Syrian War Hits Beirut
Civilians gather at the scene of an explosion in Beirut’s southern suburb neighborhood of Bir al-Abed on 9 July 2013. (Photo: AFP – STR)
by FRANKLIN LAMB
Dahiyeh, Beirut.
First published on CounterPunch, July 9th, 2013
Another Israeli swimming pool caught refusing entry to Arab citizens
by Ali Abunimah - The Electronic Intifada
Israeli country club refuses entry to Arab citizen of Israel
UN: Four million Syrians could starve as aid delivery lags
A volunteer shares out food to the people in the Bab al-Salam refugee camp for displaced Syrians near the border with Turkey on 2 July 2013. (Photo: AFP – JM Lopez)
Four million Syrians, a fifth of the population, are unable to produce or buy enough food to survive, the United Nations said on Friday.
Palestinians sue US groups over support for settler attacks
Children walk past Hebrew-language graffiti reading “price tag,” referring to settler attacks on Palestinian property.(Wagdi Eshtayah / APA images)
Charlotte Silver -The Electronic Intifada
Quo vadis, Palestine? … as PLO prepares to get bogged down (again) in bogus US-Israel negotiations
by Stuart Littlewood – Intifada Palestine
The Palestinian embassy in London has just issued a rare media briefing. It asks “WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE RESUMPTION OF CREDIBLE NEGOTIATIONS?” and tries to explain the Palestinian position.
