Israeli authorities have detained pro-Palestinian activists on board two “Freedom Waves to Gaza” vessels, foiling the latest attempt to break the four-year Israeli blockade of the territory. The
In 1991, negotiations started officially and unofficially between the Palestine Liberation Organisation (and the Palestinians associated with it) and the Israeli government. At the time,
US cuts off $60m in annual funding to UN cultural body hours after it admits Palestine as full member. The US government has cut off tens of
For the first time in memory, if not ever, a highly respected mainstream columnist is calling on the United States to cut aid to Israel.
US President Barack Obama has confirmed that all of the country’s troops in Iraq will be withdrawn by the end of the year. Obama’s statement
US President Barack Obama has confirmed that all of the country’s troops in Iraq will be withdrawn by the end of the year. Obama’s statement
Iran has criticised a report by a UN investigator that said human rights abuses in the Islamic republic appear to be increasing, blaming the US and Europe
The number of people killed in Syria in violence related to protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s government has now reached more than 3,000, the United
The US has said it opposes “any effort to legalise” illegal settlement outposts on Palestinian land, after the Israeli government set up a panel to explore ways to
Israeli authorities are giving Palestinian olive growers less time to harvest their crops this year, saying they want to protect them from settler violence and
Palestine has won a first diplomatic victory in its quest for statehood when the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [UNESCO] executive committee backed its
The United Nations has raised its tally of people killed during seven months of unrest in Syria to more than 2,900 – an increase of 200 people
A diverse group of powerful unions has joined demonstrations in New York’s financial district, lending some focus, credibility and potentially hundreds of participants to a movement
Yemen’s defence ministry has reported that Anwar al-Awlaki, a well-known and controversial imam with alleged ties to al-Qaeda, was killed along with four others. A government statement
Tony Blair has been a political salesman since he first made his debut at the British Labour Party conference. And he is good, no doubt
After the president’s speech to the UN, our senior analyst wonders why US leaders continue to pander to a foreign power Obama is the “the
