Category Archives: Current Events

Israel’s Future

Posted on April 25, 2012 by naltikri

HERE is an interesting article about Israel and the state of its economy. The article talks about the Israel economy and explains how the economy despite the on going issues with Palestine has continued to grow.

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China Backs Efforts to continue negotiations between Israel and Palestine

Posted on April 25, 2012 by naltikri

Here is an interesting article released the other day about China looking to back and support all measures which will restart the negotiation processes between Israel and Palestine. The topic was brought up during the UN Security Council debate on … Continue reading →

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Ramallah is booming, but residents wait for the bubble to burst

Posted on April 24, 2012 by naltikri

The Palestinian Authority’s capital on the West Bank has had a persuasive veneer of prosperity for the past five years, but there are fears that the economic boom may soon turn to a very painful bust. Hugh Naylor, Foreign Correspondent, … Continue reading →

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‘One state’ means no state

Posted on April 24, 2012 by naltikri

The next round of Israeli-Palestinian talks is in the offing, but it will probably be as futile as the last one. http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=267272

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Kingdom condemns Israeli assault on East Jerusalem

Posted on April 24, 2012 by naltikri

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article616507.ece

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Posted on April 18, 2012 by naltikri

This is an article published April 1, 2012 discussing a ruling from the Israeli Supreme Court that says a newly constructed settlement is illegal because it is sitting on Palestinian property. http://www.npr.org/2012/04/01/149723073/israel-west-bank-settlers-brace-for-showdown

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“Disputed” or “Occupied” Territory

Posted on April 16, 2012 by naltikri

This is a video produced for the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This argument may be true, but completely dismisses the historical Palestinian background in the area. He talks about legal standings but ignores the right of return as international … Continue reading →

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CIA World Factbook – Palestine (West Bank) and Israel

Posted on April 5, 2012 by naltikri

An interesting list of statistics and facts on both Palestine and Israel from the Central Intelligence Agency. (The only location the CIA offers when searching the database for Palestine is the West Bank.) Israel – https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html Palestine (West Bank) – https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/we.html

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Palestinians in the Israeli Army

Posted on March 21, 2012 by naltikri

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/palestinians-join-israeli-army-for-better-life

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Yehoshua on American Jewry

Posted on March 18, 2012 by naltikri

In this article, prominent Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua states that American Jews are only “partial Jews”.

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