By Desmond Tutu and Jimmy Carter For nearly two decades, there have been peace processes in the Middle East but no peace. In recent visits to the region — including Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory — we have heard…
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Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter: Time to move on Mideast peace
Tagged with: Desmond Tutu, Elders, Jimmy Carter, nelson mandela, UNSC
Posted in GeoPolitics, History, Israel, Middle East, Op/Ed, Palestinian Territories
Posted in GeoPolitics, History, Israel, Middle East, Op/Ed, Palestinian Territories
Funding illegal Israeli settlements? Priceless.
by Bernard Keane Visa, Mastercard and PayPal all enable donations to be made to US-registered groups funding illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank in defiance of international law. It appears at least one of the major credit cards also…
Tagged with: israeli settlements, Mastercard, PayPal, Visa
Posted in Israel, Oppression, Palestinian Territories, US - Israel relations, US Foreign Policy
Posted in Israel, Oppression, Palestinian Territories, US - Israel relations, US Foreign Policy
German Rail Under Fire for Controversial Israeli Project
Peace activists have strongly criticized a planned high-speed rail line in Israel that will cut through the West Bank and deprive Palestinian communities of land. A subsidiary of Germany’s national rail operator apparently helped plan the line, and critics claim…
Tagged with: Deutsche Bahn, international law, jerusalem, Tel Aviv, West Bank
Posted in Israel, Legal, Palestinian Territories
Posted in Israel, Legal, Palestinian Territories
Study: Few Afghans know about 9/11, reason for war
92% of 1000 afghan men interviewed in Helmund and Kanhdahar provinces unaware of 9/11 according to UN study KABUL – Afghans in two crucial southern provinces are almost completely unaware of the September 11 attacks on the United States and…
The Man Who Killed The Economy
Ireland’s economic troubles threaten the financial health of Europe and even the U.S. At the heart of the multibillion-dollar crisis are two highflying bankers who some say took the country for a ride. Ireland was hailed as an economic miracle…
Albanian Muslims risked their own lives to save Jews from Nazis during World War II
Creve Coeur, MO (KSDK) — With rising anti-Muslim sentiment across the country, an untold story is raising greater awareness about the Muslim faith and the teachings of the Quran. That awareness comes from an unlikely source: a small Jewish congregation…
Tagged with: Albania, Jews, muslims, World War II, WWII
Posted in Civil liberties and human rights, Europe, History, Islamophobia, Oppression, Peace, Reports/Studies/Books, War
Posted in Civil liberties and human rights, Europe, History, Islamophobia, Oppression, Peace, Reports/Studies/Books, War
G20 summit agrees to reform IMF
Andrew Walker Finance ministers from the G20 leading economies have agreed reforms of the International Monetary Fund, giving major developing nations more of a say. At a meeting in South Korea, they agreed a shift of about 6% of the…
Tagged with: Federal Reserve, G20, IMF, International Monetary Fund, World Bank
Posted in Economics, Money
Posted in Economics, Money
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