Marc Lamont Hill UN Speech That Got Him Fired From CNN
Marc Lamont Hill UN United Nations Speech That Got Him Fired From. CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made about I and Pal in a speech at the United Nations. “Marc Lamont Hill is no longer under contract with CNN,” a CNN spokesperson said Hill urged […]
Israel’s new nation-state law restates the obvious
Early last Thursday, July 19, while most Israelis were sleeping, Israel’s right-wing coalition government narrowly passed a highly controversial law that had been years in the making. The so-called “nation-state law” legally enshrines Israel’s Jewish character and makes it one of the state’s guiding judicial principles, akin to a constitutional amendment in the United States. The new […]
From the Bullet to the Ballot: A Strategic Shift in the Palestinian Struggle
By Dr. John Andrew Morrow (The following opinion piece was published in al-Bawaba: The Middle East Gateway on April 15, 2004, and has long been removed from the newspaper’s archives. It was supposed to be included in Islamic Insights: Writings and Reviews, an anthology of Dr. John Andrew Morrow’s journalism, published by Ansariyan Publications in 2010; […]
EU to Netanyahu: Jerusalem Must be Capital of Two States
European Union diplomats are set to tell to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that their position remains Israeli-Palestinian peace can only be obtained through negotiations and that Jerusalem is not the capital solely of Israel. “We Europeans believe that Jerusalem must be the capital of two states, the state of Israel and the state of […]
Jewish Home minister threatens to bolt coalition over Trump peace plan
By Raoul Wootliff A government minister from the Jewish Home party threatened Saturday to leave the coalition over reports that the Trump administration is ready to recognize a Palestinian state as a central element of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal accepted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The National Union will not remain in a government that […]
J Street, JCPA gatherings grapple with Jewish advocacy under Trump
Jewish groups’ traditional support for immigration may clash with new White House, while left-wing advocates contemplate ‘some really important fights ahead’ By Ron Kampeas J Street U students march on the White House on February 25, 2017, the eve of J Street’s annual conference. (J Street via JTA) WASHINGTON (JTA) — J Street, the liberal […]
Francois Hollande: Two-state solution is the only way
Paris, France – A two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the only way to bring lasting peace and security to the Middle East, France President Francois Hollande said as officials and civil society groups from more than 70 countries gathered to discuss ways of bringing the conflict back to the negotiating table. During Sunday’s […]