Tag Archives: Palestinian people
Whether or not he achieves diplomatic breakthroughs on his visit to Israel, President Obama’s trip could help the peace process by focusing news media attention, for once, on positive aspects of normal existence in that controversial corner of the Middle … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Barack Obama, Gaza, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East, Palestinian people, United States, west bank
|
(JTA) – Two Ethiopian runners who traveled to Israel for last Friday’s Jerusalem Marathon absconded during the race in a suspected effort to stay in the country indefinitely. The two women, Malet Mekonen, 24, and Mahalat Zalika, 25, were seen at … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
|
Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem marathon, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Palestinian people, tel aviv
|
JERUSALEM — Abraham Kabeto Ketla of Ethiopia has won the third Jerusalem marathon, setting a record for the race. About 20,000 runners took part despite protests by Palestinians. Ketla finished in 2 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds Friday, beating … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
|
Tagged Abraham, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Jerusalem marathon, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Palestinian people, Six-Day War
|
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan Decolonization was a feature of post-World War II era and the surrender of Nazi Germany. The UN Charter was created; the Arab League was formed in 1945 by seven countries; twenty-nine non-aligned countries from Africa and … read more »
By David Horowitz Introduction Israel, the only democracy and tolerant society in the Middle East, is surrounded by Muslim states that have sworn to destroy it and have conducted a genocidal propaganda campaign against the Jews, promising to “finish the … read more »
“The world today is in the throes of complex crises. The ideals of tolerance and coexistence and the right to differ are being grossly violated. At the same time, we are witnessing some of the worst manifestations of extremism and … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Columnist, Mali, Said Temsamani, West Africa
|
Tagged Cairo, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Mali, Morocco, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Organization Islamic Conference, Palestinian people, Ummah
|
By Kathy Kelly – Gaza Dr. T., a medical doctor, is a Palestinian living in Gaza City. He is still reeling from days of aerial bombardment. When I asked about the children in his community he told me his church … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Beit Lahia, Gaza, Gazan, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Kathy Kelly, Palestinian people, Santa Claus
|
by AUDREY BOMSE and JAMES MARC LEAS Gaza City. The Palestinian Authority would be “traitors” if they agreed to a condition the UK is seeking to impose in exchange for agreeing to support Palestine upgrading its membership in the UN. … read more »
By Ramzy Baroud In life, some phenomena cannot be explained by ordinary logic or technical language, let alone official discourses. How did Gaza manage to fight back with such ferocity and undying vigor in quelling the latest Israeli war despite … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
|
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza, Gaza War, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestinian people, tel aviv
|
THE MANTRA of this round was Once And For All. “We must put an end to this (the rockets, Hamas, the Palestinians, the Arabs?) Once and For All!” – this cry from the heart was heard dozens of times daily … read more »
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Six men accused of being ‘Israeli spies’ were dragged through the streets of Gaza City and executed in front of a chanting mob today as Israel warned Palestinians to evacuate some areas of the territory in apparent … read more »
Posted in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Global Issues, Middle East, Nigeria, Somali, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
|
Tagged Egypt, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian people
|
By Robert Spencer The Jerusalem Post reported Monday that “Israel agreed to briefly hold off on sending ground forces into Gaza to allow time for cease-fire efforts to continue.” Meanwhile, Hamas top dog Khaled Mashaal demanded that Israel initiate a … read more »
By: James M. Dorsey When Spanish giants Real Madrid and FC Barcelona clashed this weekend, two matches separated by thousands of kilometers were played, one on and one off the pitch. The Spanish clash ended in a draw in Barcelona’s … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Barcelona, camp nou, FC Barcelona, Gaza, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Israel, Palestinian people, west bank
|
Egypt President highlights Palestine issue as key concern Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since becoming his country’s first democratically and freely elected civilian President, Egypt’s Mohamed Morsy today highlighted his nation’s progress over the past … read more »
Posted in Egypt, United Nation (UN)
|
Tagged Arab World, Bashar Al-Assad, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, IndepthAfrica world news, Mohamed Morsy, Palestinian people, UNESCO, United Nations, United Nations General Assembly
|
By: New Civilisation By Reza Pankhurst The Egyptian government, led by President Mohammad Morsi, is currently preparing for war. While a few (naïve) analysts may have assumed that the first war declared would be against Israel, given the Muslim Brotherhood’s apparent support … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
|
Tagged Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, Jordan, Lebanon, Non-Aligned Movement, Palestinian people, Palestinian refugee, Syria, UNRWA
|
y Ramzy Baroud The official position of Arab nations is unambiguous: solidarity with Palestine is paramount. But facts on the ground point to a disturbingly different reality, one in which Palestinians are mistreated beyond any rational justification in various Arab … read more »
By Tamar Fleishman –The West Bank The camps stood opposite of each other during each one of the Ramadan Fridays. From dawn to afternoon- when the prayer at Al-Aqsa was being conducted, the Palestinians stood armed with their prayer mats … read more »
In a 1977 Supreme Court opinion, Thurgood Marshall, the court’s first African-American justice, observed, “Social scientists agree that members of minority groups frequently respond to discrimination and prejudice by attempting to disassociate themselves from the group, even to the point … read more »
When Mitt Romney arrived in Jerusalem and suggested that Israel’s success contrasted with its Muslim neighbors was due to a culture of success, he was waving a red flag in front of a red bull. Romney’s comments were as provocative … read more »
Karsten Farms sells dates, amongst other produce, under brands such as “Kalahari Medjoul Dates” and have a trade agreement with an Israeli cooperative, Hadiklaim – a company operating, against international law, in the illegal Israeli settlements. The decision by the … read more »
LONDON) – A press release has just arrived in my inbox from the Palestinian Mission UK proudly proclaiming Ambassador Hassassian’s jaunt to the Labour Friends of Palestine Gala Dinner where he was keynote speaker alongside Labour Party leader Ed Miliband. … read more »
(RAMALLAH, Palestine) – It was a scene that riveted the world for weeks: The ailing Yasser Arafat, first besieged by Israeli tanks in his Ramallah compound, then shuttled to Paris, where he spent his final days undergoing a barrage of … read more »
In a move that Alan Dershowitz correctly calls “bigotry and censorship,” writer Alice Walker has said she would not allow the translation of her novel The Color Purpleinto Hebrew because “Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian … read more »
When it comes to Thomas Friedman’s all-too-often misguided and misleading commentary on the Middle East, and especially on the Arab-Israel conflict, one must keep in mind that even a stopped clock is right twice a day. In his New York … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Africa news, African news, Arab, Friedman, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jew, Marwan Barghouti, Palestinian people, Thomas Friedman, west bank
|
Joseph Puder During a recent presentation made by this writer at a meeting attended by religious leaders and held in a Universalist Unitarian Church in New Jersey, the minister/host, in response to hearing the results of a survey addressing the … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Africa news, African news, Arab, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Israel, Jew, Middle East, Palestinian people, Peel Commission, United Methodist Church
|
Gaza City – Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian woman prisoner who spent 43 days on hunger strike to the Gaza Strip, under a deal that has been criticised by Palestinians. Eyewitnesses and Palestinian officials told AFP that Hanaa Shalabi … read more »
Posted in World News
|
Tagged Africa news, African news, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Hungerstrike, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Palestinian people, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Shalabi, west bank
|
Too often the media focus on – or even actively promote – the pro-Palestinian narrative that demonizes Israel. They report on the highly mobilized, relentless efforts to isolate and economically weaken the state of Israel. Much less often, if ever, … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Avigdor Lieberman, Canada, Dead Sea, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Israel, Israel Boycott, Lavan, Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian people
|
“The desert is groaning”, declares Cornerstone magazine, the Palestinian Sabeel Theology Center’s publication. “The Israeli army and settlers have polluted the Palestinian areas,” writes Reverend Naim Ateek, who heads the notorious anti-Jewish Christian center. Despite the fact that Israel is … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Africa news, African news, Ahava, Antisemitism, Eyal Weizman, Golan Heights, Green, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Palestinian people, Saddam Hussein
|
Bruce Thornton There is no idea so hateful or useless that some university somewhere won’t hold a conference on it. The latest example of this unfortunate truism is the recently announced “Israel/Palestine and the One-State Conference” scheduled for early March … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
|
Tagged Arab, Czechoslovakia, German, Ilan Pappé, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian people, Sudeten Germans
|
According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), Arab citizens (below called Israeli Arabs) “are discriminated (against) in almost every aspect of their lives,” including: employment; education; healthcare; housing; land; infrastructure; political representation; legislation; personal safety; socioeconomic status; … read more »
Posted in America, Columnist, Global Issues, Stephen Lendman
|
Tagged Arab, Arab people, Bedouin, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jews, Negev, Negev Bedouin, Palestinian people
|
|
Calendar 
