PALESTINE popularity and PALESTINE trends

During its latest meeting on the Middle East peace process, the Council of the European Union repeated its warning that the emergence of a viable Palestinian state living peacefully beside Israel was in jeopardy. Perhaps angered by reports that more than 60 development projects funded by the European Commission and several EU states had been deliberately demolished by Israel, the Council blam...

After the preview of the movie, a man in the audience, visibly moved, raised his hand and said: "Growing up in Palestine, kite flying was the only thing that made me feel free."

Hamas prime minister tells int'l delegation in Gaza, "we will not recognize Israel," according to Hamas-affiliate Al-Resalah.

Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign says BDS should include any references to Israel's wildlife.

Un nouveau gouvernement palestinien dirigé par le Premier ministre Salam...

AN IRISH novelist who was targeted by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign has described an open letter written to him as “outright intimidation” and said he would not be “bullied or cajoled” into responding to it.

After five years of trying, an international group of authors have achieved their aim of taking their Palestine Festival of Literature to Gaza for the first time.

CRH SUBSIDIARY Irish Cement will begin conciliation talks today with representatives of 100 workers who have been on strike for almost five weeks as a result of a pay dispute with the company.

The occupation and blockade of Palestinian territories by Israel, in addition to its inherent predatory nature, reveals the perversion of a practice that nullifies the development and self-government of a people, causing millions of losses.

Man Without a Cellphone by Sameh Zoabi tops the bill at this year's Palestine film festival in London.

Peace activist Jeff Halper believes Israel thinks it has ‘won’ the struggle for Palestine, writesMICHAEL JANSENin Jerusalem

Sofyan Eldani, 45, (pictured) who has a 12-year criminal history in Alabama, was arrested earlier this week after police discovered crack cocaine in his vehicle - but he cannot be extradited because he is from Palestine.

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that a federal law that allows torture victims to sue their overseas assailants does not permit suits against corporations or political groups such as the Palestine Liberation Organization. Read full article >>

More than 40 Welcome to Palestine activists blocked entry at Tel Aviv's international airport.

What difference will it make to the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank when the world meets their demands for freedom and self-determination?

Le blocage par les Etats-Unis de l'adhésion de l'Etat palestinien aux Nations unies, encouragé de fait par l'Union européenne, vise une fois de plus, à « reporter » la décision et à parier sur une reprise des négociations bilatérales — dont l'échec est inscrit dans le mépris d'Israël envers le droit (...) / États-Unis (affaires extérieures), Israël, Palestine, Proche-Orient, Droit internationa...

A house in the occupied territory has becoming yet another source of dispute in this conflicted area between Israel and Palestine.

Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with Palestinian premier Salam Fayyad in coming weeks.

In other journalism award news, the Associated Press reports that Helen Thomas -- the longtime White House reporter who was forced to resign after she said that Jews “get the hell out of Palestine" -- has received a prize from the Palestinian National Authority. The top Palestinian envoy to the U.S. recently hosted longtime American journalist Helen Thomas at his Washington residence and hono...

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a request by the Palestinian Authority to recognise the court's jurisdiction.

Leila Shahid, Déléguée générale de la Palestine en Belgique, au Luxembourg et auprès de l’Union européenne revient sur la tuerie de Toulouse. Par cet év...lire la suite

Twitter post with bloody picture and 'Palestine is bleeding' caption has some calling for officer's removalIsraelis Laugh Off Iranian Nuclear Threats

Egypt has mediated a ceasefire between Palestinian militant factions and Israel after four days of violence, an Egyptian security official said.

Months-long lull has been shattered; Egypt’s attempt to negotiate a ceasefire has faltered

Analysts say investor interest in public Palestinian companies has grown over the past two years, a time when initial public offerings have remained at a standstill elsewhere in the Middle East.

« Une victoire historique. » C'est en ces termes que les chroniqueurs palestiniens commentent l'annonce par Israël de la libération de Khader Adnan. Âgé de 34 ans, ce cadre du Jihad islamique a été arrêté le 17 décembre 2011 à Jénine et placé en détention administrative, un internement sans motif ni limite de temps. Articles en rapportJean-Louis Borloo dément catégoriquement la rumeur Véolia et...

A suicide car bomber killed 19 police officers and cadets Sunday in an attack on a crowd outside a Baghdad police academy, police and hospital sources said

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore begins a four-day visit to Israel and Palestine today.

WHO killed Haneen and Kareem? Beloved children's show off the air after losing $200 million in funding.

[[344923]] TUNIS (AFP) : Le chef du gouvernement palestinien du Hamas, Ismaïl Haniyeh, a promis dimanche des "jours difficiles" à Israël et appelé les peuples du printemps arabe à lutter pour la Palestine, lors d'un meeting à Tunis qui a réuni quelque 5.000 personnes, a constaté une journaliste de...

The special envoy for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attorney Yitzhak Molcho, and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat will meet in Amman.

Avinoam Danin is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He curates Flora of Israel Online. His latest book is Botany of the Shroud: The Story of Floral Images on the Shroud of Turin. Avi Solomon: What first sparked your lifelong fascination with botany? Avinoam Danin: [...]

Rival Palestinian factions took a significant step towards reconciliation today as the Islamist group Hamas said it planned to join Western-backed president Mahmoud Abbas's Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).

Le ministère israélien du Logement a publié des appels d'offres pour la construction de 1028 nouveaux logements dans trois colonies à Jérusalem-Est et en Cisjordanie occupée.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress would allow American economic aid to the Palestinians to continue next year so long as Palestine is not admitted as a state to any more United Nations organizations, under a proposal released on Thursday.

PARIS (AFP) - At least 112 countries around the world have formally recognised Palestine as a state, stretching from Africa to Asia, Europe to Latin America.In Latin America, Uruguay and Peru joined the growing ranks of countries which recognised Palestine this year, with 12 out of the region's 13 countries formally recognising it as a state.Only Colombia, a key ally of the United States in the...

Le 31 octobre dernier, l'Assemblée générale de l'UNESCO admet en son sein la Palestine. 107 des 194 Etats membres de l'organisation onusienne votent…

A PALESTINIAN flag is to be raised at the headquarters of the UN cultural agency in Paris.

The Palestine Liberation Organization had a document to deliver, and it arrived at a small church in western Pennsylvania in early November.

La Zone C est un territoire à part en Palestine. C'est un territoire où une...

Israël, sous pression internationale, a décidé, hier, de débloquer les fonds dus à l'Autorité palestinienne dont le versement était suspendu depuis le 1er novembre dernier pour sanctionner l'adhésion comme membre à part entière de la Palestine à l'Unesco. Ce gel avait été dénoncé par les...

Wien (OTS) - Bundespräsident Dr. Heinz Fischer ist heute in der Hofburg noch einmal zu einer ursprünglich nicht vorgesehenen 45 minütigen Unterredung mit dem Präsidenten der Palestine National Autority, Mahmud Abbas, zusammengekommen. Gegenstand des Gespräches waren aktuelle Fragen der ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The National Highways and Motorway Police recovered the stolen car of the son of former Governor Salman Taseer and arrested a car-lifter here on Monday. According to an NH&MP press release, Motorway Police officers during their routine patrolling signalled a Honda Civic VTI car No AKG-438 to stop on a violation of lane.As the driver stopped the car, officer SPO Gul Nawaz a...

For more than a month, the U.N. Security Council has deliberated on the question of whether the Palestinians meet the basic requirements to become a U.N. member. The exercise, which involves countless hours of debate and legal analysis by U.N. member-state lawyers, was largely pointless. Everyone knew going into the discussions what the outcome would be: a split, paralyzed, Security Council ...

Full UN membership made difficult because of U.S. opposition; Officials say Palestine is already lobbying foreign governments

The UN Security Council cannot agree on whether to accept Palestine as a member of the United Nations, according to a draft report of a membership committee

Le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU n’est pas parvenu à se mettre d’accord sur la demande d’adhésion de la Palestine aux Nations unies, indique un projet de rap...lire la suite

The suffering inflicted by Israel on the Palestinian people shows that it has forgotten the Jewish scriptures, says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.