Tag: West Bank

  • 9 Questions for the U.S. Government on the Middle East:

    Saudi Arabia:  U.S. intelligence cooperation Is the U.S. providing intelligence to the Government of Saudi Arabia that can be used by Saudi Arabian authorities to violate the human rights of peaceful reformers and critics? Saudi Arabia:  Prisoners of Conscience What steps is the U.S. government taking to secure the release of prisoners of conscience like…

  • And now for some IDF spin…

    Who knew that the IDF was there to help the Palestinians? IDF Furthers Its Efforts to Improve Palestinian Daily Life From the Israeli Defense Forces’ website…

  • Haaretz: Second IDF soldier refuses to serve over violence towards Palestinians

    By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent 8/26/2009 (Israel) Haaretz “A second IDF soldier has refused to continue following orders unless his complaints of violence toward Palestinians are investigated, Haaretz has learned….”  

  • Obama on Israel and Palestine

    U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo is worth watching and worth reading.  Perhaps the best place to do both is at The New York Times website, where you can search the transcripts by keyword and simultaneously watch/read the sections you want. I have excerpted Obama’s words on Israel and Palestine below.  But first, a…