Turkish people and their government‚ shows sincere efforts to help the truth and disenfranchised Palestinians‚ unlike Iran‚ whose leadership of the Palestine certainly is seen as a subject of bargaining with the West and America. However‚ it is possible that ordinary Iranian people‚ or at least part of it‚ cultivate sincere feelings towards Palestine. Turkey has successfully continued to provide support‚ we know that the supply of Iranian Revolutionary Guards to monitor the Turkish ship for their
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Liberation Organization (PLO)1 -- headed by arch-enemy Yasser Arafat‚ a man long considered a terrorist and responsible for unspeakable horrors against Israeli civilians -- represented official recognition by Israel of the PLO‚ now known as the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) Fatah party. Jerusalemites sang the famous “Yerushaliyim Shel Zahav” (Jerusalem of Gold – the victory song of Jerusalem’s reunification‚ written by Naomi Shemer and made famous by singer Ofra Haza2) while lamenting the eventuality
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Are the Laws of Belligerent Occupation applicable to the Gaza Strip? The legal debate is not very wide-spread‚ which can point at the politicization of positions rather than the pursuit of just interpretation of the law. In Israeli academia‚ two of the most acclaimed experts on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) tackled this question and reached conflicting conclusions. Prof. Yoram Dinstein supports the position that Partial occupation exists in Gaza‚ while Prof. Yuval Shany sources the obligation
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proposed a plan to divide the land between the Arabs‚ the Jewish population‚ and a shared territory in what is today Jerusalem. While the Jewish Agency for Palestine‚ an organization interested in Jewish settlement in Palestine‚ accepted the proposal‚ Palestinian Arabs refused it. This was the state of affairs for Palestine as it transitioned into becoming what is now the Jewish state of Israel. Part of the agreement was that Palestine would continue to exist within
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Hamas? The US is accustomed to the idea of working with terrorists. Look at Libyan General Moammar Kadafi – earlier‚ terrorist numero uno‚ and now‚ best friend forever1. So why can’t we get along with Hamas? The US government supports the Palestinian Fatah party‚ even though several of its factions have been openly associated with acts of terrorism. It seems like the US has gotten over that minor detail. So is it just a matter of time until Hamas can be accepted into the loop also? There
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Type your response here: When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he would seek recognition from the United Nations for a Palestinian state‚ Israel complained that Abbas should have pursued that objective in face-to-face peace negotiations and warned of grave consequences‚ threatening to expand settlements or even to "cancel" the peaOn the editorial page of most newspapers‚ you will also find letters that people have written to the editor in response to articles or opinion
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Urban Development & Planning in the Palestinian Territories Presented By: Director‚ Urban & Regional Planning Unit An-Najah National University‚ Nablus Dr. Ali Abdelhamid Introduction: Urban development and planning practice and experience in Palestine which stemmed back to mid 19th Century had passed through various changes and developments in terms of characteristics‚ policies‚ principles‚ and management. The urban planning system in Palestine seems to be unique in its composition
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peace process‚ which main point consisted that Israel gradually give up possession of Palestinian territories to the Palestinians with the exchange of peace. This represents the value of perspective‚ because the Palestinians had finally reached the conclusion that coming at the Israelis with violence and weaponry would not allow the Palestinians to ever gain what they really want‚ and it caused the Palestinians to comprehend what the Israelis were feeling; harassed. They had learned that if peace
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of the Palestinian families due the Israeli occupation. Thesis statement: Until now‚ Palestinian families are suffering from the Israeli occupation and its tyranny on different levels. Messages: On the lines: About the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian families. Between the lines: Identify the Israeli occupation. Under the lines: How hard the Israeli occupation on the Palestinian families. Beyond the lines: How Palestinian families
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Book Reviews Water as a Source of Contention and Cooperation Water Resources in the Middle East: Israel-Palestinian Water issues — From Conflict to Cooperation edited by Hillel Shuval and Hassan Dweik. Berlin: Springer‚ 2007. 454 pp. Olli Ruohomäki Dr. Olli Ruohomäki. former deputy representative of Finland to the Palestinian Authority‚ is currently .senior advisor with the Ministiyfor Foreign Affairs. Finland. The arid landscape ofthe Middle East and the expanding human settlements suggest
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