way to act. He said that when the Palestinians declare ... November 23, 2009, 12:51 pm
CAIRO: With the Egyptian initiated October 26th reconciliation pact between Palestinian faction’s Fatah and Hamas unsigned, hopes for a future Palestinian state are in serious doubt. From the deadlocked recent talks in Cairo, some commentators are left wondering in whose interest is reconciliation between the two Palestinian parties? Azmi Ashour an analyst at Cairo’s Al-Ahram Center [...]...
Inquiry & Analysis | No. 566 |November 23, 2009 Egypt/Palestinians Egypt's Palestinian Reconciliation Document By C. Jacob* Introduction In the past year, Egypt has carried out an ongoing effort of mediation between Hamas and Fatah, in a bid to end the internal Palestinian conflict. In October 2009, it demanded that the two sides sign a reconciliation agreement, which Fatah
Among them would be Marwan Barghouti, a popular leader of Hamas rival Fatah, who is serving multiple life sentences for involvement in deadly attacks. Barghouti is seen as a top contender for the next Palestinian president.
Sa'ada fighting risks turning into proxy war between Sunni powerhouse of Saudi Arabia and Shia rival, Iran Saudi bombing raids on rebel positions inside Yemen represent a significant escalation of a local conflict that has become entangled in wider regional rivalries with alarming sectarian undertones. Viewed from Riyadh, the fighting in Sa'ada province is intended to protect the Saudi side of a long...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday. Israeli President Shimon Peres, who met with Egypt's president in Cairo Sunday, confirmed progress in the negotiations to free captured soldier Sgt. Gilad Schalit,...
"The Jews poisoned him [Arafat] and I hate them very much. Allah will repay them what they deserve." [Video of "Palestinian" girl shown at Arafat memorial, PATV (Fatah), Nov. 10, 2009] A televised memorial ceremony for Yasser Arafat included a video clip of "Palestinian" children delivering messages in honor of Arafat. It is noteworthy that even though this clip was prerecorded...
Palestinian panel to sidestep vote ABBAS WOULD STAY IN POST Move embodies 'political consensus of the PLO' The Washington Post "JERUSALEM -- To keep the Palestinian Authority government working after its term expires in January, Palestinians are turning to an unelected group of political insiders instead of holding new elections , according to Palestinian officials and outside analysts. The Palestine...
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Israel prevents equipment meant for bettering the internet industry from entering the Palestinian Authority - equipment such as servers and routers. Moreover, Israel is delaying giving a permit to... The Israeli Occupation Archive (IOA) covers Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands, now in its fifth decade. Go to the IOA website for much more...
Fatah had made a strategic decision to declare a third intifada against Israel, movement officials told Nazereth-based newspaper Hadith Anas , citing the failed peace talks as the reason for their resolution. The newspaper report quoted Fatah Central Committee members as saying that the movement wished to implement a decision made during its sixth convention, which assembled last August in the West...
Fatah has reportedly made a strategic decision to declare a third intifada against Israel, thus implementing a decision made during its recent sixth convention. This intifada is supposedly to be in...
Palestinian labourer prays at a construction site in Gilo, a Jewish settlement on land Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality, November 17, 2009. So Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs has said “We are dismayed at the Jerusalem planning committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem.” The Obama administration...
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