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August 5, 2011 :: staff :: No Comment Yet
prime minister pushing for reforms, as protests widen Faced with rapidly rising housing prices, a growing movement of Israeli citizens has staged protests across the country. Modeled on the protests of Tahrir Square and Europe’s anti-austerity protests, the Israeli protest movement includes encampments and demands for sweeping political reform. Protesters of all ages are accusing [...]
May 20, 2011 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
Pres. Barack Obama upset many in Israel yesterday, when he called for a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea, saying it would not allow Israel to effectively defend itself, and conservative opponents of Obama are now actively trying to vilify him as having abandoned Israel. This [...]
October 9, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: 2 Comments
Pres. Barack Obama, in office just under 9 months, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award announcement has sent a ripple through world opinion, as critics and supporters clash over whether the award is premature, or whether Obama’s collaborative diplomatic method has achieved important gains for world peace. The prize could signal an endorsement of Obama’s work on comprehensive nuclear disarmament or on achieving climate consensus this fall, or it could be oriented toward affirming the gains made in international cooperation.
August 31, 2009 :: staff :: One Comment
A new innovation developed by scientists in Israel may be able to detect traces of lung cancer in human breath, by identifying molecules linked to the condition. The device would be hand-held and easy to use, and could potentially be available at any family doctor or general practitioner’s office, in the future.
July 15, 2009 :: Webb Tisch :: Comments Off
A group of former Israeli soldiers is questioning the methods used in the Gaza offensive carried out by the IDF on orders from then outgoing prime minister Ehud Olmert. The group interviewed veterans of the Gaza offensive and has reported that serious abuses occurred and need to be further investigated and prosecuted. One soldier reportedly described a “moral Twilight Zone” in which any Palestinian could be viewed as a threat.
July 15, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
A variety of desert rhubarb, indigenous to the deserts of Israel and Jordan, is the world’s first identified “self-irrigating” plant. The broad green leaves of the plant are unique in the harsh arid climate, and have been found to benefit from a system of water distribution which speeds rainwater down into the soil, toward the roots of the plant, by way of channels along the exterior of the leaves’ veins, lubricated by a substance that keeps the rainwater moving.
July 5, 2009 :: J.E. Robertson :: 2 Comments
Barack Obama has been observing, researching and critiquing nuclear weapons policy for three decades. He seeks to put in motion the most ambitious global denuclearization effort ever conceived, grounding his approach in a hard pragmatist awareness of what drives the build-up of ever more destructive weapons arsenals. He has said throughout this year that his plans would never remove the US nuclear deterrent capability while any nuclear threat remains in the world. Now, he goes to Russia to seek a bilateral strategic arms reduction treaty.
June 4, 2009 :: staff :: One Comment
We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world – tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. The relationship between Islam and the West includes centuries of co-existence and cooperation, but also conflict and religious wars. More recently, tension has been fed by colonialism that denied rights and opportunities to many Muslims, and a Cold War in which Muslim-majority countries were too often treated as proxies without regard to their own aspirations. Moreover, the sweeping change brought by modernity and globalization led many Muslims to view the West as hostile to the traditions of Islam.
February 27, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
CitiGroup announces deal to let US government take 36% stake in firm, up from 8% stake, a move that will intensify regulatory scrutiny and possibly move firm toward solvency by way of nationalization. Move is third rescue in five months in ongoing effort to save massive banking operation. Obama announces plan to remove most US [...]
January 23, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Pres. Obama will issue executive orders to restore funding to family planning organizations that provide information about or assist in abortions, restoring funding that was banned by Pres. Bush, depriving NGOs across the developing world of millions of dollars in needed aid… Obama will also act to enable government funding of research that relates to [...]
January 21, 2009 :: staff :: One Comment
Russia and Ukraine have confirmed that they have arranged for the flow of natural gas from Russia, through Ukraine, to the EU, to be restored, though the two states differ on the details of when that resumed service will occur exactly, and EU monitors will be watching to ensure compliance with ongoing agreements. The trials [...]
January 19, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Thailand has jailed an author for 3 years for “insulting” the king and crown prince in just one paragraph in a self-published novel that sold only 7 copies; Harry Nicolaides, an Australian, received the 3 year sentence, in part because he pled guilty, earning him a lower sentence. According to the Christian Science Monitor, “Most [...]
January 18, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
The Isreali government of PM Ehud Olmert has announced what it is calling a “unilateral” ceasefire in its offensive against Hamas-controlled Gaza. The ceasefire comes after a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent weeks, with mounting pressure from Europe, the UN, Arab neighbors and even the US, to end the offensive, in which at least 1,205 Palestinians were killed, with more than half thought to be civilians.
January 16, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
China has sentenced a would-be Olympic protester to 3 years in prison. The Beijing government set up a process whereby protests could be held only in specifically designated zones, and only with a permit; Ji Zizun appears to be victim of a deliberate strategy of using the application process to ferret out protest leaders, then jail them.
January 14, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Reports from Gaza now place the number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas at over 1,000. Israel says it does not target civilians, but top UN officials have questioned whether Olmert’s government is doing enough to abide by legal requirements to avoid civilian deaths. Ban Ki-moon, secretary general of the United [...]
January 12, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
Pres.-elect Barack Obama’s aides have told members of the press that he will in fact issue an executive order in the early days of his administration to close the Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Obama had said yesterday in an interview that he acknolwedges the closure will be complicated and will take some time; his aides have not specified how long the president-elect plans to take to close the facility or what plan he will enact to deal with the 250 people detained there, some of whom will likely face trial in US federal criminal courts.
January 11, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
An editorial published by the Wall Street Journal is accusing Israel of violating international law and committing war crimes in its offensive against the Gaza Strip. George Bisharat writes that “Israel’s current assault on the Gaza Strip cannot be justified by self-defense.” He adds that the Gaza offensive “involves serious violations of international law, including war crimes. Senior Israeli political and military leaders may bear personal liability for their offenses, and they could be prosecuted by an international tribunal, or by nations practicing universal jurisdiction”.
January 8, 2009 :: Webb Tisch :: Comments Off
Israel’s government has agreed in principle to the stated goals of the ceasefire agreement proposed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s diplomatic initiative, also backed by Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The IDF also implemented yesterday and today a new policy of daily 3-hour ceasefires, to allow humanitarian operations to be implemented unthreatened by bombing or ground fire.
January 6, 2009 :: staff :: Comments Off
US House and Senate sworn in for next terms; Obama names Panetta to head CIA; Israel hits UN school in Gaza, killing 40, Israel says it was responding to hostile fire, does not target schools; Nkunda reportedly outsed as Kivu rebel leader, denies ouster
January 5, 2009 :: Anjika Sridhar :: Comments Off
Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres/MSF) says the medical situation in Gaza is becoming dire. Some groups have been able to bring medical supplies into Gaza since the airstrikes began, but distribution has become nearly impossible since the ground invasion, and doctors worry that hospitals will be unable to meet the needs of wounded civilians or the normal population of patients.
December 29, 2008 :: Webb Tisch :: Comments Off
International media are reporting that Israel’s government has declared “a closed military zone” in Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip, massing troops and moving in armored vehicles. The media have been removed from the area and there has been no official comment on the reasoning for the military ground operation.
December 28, 2008 :: Webb Tisch :: Comments Off
Israeli airstrikes on targets in the Gaza Strip have killed at least 228 people, according to reports from the region. The United States has urged Israel to avoid causing civilian deaths, but has not called for an end to the strikes, and Hamas, the militant faction that controls the Gaza Strip, has said Israel has violated the terms of a truce agreement, and that it will act to defend the people of Gaza. The interior minister for the Hamas government of Gaza told the press that he wants foreign governments allied to Israel and throughout the Arab world, to speak out against the airstrikes and pressure Israel to halt them.
November 30, 2008 :: Anjika Sridhar :: Comments Off
For days, news reports heralded the end of the Mumbai siege, though it continued, with fierce gunbattles and intermittent explosions, amid a raging inferno, at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. There was death and destruction at no less than 9 separate locations in what some headlines termed “the battle for Mumbai”. Diplomatic tensions were high throughout, as foreign governments sought to ensure the safety of their citizens. The dead were of many distinct nationalities, including highly publicized French, American and Israeli victims.
July 24, 2008 :: staff :: Comments Off
Sen. Barack Obama meets with Israeli political leaders, seeks to reassure key US ally he supports its efforts to achieve peace and security without seeking to diminish its influence or impede key political goals of the state. He did say he believes to achieve peace, both sides need to make key concessions, and that “a US administration has to put its weight behind the process” for peace in Israel and Palestine. He added that he felt sure that none of the politicians he met with would come away with the impression he would pressure them to make concessions that would work against the interests of the state of Israel.
April 21, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
21 April :: Carter says Hamas leaders may be willing to recognize Israel’s right to exist, in exchange for lasting peace, even if negotiated by rival Fatah group, so long as accord is submitted to Palestinian people in referendum; CNN cites Carter saying at the start of his trip: “I’m not a negotiator, I’m just [...]
March 23, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
23 March :: US military has reported 4,000th soldier killed in Iraq conflict; BBC reports 4 US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Baghdad, “In Baghdad, the heavily-fortified Green Zone suffered sustained mortar and rocket fire, which killed at least 15 civilians”… Dr. James Hansen, NASA’s leading climate scientist, says both Republican [...]
March 9, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
9 March :: Sharif, Zardari form coalition gov’t in Pakistan, calling into quesiton the viability of Pres. Pervez Musharraf, politically; Musharraf has lost substantial support for his hardline attempts to reform the nation’s government structure in his favor, declaring martial law, throwing out judges who ruled against him, detaining lawyers and muzzling the press; former [...]
February 14, 2008 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
14 February :: Record-high grain prices will cause an untenable 35% minimum increase in poor nations’ expenditures for cereals imports through July 2008, reports UN Food and Agriculture Organization; prices have increased rapidly due to record oil prices, dramatic deterioration of arable land in China — turning world’s most populous nation into net importer of [...]
December 19, 2007 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
19 December :: Cuban gov’t announces official consideration of Fidel Castro’s retirement; ailing leader will likely not return to power, leading to wide-ranging speculation about successor to the world’s longest ruling dictator; no timetable has been set for his official withdrawal from public life… Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who served as PM in their short-lived [...]
September 24, 2007 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
24 September :: Estimated 100,000 march in Rangoon (Yangon) to support Buddhist monks calling for end to military rule in Burma; some fear junta will impose another harsh crack-down… Iran pres. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his nation does not need nuclear weapons and is not headed for war with US; news comes amid heightened tensions [...]
September 23, 2007 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
23 September :: Sunday Times reports “Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem”; nuclear-related material not named, report also says Israel raid carried out with US backing… Newsweek [...]
September 18, 2007 :: The Editors :: Comments Off
18 September :: North Korea’s gov’t says rumors it provided nuclear assistance to Syria are "conspiracy" designed to prevent its normalizing relations with the US… Russia, China have raised "alarm" over comments by French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner that the nation should prepare for war with Iran; Reuters reports "Kouchner sought, however, to play down [...]
July 5, 2007 :: J.E. Robertson :: Comments Off
Alan Johnston’s ordeal became a global concern, when the BBC and his family organized a campaign to urge his immediate release. The release is a propaganda coup for the Hamas leadership, which after ousting Fatah from Gaza, has been stripped of its role in the Palestinian government. Former PM Ismail Haniyeh appeared with Johnston in a press conference at Haniyeh’s Gaza residence and sought to project a new image of Hamas as keeper of law and order and responsible political leadership.
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