Egypt reportedly prepares to open the Rafah border crossing, allowing the passage of Palestinians to and from Gaza and Egypt.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/egypt-warns-israel-don-t-interfere-with-opening-of-gaza-border-crossing-1.358969
Saturday 30 April 2011
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Latest news
This afternoon it was reported that Hamas and Fatah had signed a reconciliation deal and had called for presidential and legislative elections to be held within this year. It has been reported that an agreement had been signed in Cairo. Though this has taken many officials by suprise, scepticism is abundant. Reuters news agency has also reported that the Israeli PM, Binyamin Netanyahu has directed a statement at the Palestinian Authority, stating they must choose either peace with Israel or peace with Hamas.
Reuters International:
The historic pact
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/idINIndia-56611620110427
Haaretz:
Netanyahu's 'ultimatum'
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-palestinian-authority-must-choose-peace-with-israel-or-hamas-1.358460
Reuters International:
The historic pact
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/27/idINIndia-56611620110427
Haaretz:
Netanyahu's 'ultimatum'
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/netanyahu-palestinian-authority-must-choose-peace-with-israel-or-hamas-1.358460
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Friday 15 April 2011
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Colour my life with the chaos of trouble
Young Palestinians have art showcased in the UK, by th A.M Qattan foundation.
A selection are shown on the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13013314
For more information on the foundation:
http://www.qattanfoundation.org/subpage/en/index.asp?sectionID=107
A selection are shown on the BBC website:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13013314
For more information on the foundation:
http://www.qattanfoundation.org/subpage/en/index.asp?sectionID=107
Saturday 9 April 2011
63 years on
9th April marks the 63rd anniversary of the massacre carried out at Deir Yassin, a village home to around 750 Palestinians, in the year 1948.
The following webpage has a detailed timeline of the event:
http://www.deiryassin.org/mas.html
Expect some more posts soon, related in particular to BDS and other ways of boycotting.
In light of the events taking place in Gaza as I type, you may find the follwing very insightful:
http://blog.thejerusalemfund.org/2011/04/twitter-timeline-revealing-context-in.html
The following webpage has a detailed timeline of the event:
http://www.deiryassin.org/mas.html
Expect some more posts soon, related in particular to BDS and other ways of boycotting.
In light of the events taking place in Gaza as I type, you may find the follwing very insightful:
http://blog.thejerusalemfund.org/2011/04/twitter-timeline-revealing-context-in.html
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