AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “While fireworks are a common sight in many countries for New Year’s, some parts of the world celebrate in a more traditional manner.” AJ+: “Strange New Year’s Eve Celebrations From Around The World”
US Treasury Sued over Donations for Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine
By IMEMC | – – A lawsuit has been filed in a US court seeking to stop non-profit groups from sending billions of dollars worth of tax-exempt donations to support illegal Israeli settlements and the Israeli army. A group of American citizens filed the suit on December 21 against the US Department of Treasury, claiming […]
Huge Fire Engulfs Dubai Building Near New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Sky News | (Video News Report) | – – “Huge fire in Dubai building thought to be a hotel, close to planned New Year’s Eve fireworks display and Burj Khalifa skyscraper” Sky News: “Huge Fire Engulfs Dubai Building Near New Year’s Eve Fireworks”
How his Syria Intervention brought Putin in from the Cold in 2015
By Carl Schreck | ( RFE/ RL | – – In December 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama fielded a question about Russia while addressing a group of American business leaders in Washington. President Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine and “backward-looking” policies, Obama said, are “isolating Russia completely internationally.” If it was Russian expansionism last year […]
Israeli police detain 5 after Israeli wedding incited murder
Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police have arrested five Israelis involved in a Jerusalem wedding ceremony that incited violence towards Palestinians, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The groom of the wedding — reportedly a well-known member of the radical right — was arrested in addition to an Israeli soldier and two […]
Why Americans Should Support Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions of Israeli Squatter Settlements
By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | – – It is clear that the Israeli government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of entering into serious negotiations with the Palestinians on a two-state solution to their decades-long conflict. Netanyahu has stated explicitly that Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of […]
What It Takes To Defeat ISIL’s Ideology
By Charles Recknagel | RFE/RL Daniel Koehler is among a handful of people in the West who work with Islamist militants returning from Syria in an effort to reintegrate them into normal life. A native of Germany, he works with such former fighters and their families in countries across Europe and in North America and […]
Year in Review: Paris Attacks must not become Pretext for a new ‘Global War on Terror’
Petra Gümplová | (Open Democracy) | – – It will only exacerbate the causes of terrorist attacks, diminish society’s capacity to cope rationally with risks, and permanently damage freedom, democracy, and international law. For more than a decade, European societies have criticized and resisted the American approach to terrorism. France, once one of the most […]
Palestine Tourism For True Rapprochement Between People
By Siraj Center | (IMEMC) | – – The Siraj Center makes up the Travel Department of The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People (PCR). The Siraj Center is a nonprofit tour operator, and is licensed by the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The goal is to bridge the gaps between Palestinians and people […]
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