First published by the Arab Weekly on 11/3/2018 Apart from the economic effects of the occupation of Hebron, the settlers make the lives of Palestinians miserable and often violently attack them. Worsening toll. Palestinian men walk past closed shops in the West Bank city of Hebron, last December. (AFP) It has been 24 years since …
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Publié initialement par Middle East Eye, édition française on 2/3/2018 Le président palestinien a appelé à la tenue d’une conférence internationale d’ici la mi-2018 pour reconnaître la Palestine en tant qu’État, mais les perspectives sont moroses face au parti pris américain en faveur d’Israël Lors d’une récente réunion du Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, le …
Continue reading La vision d’Abbas pour la paix a été tuée dans l’œuf
First published by the Middle East Eye on 27/2/2018 The Palestinian president has called for an international conference by mid-2018 to recognise Palestine as a state, but prospects are bleak amid US bias towards Israel At a recent UN Security Council meeting, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was set to deliver what was billed by his …
Continue reading Abbas’ vision for peace is dead in its tracks
First published by the Arab Weekly on 25/2/2018 How else does one explain replacing Bedouin villages with Jewish-only settlements? Unabated onslaught. Bedouin children stand on the rubble of two classrooms destroyed by the Israeli Army in the village of Abu Nuwar in the West Bank, on February 4. (AP) Descendants of the Bedouins who inhabited …
First published by the Middle East Monitor on 9/2/2018 President Donald Trump address to Congress in Washington, US on 30 January 2018 [Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency] Since US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the subsequent decision to cut American funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority, the Palestinian leadership …
First published by the Middle East Eye on 6/2/2018 If it is to be taken seriously as a broker for peace, the EU must make disruptive decisions to pressure Israel, just as the US has been doing against Palestinians The past few weeks have been transformational for the prospects, or rather lack thereof, for peace …
Continue reading EU is all talk and no action on Israel-Palestine conflict
First published by the Arab Weekly on 28/1/2018 UNRWA’s highly recognisable logo, at least to Palestinians, adorns schools, hospitals and offices run by the organisation wherever the refugees live. Heavy blow. Palestinian refugees collect aid parcels at a UN food distribution centre in Rafah, on January 21.(AFP) The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine …
Continue reading UNRWA’s mandate ends only after return of Palestinian refugees
Translated from English Published on the Middle East Eye édition française on 22/1/2018 Mahmoud Abbas va demander à l'Union européenne de reconnaître l'État de Palestine. Mais la cause et les sacrifices consentis par des millions de Palestiniens méritent beaucoup plus que ce que les dirigeants actuels ont accompli ou ne pourront jamais offrir Lors de …
First published by the Arab Weekly on 21/1/2018 Israel is using its control of entry points to the occupied Palestinian territories to punish human rights activists and organisations. Fifty years after Israel took control of all of historic Palestine in the Six-Day War, it is taking a number of approaches to the status and laws …
Continue reading Israeli sovereignty doesn’t extend to Palestinian territories
First published by the Middle East Eye on 19/1/2018 The cause and the sacrifices made by millions of Palestinians deserve much more than the current leadership have or can achieve During the last Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah, President Mahmoud Abbas made reference to football when describing some of the Palestinian achievements in recent …
Continue reading Palestinian leadership should retire gracefully or be removed by the people
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