July 2010 Blog Posts (15)

GENEVA - A UN panel of experts called Friday on Israel to fall in line with international

First Published 2010-07-30





Israeli soldiers detain foreign peace activists

Israel urged to halt targeted killings, torture, army impunity, blockade of Gaza Strip.

norms on…

AL HADIDIYA, West Bank - The road to al-Hadidiya village in the northeastern West Bank district of Tubas is

First Published 2010-07-30





No food, no medicine, no attention

West Bank Bedouins worse off than Gazans, but no…

Dear friends,

Please find attached the text of the Open Letter we have sent to the OECD regarding their decision to hold their

annual Tourism Conference in Jerusalem. We oppose this decision and the Open Letter discusses this and urges a change of venue for the Conference.

In solidarity with us, please assist us in widening the advocacy in the following ways:

Send our letter to the OECD with the endorsement of your…

Gaza's ubiquitous donkey carts are facing stiff competition after an influx of South Asia's iconic tuk-

First Published 2010-07-29





'It's much faster than a donkey'

Palestinian transport seeks to adapt to life under Israeli…

The arrest by Israel's internal security service, the Shin Bet, of an Israeli Jew accused of killing at least four

Despite being illegal, Kach operates openly in the settlements

By Jonathan Cook - Nazareth

Palestinians has thrown a rare light on the secret…

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon cannot properly account for nearly nine billion dollars in Iraqi oil

First Published 2010-07-28





Take a guess where Iraq's oil money could be

Audit: Pentagon cannot properly account for money from…

There has been a strong revival in recent years of support among Palestinians for a one-state solution

Palestinians hang their flag on a fence surrounding an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. (Luay Sababa/MaanImages)

Ali Abunimah, The Electronic…

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Hezbollah chief, who has said he expects a UN tribunal to indict rogue members of his

First Published 2010-07-26





'There is something being prepared against Hezbollah'

Hezbollah chief insists accusations are being invented against his party for killing of ex-Lebanese PM.

party for the killing of former premier Rafiq Hariri,…

While important transformations are taking place within the thinly populated oil producing Arab states (APC)

Middle East oil has undermined Arab independence. By…

He wants to have phone sex, she wants to leave her house without a headscarf: a Cairo play seeks to

First Published 2010-07-20





The play is inspired by Eve Ensler's 'The Vagina Monologues'…

RIYADH - A leading Saudi cleric hit out at France for moving to ban Muslim face-veils, but approved Muslim

First Published 2010-07-25





'They must not bring hardship on themselves'

Sheikh Aed al-Qarni approves Muslim women foregoing veils, including tourists when country outlaws…

UNITED NATIONS - UN relief coordinator John Holmes pleaded for increased aid from

First Published 2010-07-21, Last Updated 2010-07-21 10:59:09





More aid needed

300,000 Mauritanians face food insecurity, malnutrition as UN pleads for increased aid from donors.…

Supporters of Israel often accuse Human Rights Watch (HRW), one of the most prominent human rights

A Human Rights Watch press conference in Gaza, May 2010. (Wissam Nassar/MaanImages

Michael Corcoran, Stephen Maher, The Electronic Intifada, 23 July 2010…