Tag: palestine

US to Admit Palestinian Refugees from Iraq

Approximately 1,350 Palestinian refugees from Iraq are being considered for resettlement in the U.S. after being referred to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). "Really for the first time, the United States is recognizing a Palestinian refugee population that could be admitted to the U.S. as part … Continue reading “US to Admit Palestinian Refugees from Iraq”

The Two-State Solution, Israeli-Style

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has been much criticized in Israel, as well as abroad, for failing to present his own diplomatic initiative on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to forestall US intervention. Mr Netanyahu may have huffed and puffed before giving voice to the phrase "two states for two peoples" at Sunday’s cabinet meeting, but … Continue reading “The Two-State Solution, Israeli-Style”

Future of Fatah in Doubt

RAMALLAH — The future of Palestinian unity talks is far more complex than the bitter rivalry, bloodshed and division which represent the yawning chasm separating Palestine’s two main political factions, Hamas and Fatah. There are serious issues within Fatah that need to be resolved. After two decades of power struggles and acrimony within the organization, … Continue reading “Future of Fatah in Doubt”

Finding Fish, But Israelis Too

GAZA CITY — "They told us ‘go west or we will shoot you’," says Ashraf Sadallah. "Initially, we refused, so they began shooting very close all around our boat." At 6am on Jun. 16, Sadallah and his brother Abdel Hadi Sadallah, in their early twenties, went roughly 400 meters out to sea off the coast … Continue reading “Finding Fish, But Israelis Too”

Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated

The American media in its 24/7 half-life tends to turn the surprises of history, large and small, into flood-tide events. They sweep over us, offering a kind of news satiation that leads quickly enough to forgetfulness — as the media moves on. And then the subjects of the news are left to struggle, once again … Continue reading “Palestinian Violence Overstated, Jewish Violence Understated”

The Writing Is On the Settlement Walls

JERUSALEM — A paralyzing equation has long bedeviled would-be Middle East peacemakers: either, go directly to negotiating the kernel issues of the Israel-Palestine conflict — borders, security, refugees, Jerusalem — and leave, in the context of a full peace, the thorny question of Israeli settlements in the West Bank to fall naturally into place. Or, … Continue reading “The Writing Is On the Settlement Walls”

Israeli Army Beats and Tortures Children

The rights of Palestinian children are routinely violated by Israel’s security forces, according to a new report that says beatings and torture are common. In addition, hundreds of Palestinian minors are prosecuted by Israel each year without a proper trial and are denied family visits.   The findings by Defense for Children International (DCI) come … Continue reading “Israeli Army Beats and Tortures Children”