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10 May 2011
As plans to demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village to make way for a new, Jewish-only town move forward in the Negev desert, the Bedouin residents have submitted a motion for the right to appeal to the Israeli high court. Read more about Unrecognized village residents fight demolition plans
Ramallah 10 May 2011
Hamas supporters took the streets of Ramallah last week for the first time in four years to celebrate the recently-signed national reconciliation agreement. Not everyone is unreservedly euphoric over the pact, however. Read more about In West Bank, tentative steps toward unity
Ramallah 10 May 2011
Despite the euphoria surrounding the recent signing in Cairo of the groundbreaking unity accord between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas, ending their four-year feud, numerous obstacles remain which could impinge on the implementation of a unity government. Read more about Uncertain road ahead for Fatah-Hamas pact
Gaza City 6 May 2011
Palestinians in Gaza poured into the streets of Gaza City on Wednesday to celebrate the signing of a national reconciliation agreement in Cairo that same day. But amidst the high hope was trepidation that unity aspirations would not be realized on the ground. Read more about In Gaza, hope that words of unity will become real
5 May 2011
Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo on Wednesday, paving the way for the formation of a Palestinian national unity government. The move, say local analysts, reflects the changing political equation in the Middle East amid the ongoing wave of Arab popular uprisings. Read more about Egypt breaks from US, Israel by brokering unity deal
5 May 2011
A new Israeli parliamentary (Knesset) bill that would give direct control of national parks to private organizations is causing alarm amidst Jerusalem-area activists. Read more about Israeli bill to give settler group authority in Silwan
3 May 2011
Israel has lashed out at the recent ground-breaking deal in Cairo, which will see unification of the two main Palestinian political factions after four years of bitter infighting, by threatening economic sanctions against the Palestinians. Read more about Israel threatens Palestinian unity with economic sanctions
28 April 2011
Last week, Israeli forces raided the West Bank home of Suha Barghouti, arresting her husband, activist and writer Ahmad Qatamesh. Qatamesh was a political prisoner in the 1990s and was the longest-serving prisoner held without charge by Israel under administrative detention orders. Read more about Israel arrests writer, activist Ahmad Qatamesh, again
26 April 2011
As the Cairo-based Arab League continues to back western military intervention in support of the popular rebellion in Libya, the League’s failure to back similar uprisings in other Arab countries — most notably Bahrain — has led to charges of double standards. Read more about Arab League's double standard
21 April 2011
The one-room school building in a Palestinian village on the “wrong” side of Israel’s wall is facing demolition orders as Israel refuses to grant permits to build extra classrooms. Read more about Israel issues demolition orders for Jerusalem school