For years, many Arab politicians and analysts had argued that Europe, in contrast to the United States, could play a more balanced role in solving the Middle East conflict. They concluded that if it wasn't for US hegemony and unilateralism in the region, European impartiality and adherence to international laws and conventions could have forced Israel's hands into accepting a just settlement of the Arab-Israel dispute.
"Report to be submitted to Palestinian donors by UN special coordinator for Middle East says PA is ready to govern state of its own; report says will be hard for PA to make progress while "occupation" continues."
"The United Nations has roundly rebuffed remarks by South African judge Richard Goldstone that cast doubt on the report into the Gaza war that bears his name, causing rifts within the body and furious debate across the Middle East."
It is important to know the whole truth about the so called "rebuttal" by Richard Goldstone since it was misrepresented by nearly all media and political entities.
"After similar boycott actions in Oakland, California, Norway and South Africa, dockworkers in Sweden have decided to block the import of Israeli goods during the next week."
"A Palestinian-Belgian national, and 13 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, filed on Wednesday a lawsuit against 14 Israeli military and politically officials including Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, former Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, and General Matan Vilani, and former Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, for "committing crimes against humanity and for committing war crimes in Gaza"."
An Israeli court has ruled that the Israeli government is responsible for the death of a young Palestinian girl in the occupied West Bank three years ago, lawyers for the family said.
(CNN) -- The Palestinian refugees in Lebanon will be able to work in places they've never been allowed to work before under legislation passed Tuesday by Lebanon's parliament.
The Palestinian leadership could fall apart without significant progress towards peace with Israel, which would be a major setback for Israel, a senior Israeli intelligence official has said.