GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — An independent Palestinian rights group said Thursday that Hamas authorities in Gaza are targeting members of the rival Fatah, questioning them and searching their homes. One Fatah activist quoted in the report from the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said he was held for 15 days, during which Hamas officers placed a plastic bag over his head during interrogation and ...
JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft targeted Palestinian militants preparing to launch rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip early Friday, killing one militant, the military said. Gaza’s Health Ministry identified the Palestinian as 21-year-old Muaman Abu-Daf and said one other Palestinian was wounded. The Israeli military said Abu-Daf was a senior operative in a small cell that champions the ...
Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey was called upon Monday for further political and humanitarian support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh continued a Middle Eastern tour.Appearing before the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship that was part of a convoy that tried to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2010, the former prime minister of the entire Palestinian ...
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Istanbul (dpa) - Turkey was called upon Monday for further political and humanitarian support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh continued a Middle Eastern tour.Appearing before the Mavi Maramara, a Turkish ship that was part of a convoy that tried to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2010, the former Palestinian prime minister said such ...
With George Orwell no doubt smiling widely, George Bush attended the groundbreaking of the new home of the US Institute for Peace today. Well know for his tireless commitment to diplomacy, Bush began his speech thusly: I appreciate what you do to resolve conflict and support new democracies and to build peace by promoting effective diplomacy. And speaking about effective diplomacy, it seems like you used some to get this special piece of land. One hesitates, then, to inquire just how said...Read Full Story
During the Dirty War in Argentina, that is the period between 1976 and 1983 which corresponds to the military dictatorship of General Jorge Rafael Videla, the military junta found a very convenient way of getting rid of their political opposition and of making sure the next generation would not be a problem. The regime would target young pregnant women among the opposition groups, arrest them but let them go through their pregnancies and give birth. THEN, the mothers would be killed and the...Read Full Story
Kosovo is now an independent nation, already recognized by the major European powers and the United States. However, this case has been far from uncontroversial and perfectly illustrates issues of global governance and the status of the nation-state in the global context.
In the Guardian , Paul Laughland argues that the independence of Kosovo is a legal fiction with consequences but also that it does not matter.
“Whatever legal trickery the west uses to override UN security council...Read Full Story
India emerges as leading competitor in global military market following $10bn jet fighter contract.
The US secretary of defence, Robert Gates, arrives in the Indian capital, New Delhi, next week to promote a $10bn jet fighter contract, underlining the country’s emergence as one of the world’s biggest military markets. To update its Soviet-era arsenal India says it will need to spend $45bn in the next five years, and it has been courted by western states that are barred by arms embargoes...Read Full Story