JNews - UN http://www.jnews.org.uk/taxonomy/term/1895/0 en A month to the Palmer Report on the Gaza flotilla http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/a-month-to-the-palmer-report-on-the-gaza-flotilla <a href="/commentary/a-month-to-the-palmer-report-on-the-gaza-flotilla"><img src="http://www.jnews.org.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/jnews_thumb/imagecache/jnews_default/uploadedimages/feature/Ban-ki-moon-and-Flotilla-inquiry-panel1.jpg" alt="" title="" class="teaserthumbnail" width="144" height="90" /></a><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-co-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Monday, 10 October, 2011 - 14:01</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>The release of the report of the <span class="caps">UN</span>-appointed Palmer Panel a month ago was nothing less than a source of pride for Israeli speakers, who repeatedly emphasised its ruling that the naval blockade on&nbsp;Ga</p><p><a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/a-month-to-the-palmer-report-on-the-gaza-flotilla" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/a-month-to-the-palmer-report-on-the-gaza-flotilla#comments blockade Gaza Palmer siege UN Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:37:47 +0000 admin 65439 at http://www.jnews.org.uk Palestinian Rights group issues document on Statehood http://www.jnews.org.uk/news/palestinian-rights-group-issues-document-on-statehood <a href="/news/palestinian-rights-group-issues-document-on-statehood"><img src="http://www.jnews.org.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/jnews_thumb/imagecache/jnews_default/uploadedimages/headline/alhaq.jpg" alt="" title="" class="teaserthumbnail" width="184" height="66" /></a><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-hl-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Thursday, 18 August, 2011 - 11:55</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><div class="field field-type-text field-field-hl-additional-text"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Al-Haq is an independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organisation based in Ramallah, West Bank. Established in 1979 to protect and promote human rights and the rule of law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (<span class="caps">OPT</span>), the organisation has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social&nbsp;Council.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/news/palestinian-rights-group-issues-document-on-statehood" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.jnews.org.uk/news/palestinian-rights-group-issues-document-on-statehood#comments al haq september statehood UN Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:28:23 +0000 admin 61104 at http://www.jnews.org.uk Solidarity in a universe whose sole aim is segregation http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/solidarity-in-a-universe-whose-sole-aim-is-segregation <a href="/commentary/solidarity-in-a-universe-whose-sole-aim-is-segregation"><img src="http://www.jnews.org.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/jnews_thumb/imagecache/jnews_default/uploadedimages/feature/hadas2_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="teaserthumbnail" width="116" height="77" /></a><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-co-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, 14 June, 2011 - 09:48</span> </div> </div> </div> <p>After despairing of negotiations and of <span class="caps">US</span> intervention on their behalf, the Palestinians have turned to the <span class="caps">UN</span> and it would seem that the hopes and fears of many are now focused on&nbsp;September.</p> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-blogger"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/blogger/hadas-ziv">Hadas Ziv</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/solidarity-in-a-universe-whose-sole-aim-is-segregation" target="_blank">read more</a></p> civil disobedience civil rights PHR-Israel UN Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:13:59 +0000 admin 55598 at http://www.jnews.org.uk “No Peace Without Water” – The Role of Hydropolitics in the Israel-Palestine Conflict http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/%E2%80%9Cno-peace-without-water%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-the-role-of-hydropolitics-in-the-israel-palestine-conflict <a href="/commentary/%E2%80%9Cno-peace-without-water%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-the-role-of-hydropolitics-in-the-israel-palestine-conflict"><img src="http://www.jnews.org.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/jnews_thumb/imagecache/jnews_default/uploadedimages/feature/jameel_zayed_pic.jpg" alt="" title="" class="teaserthumbnail" width="72" height="90" /></a><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-co-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, 15 March, 2011 - 23:00</span> </div> </div> </div> <p></p> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-blogger"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/blogger/jameel-zayed">Jameel Zayed</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/commentary/%E2%80%9Cno-peace-without-water%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-the-role-of-hydropolitics-in-the-israel-palestine-conflict" target="_blank">read more</a></p> hydropolitics MENA UN water water scarcity Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:35:54 +0000 admin 47384 at http://www.jnews.org.uk Sharp increase in house demolitions in the West Bank http://www.jnews.org.uk/news/sharp-increase-in-house-demolitions-in-the-west-bank <a href="/news/sharp-increase-in-house-demolitions-in-the-west-bank"><img src="http://www.jnews.org.uk/sites/default/files/imagecache/jnews_thumb/imagecache/jnews_default/uploadedimages/headline/oslo map.jpg" alt="" title="" class="teaserthumbnail" width="66" height="90" /></a><div class="field field-type-datetime field-field-hl-published-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Tuesday, 27 July, 2010 - 19:49</span> </div> </div> </div> <p><br /> A sharp increase in house demolitions in Area C of the West Bank occurred in&nbsp;July.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-hl-additional-text"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>This article may be reproduced on condition that JNews is cited as its&nbsp;source</p> <p>Related item by <span class="caps">UN</span> <span class="caps">OCHA</span> (December 2009): <a href="http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/special_focus_area_c_demolitions_december_2009.pdf" title="http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/special_focus_area_c_demolitions_december_2009.pdf">http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/special_focus_area_c_&#8230;</a></p> <p>Map by Peace&nbsp;Now</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.jnews.org.uk/news/sharp-increase-in-house-demolitions-in-the-west-bank" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Amnesty demolitions OCHA UN West Bank Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:03:04 +0000 admin 25770 at http://www.jnews.org.uk