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The Sad Lesson of Alan Hart
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17.5.2013 |
ConsortiumNews.com |
| The Sad Lesson of Alan Hart |
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Palestinians curb Israeli reporters’ access to occupied territories
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16.5.2013 |
Washington Post: World |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians gathered here Wednesday to commemorate the day they call “Nakba,” or the “catastrophe,” when the State of Israel was born in 1948.
They heard their leaders repeat an old promise that someday, somehow, the scattered people would return. They posed for pictures, too, to show whoever is watching that “we are here, you cannot ignore us, you cannot forget us.” ... |
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Palestinians rally to commemorate their displacement in 1948 Mideast war
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15.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: World |
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Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan
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15.5.2013 |
AP Top News |
| JERUSALEM (AP) -- On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of - normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chance to keep some war-won land.... |
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Even Stephen Hawking makes mistakes – he's wrong about the Israel boycott | Steve Caplan
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13.5.2013 |
Guardian: Science |
| I respect Hawking for his brilliance and personal courage in overcoming tremendous obstacles, but his decision to support the boycott of Israel is contrary to the nature of academia
I followed the news of Professor Stephen Hawking's decision to decline an invitation as an honored speaker at the conference hosted by Israeli president Shimon Peres with great disappointment.
Let me first note that Prof Hawking is a personal hero of mine, someone who has overcome unbelievable obstacles. His perseverance and courage in rising to scientific feats is awe-inspiring. Indeed, my 11-year-old son recently chose Prof Hawking as a topic for a speech about "someone who has overcome obstacles" – and having won the school contest, found that a child from another school had chosen the same topic at the district championship. Prof Hawking ranked highly on the list with Helen Keller and others who have overcome great odds in the course of their lives.
My respect for Hawking as a scientist and person of ... |
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China Tip-Toes into Mideast Peace
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11.5.2013 |
ConsortiumNews.com |
| China Tip-Toes into Mideast Peace |
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Kerry warns Russia against selling high-performance missiles to Syria
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9.5.2013 |
Washington Post: World |
| ROME — The United States opposes the sale of advanced surface-to-air missiles to Syrian government forces, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, calling such weapons a potential threat to U.S. ally ... |
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Israel approves new settler homes
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9.5.2013 |
BBC: Front Page |
| Israel has approved the construction of nearly 300 new Jewish settler homes at Beit El, near Ramallah in the the occupied West Bank. |
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Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott: when politics doesn't need poster children | Jennifer Lipman
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9.5.2013 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| This isn't Darfur. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is complex and well known, so Hawking isn't taking the role of George Clooney
Stephen Hawking, perhaps the greatest mind of our era, has backed a boycott in protest over the policy of the present Israeli government towards the Palestinians. Hawking's decision not to attend a conference hosted by Shimon Peres has been greeted with delight by supporters of the boycott campaign. What better way to bolster their argument than a lauded intellectual refusing to stand by in the face of injustice?
The efforts of those who want Israel to be shunned – whether in culture, sport, academia or politics – garner plenty of interest, but never so much as when a celebrity gets on board.
When Hebrew-speaking thespians were invited to the Globe theatre, a chorus including Emma Thompson publicly professed indignation . The debate about Israel hosting next month's European under-21 football championship went far beyond the blogs following the intervention of ... |
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News Analysis: China Dips a Toe Into Mideast Diplomacy
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9.5.2013 |
NY Times: World |
| Back-to-back visits from the Palestinian and Israeli leaders hinted that China had given some thought to playing a more energetic, if very limited, role as mediator in the conflict. |
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China welcomes Binyamin Netanyahu
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8.5.2013 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| Visits from Israeli prime minister and president prompt speculation about China's possible role as a Middle East mediator
Chinese leaders welcomed Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Beijing on Wednesday, hard on the heels of the Palestinian president, in a piece of diplomatic choreography that has highlighted the country's growing interest in the Middle East.
Premier Li Keqiang told the Israeli leader he anticipated exchanging views on regional issues such as the peace process as well as bilateral co-operation, as they met in the Great Hall of the People. Li and Chinese president Xi Jinping met Mahmoud Abbas two days earlier, while Netanyahu was in Shanghai.
The unusual overlapping visits prompted speculation about China's possible role as a mediator, particularly after the Foreign Ministry expressed willingness to arrange a meeting if the two men wished. State media also heralded Chinese president Xi Jinping's announcement of a four-point peace plan .
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Israel police detain top Palestinian Muslim cleric
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8.5.2013 |
Boston Globe: Latest |
| Israel police detain top Palestinian Muslim cleric |
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Analysis: Tied down by civil war, Syria has limited options in response to Israel airstrikes
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8.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: World |
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Signs of blowback from Israeli raids emerge
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8.5.2013 |
Hindu: Home |
| A string of Israeli air strikes on Syria is threatening to expand the geographical boundaries of the conflict by drawing Palestinian groups allied to the Syrian government and the Lebanese Hizboll... |
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Syria-based Palestinian group says Assad regime has given nod for attacks on Israel
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7.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: World |
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China hosting both Palestinian, Israeli leaders
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6.5.2013 |
Hindu: News |
| China is hosting both the Palestinian and Israeli leaders this week in a sign of its desire for a larger role in the Middle East. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by his... |
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A look at reasons for Israeli airstrikes in Syria
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6.5.2013 |
AP Top News |
| BEIRUT (AP) -- A look at the reasons for and possible implications of the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria's civil war.... |
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A look at what's behind the escalation of Israel's involvement in Syria
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6.5.2013 |
Star Tribune: World |
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Palestinian Leader, Mahmoud Abbas, Seeks Support of China
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5.5.2013 |
NY Times: Middle East |
| Palestinian Leader, Mahmoud Abbas, Seeks Support of China |
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'Oslo is dead: time for a fresh start'
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3.5.2013 |
The Guardian -- World Latest |
| Ian Black : European statesmen express 'strong concern about the dying chances of a settlement based on two separate, sovereign and peaceful states of Israel and Palestine.'
Diplomatic initiatives to advance the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace have been launched and sunk for as long as the conflict has been going on. Now an attempt to break the impasse is being made by a group of leading Europeans who are convinced that the time has come to speak some harsh truths out loud — and change the rules of the game.
Elements of the appeal include recognizing the following: the 1991 Madrid and 1993 Oslo agreements — the latter between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization — are moribund. Solutions based on the West Bank but excluding the Gaza Strip while perpetuating the split between the PLO and Hamas, will not work. The EU, long derided as a "payer but not a player," must have a more equal role alongside the US. The Palestinian territories are under occupation. A "peace process" ... |
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