Palestine: Protest against Forced Eviction
Today at 10:00, approximately 40 Palestinians and internationals marched together on a demonstration in the Ezaryah area east of Jerusalem. The demonstration was called to protest the forceful eviction of Palestinian Bedouin families in the
Published : 22 September 2014
Israel Grabs ca. 1,000 West Bank Acres
Israel Land Grab Claims Nearly 1,000 Acres in West Bank Elliot Hannon, www.slate.com 1 September 2014 Israel announced on Sunday the appropriation of nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The land grab is
Published : 02 September 2014
UN Body Condemns US for Criminalizing Homelessness
WASHINGTON DC—The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva today stated it is "concerned at the high number of homeless persons, who are disproportionately from racial and ethnic minorities ... and at the criminalization
Published : 02 September 2014
Palestine: Israel Grabbed 4,000 Dunams as State Land
Settlement Gva`ot now declared part of Israeli land in West Bank; Peace Now: `This is a message to the Palestinians that Israel would negotiate with Hamas and at the same time destroy chance to reach
Published : 31 August 2014
Gaza Strip: Overcoming Repercussions of Disaster
Since the beginning of the indefensible siege on Gaza Strip in mid-July 2007, economic and social impact indicators started to deteriorate. The region was regarded as hostile territories by the Israeli government in September of
Published : 28 August 2014
Egypt: New Advisory Board on Climate Change
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency Established its First National Platform for Discussing Adaptation Strategies and Actions. Egypt is in need of adapting to climate change. The literal “hotspots” of climate change are to be found in cities
Published : 25 August 2014
Yemen: Fuel Subsidy Cuts Hit Poor Hardest
A sharp increase in fuel prices threatens to plunge hundreds of thousands of Yemenis into poverty and food insecurity in the Arab world’s poorest country - particularly if regular welfare payments to Yemen`s poorest people
Published : 25 August 2014
Iraq: Iraq`s Forgotten Displaced
In recent weeks the world’s attention has fixed on the plight of the Christians and Yezidis of northern Iraq as hundreds of thousands have fled advancing Islamic militants to the semi-autonomous Kurdistan. Yet across the
Published : 22 August 2014
Land Grab and the False Promise of Food Security
One can only speculate why the secretive government of Ethiopia is giving away the country’s fertile land to foreign agribusinesses. But we know the official explanation; that is, such ‘long-sought’ agricultural investments enhance the country’s
Published : 19 August 2014
