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French decision sheds light on legality of West Bank settlements
On 23 March this year, the Versaille Court of Appeal in France delivered a very significant judgment in a case brought by the Association France-Palestine Solidarit and joined by the Palestine Liberation Organisation , against French companies Societ Alstom and Veolia Transport .
7 hrs ago | The Guardian
Two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict slipping away, says Hague
British foreign secretary says there is no 'Plan B' and warns of consequences of failure of US mission to revive peace process William Hague visits E1, the site of a proposed Israeli settlement, during a brief trip to Jerusalem and Ramallah.
11 hrs ago | New Media Journal
Nazi Flag Spotted Flying Over Palestinian Town
Israeli settlers on their morning commute got quite the eyeful Monday morning when they saw a swastika-emblazoned red flag flying near a mosque in Beit Omar, a Palestinian village outside of Hebron.
15 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post
Details of Olmert's peace offer to Palestinians exposed
In interview with Jerusalem Post Group Hebrew magazine, Olmert says he blames Livni and Barak for breakdown of negotiations with Palestinians; magazine obtains map sketched by Abbas with offered Israeli territorial concessions.
19 hrs ago | The Daily Star
U.S.'s Kerry samples Palestinian shawarma and sweets
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry eats sweets inside a shop after his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, May 23, 2013.
William Hague: Israel Losing Support In UK
Britain's Foreign Secretary has brushed aside an Israeli minister's allegation that anti-Israeli sentiment was growing in the United Kingdom - by agreeing with him.
Four killed in traffic accidents in North, South
In the afternoon, two people, a woman aged 39 and a 42-year-old man, were killed in a head on collision between a truck and a private car on the road outside Kfar Mimon in the western Negev.
Five Cars vandalized in latest 'price tag' attack
Police said five vehicles parked on one of the main streets in the neighborhood of Gilo, in southwestern East Jerusalem, were vandalized in a "price tag" attack early Thursday morning, allegedly by Jewish extremists.
West Bank and romance prominent in 'Omar'
One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.
Palestinian-Israeli conflict a key part of 'Omar,' but director says romance at forefront
One of the more buzzed-about films at the Cannes Film Festival, "Omar," is set in the West Bank, and the Palestinian conflict is a key part of the plot.
'Ideological differences' in Israeli gov't over settlements, stalling peace plan - Livni
The Israeli government cannot reach a consensus over the Palestinian peace process, Israeli Justice Minister, primary negotiator and head of Israel's parliamentary opposition Tzipi Livni announced on Thursday.
PEW: Muslims world-wide reject suicide bombings, support sharia law
WASHINGTON - While most Muslims worldwide reject suicide bombings and other violence in the name of Islam, a significant minority of Muslims in Palestinian territories and Afghanistan favor such acts, according to new Pew Research Center findings.
Palestinians have little faith in Kerry effort
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks during a joint news conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh, right, in Amman Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
Latitude: Revisiting the Alleged Killing of a Palestinian Boy by Israeli Forces
In late September 2000, at the beginning of the second Palestinian intifada, the French TV station France 2 aired some 60 seconds of footage allegedly showing the killing of a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip.
Prosor angered by UNRWA's map of 'Arab Palestine'
Early this month, Ann Dismorr, director of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Lebanon, stood in front of cameras holding a map of Israel labeled "Arab Palestine." Framed in green and black and shoddily printed, the projected Palestinian state is shown surrounded by countries with modern borders: Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
US Embassy: Outpost legalizing undermines peace
Israeli efforts to legalize West Bank outpost undermined the peace process, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv warned Wednesday in advance of US Secretary of State John Kerry's arrival tomorrow for a two day visit to help rekindle talks with the Palestinians.
Germany backs blacklisting Hezbollah
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sources.
West Bank Businesses Seek Growth Amid Uncertainty
Rami El-Zogheir, general manager of Hebron's Golf & Horse Footwear, says he's ready to expand into other Arab markets.
Egypt: 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freed
Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through villages in in Sheikh Zuweyid, northern Sinai, Egypt, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
Hamas textbooks to teach about 'liberation plans'
Hamas has begun preparing new school textbooks that teach children about "plans to liberate Palestine and the legitimacy and various forms of resistance [against Israel]." Jamal Abu Hashem, advisor to the Hamas-controlled education ministry, said new books would be introduced as part of National Education Studies for grades 8-10. Abu Hashem was ... (more)