Obama: Israel's settlement building does not foster peace

Obama: Israel's settlement building does not foster peace

21 Mar 2013 14:37 - Ari Rabinovitch, Allyn Fisher-Ilan,
US President Barack Obama has said that settlement building in the occupied West Bank did not "advance the cause of peace".
A racist and intolerant country cannot call itself civilised

A racist and intolerant country cannot call itself civilised

14 Sep 2012 00:00 - JonathanPollak
Which path should post-apartheid South Africa take in its relation with Israel, a country with its own brand of modern-day apartheid?
SA defends decision on West Bank labelling

SA defends decision on West Bank labelling

21 May 2012 01:42 - Sapa
Trade Minister Rob Davies says consumers have the right to know if products are from Israeli-occupied territories, based on accurate labelling.
Hardliners in West Bank standoff

Hardliners in West Bank standoff

05 Apr 2012 09:04 - Harriet Sherwood
A house in the occupied territory has becoming yet another source of dispute in this conflicted area between Israel and Palestine.

EU ponders debt relief as a 'signal of change' for Arab states

23 Feb 2012 16:20 - Roddy Thomson
European governments have planned a radical offer of "debt relief" to its Arab North African and Middle Eastern neighbours.
New violence threatens peace in Middle East

New violence threatens peace in Middle East

19 Nov 2010 00:00 - Harriet Sherwood
A senior Israeli intelligence official has warned of the dangers of renewed attacks on Israel by Hamas militants based in the West Bank.

Palestinians divide spoils of power

11 Nov 2004 14:42 - Hisham Abdallah
The Palestinian leadership divided up the spoils of Yasser Arafat's power on Thursday, as Parliament Speaker Rawhi Fattuh was sworn in as acting head of the Palestinian Authority and ex-premier Mahmud Abbas became the new Palestine Liberation Organisation supremo.