Thirty years after Oslo, bleak outlook for Israeli-Palestinian peace
Jerusalem Reuters Across the occupied West Bank, concrete checkpoints, separation walls and soldiers are reminders of the failure to build peace between Israelis and Palestinians since the historic Oslo Accords were signed 30 years ago this week. The accord, intended as a temporary measure to build confidence and create space for a permanent peace agreement, […]
Postcards: Gaza graffiti artists bedeck houses destroyed by Israel in war
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, of Reuters, reports from Deir al-Balah…
Childhood amid conflict: For some Gaza children, another round of violence reopens trauma
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and HENIRETTE CHACAR, of Reuters, report on the trauma Palestinian children face growing up in the densely populated Gaza Strip…
COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fuelled anti-Semitism – researchers
Jerusalem, IsraelAP The coronavrius pandemic and Israel’s overwhelming force during the Gaza war helped fuel a worldwide spike in anti-Semitism last year, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. The prominence of political extremism and the reach of social media also may have intensified the ancient phenomenon of scapegoating Jews in recent years, the report said. The […]
US Jewish civil rights group reports record tally of anti-Semitic incidents in 2021
College Park, Maryland, US AP A Jewish civil rights organisation’s annual tally of anti-Semitic incidents in the US reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. The Anti-Defamation League counted 2,717 anti-Semitic incidents of assault, […]
Bionic limbs lift Gaza amputees’ self-esteem
GazaReuters A “smart” prosthetic hand that mimics human anatomy and motion has allowed Ahmed Abu Hamda to play with his children and regain self esteem, part of a new project in Gaza Strip, where conflict with Israel has left hundreds of Palestinians without limbs. Since March, a Qatari-funded hospital in Gaza has been providing myoelectric […]
The Long Read: War’s trauma apparent in portraits of Gazan children
AYA BATRAWY and FELIPE DANA, of Associated Press, look at the impact of years of ongoing conflict on the children of Gaza…
Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel
Washington DC, USAP Bahrain on Friday agreed to normalise relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to further ease the Jewish state’s relative isolation in the Middle East and find common ground with nations that share US […]