Latest Israeli-Palestinian conflict Stories
NEW YORK, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC expressed shock and regret that Stephen Hawking, the British scientist, withdrew from an international conference in Israel. Hawking, who had been invited to join with world leaders at the fifth annual President's Conference in Jerusalem, announced that he was declining the invitation in solidarity with Palestinian calls for a boycott. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) "Professor Hawking, can it really...
NEW YORK, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is outraged by the Association of Asian American Studies (AAAS) endorsement of an academic boycott against Israeli academic institutions. A resolution favoring the boycott was adopted at the national organization's recent annual meeting, though only ten percent of the membership reportedly voted. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "This pernicious resolution stands in stark contrast to the broader...
WJC head thanks Canadian minister for condemnation of Falk remarks NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), strongly condemned an article by the special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Richard A. Falk, in which he blames the terrorist attacks at the Boston Marathon earlier this month on Israel and on American foreign policy. In an article titled "A Commentary on the Marathon Murders,"...
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC denounced Richard Falk, a UN official, for asserting in an online essay that U.S. and Israeli policies were responsible for the Boston Marathon terrorist bombings. UN Watch first reported on Falk's comments. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) Falk, a special rapporteur with the UN Human Rights Council, was reprimanded two years ago by UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon for promoting 9/11 conspiracy...
TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- OneVoice Israel (OVI) launched a media campaign criticizing the alliance between Yesh Atid's Yair Lapid and Bayit Yehudi's Naftali Bennett, aiming to keep the Israeli-Palestinian conflict--and the wide gaps that exist between the two leaders on this issue -- in the minds of all citizens as the coalition formation process nears an end. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120428/DC96873LOGO-b ) Starting this week, OVI...
Bassam Aramin, former Palestinian Combatant, current Peace ActivistRami Elhanan, former Israeli Soldier, current Peace ActivistPatricia Smith Melton, Peace X Peace FounderShelley Hermon, Documentary Filmmaker WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by National Press Club: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan - once committed fighters who were willing to kill or be...
TEL AVIV, Israel and RAMALLAH, Palestine, February 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OneVoice, a nonprofit international grassroots movement that amplifies the voice of mainstream Israelis and Palestinians, empowering them to propel their elected representatives toward the two-state solution, launched the first non-product Facebook offer as an innovative awareness campaign calling the world to Claim Peace and help end the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. On 2012 Facebook introduced...
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy Award®-nominated documentary feature 5 BROKEN CAMERAS, co-directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, returns to theaters in select cities by popular demand. The film is also available on DVD, Netflix, iTunes, Hulu, Amazon and VOD outlets making it the most widely available of all the films nominated in the Documentary Feature category of the 85th Academy Awards®. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please...
Israel Today, the first comprehensive Israel News gathering app, highlights post-election coverage. New York, NY (PRWEB) January 25, 2013 Israel Today, Hand-Picked News and Analysis (v2.5), notes early signs of contentiousness in the political arena despite the close of the election. Partisan sparks flew at the conclusion of Israel’s election on Tuesday, where the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was elected for the third term. Now that the elections are over, the question arises:...
NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC denounced actions by Israeli settlers in the West Bank this week. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO ) Israeli Jews from the Esh Kodesh outpost settlement assaulted Palestinians in the nearby village of Jalud. Both the Israelis and Palestinians reportedly claim ownership of the same farm land. IDF soldiers intervened on the second day of the clashes to restore calm. "Whatever will be the permanent peace...
