Posts tagged as: Palestine

Efforts to revive stalled peace talks; Saeb Erakat to meet Clinton next week

Efforts to revive stalled peace talks; Saeb Erakat to meet Clinton next week Washington: In order to revive the stalled peace talks between Palestine and Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat will visit USA and meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week.   Disclosing details of the news, the US state department’s […]

Israel beings handover of Palestinian bodies

Israel on Thursday began handing over the bodies of 91 Palestinians who were killed during anti-Israeli attacks, some of whom died over 40 years ago, officials on both sides said. The transfer began before dawn on Thursday when Israel formally gave the bodies to the Palestinians at a location near the West Bank city of […]

Ten key dates on the path towards Palestinian statehood

A look back at Palestinian efforts to achieve statehood over the past 60 years reveals a turbulent history of negotiations, proclamations, breakthroughs and many setbacks and Israel’s unyielding and uncompromising attitude towards the whole situation November 29, 1947: The United Nations, under the British Mandate, divides Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. […]

The Jerusalem Syndrome – Part 3

This article is a continuance of ‘The Jerusalem Syndrome – Part 2.’ Artemio Vitores, Franciscan Custodian of Holy Land, many Christians believed that the passage through life changing Jerusalem, because "the holy places put you in connection with God," but believes the syndrome is another thing, which are isolated cases . "Coming to Jerusalem is […]

The Jerusalem Syndrome – Part 2

This article is a continuance of ‘The Jerusalem Syndrome – Part 1.’ In any culture it is difficult to draw a dividing line that separates sanity from insanity, here in Jerusalem, deciding when mysticism leads to psychosis is a mission that borders on the impossible. For people who would live elsewhere admitted to a psychiatric, […]

The Jerusalem Syndrome – Part 1

Men and women with the so-called Jerusalem Syndrome, a mental illness that a surface in this city as mystical delirium of Easter comes the pilgrimage season reaches its peak. You see them dressed in white, walking through the Old City of Jerusalem, or at odd hours praying at the Wailing Wall. Some believe they are […]

Pakistan to play in Palestine

The Green-Shirts are set to play in the Al Nakba International Tournament in Palestine this May in order to prepare for their upcoming AFC U-22 Qualifiers. Due the PFF’s inability to find opponents in February’s FIFA Match Dates, Zavisa Milosavljevic’s men had to be without some much needed International exposure. However the Federation’s have somewhat […]

The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Part 2

The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Part 2 A few weeks after "Israel" was proclaimed the state and almost immediately the U.S. President Harry Truman recognized it as such.  With the exception of a few, most people do not know the graves of the martyrs of Deir Yassin because the "State of Israel" destroyed many […]

The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Part 1

The Massacre of Deir Yassin – Part 1 In the early morning hours of April 9, 1948, the peaceful village of Deir Yassin was attacked and its inhabitants massacred by the Zionist gangs- terrorist Irgun and Stern commanded by Menachem Begin and Benzion Cohen respectively. For centuries, the village of Deir Yassin (5 km west of Jerusalem) was a peaceful place Palestine . The […]

Pervez Musharraf should worry about himself rather about Israel

Pervez Musharraf should worry about himself rather about Israel Former president, General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf, who favored the recognition of Israel, should not worry about her rather more about himself. His demand shows that he had no concerns with desires of the Pakistanis. The former military dictator, who ruled the country for nine years, did […]

Peace and justice is becoming a distant reality in Palestine: Dr Fidaa Shehada, Palestinian Scholar

Peace and justice is becoming a distant reality in Palestine: Dr. Fidaa Shehada, Palestinian Scholar (ISLAMABAD) December 21, 2011: Palestinians are going through a worst kind of apartheid and Hamas-Fatah unity is extremely vital for Palestinian struggle said Dr Fidaa Shehada, visiting assistant professor at the State University of New York while giving lecture on […]

United Nations and its failures – Part One

United Nations and its failures – Part One As the United Nations General Assembly sessions continue in New York, it is time to say loud and clear that the world body stands exposed as an instrument of imperial powers. Its track record speaks for itself. Its mechanism has been used more for prosecuting imperialist wars […]

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